{"id":1584,"date":"2012-04-30T18:19:58","date_gmt":"2012-04-30T18:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us\/school\/53rd\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:27:19","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"metaslider-id-664\" style=\"max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-108-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-664 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Home Page\" data-height=\"375\" data-width=\"700\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_664\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_664\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1778 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-10-24 18:59:18\" data-filename=\"53rd-street-2024-02-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/53rd-street-2024-02-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"A group of young children in a hallway standing in a line.\" class=\"slider-664 slide-1778 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; 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width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1782 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-10-24 18:59:19\" data-filename=\"53rd-street-2024-07-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/53rd-street-2024-07-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Students at a table reading a picture book.\" class=\"slider-664 slide-1782 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"display:block; padding-top:20px\" href=\"http:\/\/mpsmke.com\/enroll\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Summer-Academy-Banner.gif\" alt=\"Enroll Now\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1873\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fifty-Third Street School is committed to the goal of working to ensure that every student is a proficient or advance reader, writer, communicator and problem solver across all content areas. We serve students in K3 through Grade 8, and offer programs designed to meet a wide range of educational needs. Continual academic progress is expected as we educate all children to become productive efficient workers and responsible citizens. Students are taught to exhibit positive behaviors by demonstrating strength of character in attitude and behavior. The Fifty-Third Street School Creed which states \u201cI can be whatever I want to be\u201d is recited daily by students as they are encouraged to believe and achieve it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifty-Third Street School is committed to the goal of working to ensure that every student is a proficient or advance reader, writer, communicator and problem solver across all content areas. We serve students in K3 through Grade 8, and offer programs designed to meet a wide range of educational needs. 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