Overview of Highland Community School: Highland Community School is a charter school situated in Milwaukee, WI, which is in a huge city environment. The learner population of Highland Community School is 415, and the school serves PK-8. At Highland Community School, 22% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 37% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner population is 60%. The learner-teacher ratio is 20:1, which is worse than that of the district. The learner population is made up of 52% female learners and 48% male learners. The school serves 36% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 21 equivalent full-time teachers.

Test Scores at Highland Community School: At Highland Community School, 22% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 37% scored above or at that level for reading. Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and better in reading, according to this measure. In Milwaukee School District, 17% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 14% tested above or at that level for math.

Highland Community School did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Wisconsin, 42% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 44% tested above or at that level for math.