Record Number of MPS Schools Awarded for Behavior and Academic Excellence
Record Number of MPS Schools Awarded for Behavior and Academic Excellence
![MPS Forest Home Avenue School, which was awarded at the Gold level for positive behavior, reading and mathematics. Photo from MPS.](https://urbanmilwaukee.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/d1814c7f-a65c-4854-9f15-deb4885eb546jj.jpg)
MPS Forest Home Avenue School, which was awarded at the Gold level for positive behavior, reading and mathematics. Photo from MPS.
Milwaukee Public Schools has set another record for the number of schools awarded by an independent, statewide organization for promoting positive behaviors: 107 schools, up from 100 last year and 79 the year before, received recognition. MPS also broke records for the number of schools recognized in academics: 90 schools were awarded for reading, up from 62 last year and 39 the year before; and 65 schools were awarded in math, up from 52 last year and 22 the year before.
Schools throughout the state of Wisconsin were recognized at Bronze, Silver or Gold levels through Wisconsin Rtl Center’s rubric for recognition. Out of the 13 Wisconsin schools that received a Gold designation, eight are MPS schools. A full list of all ranked Wisconsin schools can be found here.
The honors come from the Wisconsin RtI Center, a statewide organization that helps schools implement a research-based multi-tiered system of support. These frameworks include Response to Intervention (RtI) behavior – Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) which focus on building strong school environments and providing supports to children. Learn more about the awards and how they are given here.
“A positive school environment helps students learn, and we are honored that so many of our schools are being recognized by an independent organization for doing just that,” MPS Superintendent Dr. Darienne Driver said. “Meeting the individual learning needs of all students is equally important and a growing number of MPS schools are being honored for that work as well. Congratulations to our educators, support staff, and district-level administrators, as well as students and families, for making this happen.”
Over 100 MPS schools were recognized at Bronze, Silver or Gold levels. A complete list of school awards is below.
School | Award for Behavior/PBIS | Award for Reading | Award for Mathematics |
Elm Creative Arts Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Hartford Avenue Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Keefe Avenue Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
King Junior Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Manitoba Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Meir School | Bronze Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Milw Spanish Immersion | Bronze Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Neeskara Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Sherman Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Victory Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Westside Academy | Bronze Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Hamilton High | Bronze Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Silver Level: Mathematics |
Maple Tree Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | |
Riley Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | |
Starms Early Childhood | Bronze Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | |
Lincoln Avenue Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | Gold Level: Reading | Gold Level: Mathematics |
Barbee Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Cass Street Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Hampton Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Hawthorne Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Hopkins Lloyd Community School | Bronze Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Howard Avenue Montessori School | Bronze Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Roosevelt Middle | Bronze Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Stuart Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Kluge Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Silver Level: Mathematics |
Bethune Academy | Bronze Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Mathematics | |
River Trail Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Mathematics | |
Starms Discovery | Bronze Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Mathematics | |
Alliance School of Milwaukee | Bronze Level: Behavior | ||
Clemens Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | ||
Gaenslen Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | ||
Grantosa Drive Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | ||
Hayes Bilingual School | Bronze Level: Behavior | ||
King IB Mid (Rufus King Middle Years) | Bronze Level: Behavior | ||
Lancaster Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | ||
Madison Academic Campus | Bronze Level: Behavior | ||
Marshall High | Bronze Level: Behavior | ||
Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy | Bronze Level: Behavior | ||
Milwaukee School of Languages | Bronze Level: Behavior | ||
Mitchell Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | ||
Morgandale Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | ||
Morse Middle | Bronze Level: Behavior | ||
Riverside High | Bronze Level: Behavior | ||
St. Charles Youth & Family Services | Bronze Level: Behavior | ||
Washington High | Bronze Level: Behavior | ||
Zablocki Elementary | Bronze Level: Behavior | ||
Garland Elementary | Gold Level: Behavior | Gold Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Greenfield Bilingual School | Gold Level: Behavior | Gold Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Holmes Elementary | Gold Level: Behavior | Gold Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Maryland Ave. Montessori | Gold Level: Behavior | Gold Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Whittier Elementary | Gold Level: Behavior | Gold Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Academy of Accelerated Learning | Gold Level: Behavior | Gold Level: Reading | Gold Level: Mathematics |
Forest Home Elementary | Gold Level: Behavior | Gold Level: Reading | Gold Level: Mathematics |
ALBA School | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Allen-Field Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
ASSATA | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Audubon High | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Brown Street Academy | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Bruce Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Clarke Street Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Curtin Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Engleburg Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Hi-Mount Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
IDEAL School | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Jackson Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Kagel Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Kilbourn Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Milwaukee French Immersion | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Thoreau Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Carson Academy | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | Silver Level: Mathematics |
Congress Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | |
Reagan High | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Reading | |
Bryant Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Burbank Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Burdick Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Clement Avenue Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Cooper Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Fairview Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Fernwood Montessori | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Goodrich Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Grant Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Humboldt Park Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Lincoln Middle | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Longfellow Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Lowell Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
MacDowell Montessori School | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Milwaukee Parkside School | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Pratt Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Rogers Street Academy | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Siefert Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Thurston Woods Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Townsend Street Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Trowbridge Street Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Vieau Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Whitman Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
Hawley Environmental School | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | |
Wedgewood Park | Silver Level: Behavior | Silver Level: Reading | |
Emerson Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Mathematics | |
Parkview Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Mathematics | |
Transition High | Silver Level: Behavior | Bronze Level: Mathematics | |
Auer Avenue Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | ||
La Causa Charter School | Silver Level: Behavior | ||
North Division High | Silver Level: Behavior | ||
NOVA Middle-High | Silver Level: Behavior | ||
Pierce Elementary | Silver Level: Behavior | ||
Project STAY | Silver Level: Behavior | ||
Bay View High | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics | |
BEAM | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics | |
Craig Montessori School | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics | |
King International (Rufus King High) | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics | |
LaFollette Elementary | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics | |
Milwaukee German Immersion | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics | |
New School for Community Service | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics | |
NOVA Tech | Bronze Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics | |
Franklin Elementary | Bronze Level: Reading | Silver Level: Mathematics | |
Eighty-First Street Elementary | Bronze Level: Reading | ||
Doerfler Elementary | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics | |
Milwaukee High School of the Arts | Silver Level: Reading | Bronze Level: Mathematics | |
Honey Creek Elementary | Silver Level: Reading | Silver Level: Mathematics | |
Alcott Elementary | Bronze Level: Mathematics | ||
Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language | Bronze Level: Mathematics | ||
Southeastern Middle | Bronze Level: Mathematics |
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