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Lead Reports and Plan

Lead Action Plan Appendix D has been updated (12/12/2025)

Milwaukee Public Schools and Our Efforts to Keep Students and Employees Safe 

At Milwaukee Public Schools, our highest priority is the health and safety of our students and employees. We are committed to proactively identifying and addressing issues related to lead, including those that may not have been properly addressed in the past. 

Paint

The district is working with the Milwaukee Health Department and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to address all areas of concern regarding lead paint identified at our schools. Our Department of Facilities and Maintenance Services is contracting with a professional Construction Management company to expedite our work and ensure compliance with local and state health departments. 

MPS assumes lead paint exists in any building in Milwaukee—be it a school, home, or business—that was constructed before 1978, the year lead paint was banned. Those built before 1950 are thought to have a higher likelihood of lead paint because its use became less common after that time. Elementary students face greater potential risks from lead. With these items in mind, and physical reviews of MPS school buildings, the district identified schools with the greatest needs and related goals.

The MPS Department of Facilities and Maintenance Services has a lead-based paint compliance program within the MPS Environmental Health and Safety Manual. The program will be updated as needed.

Program as of January 2024: Section 21 - Lead-Based Paint

Goal 2 Schools

By December 31, 2025: To clear all buildings built before 1978 that serve elementary students.

● Cleared ● In-Progress
Academy of Accelerated Learning (AAL)  
Louisa May Alcott School  
Allen-Field School  
Clara Barton School  
William George Bruce School  
William Cullen Bryant School  
Dr. Benjamin Carson Academy of Science  
Dr. George W. Carver Academy of Mathematics and Science  
Samuel Clemens School  
Clement Avenue School  
Congress School  
James Fenimore Cooper School  
Jeremiah Curtin Leadership Academy  
Ralph Waldo Emerson School  
Engleburg School  
Fairview School  
53rd Street School  
Hamlin Garland School  
Lowell P. Goodrich School  
Grantosa Drive School  
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School  
Oliver Wendell Holmes School  
Honey Creek Continuous Progress Charter School  
I.D.E.A.L. School  
Gwen T. Jackson Early Child and Elementary School  
Byron Kilbourn School  
Richard Kluge School  
Lancaster School  
Lowell International Elementary School  
Maple Tree School  
Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language (MACL)  
Milwaukee German Immersion School  
Milwaukee Parkside School for the Arts  
Milwaukee Sign Language School  
Milwaukee Spanish Immersion School  
95th Street School  
Barack Obama School of Career and Technical Education  
Parkview School  
Marvin E. Pratt Elementary School  
River Trail School of Agricultural Science  
Riverwest Elementary School  
Gilbert Stuart School  
Henry David Thoreau School  
Thurston Woods Campus  
Victory School  
Walt Whitman School  
John Greenleaf Whittier School   

Goal 1 Schools

By September 2, 2025: To clear all buildings built before 1950 that serve elementary students.

● Cleared ● In-Progress
Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes (ALBA)
Clearance Report(s) Jul 30 | Aug 1 | Aug 4 | Final		  
Auer Avenue
Clearance Report(s) Aug 22 | Final		  
Barbee Montessori
Clearance Report(s) Sep 2 | Sep 3 | Final		  
Bay View Montessori - Lower Campus
Clearance Report(s) Final		  
Bay View Montessori - Upper Campus
Clearance Report(s) Final		  
Brown Street Academy   
Burbank
Clearance Report(s) Sep 4 | Sep 22 | Final		  
Burdick
Clearance Report(s) Aug 22 | Final		  
Cass Street School
Clearance Report(s)  Sep 8 | Final		  
Clarke Street  
Craig Montessori
Clearance Report(s) Final		  
Doerfler  
Eighty-First Street
Clearance Report(s) Sep 2 | Final		  
Fernwood Montessori
Clearance Report(s) Final		  
Forest Home Avenue
Clearance Report(s) Sep 2 | Final		  
Franklin
Clearance Report(s) Aug 22| Aug 27| Sep 9 | Final		  
Escuela Fratney
Clearance Report(s) Final		  
Milwaukee French Immersion
Clearance Report(s) Aug 7 | Final		  
Golda Meir – Lower Campus
Clearance Report(s) Final		  
Grant
Clearance Report(s) Final		  
Greenfield Bilingual
Clearance Report(s) Final		  
Hampton
Clearance Report(s) Final		  
Hartford University School
Clearance Report(s) Sep 9 | Sep 10 | Final		  
Hawley Environmental
Clearance Report(s) Aug 25 | Sep 11 | Final		  
Hayes Bilingual
Clearance Report(s) Final		  
Hi-Mount  
Hopkins Lloyd Community School  
Humboldt Park School
Clearance Report(s) Aug 23 | Sep 2 | Sep 10 | Final		  
Kagel
Clearance Report(s) Final		  
Keefe  
LaFollette  
Lincoln Avenue
Clearance Report(s) Aug 25 | Aug 26| Sep 8| Sep 22 | Final		  
Longfellow
Clearance Report(s) Aug 19 | Aug 29 | Sep 5 | Final		  
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.   
MacDowell Montessori
Clearance Report(s) Aug 12| Aug 13| Aug 16 | Final		  
Manitoba
Clearance Report(s) Aug 29 | Final		  
Maryland Avenue Montessori
Clearance Report(s) Final		  
Mitchell Integrated Arts
Clearance Report(s) Aug 22 | Sep 2 | Sep 11| Final		  
Morgandale
Clearance Report(s) Final		  
Neeskara
Clearance Report(s) Sep 10| Sep 11 | Final		  
Riley Dual Language Montessori
Clearance Report(s) Aug 28 | Aug 29 | Sep 5 | Sep 10 | Final		  
Sherman Multicultural Arts School  
Siefert
Clearance Report(s) Aug 19 | Sep 5 | Final		  
Starms Early Childhood Center
Clearance Report(s) Final		  
Story
Clearance Report(s) Aug 29 | Sep 4 | Sep 11 | Final		  
Townsend
Clearance Report(s) Aug 23 | Sep 3 | Sep 4 | Final		  
Trowbridge School of Great Lakes Studies
Clearance Report(s) Final		  
Escuela Vieau
Clearance Report(s) Aug 29 | Sep 9 | Final		  
Westside Academy   
Zablocki
Clearance Report(s) Final		  

Water

  • Drinking water sources in MPS are filtered to ensure that lead levels in water are below EPA drinking water standards.
  • Lead lateral lines leading to schools from city of Milwaukee water mains were replaced in 2016.
  • Drinking fountains that had parts containing lead were shut down, and new drinking fountains with water filters were installed. Water filters are replaced regularly.

Free Lead-Screening Clinics for MPS Students

Milwaukee Health Department, in connection with community partners, provides FREE lead screenings for children ages 9 months to 10 years old, no insurance required. Please view the clinic options below and find a timeframe that works for your schedule.

School Updates for MPS Families and Staff

Milwaukee Health Department

For the latest reports on lead and for information on keeping your family safe from lead at home, please visit the Milwaukee Health Department website.