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Best High Schools in Zip Code 53206

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Summary:

The 53206 zip code of Milwaukee, Wisconsin is home to two high schools: North Division High and NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy. Both schools consistently rank among the lowest-performing high schools in Wisconsin, with North Division High ranking in the bottom 5-10% and NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy ranking in the bottom 5% of all Wisconsin high schools.

Despite their low performance metrics, both schools maintain relatively high graduation rates of 91.0% and low dropout rates of 1.3%. However, they face significant challenges, including very low proficiency rates on state assessments, high chronic absenteeism, and a predominantly low-income student population, with over 90% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The schools also differ in their student-teacher ratios, with North Division High having a much lower ratio of 13.8 compared to NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy's ratio of 39.

Overall, the high schools in the 53206 zip code of Milwaukee face significant obstacles in providing quality education to their students. While the schools are able to keep students enrolled and graduating, their academic performance lags far behind the Milwaukee School District and Wisconsin state averages, suggesting a need for a more comprehensive approach to address the underlying issues and improve educational outcomes in this area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy	Public	9-12	2320 W Burleigh St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-0283	104	6	17.3	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	96 (92.3%)	5 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)								(n/a)	20.0	$20,852	$4,089	$16,763
North Division High	Public	9-12	1011 W Center St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-4900	346	28	12.4	91.3%	9 (2.6%)	313 (90.5%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)								(n/a)	2.2	$26,397	$2,995	$23,401

Cities Near Zip Code 53206

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Milwaukee	0.3 mi	192	463^rd
Shorewood	2.33 mi	4	34^th
Whitefish Bay	2.64 mi	4	1^st
Wauwatosa	3.47 mi	17	121^st
Glendale	3.48 mi	3	222^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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