Summary:
The West Allis-West Milwaukee School District in Wisconsin serves 12 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school. While the district as a whole is ranked 400 out of 428 districts in the state and rated 0 stars by SchoolDigger, there are some standout schools within the district that are performing much better than the average.
Mitchell Elementary and Walker Elementary rank among the top 50% and 60% of Wisconsin elementary schools respectively, with consistently high test scores and relatively low chronic absenteeism rates. In contrast, the high schools in the district have varying graduation rates, ranging from 79.8% at Central High to 97.4% at James E. Dottke Project-Based Learning High School, an alternative high school that also has a low dropout rate of 2.7%.
The district as a whole faces significant challenges, with high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.27% at Franklin Elementary to 82.41% at Horace Mann Elementary. This suggests a socioeconomic challenge that the schools are facing, which may be contributing to the overall low performance of the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District. However, the success of the alternative high school and the high-performing elementary schools within the district indicate that there may be opportunities for the district to learn from these best practices and implement them across the district.
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