Summary:
Whitewater High is the only high school in the Whitewater Unified School District, serving grades 9–12 to 606 students at 534 S Elizabeth St in Whitewater, Wisconsin. Because it is the district's sole high school, many high-school-level district figures — including the 10th-grade test scores — are identical to the school's own numbers.
The school's standout strengths are in completion and attendance. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate is 97.6%, above Wisconsin's 92.0%, and its dropout rate is 0.3% versus the state's 1.1%. Chronic absenteeism is 11.4%, well below the state's 17.3%, though it is above the district's 7.7%. Academic proficiency is the main pressure point: Whitewater High trails the state in all four reported subjects. In ranking terms, the school's latest history places it 352 out of 533 schools, at the 34th percentile with 2 stars, while the district ranks 314 out of 432, at the 27th percentile with 1 star — lower-middle positions among Wisconsin schools. Ranking stars have moved 2 → 1 → 2 across the last three years, so there is volatility rather than a sustained trend.
English Language Arts showed the sharpest decline, falling from 44.19% to 36.88% (down 7.31 percentage points) while the state held nearly flat, widening the gap from about 4.43 points to 11.59 points below the state. Science also slipped, from 38.76% to 33.33% (down 5.43 points), leaving a 9.87-point gap. Social studies improved 4.58 points to 44.44% and now has the smallest gap, 3.81 points below the state, and math rose 1.35 points to 35.46%. Averaging the four subjects, proficiency moved from roughly 39.23% to 37.53%, while the state composite stayed near 45.6–45.7%, so the gap widened from about 6.38 to 8.18 points. For context, 43.23% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, spending is $17,728 per student, and the student-teacher ratio is 14:1.
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