Summary:
The 53208 zip code of Milwaukee, Wisconsin is home to three high schools - Pathways High, Groppi High, and Transition High. These schools serve students in grades 9-12 and face significant challenges, with all three ranking very low statewide and struggling academically compared to state averages.
Pathways High is a public charter school with the largest enrollment of 171 students, while Groppi High and Transition High are traditional public schools with 102 and 88 students, respectively. Despite their low statewide rankings, the schools maintain similar graduation rates around 91% and dropout rates around 1.3%. However, they all have high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 17.7%, and significantly underperform the state on proficiency in subjects like social studies and science.
The high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 84% to 100%, suggest the schools serve economically disadvantaged student populations. While the schools spend well above the national average per student, from $22,307 to $23,340, the resources do not seem to be translating into academic success. The student-teacher ratios vary, with Transition High having the lowest at 8.7 students per teacher and Pathways High the highest at 15.5 students per teacher, which could be an area to explore further.
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