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Greendale High

Public Grades 9-12

40^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 91% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Greendale High is a public high school located in Greendale, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 909 students. The school is part of the Greendale School District, which is ranked 36th out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Greendale High consistently ranks among the top high schools in Wisconsin, with a statewide ranking between 19 and 122 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly higher than the state average, with 66.21% of students proficient or better in Social Studies compared to the state average of 47.67%. Greendale High also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.4% to 97.4% over the past few years, and a very low dropout rate, ranging from 0.1% to 1.3%, both of which outperform the state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Greendale High significantly outperforms Pulaski High and Carmen High Southeast Campus, both of which are part of the Milwaukee School District and rank much lower in the state. Greendale High also outperforms Greenfield High, a closer neighboring school with a lower statewide ranking and academic performance. The only nearby school that comes close to Greendale High's performance is Franklin High, which is also a highly-ranked school in the state.

882

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,072

Per pupil spending ?

28.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6801 Southway
Greendale, WI 53129-2498

(414) 423-0110

District: Greendale School District

Feeder schools for Greendale High:

Elementary:	Canterbury Elementary
	College Park Elementary
	Highland View Elementary
Middle:	Greendale Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.6%

Hispanic:

18.9%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (63% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Wisconsin high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

Wisconsin avg46%

40^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th of 426Greendale School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	40 of 431	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	65.7	122 of 431	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	83 of 415	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	101 of 391	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	74 of 390	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	19 of 400	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	24 of 410	94.1%	★★★★★
2017	82.8	53 of 410	87.1%	★★★★☆
2016	84.2	49 of 408	88.0%	★★★★☆
2015	70.2	119 of 466	74.5%	★★★★☆
2014	83.6	22 of 462	95.2%	★★★★★
2013	89.9	6 of 457	98.7%	★★★★★
2012	80.5	30 of 452	93.4%	★★★★★
2011	82.7	15 of 445	96.6%	★★★★★
2010	82.4	22 of 450	95.1%	★★★★★
2009	79.7	43 of 438	90.2%	★★★★★
2008	75.2	66 of 437	84.9%	★★★★☆
2007	85.0	7 of 281	97.5%	★★★★★
2006	88.2	5 of 292	98.3%	★★★★★
2005	85.5	9 of 287	96.9%	★★★★★
2004	79.0	28 of 275	89.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	14 of 57	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	14 of 50	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	7 of 44	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.1	15 of 44	65.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	15 of 51	70.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	42.4	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	17 of 23	26.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	13 of 32	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	26 of 358	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	59.1	143 of 353	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.4	60 of 329	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	150 of 343	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.2	88 of 332	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	31 of 343	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	37 of 355	89.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	24 of 126	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	20 of 119	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	51.6	41 of 97	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	26 of 68	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	23 of 86	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	12 of 76	84.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	53 of 335	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	48.5	169 of 326	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.4	72 of 271	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	85 of 250	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.6	26 of 226	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	24 of 251	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	5 of 255	98.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	40 of 380	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	101 of 365	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	85 of 359	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	58 of 347	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	68 of 334	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	93.7	11 of 354	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	25 of 373	93.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	13 of 81	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	28.4	45 of 56	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	68.1	11 of 35	68.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	20 of 93	78.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	27 of 285	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	63.2	96 of 300	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.9	50 of 271	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	58 of 269	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	65 of 266	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.6	16 of 266	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	26 of 261	90.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies66%+19 vs state

English Language Arts63%+15 vs state

Mathematics61%+19 vs state

Science61%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Greendale High	Public	9-12	6801 Southway	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 423-0110	882	59	15.0	28.2%	579 (65.6%)	30 (3.4%)	167 (18.9%)	47 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.7%)	85.3	40^th of 431 public high schools	90.7%		65.7	122^nd of 431 public high schools	71.7%	82	63.3	61.4	60.9	66.2	$12,072	$374	$11,697
Greenfield High	Public	9-12	4800 S 60th St	Greenfield	53220	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 281-6200	1,140	80	14.2	46.7%	517 (45.4%)	61 (5.4%)	402 (35.3%)	79 (6.9%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (6.1%)	24.8	354^th of 431 public high schools	17.9%		41.8	270^th of 431 public high schools	37.4%	84	41.1	26.6	36.6	36.6	$12,988	$895	$12,093
Franklin High	Public	9-12	8222 S 51st St	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 423-4640	1,605	98	16.4	21.9%	1,104 (68.8%)	38 (2.4%)	172 (10.7%)	189 (11.8%)	11 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (5.7%)	75	80^th of 431 public high schools	81.4%		79.5	60^th of 431 public high schools	86.1%	20	62.7	58.2	54.5	52.7	$12,275	$559	$11,716
Hamilton High	Public	9-12	6215 W Warnimont Ave	Milwaukee	53220	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 327-9300	1,472	100	14.7	78.6%	130 (8.8%)	436 (29.6%)	657 (44.6%)	171 (11.6%)	18 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (3.9%)	1.3	426^th of 431 public high schools	1.2%		1.5	428^th of 431 public high schools	0.7%	2	9.5	4.2	5.2	15.0	$15,652	$2,277	$13,375
Whitnall High	Public	9-12	5000 S 116th St	Greenfield	53228	Milwaukee County	Whitnall School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 525-8500	821	58	14.2	28.5%	526 (64.1%)	42 (5.1%)	163 (19.9%)	33 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.6%)	66.9	120^th of 431 public high schools	72.2%		64.7	133^rd of 431 public high schools	69.1%	13	65.3	48.9	51.1	49.0	$12,506	$409	$12,097
Reagan College Preparatory High	Public	9-12	4965 S 20th St	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6100	1,372	66	20.9	51.7%	425 (31.0%)	121 (8.8%)	662 (48.3%)	122 (8.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (2.8%)	72.9	89^th of 431 public high schools	79.4%		78.9	65^th of 431 public high schools	84.9%	24	69.7	46.1	52.4	59.5	$12,405	$2,067	$10,338
Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center	Public	9-12	8885 S 68th St	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 525-7630	31	2	20.6	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	19 (61.3%)	8 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.9%)								(n/a)					$24,435	$323	$24,112
Audubon Technology and Communication High	Public	9-12	3300 S 39th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7800	436	27	16.3	78.2%	66 (15.1%)	70 (16.1%)	261 (59.9%)	22 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)								(n/a)				15.9	$14,591	$2,514	$12,076
Veritas High	Public, Charter	9-12	3025 W Oklahoma Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Seeds of Health Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 389-5570	256	13	20.0	75.0%	20 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	235 (91.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	403^rd of 431 public high schools	6.5%		14.6	396^th of 431 public high schools	8.1%	7	35.2	21.1	14.1	25.9
Pulaski High	Public	9-12	2500 W Oklahoma Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-8900	1,041	59	17.7	76.9%	41 (3.9%)	335 (32.2%)	517 (49.7%)	111 (10.7%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (2.9%)	0.8	430^th of 431 public high schools	0.2%					(n/a)			6.6	4.7	$15,428	$2,377	$13,050

Frequently Asked Questions about Greendale High

What is the racial makeup of Greendale High?

Students at Greendale High are 66% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

Is Greendale High a good school?

Yes. Greendale High ranks in the top 9.3% of Wisconsin high schools.

What schools feed into Greendale High?

Greendale High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Canterbury Elementary
Elementary : College Park Elementary
Elementary : Highland View Elementary
Middle : Greendale Middle

How many students attend Greendale High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 882 students attended Greendale High.

What district is Greendale High in?

Greendale School District

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