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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	Distance	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 (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 8th 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
Central High	0.0mi	Public	9-12	8516 W Lincoln Ave	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3110	961	66	14.5	73.0%	299 (31.1%)	144 (15.0%)	402 (41.8%)	23 (2.4%)	12 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (8.4%)	12.2	471^st of 533 public high schools	11.6%		6	414^th of 431 public high schools	3.9%	57	28.4	13.3	21.2				14.1		$15,659	$1,152	$14,507
James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School	0.8mi	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
Deeper Learning Virtual Academy	1.6mi	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
Nathan Hale High	1.9mi	Public	9-12	11601 W Lincoln Ave	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3210	1,134	71	16.0	57.1%	577 (50.9%)	142 (12.5%)	292 (25.7%)	26 (2.3%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	88 (7.8%)	40	346^th of 533 public high schools	35.1%		34.8	316^th of 431 public high schools	26.7%	30	44.4	28.0	30.5				49.0		$14,879	$706	$14,173
Hamilton High	2.3mi	Public	9-12	6215 W Warnimont Ave	Milwaukee	53220	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 327-9300	1,472	100	14.7	78.6%	130 (8.8%)	436 (29.6%)	657 (44.6%)	171 (11.6%)	18 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (3.9%)	3.9	509^th of 533 public high schools	4.5%		1.3	426^th of 431 public high schools	1.2%	83	11.7	3.9	7.9				13.3		$19,450	$2,632	$16,819
Audubon Technology and Communication High	3.2mi	Public	9-12	3300 S 39th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7800	436	27	16.3	78.2%	66 (15.1%)	70 (16.1%)	261 (59.9%)	22 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	7.8	487^th of 533 public high schools	8.6%					(n/a)	25.8	9.7	10.8				12.8		$19,955	$2,613	$17,342
Escuela Verde	3.3mi	Public, Charter	9-12	3628 W Pierce St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Trans Center for Youth Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 988-7960	121	10	12.0	80.2%	9 (7.4%)	12 (9.9%)	98 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	5.5	497^th of 533 public high schools	6.8%		4.2	417^th of 431 public high schools	3.2%	80	9.7	0.0	14.3				23.5
Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus	3.4mi	Public, Charter	9-12	1712 S 32nd St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 384-4444	382	20	19.1	96.1%	11 (2.9%)	7 (1.8%)	363 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.3	433^rd of 533 public high schools	18.8%		7.6	408^th of 431 public high schools	5.3%	25	36.3	19.8	29.7				33.0		$21,605	$2,866	$18,739
Lad Lake Synergy School	3.5mi	Public	6-12	2820 W Grant St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 647-1771	22	5	4.4	81.8%	0 (0.0%)	14 (63.6%)	8 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$65,500	$4,987	$60,513
East High	3.5mi	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

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