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Ymca Young Leaders Academy

  • 1350 W North Ave
  • Milwaukee, WI 53205
  • (414) 374-9400
Charter | Grades PK, K-8 | Ymca Young Leaders Academy
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About Ymca Young Leaders Academy

  • Ymca Young Leaders Academy is located in Milwaukee, WI and is in Ymca Young Leaders Academy. It is a charter school that serves 652 students in grades PK, K-8.

    Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.

    Ymca Young Leaders Academy made AYP in 2007. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Wisconsin in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Ymca Young Leaders Academy's test results to learn more about school performance.

    In 2006, Ymca Young Leaders Academy had 27 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Wisconsin average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Ymca Young Leaders Academy's students and teachers.

Ymca Young Leaders Academy Student Diversity

  • Students by Ethnicity (2008)
  • Black 99 %
  • White < 1 %
  • Hispanic < 1 %
  • Students by Gender (2008)
  •   Male 50%
  •   Female 50%
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