Summary:
Pathways High is the only school in Pathways High Inc, a single-school district serving grades 9–12 at 3022 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53208, with 149 students, which means district-level figures and school-level figures are essentially the same.
The school's profile shows substantial challenges. It is ranked 420 out of 432 districts in Wisconsin, at the 3rd percentile with 0 stars. For 2024–2025, the graduation rate is 37.5%, compared with 92.0% statewide, and 47.0% of students are chronically absent, compared with 17.3% statewide. Test proficiency is below the state average in every reported subject and year. The largest gap is 2024–2025 Social Studies, at 14.81% versus 47.67% statewide. Science ACT proficiency fell from 24.14% in 2024–2025 to 15.79% in 2025–2026, while the state rate stayed roughly flat. Social Studies did improve, from 14.81% to 21.05%, but remained far below the state. The school's rank history places it in the lower tier across all three reported years, with percentiles of 17, 4, and 12.
One contrast stands out: the 2024–2025 dropout rate is 0.0%, below the state's 1.1%, even as graduation is far below state levels. This may reflect how students are classified when they leave, transfers, or other reporting factors, and is worth asking about directly. Other context: 30.2% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, the student-teacher ratio is 15.6, and per-student spending is $23,340 for 2020–2021, an older figure that should not be tied closely to current results. Because the district has only one school, there is no in-district comparison, and the small enrollment means year-to-year percentages can shift easily.
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