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Bethune Academy Primary School
1535 North 35th St
Milwaukee WI, 53208, Milwaukee County
Phone: 414-934-4600
Ranking:
(1,420 out of 1,503, bottom 6%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Milwaukee School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 35 | 28 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 22 | |||||||
Total Students: | 510 | 509 | 502 | 462 | 459 | 478 | 439 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 42 | 8.2% | 22 | 4.3% | 33 | 6.6% | 36 | 7.8% | 32 | 7.0% | 34 | 7.1% | 36 | 8.2% |
Kindergarten: | 48 | 9.4% | 51 | 10.0% | 56 | 11.2% | 40 | 8.7% | 47 | 10.2% | 44 | 9.2% | 42 | 9.6% |
Grade 1: | 54 | 10.6% | 54 | 10.6% | 51 | 10.2% | 60 | 13.0% | 52 | 11.3% | 54 | 11.3% | 59 | 13.4% |
Grade 2: | 56 | 11.0% | 59 | 11.6% | 57 | 11.4% | 46 | 10.0% | 46 | 10.0% | 60 | 12.6% | 53 | 12.1% |
Grade 3: | 46 | 9.0% | 60 | 11.8% | 49 | 9.8% | 51 | 11.0% | 49 | 10.7% | 55 | 11.5% | 55 | 12.5% |
Grade 4: | 55 | 10.8% | 55 | 10.8% | 60 | 12.0% | 49 | 10.6% | 51 | 11.1% | 54 | 11.3% | 40 | 9.1% |
Grade 5: | 55 | 10.8% | 63 | 12.4% | 56 | 11.2% | 52 | 11.3% | 52 | 11.3% | 41 | 8.6% | 43 | 9.8% |
Grade 6: | 60 | 11.8% | 51 | 10.0% | 59 | 11.8% | 48 | 10.4% | 42 | 9.2% | 55 | 11.5% | 39 | 8.9% |
Grade 7: | 44 | 8.6% | 49 | 9.6% | 45 | 9.0% | 36 | 7.8% | 53 | 11.5% | 43 | 9.0% | 38 | 8.7% |
Grade 8: | 50 | 9.8% | 45 | 8.8% | 36 | 7.2% | 44 | 9.5% | 35 | 7.6% | 38 | 7.9% | 34 | 7.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 252 | 49.4% | 270 | 53.0% | 265 | 52.8% | 232 | 50.2% | 220 | 47.9% | 233 | 48.7% | 216 | 49.2% |
Female: | 258 | 50.6% | 239 | 47.0% | 237 | 47.2% | 230 | 49.8% | 231 | 50.3% | 237 | 49.6% | 219 | 49.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 109 | 21.4% | 106 | 20.8% | 78 | 15.5% | 63 | 13.6% | 60 | 13.1% | 57 | 11.9% | 31 | 7.1% |
Hispanic: | 5 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Black: | 374 | 73.3% | 376 | 73.9% | 399 | 79.5% | 373 | 80.7% | 379 | 82.6% | 399 | 83.5% | 387 | 88.2% |
White: | 21 | 4.1% | 16 | 3.1% | 17 | 3.4% | 17 | 3.7% | 14 | 3.1% | 18 | 3.8% | 17 | 3.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 493 | 96.7% | 495 | 97.2% | 469 | 93.4% | 429 | 92.9% | 403 | 87.8% | 436 | 91.2% | 406 | 92.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 18 | 3.6% | 15 | 3.2% | 20 | 4.4% | 22 | 4.6% | 20 | 4.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.53 | 18.14 | 23.90 | 17.12 | 16.21 | 18.70 | 19.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
WKCE | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 40% | 71% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 44% | 73% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 50% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 52% | 78% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 54% | 77% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% | 75% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 51% | 78% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 8% | 25% | 50% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 58% | 79% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 60% | 80% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 60% | 81% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 61% | 81% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 63% | 81% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 61% | 81% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 0% | 16% | 35% |
2004 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 63% | 78% |
2005 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 57% | 78% |
2006 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 55% | 78% |
2007 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 56% | 76% |
2008 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 57% | 77% |
2009 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 59% | 78% |
2010 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 57% | 78% |
2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 55% | 77% |
2012 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 54% | 78% |
2013 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 54% | 77% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 52% | 73% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 44% | 71% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 41% | 72% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 51% | 77% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 52% | 78% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 61% | 82% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 57% | 81% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 55% | 81% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 3% | 24% | 50% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 65% | 81% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 60% | 81% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 59% | 81% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 61% | 81% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 60% | 82% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 62% | 83% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 63% | 83% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 61% | 83% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 3% | 14% | 33% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 56% | 80% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 45% | 78% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 48% | 77% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 49% | 77% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 50% | 77% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 52% | 77% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 52% | 79% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 53% | 79% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 52% | 79% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 52% | 79% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 90% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 75% | 91% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 91% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 77% | 91% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 79% | 92% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 92% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | 93% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | 92% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 80% | 93% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 77% | 92% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 13% | 39% | 71% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 44% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 50% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 54% | 79% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55% | 79% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 57% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 56% | 81% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 12% | 23% | 52% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 59% | 82% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 62% | 83% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 85% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 60% | 82% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 59% | 81% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 64% | 85% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 58% | 81% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 4% | 14% | 36% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 37% | 72% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 39% | 75% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 44% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 47% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 50% | 79% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55% | 81% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 51% | 79% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 12% | 23% | 54% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 56% | 82% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 61% | 84% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 63% | 86% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 60% | 84% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 61% | 84% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 65% | 87% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 64% | 84% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 3% | 13% | 35% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 35% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 43% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 44% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 50% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 52% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 55% | 82% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 5% | 19% | 49% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 56% | 83% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 56% | 84% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 63% | 86% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 66% | 87% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 66% | 87% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 67% | 87% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 65% | 86% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 2% | 14% | 38% |
2008 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 42% | 64% |
2009 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 41% | 65% |
2010 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 41% | 66% |
2011 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 40% | 63% |
2012 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 40% | 66% |
2013 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 39% | 61% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 43% | 78% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 53% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 54% | 80% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 50% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 55% | 81% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 16% | 46% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 63% | 86% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 66% | 86% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 65% | 85% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 68% | 88% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 66% | 85% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 3% | 16% | 42% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 44% | 76% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 47% | 78% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 52% | 82% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 48% | 79% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 52% | 82% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 50% | 79% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 56% | 83% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 58% | 83% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 56% | 82% |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 57% | 83% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 56% | 82% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 58% | 83% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Bethune Academy Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.