Average class size 15 students Campus Suburban, 125 acres Total enrollment 1,133 (Aug 2014) Average ACT scores 28 | Established 1851 Student to teacher ratio 9:1 Phone +1 414-578-7100 Mascot Willy the Wildcat | |
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The University School of Milwaukee (USM) is a private pre-kindergarten through secondary preparatory school located on 123 acres (0.50 km2) in River Hills and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was founded as the German-English Academy.
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- University school of milwaukee
- History
- Athletics
- State championships
- Conference Championships
- Facilities
- Notable alumni
- References
University school of milwaukee
History
The school was founded in 1851 as the German-English Academy by a group of Milwaukee German Americans that included educationist Peter Engelmann and hardware wholesaler William Frankfurth. The Academy offered classes that taught the German language and literature, as well as English. In 1891, the academy moved to the German-English Academy Building in downtown Milwaukee. The institution changed its name in 1917 to Milwaukee University School because of anti-German prejudice that occurred during World War I.
In 1964, the Milwaukee University School, the Milwaukee Country Day School and Milwaukee-Downer Seminary merged to become the University School of Milwaukee. It operated from two campuses, North and South, one in Whitefish Bay and the other in River Hills. In 1985, the two combined into one campus at the River Hills location serving students in K-12.
Athletics
The school's athletic teams follow a no-cut athletic policy, which allows every student to participate in any sport. The athletic program begins in fifth grade, when students become eligible for a number of teams, including basketball, track and field, and several intramural sports. Beginning in seventh grade, soccer, football, tennis, and field hockey are offered as fall term sports, as is baseball in the spring. Most of University School of Milwaukee's athletic attention is focused on the high school, which has 17 varsity teams.
State championships
Conference Championships
Facilities
A large portion of University School's acreage is used by the athletic fields on campus. Facilities include: