Engelmann Academy
| University School of Milwaukee | |
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| Address | |
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2100 West Fairy Chasm Road Milwaukee, Wisconsin United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private, Day |
| Motto |
E Tribus Una (From Three, One) |
| Established | 1851 |
| Enrollment | 1,133 total |
| Average class size | 15 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11:1 |
| Campus | Suburban, 125 acres |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Athletics | 21 varsity sports |
| Mascot | Willie the Wildcat |
| Website | www.usmk12.org |
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. USM is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS).
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.
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