Germantown High

Summary:

Germantown High is a public high school located in Germantown, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,295 students. This school is part of the Germantown School District, which is ranked 65 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Germantown High has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Wisconsin, with a statewide ranking between 17 and 51 over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance, and its students have demonstrated high proficiency levels in standardized tests, often outperforming the state and district averages. Germantown High has also maintained an impressive 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 95.6% to 97.0% over the past 5 years, significantly higher than the state average, and its dropout rate has remained consistently low, ranging from 0.0% to 0.6% during the same period, much lower than the state average. The school has shown strong performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, with rankings often in the top quartile or top half of Wisconsin high schools.

Germantown High's relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.0% to 22.8% over the past 5 years, are lower than many nearby schools, such as Homestead High, Cedarburg High, and Hamilton High, which are also highly ranked in Wisconsin. This, combined with the school's strong academic performance, suggests a positive school climate and high levels of student engagement, making Germantown High a standout institution in the region and a model for other schools to emulate.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 W180N11501 River Ln
       Germantown, WI  53022-3198


(262) 253-3400

District: Germantown School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
48th of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,932 Help


Feeder schools for Germantown High:

Elementary:    Amy Belle Elementary
    County Line Elementary
    MacArthur Elementary
    Rockfield Elementary
Middle:    Kennedy Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  1,290

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.8%
Asian:
6.0%
African American:
5.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  13.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Germantown High ranks better than 88.9% of high schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.33. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Germantown High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (80.8%), Asian (6%), African American (5.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 13.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Germantown High is 15. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Germantown High is $12,932.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Germantown High:

SchoolDigger ranks Germantown High 48th of 431 Wisconsin public high schools. (See Germantown High in the ranking list.)

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Germantown School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Germantown School District 65th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Germantown High

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Rank History for all students at Germantown High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 76.92 39th 275 85.8%
2005 73.88 66th 287 77.0%
2006 73.67 63rd 292 78.4%
2007 78.41 38th 281 86.5%
2008 80.71 27th 437 93.8%
2009 82.30 25th 438 94.3%
2010 84.08 14th 450 96.9%
2011 85.26 6th 445 98.7%
2012 82.21 21st 452 95.4%
2013 85.71 19th 457 95.8%
2014 81.03 38th 462 91.8%
2015 78.23 44th 466 90.6%
2016 92.77 19th 408 95.3%
2017 90.84 20th 410 95.1%
2018 93.14 17th 410 95.9%
2019 89.72 25th 400 93.8%
2021 84.23 42nd 390 89.2%
2022 80.63 51st 391 87.0%
2023 88.62 32nd 415 92.3%
2024 81.33 48th 431 88.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Germantown High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.71 3rd 35 91.4%
2019 85.80 5th 37 86.5%
2021 42.26 21st 37 43.2%
2022 74.17 8th 41 80.5%
2023 69.86 10th 56 82.1%
2024 67.99 20th 71 71.8%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin High Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Germantown High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 60.98 10th 55 81.8%
2024 36.85 54th 95 43.2%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Germantown High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.63 40th 255 84.3%
2019 77.61 32nd 251 87.3%
2021 43.69 121st 226 46.5%
2022 62.22 61st 250 75.6%
2023 64.13 66th 271 75.6%
2024 71.24 61st 326 81.3%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Germantown High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.70 10th 355 97.2%
2019 84.99 29th 343 91.5%
2021 88.77 22nd 332 93.4%
2022 80.81 40th 343 88.3%
2023 89.98 16th 329 95.1%
2024 80.21 42nd 353 88.1%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Germantown High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.72 25th 40 37.5%
2019 21.20 29th 32 9.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Germantown High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.30 27th 373 92.8%
2019 89.30 23rd 354 93.5%
2021 71.67 69th 334 79.3%
2022 73.67 57th 347 83.6%
2023 82.05 42nd 359 88.3%
2024 80.10 49th 365 86.6%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Germantown High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.29 12th 51 76.5%
2019 74.17 11th 44 75.0%
2021 71.38 13th 44 70.5%
2022 81.38 10th 48 79.2%
2023 64.56 16th 50 68.0%
2024 86.51 9th 51 82.4%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Germantown High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 87.80 3rd 26 88.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Germantown High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 57.51 35th 86 59.3%
2022 42.22 48th 86 44.2%
2023 53.84 39th 97 59.8%
2024 63.76 35th 119 70.6%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Germantown High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.27 21st 261 92.0%
2019 86.30 30th 266 88.7%
2021 84.02 35th 266 86.8%
2022 74.00 47th 269 82.5%
2023 87.92 25th 271 90.8%
2024 75.57 51st 300 83.0%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Germantown High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 999 2 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 1004
1989 954 7 3 4 3 n/a n/a 0 971
1990 970 7 7 3 4 n/a n/a 0 991
1991 938 7 8 4 5 n/a n/a 0 962
1992 940 8 15 3 6 n/a n/a 0 972
1993 960 9 13 2 5 n/a n/a 0 989
1994 972 16 10 4 5 n/a n/a 0 1007
1995 1056 15 17 11 1 n/a n/a 0 1100
1996 1056 15 17 11 1 n/a n/a 0 1100
1997 1057 17 16 18 2 n/a n/a 0 1110
1998 1100 16 17 15 2 n/a n/a 0 1150
1999 1123 11 14 11 3 n/a n/a 0 1162
2000 1127 26 17 19 6 n/a n/a 0 1195
2001 1146 27 20 16 4 n/a n/a 0 1213
2002 1201 26 25 16 5 n/a n/a 0 1273
2003 1201 26 25 16 5 n/a n/a 0 1273
2004 1224 27 24 14 6 n/a n/a 0 1295
2005 1236 40 22 20 5 n/a n/a 0 1323
2006 1268 40 24 26 5 n/a n/a 0 1363
2007 1282 49 37 26 6 n/a n/a 0 1400
2008 1281 48 37 30 6 n/a n/a 0 1402
2009 1276 41 36 27 7 n/a n/a 0 1387
2010 1310 49 39 26 4 n/a n/a 0 1428
2011 1319 56 40 29 3 0 7 0 1454
2012 1256 52 42 38 3 3 25 0 1419
2013 1246 54 53 47 4 2 21 0 1427
2014 1193 53 61 64 3 1 33 0 1408
2015 1160 67 64 68 4 2 34 0 1399
2016 1164 57 69 69 3 1 47 0 1410
2017 1149 60 71 68 1 2 51 0 1402
2018 1124 49 65 76 2 2 52 0 1370
2019 1080 44 66 72 3 1 61 0 1327
2020 1079 55 65 81 5 2 59 0 1346
2021 1073 60 72 75 4 3 63 0 1350
2022 1056 65 72 69 5 0 63 0 1330
2023 1037 69 75 62 3 0 49 0 1295
2024 1042 68 78 46 1 0 55 0 1290

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Germantown High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1004 65.0 15.4 2.6
1989 971 62.9 15.4 1.5
1990 991 69.9 14.1 0.6
1991 962 66.9 14.3 2.2
1992 972 68.3 14.2 3.1
1993 989 68.1 14.5 2.9
1994 1007 62.9 16.0 2.8
1995 1100 69.0 15.9 3.3
1996 1100 69.0 15.9 3.3
1997 1110 67.9 16.3 2.7
1998 1150 70.6 16.3 2.5
1999 1162 71.7 16.2 4.2
2000 1195 69.7 17.1 4.4
2001 1213 71.1 17.1 4.6
2002 1273 85.0 15.0 4.6
2003 1273 85.0 15.0 4.6
2004 1295 85.6 15.1 4.2
2005 1323 85.1 15.5 n/a
2006 1363 80.4 17.0 n/a
2007 1400 85.1 16.5 8.2
2008 1402 89.1 15.7 8.4
2009 1387 86.9 16.0 8.8
2010 1428 94.0 15.1 9.9
2011 1454 88.6 16.4 12.9
2012 1419 85.3 16.6 13.5
2013 1427 86.1 16.5 14.6
2014 1408 84.6 16.6 15.5
2015 1399 n/a n/a 14.7
2016 1410 84.0 16.7 12.9
2017 1402 83.9 16.6 10.8
2018 1370 86.0 15.9 9.8
2019 1327 89.5 14.8 12.2
2020 1346 89.9 14.9 13.1
2021 1350 90.2 14.9 13.2
2022 1330 87.1 15.2 12.6
2023 1295 86.0 15.0 13.7
2024 1290 85.8 15.0 13.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Germantown High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1004 65.0 15.4 2.6
1989 971 62.9 15.4 1.5
1990 991 69.9 14.1 0.6
1991 962 66.9 14.3 2.2
1992 972 68.3 14.2 3.1
1993 989 68.1 14.5 2.9
1994 1007 62.9 16.0 2.8
1995 1100 69.0 15.9 3.3
1996 1100 69.0 15.9 3.3
1997 1110 67.9 16.3 2.7
1998 1150 70.6 16.3 2.5
1999 1162 71.7 16.2 4.2
2000 1195 69.7 17.1 4.4
2001 1213 71.1 17.1 4.6
2002 1273 85.0 15.0 4.6
2003 1273 85.0 15.0 4.6
2004 1295 85.6 15.1 4.2
2005 1323 85.1 15.5 n/a
2006 1363 80.4 17.0 n/a
2007 1400 85.1 16.5 8.2
2008 1402 89.1 15.7 8.4
2009 1387 86.9 16.0 8.8
2010 1428 94.0 15.1 9.9
2011 1454 88.6 16.4 12.9
2012 1419 85.3 16.6 13.5
2013 1427 86.1 16.5 14.6
2014 1408 84.6 16.6 15.5
2015 1399 n/a n/a 14.7
2016 1410 84.0 16.7 12.9
2017 1402 83.9 16.6 10.8
2018 1370 86.0 15.9 9.8
2019 1327 89.5 14.8 12.2
2020 1346 89.9 14.9 13.1
2021 1350 90.2 14.9 13.2
2022 1330 87.1 15.2 12.6
2023 1295 86.0 15.0 13.7
2024 1290 85.8 15.0 13.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Germantown High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $252 (2.0%) $12,390 (98.0%) $12,642
2020 $245 (1.9%) $12,582 (98.1%) $12,827
2021 $308 (2.4%) $12,624 (97.6%) $12,932

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Germantown High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 25th of 400 High schoolsRanks 32nd of 415 High schools
 1.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade Social Studies (Germantown High)64.667.1
 2.5%
   10th Grade Social Studies (Germantown School District)64.667.1
 2.5%
   10th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)45.947.2
 1.3%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Germantown High)57.560.6
 3.1%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Germantown School District)57.560.6
 3.1%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)38.841.4
 2.6%
10th Grade Mathematics (Germantown High)51.449.8
 1.6%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Germantown School District)51.449.8
 1.6%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)30.829.4
 1.3%
10th Grade Science (Germantown High)4745.3
 1.7%
   10th Grade Science (Germantown School District)4745.3
 1.7%
   10th Grade Science (Wisconsin)32.731.7
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13271295
 2.4%
African American4469
 56.8%
American Indian33
Asian6675
 13.6%
Hispanic7262
 13.9%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White10801037
 4%
Two or More Races6149
 19.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients12.2%13.7%
 1.5%


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Students at Germantown High are 81% White, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Germantown High ranks 48th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Germantown High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Amy Belle Elementary
Elementary : County Line Elementary
Elementary : MacArthur Elementary
Elementary : Rockfield Elementary
Middle : Kennedy Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,290 students attended Germantown High.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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