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North High

Public Grades 9-12

329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 24% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

North High is a public high school located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, serving 960 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Waukesha School District, which is ranked 166 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North High has faced some challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 213 and 329 out of 431 Wisconsin high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating ranging from 1 to 3 stars. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally lower than the Waukesha School District and the state of Wisconsin averages. Additionally, North High has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 15.8% to 21.2% in recent years, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, North High's performance is generally lower than that of its neighboring schools, such as West High and Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy, which have significantly higher statewide rankings and academic achievement. The Waukesha Academy of Health Professions and Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy, both public charter schools within the Waukesha School District, also outperform North High across various metrics.

911

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,197

Per pupil spending ?

43.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2222 Michigan Ave
Waukesha, WI 53188-3173

(262) 970-3505

District: Waukesha School District

Feeder schools for North High:

Elementary:	Banting Elementary
	Hawthorne Elementary
	Lowell Elementary
	Meadowbrook Elementary
	More...
	Summit View Elementary
Middle:	Butler Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.8%

Hispanic:

29.4%

African American:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (39% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg46%

329^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High Schools in the Waukesha School District

166^th of 426Waukesha 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	31.8	329 of 431	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.2	213 of 431	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.0	321 of 415	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	257 of 391	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	312 of 390	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	237 of 400	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	323 of 410	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.6	299 of 410	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.1	251 of 408	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.4	312 of 466	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.6	235 of 462	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.0	192 of 457	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.9	311 of 452	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.1	361 of 445	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	59.3	238 of 450	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.2	281 of 438	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.0	230 of 437	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.2	139 of 281	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.6	189 of 292	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.3	170 of 287	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	64.1	113 of 275	58.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	49.2	8 of 13	38.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.4	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	43.2	24 of 44	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	17 of 44	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	26 of 51	49.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	38.7	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	315 of 358	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	223 of 353	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	275 of 329	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	217 of 343	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	249 of 332	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	252 of 343	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	312 of 355	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	81 of 126	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	48 of 119	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.8	72 of 97	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	56 of 86	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	54 of 68	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	71 of 86	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	283 of 335	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.0	192 of 326	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.4	245 of 271	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	224 of 250	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	205 of 226	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	219 of 251	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	249 of 255	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	231 of 380	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	166 of 365	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.3	276 of 359	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	233 of 347	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	287 of 334	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	185 of 354	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	261 of 373	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	38 of 81	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.2	39 of 56	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.6	37 of 41	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	91 of 93	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	221 of 285	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.9	148 of 300	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.8	197 of 271	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	152 of 269	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	190 of 266	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	139 of 266	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	170 of 261	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile+29 vs school

Asian (2021)45th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2023)38th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile~ school

White (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-4 vs state

Science40%-3 vs state

Mathematics35%-8 vs state

Social Studies35%-13 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
North High	Public	9-12	2222 Michigan Ave	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-3505	911	58	15.6	43.1%	545 (59.8%)	42 (4.6%)	268 (29.4%)	18 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.0%)	31.8	329^th of 431 public high schools	23.7%		51.2	213^th of 431 public high schools	50.6%	116	44.3	34.9	40.1								34.8		$13,197	$323	$12,874
eAchieve Academy - Wisconsin	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	301 Hyde Park Avenue	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(262) 970-1069	639	27	23.4	34.7%	423 (66.2%)	46 (7.2%)	102 (16.0%)	8 (1.3%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.7%)	26.4	347^th of 431 public high schools	19.5%		13.7	401^st of 431 public high schools	7.0%	54	45.1	18.3	34.3	75.0	77.8	31.8	62.5	33.3	22.7	31.8	45.5	40.9	$12,110	$818	$11,292
Riverview School	Public	6-12	521 Riverview Ave	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 548-7731	5	1	5.0		3 (60.0%)	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$75,809	$276	$75,533
Waukesha East Alternative School	Public	6-12	1150 Whiterock Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-4355	74	9	8.2	78.4%	20 (27.0%)	11 (14.9%)	38 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)								(n/a)											60.0		$13,816	$951	$12,864
Waukesha Transition Academy	Public	12	1150 Whiterock Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-1102	36	6	6.0	30.6%	20 (55.6%)	3 (8.3%)	10 (27.8%)	1 (2.8%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)								(n/a)													$13,349	$348	$13,001
South High	Public	9-12	401 E Roberta Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-3705	833	72	11.6	55.2%	332 (39.9%)	98 (11.8%)	343 (41.2%)	16 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.8%)	25.8	350^th of 431 public high schools	18.8%		26.2	349^th of 431 public high schools	19.0%	1	38.4	36.1	38.4								30.2		$13,294	$323	$12,971
Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	401 E Roberta Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 970-3880	144	3	48.0	22.2%	107 (74.3%)	1 (0.7%)	25 (17.4%)	9 (6.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	97.4	5^th of 431 public high schools	98.8%		98.6	4^th of 431 public high schools	99.1%	1	84.0										81.0		$12,629	$321	$12,308
Waukesha Academy of Health Professions	Public, Charter	9-12	401 E Roberta Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 970-3775	112	1	112.0	33.9%	68 (60.7%)	1 (0.9%)	35 (31.3%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	90.2	26^th of 431 public high schools	94.0%		80.9	49^th of 431 public high schools	88.6%	23	75.0	67.9	75.0								57.7		$12,640	$321	$12,319
West High	Public	9-12	3301 Saylesville Rd	Waukesha	53189	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-3905	1,167	67	17.4	21.3%	868 (74.4%)	43 (3.7%)	163 (14.0%)	36 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.6%)	76.4	73^rd of 431 public high schools	83.1%		77.8	67^th of 431 public high schools	84.5%	6	68.2	48.9	54.3								62.0		$13,139	$323	$12,816
Pewaukee High	Public	9-12	510 Lake St	Pewaukee	53072	Waukesha County	Pewaukee School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 695-5013	889	59	15.0	10.8%	718 (80.8%)	21 (2.4%)	49 (5.5%)	51 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.5%)	89.1	29^th of 431 public high schools	93.3%		88.7	26^th of 431 public high schools	94.0%	3	65.8	64.4	60.9								73.2		$13,289	$232	$13,057

Frequently Asked Questions about North High

Is North High a good school?

North High ranks in the bottom 23.7% of Wisconsin high schools.

What is the racial makeup of North High?

Students at North High are 60% White, 29% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into North High?

North High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Banting Elementary
Elementary : Hawthorne Elementary
Elementary : Lowell Elementary
Elementary : Meadowbrook Elementary
Elementary : Summit View Elementary
Middle : Butler Middle

How many students attend North High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 911 students attended North High.

What district is North High in?

Waukesha School District

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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