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Shorewood High

Public Grades 9-12

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 94% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Shorewood High is a public high school in Shorewood, Wisconsin, serving 619 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Shorewood School District, which is ranked 30th out of 426 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Shorewood High consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic metrics, with 64.08% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in Social Studies, 72.46% in English Language Arts, and 68.12% in Science. The school maintains high graduation rates, ranging from 90.4% to 99.4% over the past few years, and low dropout rates of 0.1% to 1.3%. Shorewood High also excels in supporting the academic achievement of diverse student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and White students, as well as students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools, such as NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy and Alliance School of Milwaukee, Shorewood High's academic performance and overall quality stand out. The only school in the area that can be considered a true peer is Whitefish Bay High, which is located just 1.43 miles away and also maintains a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

589

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,717

Per pupil spending ?

16.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 E Capitol Dr
Shorewood, WI 53211-1996

(414) 963-6921

District: Shorewood School District

Feeder schools for Shorewood High:

Elementary:	Atwater Elementary
	Lake Bluff Elementary
Middle:	Shorewood Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.9%

African American:

10.4%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (67% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Wisconsin high schools

✓99% 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 school67%

District avg66%

Wisconsin avg46%

27^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 426Shorewood 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	90.1	27 of 431	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	54 of 431	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	29 of 415	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	34 of 391	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	22 of 390	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	8 of 400	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	19 of 410	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	91.2	18 of 410	95.6%	★★★★★
2016	93.4	18 of 408	95.6%	★★★★★
2015	67.4	146 of 466	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	80.8	40 of 462	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	85.6	20 of 457	95.6%	★★★★★
2012	83.8	12 of 452	97.3%	★★★★★
2011	78.9	35 of 445	92.1%	★★★★★
2010	79.9	34 of 450	92.4%	★★★★★
2009	91.0	2 of 438	99.5%	★★★★★
2008	84.1	9 of 437	97.9%	★★★★★
2007	86.0	3 of 281	98.9%	★★★★★
2006	88.6	4 of 292	98.6%	★★★★★
2005	84.4	11 of 287	96.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	46.9	12 of 26	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	10 of 57	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	49.2	23 of 51	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.1	13 of 50	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	14 of 48	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	11 of 44	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	10 of 44	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	19 of 51	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	86.5	2 of 29	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	4 of 40	90.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	53 of 358	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	60 of 353	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	22 of 329	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	72.4	75 of 343	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	68 of 332	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	97.0	4 of 343	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	8 of 355	97.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	19 of 126	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	26 of 119	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	91.6	4 of 97	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	68.9	23 of 86	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	9 of 86	89.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	33 of 335	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	48.2	171 of 326	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.8	41 of 271	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	69 of 250	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	68 of 226	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	11 of 251	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	52.4	106 of 255	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	16 of 380	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	79.6	51 of 365	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	19 of 347	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	7 of 334	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	19 of 354	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	37 of 373	90.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	17 of 81	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	33.6	47 of 71	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	46 of 56	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	88.3	5 of 37	86.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	1 of 93	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	3 of 95	96.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	18 of 285	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	16 of 300	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	8 of 271	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	18 of 269	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	11 of 266	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	4 of 266	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	4 of 261	98.5%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)99th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)79th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2024)54th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+24 vs state

Science68%+25 vs state

Social Studies64%+16 vs state

Mathematics64%+21 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 English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shorewood High	Public	9-12	1701 E Capitol Dr	Shorewood	53211	Milwaukee County	Shorewood School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 963-6921	589	42	14.1	16.8%	388 (65.9%)	61 (10.4%)	59 (10.0%)	41 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	90.1	27^th of 431 public high schools	93.7%		80.4	54^th of 431 public high schools	87.5%	27	72.5	63.8	68.1								64.1		$15,717	$383	$15,334
New Horizons for Learning	Public, Charter	9-12	1701 E Capitol Dr	Shorewood	53211	Milwaukee County	Shorewood School District	Yes	No	No	No	(414) 963-6921	22	1	18.3	18.2%	15 (68.2%)	2 (9.1%)	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.6%)								(n/a)		57.1											$11,721	$331	$11,390
Riverside High	Public	9-12	1615 E Locust St	Milwaukee	53211	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 906-4900	1,240	70	17.6	76.8%	32 (2.6%)	828 (66.8%)	250 (20.2%)	94 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.9%)	3.2	419^th of 431 public high schools	2.8%		2	427^th of 431 public high schools	0.9%	8	16.5		14.2								17.8		$14,374	$2,335	$12,039
Whitefish Bay High	Public	9-12	1200 E Fairmount Ave	Whitefish Bay	53217	Milwaukee County	Whitefish Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 963-3928	945	59	16.0		685 (72.5%)	65 (6.9%)	69 (7.3%)	52 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	69 (7.3%)	99	1^st of 431 public high schools	99.8%		99.1	2^nd of 431 public high schools	99.5%	1	88.3	79.6	81.3								84.8		$12,318	$358	$11,960
King International	Public	9-12	1801 W Olive St	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-0700	1,308	72	18.1	67.0%	124 (9.5%)	796 (60.9%)	188 (14.4%)	142 (10.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.3%)	19.5	373^rd of 431 public high schools	13.5%		20.6	378^th of 431 public high schools	12.3%	5	40.9	27.7	31.1								30.3		$13,774	$2,015	$11,759
North Division High	Public	9-12	1011 W Center St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-4900	346	28	12.4	91.3%	9 (2.6%)	313 (90.5%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)								(n/a)											2.2		$18,141	$2,935	$15,206
NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy	Public	9-12	2320 W Burleigh St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-0283	104	6	17.3	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	96 (92.3%)	5 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)								(n/a)											20.0		$16,011	$1,965	$14,046
Alliance School of Milwaukee	Public, Charter	9-12	850 W Walnut St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-5400	141	11	13.2	84.4%	11 (7.8%)	103 (73.0%)	16 (11.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)								(n/a)											17.4		$18,180	$3,242	$14,938
Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	4030 N 29th St	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 873-4014	608	10	60.8	78.9%	2 (0.3%)	584 (96.1%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)								(n/a)				20.6	30.8	19.4	20.6	25.6	6.5	16.1	6.0	6.5	$14,911	$3,601	$11,311
Shalom High	Public	9-12	1749 N 16th St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 933-5019	101	6	16.8	88.1%	3 (3.0%)	95 (94.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)								(n/a)											0.0		$14,176	$1,678	$12,498

Frequently Asked Questions about Shorewood High

What schools feed into Shorewood High?

Shorewood High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Atwater Elementary
Elementary : Lake Bluff Elementary
Middle : Shorewood Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Shorewood High?

Students at Shorewood High are 66% White, 10% African American, 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Shorewood High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 589 students attended Shorewood High.

What district is Shorewood High in?

Shorewood School District

Is Shorewood High a good school?

Yes. Shorewood High ranks in the top 6.3% of Wisconsin high schools.

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