The brief
A private school in Milwaukee, WI serving grades Pre-K – 12th.
It ranks 440 of 616 schools in Wisconsin.
Messmer Catholic Schools is a private school: it enrolls by application and tuition, and its rating comes from the private-school model, which is not comparable with a public rating.
About this school's datarating: medium confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a figure is withheld, out of date for this school, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- What this rating measures: classroom size, instructional time, student diversity, community resources, and school characteristics. Private schools are ranked against other private schools in WI.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Score basis: private school model. Data coverage: 80% of scoring components had data. Components scored: 4 of 5. Ranking pool: private schools in WI.
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), SY 2023–24
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- Source: MySchoolScout ranking model, built from the dated sources listed here
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates, ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 53206; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $28,995
- Median home value
- $70,800
- Median rent
- $998/mo
- College educated
- 7.2%
- Homeownership
- 32.7%
- Poverty rate
- 37.3%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 53206; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 74
- Very Walkable
- Transit Score
- 55
- Good Transit
- Bike Score
- 67
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 3,546/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Milwaukee. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Milwaukee), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- Black90%
- Asian5%
- Hispanic4%
- Two or More1%
Enrollment mix: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) · SY 2023–24.
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Private · tuition: Potential private option; tuition and admission requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file for a family that is serious about this school.The basics
- Grades
- Pre-K – 12th
- Enrollment
- 1,180
- Student-teacher ratio
- 13.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 87
- Type
- Private
- Coed status
- Coed
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- School day
- 7.3 hours
- Days per year
- 178 days
- Setting
- Large City
- County
- Milwaukee County
- Phone
- (414) 264-5440
- Gender split
- 48% M / 52% F · NCES PSS, SY 2023–24
The area
- Area population (ZIP 53206)
- 20,219
- Area average commute
- 27.6 min
- Area median age
- 31.7
NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), SY 2023–24
Questions families ask
What grades does Messmer Catholic Schools serve?
Messmer Catholic Schools serves students in grades Pre-K through 12th.
How many students attend Messmer Catholic Schools?
Messmer Catholic Schools has an enrollment of approximately 1,180 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Messmer Catholic Schools?
The student-teacher ratio at Messmer Catholic Schools is 13.5:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 11:1 for private schools.
How does Messmer Catholic Schools rank in WI?
Messmer Catholic Schools ranks #440 of 616 private schools in WI.
What is Messmer Catholic Schools's MySchoolScout rating?
Messmer Catholic Schools has a current MySchoolScout rating of 5.7 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is Messmer Catholic Schools a private school?
Yes, Messmer Catholic Schools is a private coeducational school with a Roman Catholic affiliation. Private schools are not required to participate in state standardized testing, so academic performance data may be limited compared to public schools.
Is Messmer Catholic Schools a religious school?
Messmer Catholic Schools has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Wisconsin Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year.Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.