Summary:
Bradford High is a public high school located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,389 students. The school is part of the Kenosha School District, which is ranked 352 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Bradford High has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Wisconsin high schools over the past decade, with its statewide ranking ranging from 414 to 364 out of 391-431 high schools. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating poor overall performance. Bradford High significantly underperforms the Kenosha School District and the state of Wisconsin in standardized test scores across all subject areas, with proficiency rates that are consistently 10-20 percentage points lower than the district and state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has declined from 89.1% in 2019-2020 to 78.1% in 2022-2023, which is lower than the district and state averages, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 1.1% and 3.0% over the past five years, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Bradford High has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 27.2% in 2018-2019 to 43.3% in 2022-2023, which is much higher than the district and state averages.
Interestingly, Lakeview Technology Academy, another public high school within the Kenosha School District, consistently outperforms Bradford High across various metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. Similarly, Tremper High, another Kenosha School District high school, also outperforms Bradford High in academic achievement and graduation rates, though it still struggles with high chronic absenteeism. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as male students, Hispanic students, and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, who consistently rank in the bottom quartile of Wisconsin high schools in their respective categories.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Kenosha School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
414th of 431 Wisconsin High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,042
Student/teacher ratio: 17.0
Number of students: 1,448
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
41.3%
White:
30.5%
African American:
20.6%
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Two or more races:
6.4%
Asian:
0.7%
American Indian:
0.2%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 57.2%
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