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Schools in the district releasing students to Lifewise

Location Map	Milwaukee, WI 53208 Milwaukee County
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District Poverty Rate	29.9% (data source)
Non-White Students	91.1% (data source)
NCES Link	NCES District Info
Last Updated	December 1, 2025

What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (157)

School	Step	Description	Signatures
Alcott Elementary	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Bruce Elementary	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Golda Meir School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Hamilton High	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Hampton Elementary	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	2
Longfellow Elementary	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Manitoba Elementary	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	7
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Milwaukee School Of Languages	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Stuart Elementary	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Wedgewood Park School	Step 1	Collect 50 Signatures	1
Academy Of Accelerated Learning	Step 0	No Progress	0
Alba - Academia De Lenguaje Y Bellas Artes	Step 0	No Progress	0
Allen-Field Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Alliance School Of Milwaukee	Step 0	No Progress	0
Andrew S Douglas Middle	Step 0	No Progress	0
ASSATA High	Step 0	No Progress	0
Audubon Technology And Communication High	Step 0	No Progress	0
Audubon Technology And Communication Middle	Step 0	No Progress	0
Auer Avenue Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Banner Preparatory School of Milwaukee	Step 0	No Progress	0
Barbee Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Barton Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Bay View High	Step 0	No Progress	0
Bay View Montessori School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Bethune Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Bradley Technology High	Step 0	No Progress	0
Brown Street Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Browning Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Bryant Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Burbank Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Burdick Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Carmen Hi Southeast Campus	Step 0	No Progress	0
Carmen High School Of Science And Technology South Campus	Step 0	No Progress	0
Carmen Mid-Hi Northwest Campus	Step 0	No Progress	0
Carmen Middle School Of Science And Technology South Campus	Step 0	No Progress	0
Carson Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Carver Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Cass Street Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Clarke Street Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Clemens Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Clement Avenue Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Congress Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Cooper Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Craig Montessori School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Curtin Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Daniels University Preparatory Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Doerfler Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Eighty-First Street Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Elm Creative Arts Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Emerson Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Engleburg Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Fairview Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Fernwood Montessori	Step 0	No Progress	0
Fifty-Third Street Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Forest Home Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Franklin Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Fratney Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Gaenslen Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Garland Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Goodrich Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Grandview High	Step 0	No Progress	0
Grant Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Grant Gordon Learning Center	Step 0	No Progress	0
Grantosa Drive Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Green Tree Preparatory Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Greenfield Bilingual	Step 0	No Progress	0
Groppi High	Step 0	No Progress	0
Hapa-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12	Step 0	No Progress	0
Hartford Avenue Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Hawley Environmental School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Hayes Bilingual School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Hi-Mount Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Highland Community School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Holmes Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Honey Creek Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Hopkins Lloyd Community School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Humboldt Park Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Ideal	Step 0	No Progress	0
Jackson Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
James Madison Academic Campus	Step 0	No Progress	0
Kagel Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Keefe Avenue Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Kilbourn Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
King International	Step 0	No Progress	0
King International Baccalaureate Middle	Step 0	No Progress	0
King Jr Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Kluge Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
La Causa Charter School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lad Lake Synergy School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lafollette Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lancaster Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lincoln Avenue Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lincoln Middle	Step 0	No Progress	0
Lowell International Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Macdowell Montessori School K3-12	Step 0	No Progress	0
Maple Tree Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Marshall High	Step 0	No Progress	0
Maryland Montessori	Step 0	No Progress	0
Metcalfe Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Milwaukee Academy Of Chinese Language	Step 0	No Progress	0
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street	Step 0	No Progress	0
Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus	Step 0	No Progress	0
Milwaukee County Youth Education Center	Step 0	No Progress	0
Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Milwaukee Excellence Charter School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Milwaukee French Immersion	Step 0	No Progress	0
Milwaukee German Immersion	Step 0	No Progress	0
Milwaukee High School Of The Arts	Step 0	No Progress	0
Milwaukee Parkside School	Step 0	No Progress	0
Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Milwaukee Spanish Immersion	Step 0	No Progress	0
Mitchell Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Morgandale Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Morse Mid	Step 0	No Progress	0
Neeskara Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Next Door Charter	Step 0	No Progress	0
Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
North Division High	Step 0	No Progress	0
NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Obama School Of Career And Technical Education	Step 0	No Progress	0
Parkview Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Pratt Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Project STAY-Supporting Teachers and Youth	Step 0	No Progress	0
Pulaski High	Step 0	No Progress	0
Reagan College Preparatory High	Step 0	No Progress	0
Riley Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
River Trail Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Riverside High	Step 0	No Progress	0
Riverwest Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Rogers Street Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Roosevelt Middle	Step 0	No Progress	0
Shalom High	Step 0	No Progress	0
Sherman Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Siefert Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
South Accelerated Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
South Division High	Step 0	No Progress	0
Southeastern	Step 0	No Progress	0
Starms Discovery	Step 0	No Progress	0
Starms Early Childhood	Step 0	No Progress	0
Story Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Thoreau Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Thurston Woods Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Townsend Street Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Transition High	Step 0	No Progress	0
Trowbridge Street School Of Great Lakes Studies	Step 0	No Progress	0
Victory Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Vieau Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Vincent Accelerated Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Vincent High	Step 0	No Progress	0
Westside Academy	Step 0	No Progress	0
Whitman Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Whittier Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
Whs Information Technology	Step 0	No Progress	0
Wisconsin Conservatory Of Lifelong Learning	Step 0	No Progress	0
Zablocki Elementary	Step 0	No Progress	0
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Wisconsin State Law	Schools are required to allow students to be released for religious programs. This does not mean schools do not have the ability to create policies that protect the school's instruction time.
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