Summary:
ZIP code 53203 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is served by a single high school: Tenor High, a grades 9–12 campus at 918 Vel R Phillips Ave with 651 students, part of the Seeds of Health Inc district. Because it is the only high school in the area, there are no neighboring schools to compare it with, so the most useful benchmarks are the district and the state.
Both the school and its district sit near the bottom of Wisconsin rankings. The district ranks 425 of 432 (2nd percentile, 0 stars), and Tenor High's latest rank is 480 of 533 (10th percentile, 1 star) — an improvement from 0 stars in the two prior years, but still in the lowest decile. Accountability outcomes trail the state: graduation is 82.1% versus 92.0% statewide, dropout is 3.2% versus 1.1%, and chronic absenteeism is 32.3% versus 17.3%, meaning roughly 1 in 3 students is chronically absent. About 66.21% of students receive free or reduced lunch, the student-teacher ratio is 24:1, and the only spending figure available is $9,942 per student from 2019–2020.
Tenor High is below the state in every reported subject. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 26.02% in Social Studies, 16.67% in English Language Arts, 13.19% in Mathematics, and 11.81% in Science, compared with state rates of 48.25%, 48.47%, 42.93%, and 43.20%. Social Studies is the relative bright spot, slightly above the district and roughly flat year over year, while Math and Science remain about 30 points below the state despite small gains. ELA dropped sharply, from 27.94% to 16.67%. Families should weigh these academic and attendance needs alongside the school's recent ranking improvement.
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