MacDowell Montessori School

MacDowell Montessori
Address
Map
6415 W Mt Vernon Ave

,
53213

United States
Coordinates43°01′59.4″N 87°59′34.3″W / 43.033167°N 87.992861°W / 43.033167; -87.992861
Information
School typePublic K-12 (magnet)
Established1932
School districtMilwaukee Public Schools
SuperintendentKeith P. Posley
PrincipalAndrea Corona
Teaching staff44.70 (FTE)[1]
GradesK3-12
Enrollment823 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.41[1]
Colour(s)Navy Blue/White/Red    
Athletics conferenceMilwaukee City - Blue
MascotBucky
NicknamePioneers
Websitewww5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/school/macdowell

MacDowell Montessori School[2] is a public school that is part of the Milwaukee Public School District.[3] Located at 6415 W Mt Vernon Ave it is on the west side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin[4] in the Bluemound Heights neighborhood.[5] The school building was built in 1932 as the home for Solomon Juneau Business High School[6] which closed down in 2006.

The school began in late August 2009 as Montessori International Baccalaureate High School then during 2012–2013, they merged with Edward A. MacDowell Montessori School[7] to now serve as a K3-12 school with an International Baccalaureate[8] curriculum for grades 11–12, while using Montessori education[9] for K3-12.

  1. ^ a b c "MacDowell Montessori School K3-12". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "MacDowell Montessori". MacDowell Montessori School — - Milwaukee Public Schools. Milwaukee Public Schools. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Milwaukee Public Schools". Milwaukee Public Schools. Milwaukee Public Schools. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Official Website of the City of Milwaukee". City Home - Milwaukee.gov. City of Milwaukee. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Bluemound Heights". Bluemound Heights - The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States. Statistical Atlas. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. ^ Koeberl, Donovan. "Juneau Alumni Homepage". Juneau 1976 Reunion Site. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  7. ^ Tanzilo, Bobby (2 December 2011). "MPS discussion of changes to MacDowell moves to Tuesday". OnMilwaukee. OnMilwaukee. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  8. ^ "The International Baccalareate". International education - International Baccalaureate®. International Baccalaureate. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  9. ^ Samuels, Christina (25 September 2018). "The 'Montessori Mafia': Why Tech Titans Like Jeff Bezos Support the Model". Education Week. Education Week. Retrieved 11 November 2018.