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Whitewater High

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Whitewater High ranks 323 rd of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 25% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Whitewater High is a public high school located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 595. The school is part of the Whitewater Unified School District, which is ranked 354 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitewater High has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized tests, with proficiency rates significantly lower than the state average in all subject areas tested. The school has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, but its dropout rate has been higher than the state average. Whitewater High has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, which are significantly higher than the state average. The school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which may be contributing to its academic challenges.

Whitewater High's performance is significantly lower than many of the nearby high schools, such as Elkhorn Area High, Edgerton High, and Fort Atkinson High, which have higher academic proficiency rates, graduation rates, and overall statewide rankings. The significant performance gaps between Whitewater High's different student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with special needs, suggest that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and support to address these disparities.

606

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,073

Per pupil spending ?

43.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

534 S Elizabeth St
Whitewater, WI 53190-1635

(262) 472-8100

District: Whitewater Unified School District

Feeder schools for Whitewater High:

Elementary:	Lakeview Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
	Washington Elementary
Middle:	Whitewater Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.8%

Hispanic:

39.6%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2022 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Wisconsin avg46%

323^rd of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

354^th of 426Whitewater Unified 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	32.8	323 of 431	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	274 of 431	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	366 of 415	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	365 of 391	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	316 of 390	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	236 of 400	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.0	144 of 410	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.5	189 of 410	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.6	174 of 408	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.1	181 of 466	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.6	254 of 462	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.2	299 of 457	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.7	320 of 452	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	60.8	217 of 445	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.9	219 of 450	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.0	248 of 438	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.1	239 of 437	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.9	154 of 281	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	66.8	103 of 287	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.2	59 of 275	78.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	262 of 358	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	246 of 353	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.3	288 of 329	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	308 of 343	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	263 of 332	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.9	161 of 343	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	187 of 355	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	88 of 126	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.7	85 of 86	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	54 of 76	28.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	227 of 335	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	216 of 326	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	228 of 271	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	244 of 250	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	200 of 226	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	189 of 251	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	293 of 380	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	231 of 365	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.7	323 of 359	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	331 of 347	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	297 of 334	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	277 of 354	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.6	107 of 373	71.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	58 of 93	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	74.7	12 of 95	87.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	181 of 285	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	110 of 300	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.8	230 of 271	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	245 of 269	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	186 of 266	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	94 of 266	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	61 of 261	76.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-4 vs state

Social Studies40%-8 vs state

Science39%-5 vs state

Mathematics34%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Whitewater High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (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 Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Whitewater High	Public	9-12	534 S Elizabeth St	Whitewater	53190	Walworth County	Whitewater Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 472-8100	606	43	14.0	43.2%	326 (53.8%)	11 (1.8%)	240 (39.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	32.8	323^rd of 431 public high schools	25.1%		40.7	274^th of 431 public high schools	36.4%	49	44.2	34.1	38.8	39.9	$16,073	$1,461	$14,611
Palmyra-Eagle High	Public	9-12	123 Burr Oak St	Palmyra	53156	Jefferson County	Palmyra-Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(262) 495-7101	165	18	9.0	32.7%	141 (85.5%)	2 (1.2%)	20 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	37	304^th of 431 public high schools	29.5%					(n/a)		46.3	32.5	39.3	$15,497	$598	$14,898
Fort Atkinson High	Public	9-12	925 Lexington Blvd	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 563-7811	816	60	13.7	26.5%	631 (77.3%)	16 (2.0%)	122 (15.0%)	15 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.6%)	45.1	252^nd of 431 public high schools	41.5%		67.3	114^th of 431 public high schools	73.5%	138	53.6	35.9	44.6	42.5	$13,281	$279	$13,000
Milton High	Public	9-12	114 W High St	Milton	53563	Rock County	Milton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 868-9300	1,057	62	17.0	20.2%	920 (87.0%)	13 (1.2%)	59 (5.6%)	19 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.8%)	54.3	202^nd of 431 public high schools	53.1%		52.3	205^th of 431 public high schools	52.4%	3	47.8	45.1	45.6	55.2	$12,116	$183	$11,933
Jefferson High	Public	9-12	700 W Milwaukee St	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 675-1100	603	43	13.9	35.0%	425 (70.5%)	5 (0.8%)	142 (23.5%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	40	285^th of 431 public high schools	33.9%		52.7	200^th of 431 public high schools	53.6%	85	43.5	33.8	37.2	60.0	$13,267	$488	$12,779
Delavan-Darien High	Public	9-12	150 Cummings St	Delavan	53115	Walworth County	Delavan-Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 233-6601	511	38	13.5	54.2%	237 (46.4%)	6 (1.2%)	248 (48.5%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	15.6	389^th of 431 public high schools	9.7%		27	343^rd of 431 public high schools	20.4%	46	30.2	27.6	28.5	33.8	$13,249	$819	$12,430
Delavan Darien Technical School Inc	Public, Charter	9-12	150 Cummings St	Delavan	53115	Walworth County	Delavan-Darien School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(262) 233-6661	93	4	23.8	57.0%	45 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)								(n/a)				10.5
Elkhorn Area High	Public	9-12	482 E Geneva St	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 723-4920	953	64	14.9	28.6%	757 (79.4%)	4 (0.4%)	166 (17.4%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.5%)	75.3	77^th of 431 public high schools	82.1%		64.5	134^th of 431 public high schools	68.9%	57	62.0	49.3	54.3	65.2	$12,678	$438	$12,240
Craig High	Public	9-12	401 S Randall Ave	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-5200	1,400	103	13.5	37.2%	1,017 (72.6%)	49 (3.5%)	221 (15.8%)	29 (2.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (5.6%)	38.1	298^th of 431 public high schools	30.9%		21	375^th of 431 public high schools	13.0%	77	47.0	37.1	43.6	37.5	$12,952	$839	$12,113
Career and College Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	400 County Road H	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 564-2970	246	10	25.8	38.2%	195 (79.3%)	5 (2.0%)	33 (13.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	6.8	411^th of 431 public high schools	4.6%					(n/a)	19.4	19.4	25.0	23.7	$10,612	$140	$10,472

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitewater High

What schools feed into Whitewater High?

Whitewater High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lakeview Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary
Middle : Whitewater Middle

How many students attend Whitewater High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 606 students attended Whitewater High.

What is the racial makeup of Whitewater High?

Students at Whitewater High are 54% White, 40% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Whitewater High in?

Whitewater Unified School District

Is Whitewater High a good school?

Whitewater High ranks 323^rd of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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