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Grandview High

Public Grades 9-12
427th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 431 Wisconsin High Schools
Better than 1% of Wisconsin high schools
Summary

Grandview High is a public high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 217 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 415 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grandview High has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in Wisconsin, with rankings between 427 and 419 out of 431-466 high schools over the past decade. The school's student subgroups, including male students, Hispanic students, and low socioeconomic status students, all rank in the bottom 10-15% of Wisconsin high schools. Grandview High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 46.5% and 91.0% in recent years, with dropout rates ranging from 1.3% to 14.1%. The school has also experienced alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 75.0% in recent years. Proficiency rates on the Forward Exam and ACT tests are significantly lower than the Milwaukee School District and Wisconsin state averages, with some subjects having less than 10% of students proficient.

While Grandview High is struggling, the nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District, such as Bay View High, Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus, and Audubon Technology and Communication High, are also performing poorly, with similar low rankings, graduation rates, and test scores. The high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at Grandview High and the surrounding schools suggests that these schools may face significant funding and resource challenges that contribute to their underperformance. Addressing the issues at Grandview High and the nearby schools will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to support the students and improve educational outcomes in this region.

219
Students ?
31.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,307
Per pupil spending ?
85.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2745 S 13TH St
       Milwaukee, WI  53215

(414) 672-1168

District: Milwaukee School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
72.6%
African American:
9.6%
White:
6.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2007 → 1st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (10% vs 48% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Wisconsin average (37% vs 92%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school10%
District avg24%
Wisconsin avg48%
427th of 431
Wisconsin public high schools ?
Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
10th of 13High Schools in the Milwaukee School District
415th of 426Milwaukee 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20251.0427 of 4310.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20150.0460 of 4661.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20140.2458 of 4620.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20131.6437 of 4574.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20120.0446 of 4521.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.4433 of 4452.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20100.2443 of 4501.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.2432 of 4381.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.1419 of 4374.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20074.6260 of 2817.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20062.5277 of 2925.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20052.2273 of 2874.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20040.5269 of 2752.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20255.1126 of 1260.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20253.0332 of 3350.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20252.2377 of 3800.8%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school
Male (2025)1st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts12%-36 vs state
Social Studies7%-40 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 219 students attended Grandview High.

Students at Grandview High are 73% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% White, 5% Asian, 3% American Indian, 3% Two or more races.

Grandview High ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Wisconsin high schools.


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