Summary:
East High is a public high school located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 1,067. It is part of the Wauwatosa School District, which is ranked 82 out of 424 districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
East High consistently ranks among the top 30 high schools in Wisconsin, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years. The school's 10th-grade students outperform the Wauwatosa School District and the state of Wisconsin in proficiency rates for the Forward Exam (Social Studies) and ACT (English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science). East High has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 94.1% to 97.1% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's dropout rate is low, ranging from 0.0% to 0.7% in recent years, much lower than the state average. East High has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 66.17% White, 16.87% African American, 7.22% Hispanic, and smaller percentages of Asian, Native American, Pacific Islander, and multi-racial students. This diversity is more pronounced compared to the nearby West High, which has a higher percentage of White students (54.57%) and a lower percentage of African American students (23.43%).
While East High outperforms the nearby West High in overall ranking and academic metrics, the performance of West High is still strong, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, the nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District, such as James E. Dottke Alternative School, Marshall High, and Pathways High, have significantly lower rankings and academic performance, highlighting the disparity in educational outcomes between the Wauwatosa and Milwaukee school districts. East High's spending per student, ranging from $10,927 to $12,456 in recent years, is lower than the spending at some of the lower-performing nearby schools, suggesting that East High is able to achieve its high academic performance with relatively efficient resource allocation and spending.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Wauwatosa School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
28th of 415 Wisconsin High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,456
Feeder schools for East High:
Student/teacher ratio: 15.6
Number of students: 1,067
Racial breakdown:
White:
66.2%
African American:
16.9%
Hispanic:
7.2%
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Two or more races:
6.7%
Asian:
2.7%
American Indian:
0.1%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
Not Specified:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 19.5%
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