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Wauwatosa Virtual Academy

Q: Is Wauwatosa Virtual Academy a good school?

Wauwatosa Virtual Academy ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Wisconsin alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Wauwatosa Virtual Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 91 students attended Wauwatosa Virtual Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Wauwatosa Virtual Academy?

Students at Wauwatosa Virtual Academy are 41% African American, 30% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades 3-12

484^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin Alternative Schools

Better than 9% of Wisconsin alternative schools

Summary

Wauwatosa Virtual Academy is a small alternative public virtual school in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, serving grades 3–12 with 91 students as part of the Wauwatosa School District, which ranks 142 of 432 Wisconsin districts — far above the nearby Milwaukee School District, which ranks 418 of 432. Because enrollment is so small, year-to-year percentages can swing sharply on just a student or two.

Completion and engagement numbers have improved dramatically. Graduation rose from 43.1% in 2020–21 to 87.5% in 2023–24, then settled at 78.5% in 2024–25 — still under the district's 91.2% and the state's 92.0%. That is higher than Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning (39.2%) and Obama School of Career and Technical Education (48.3%), but lower than Golda Meir School (99.2%) and HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 (100.0%). The dropout rate fell from 14.4% to 1.7%, close to the district (0.9%) and state (1.1%) and far below Vel R Phillips School (17.2%) and Norris Academy (18.1%). Chronic absenteeism dropped from 42.7% to a reported 0.0%, well below the district's 12.6% and the state's 17.3%.

Academics remain the weak spot. ACT proficiency for 2025–26 is 16.67% in English language arts, 16.67% in math, and 8.33% in science, versus district rates of 58.06%, 54.48%, and 52.89% and state rates of 48.47%, 42.93%, and 43.2%. Social studies is comparatively stronger — 42.86% on the 2024–25 10th grade Forward Exam, against 55.02% district and 47.67% state. Per-student spending climbed from $9,399 to $17,354 while the student-teacher ratio fell from 38.3 to 22.7. About 22% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, much lower than most Milwaukee alternatives (47–93%), so direct comparisons are imperfect.

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,354

Per pupil spending ?

22.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

12121 W North Ave
Wauwatosa, WI 53226-2096

(414) 773-1000

District: Wauwatosa School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.7%

White:

29.7%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (14% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Wisconsin average (78% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg55%

Wisconsin avg45%

484^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 8 pts since 2017

From bottom 1% (2017) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	40.3	406 of 640	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	461 of 617	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	492 of 613	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	514 of 594	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	343 of 579	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.3	366 of 612	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.9	332 of 609	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	70.4	21 of 130	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	9 of 125	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	74.7	20 of 134	85.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	34.5	412 of 579	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	411 of 576	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	489 of 574	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	50.9	289 of 591	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.6	481 of 577	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	428 of 572	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	484 of 533	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.5	406 of 410	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	71 of 84	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	2.7	444 of 446	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	93.1	8 of 333	97.6%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

African American (2023)84th percentile+47 vs school

Male (2023)51st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2023)29th percentile-8 vs school

High school

Special Education (2026)98th percentile+88 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts17%-32 vs state

Mathematics17%-26 vs state

Science8%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th 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 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wauwatosa Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	3-12	12121 W North Ave	Wauwatosa	53226	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(414) 773-1000	91	4	22.7	22.0%	27 (29.7%)	37 (40.7%)	13 (14.3%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.0%)								(n/a)	16.7	16.7	8.3																				$17,354	$166	$17,188
MacDowell Montessori School K3-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6415 W Mount Vernon Ave	Milwaukee	53213	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 935-1400	823	51	16.2	55.7%	211 (25.6%)	435 (52.9%)	89 (10.8%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (8.6%)								(n/a)	19.2	13.5	7.7	30.9	46.2	44.4	51.9	50.0	46.2	33.8	13.5	20.4	29.4	31.3	25.6	50.0	53.9	30.2	26.9	35.9			$19,293	$2,442	$16,851
Vel R Phillips School	Public, Alternative	3-12	10201 W Watertown Plank Rd	Wauwatosa	53226	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 257-4857	139	29	4.7	—	3 (2.2%)	107 (77.0%)	18 (12.9%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)								(n/a)																		40.0					$31,612	$624	$30,988
HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4601 N 84th St	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 383-4944	1,974	75	26.3	89.0%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	41 (2.1%)	1,905 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.3%)								(n/a)	48.3	36.4	40.6	44.4	52.4	50.4	48.8	53.5	60.6	64.6	66.7	46.2	51.2	64.9	71.2	57.1	72.9	46.3	45.2	55.3			$22,123	$4,794	$17,329
Milwaukee Academy of Science	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2000 W Kilbourn Ave	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 933-0302	1,711	97	17.5	91.9%	6 (0.4%)	1,608 (94.0%)	46 (2.7%)	10 (0.6%)	11 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (1.7%)								(n/a)	8.9	2.5	5.1	13.6	10.3	11.9	24.0	19.5	15.5	15.7	5.5	7.0	22.6	22.8	21.4	15.9	30.1	13.8	6.2	12.6
Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-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)	6.1	2.6	4.4	14.0	19.4	14.3	7.5	20.0	11.7	18.6	11.1	10.7	9.0	17.3	13.0	22.2	22.1	16.8	11.1	7.8
Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1017 N 12th St	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6800	286	22	13.0	93.4%	5 (1.7%)	251 (87.8%)	14 (4.9%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	20.0	10.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	6.7	0.0	6.3	20.0	6.3	12.5	20.0	0.0	47%		$24,208	$2,929	$21,278
Milwaukee Virtual School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	921 W Meinecke	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(414) 252-0300	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	15.6	9.4	19.4	0.0	66.7	0.0	28.6	40.0	37.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.3	0.0	25.0	66.7	25.0	9.1	0.0	33.3
Obama School of Career and Technical Education	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5075 N Sherman Blvd	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4900	1,294	43	30.0	84.0%	48 (3.7%)	993 (76.7%)	179 (13.8%)	26 (2.0%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.4%)								(n/a)	8.9	2.2	4.6	0.0	0.0	6.7	0.0	7.1	28.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8	7.7	14.3	7.3	0.0	15.0			$13,791	$2,337	$11,453
Golda Meir School	Public, Alternative	3-12	1615 N Martin Luther King Dr	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 758-2500	1,192	63	18.8	47.4%	221 (18.5%)	667 (56.0%)	178 (14.9%)	46 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.5%)								(n/a)	55.5	36.8	44.5	64.8	52.5	48.8	70.0	81.8	76.7	63.4	43.8	36.1	58.7	83.5	50.0	61.3	75.0	53.1	48.8	63.8			$17,173	$2,368	$14,805

Frequently Asked Questions about Wauwatosa Virtual Academy

Is Wauwatosa Virtual Academy a good school?

Wauwatosa Virtual Academy ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Wisconsin alternative schools.

How many students attend Wauwatosa Virtual Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 91 students attended Wauwatosa Virtual Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Wauwatosa Virtual Academy?

Students at Wauwatosa Virtual Academy are 41% African American, 30% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Wauwatosa Virtual Academy in?

Wauwatosa School District

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