Pathways High Inc

Pathways High is the sole public charter high school in the Pathways High Inc district, serving grades 9-12 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With a total enrollment of 145 students, the school faces significant challenges, including low graduation rates, high chronic absenteeism, and underperformance on standardized tests compared to the state average.

Pathways High has a four-year graduation rate of just 29.6%, well below the state average. However, the school does have a 0.0% dropout rate, a positive indicator. Academically, the school struggles, with only 24.32% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in social studies, compared to the state average of 45.08%. The school's high percentage of students (67.59%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggests that the student population faces significant socioeconomic challenges.

Despite the school's challenges, it does have some positive factors, such as a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.8 to 1 and higher-than-average spending per student at $23,340. However, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past three years, from 315 out of 391 high schools in 2021-2022 to 358 out of 431 high schools in 2023-2024, indicating a need for significant improvement and targeted interventions to support student success.