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East High

Public Grades 9-12

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 94% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

East High is a comprehensive 9–12 high school at 7500 Milwaukee Ave in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, enrolling 1,043 students as one of two large comprehensive high schools in the Wauwatosa School District. It ranks 33rd of 533 Wisconsin high schools in 2025-26 — 94th percentile, 5 stars — well above its district’s 142nd of 432 ranking. Tenth-grade proficiency is about 20 points above the state in social studies, English language arts, math, and science, and East outperforms its own district in every subject. Graduation has stayed between 91.6% and 97.1% over the last five reported years, with a 0.1% dropout rate in 2024-25.

Compared with nearby West High, East is the stronger performer: 94th vs. 70th percentile and 13–18 point proficiency leads, with lower chronic absenteeism (18.7% vs. 22.6%). East also posts far higher results than most neighbors in the Milwaukee School District. Marshall High ranks 523rd of 533, with proficiency around 2–7%, 85% chronic absenteeism, and 63.1% graduation; WHS Information Technology ranks 520th. Groppi High and Transition High have chronic absenteeism near 98–99%. Milwaukee School of Languages is the best-performing Milwaukee neighbor at the 18th percentile, and James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School is the strongest non-Wauwatosa neighbor at 41st percentile — still 53 points below East.

East achieves this with mid-range spending ($14,583 per student) and a 15.2 student-teacher ratio, while several lower-performing neighbors spend far more. Two cautions: chronic absenteeism, at 18.7%, is above the district’s 12.6% and the state’s 17.3%. And while special education students rank 89th percentile, low-income students have slipped from 81st percentile in 2023-24 to 61st in 2025-26, so the school’s overall excellence is not shared evenly. Also, East and West report identical graduation and dropout figures matching the district, so those school-to-school comparisons should be treated cautiously. Overall, East is a top-6% school with strong and improving academics, but absenteeism and low-income subgroup trends are worth monitoring.

1,043

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,583

Per pupil spending ?

22.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7500 Milwaukee Ave
Wauwatosa, WI 53213-2206

(414) 773-2000

District: Wauwatosa School District

Feeder schools for East High:

Elementary:	Jefferson Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary
	Washington Elementary
	More...
	Wilson Elementary
Middle:	Longfellow Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.1%

African American:

16.7%

Hispanic:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (66% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Wisconsin high schools

✓96% 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg57%

Wisconsin avg46%

33^rd of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Wauwatosa School District

142^nd of 432Wauwatosa 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
2026	88.7	33 of 533	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	86.2	36 of 431	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	37 of 431	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	28 of 415	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	15 of 391	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	17 of 390	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	27 of 400	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	58 of 410	85.9%	★★★★☆
2017	84.4	43 of 410	89.5%	★★★★☆
2016	88.6	29 of 408	92.9%	★★★★★
2015	65.2	171 of 466	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.2	115 of 462	75.1%	★★★★☆
2013	81.5	33 of 457	92.8%	★★★★★
2012	74.0	83 of 452	81.6%	★★★★☆
2011	62.6	195 of 445	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.4	168 of 450	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.8	85 of 438	80.6%	★★★★☆
2008	71.0	109 of 437	75.1%	★★★★☆
2007	71.5	81 of 281	71.2%	★★★★☆
2006	80.5	26 of 292	91.1%	★★★★★
2004	79.0	30 of 275	89.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	28 of 84	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	9 of 26	65.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	9 of 26	65.4%	★★★★☆
2022	33.4	13 of 20	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	23 of 71	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	27 of 50	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	21 of 44	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	70.4	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.8	11 of 23	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	10 of 32	68.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	14 of 40	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	89.4	31 of 461	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	80.8	40 of 353	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	27 of 329	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	16 of 343	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	15 of 332	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	24 of 343	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	41 of 355	88.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	17 of 187	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	84.8	14 of 126	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	28 of 119	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	32 of 97	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	28 of 86	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	85.2	6 of 68	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	6 of 86	93.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	175 of 446	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.4	109 of 335	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	63 of 326	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	94 of 271	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	151 of 250	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	114 of 226	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	85 of 251	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.2	170 of 255	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	44 of 462	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	84.7	33 of 380	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	32 of 365	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	32 of 359	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	9 of 347	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	14 of 334	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	39 of 354	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	93 of 373	75.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	50 of 81	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	36 of 71	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	9 of 56	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	14 of 41	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.6	14 of 37	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	25 of 37	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	25 of 35	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	36 of 333	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	18 of 93	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	95.3	4 of 95	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	51.7	24 of 55	56.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	94.1	10 of 344	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	96.2	8 of 285	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	4 of 300	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	7 of 271	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	3 of 269	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	3 of 266	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	11 of 266	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	27 of 261	89.7%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)97th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)90th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)89th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2026)68th percentile-26 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile-27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%+21 vs state

Social Studies68%+20 vs state

Mathematics63%+20 vs state

Science62%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
East High	Public	9-12	7500 Milwaukee Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-2000	1,043	68	15.2	22.7%	669 (64.1%)	174 (16.7%)	87 (8.3%)	33 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	75 (7.2%)	88.7	33^rd of 533 public high schools	93.8%		86.2	36^th of 431 public high schools	91.6%	3	69.0	63.1	62.3								68.1		$14,583	$290	$14,293
Milwaukee School of Languages	Public	6-12	8400 W Burleigh St	Milwaukee	53222	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-5700	964	60	16.1	53.9%	186 (19.3%)	452 (46.9%)	236 (24.5%)	28 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	58 (6.0%)	25	435^th of 533 public high schools	18.4%					(n/a)	39.6	26.0	27.1	29.9	30.7	43.7	25.2	21.4	21.5	49.6	21.8	34.6	$19,266	$2,468	$16,799
WHS Information Technology	Public	9-12	2525 N Sherman Blvd	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 875-5900	402	25	16.2	85.3%	7 (1.7%)	357 (88.8%)	17 (4.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	2.5	520^th of 533 public high schools	2.4%					(n/a)	8.3	2.8	5.6								6.6		$24,310	$2,978	$21,331
Transition High	Public	9-12	1940 N 36th St	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 212-2670	90	9	9.7	86.7%	3 (3.3%)	77 (85.6%)	6 (6.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)								(n/a)													$30,156	$2,891	$27,265
West High	Public	9-12	11400 W Center St	Wauwatosa	53222	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-3000	986	66	14.9	29.5%	487 (49.4%)	265 (26.9%)	99 (10.0%)	47 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (8.7%)	67.4	161^st of 533 public high schools	69.8%		55.9	190^th of 431 public high schools	55.9%	29	50.8	50.3	48.7								54.9		$14,779	$282	$14,497
James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School	Public	9-12	7815 W Lapham St	West Allis	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4210	168	14	12.0	63.1%	102 (60.7%)	7 (4.2%)	34 (20.2%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.5%)	46.4	314^th of 533 public high schools	41.1%		25.8	351^st of 431 public high schools	18.6%	37	41.9	22.6	41.9								52.4		$18,309	$1,340	$16,970
Marshall High	Public	9-12	4141 N 64th St	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-2300	639	45	14.2	81.7%	7 (1.1%)	587 (91.9%)	16 (2.5%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	2.4	523^rd of 533 public high schools	1.9%		0.6	431^st of 431 public high schools	0.0%	92	6.7	2.6	4.1								2.1		$23,610	$2,739	$20,870
Pathways High	Public, Charter	9-12	3022 W Wisconsin Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Pathways High Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 943-2891	149	10	15.6	30.2%	39 (26.2%)	71 (47.7%)	16 (10.7%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.4%)	1 (0.7%)	16 (10.7%)	13.2	468^th of 533 public high schools	12.2%		6.3	412^th of 431 public high schools	4.4%	56	26.3	21.1	15.8								21.1
Deeper Learning Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	1117 S 104th St	West Allis	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(414) 604-4224	88	5	17.6	48.9%	36 (40.9%)	7 (8.0%)	34 (38.6%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.1%)	5.4	499^th of 533 public high schools	6.4%					(n/a)	16.7	4.2	12.5			30.0			20.0	50.0	9.1	20.0	$12,226	$831	$11,395
DOC: Felmers O. Chaney Correctional Cent er	Public	7-12	2825 N 30th St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(414) 874-1600	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about East High

How many students attend East High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,043 students attended East High.

What district is East High in?

Wauwatosa School District

What is the racial makeup of East High?

Students at East High are 64% White, 17% African American, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools feed into East High?

East High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Jefferson Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary
Elementary : Wilson Elementary
Middle : Longfellow Middle

Is East High a good school?

Yes. East High ranks in the top 6.2% of Wisconsin high schools.

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