Summary:
ZIP code 53221 contains exactly one high school: Reagan College Preparatory High, which serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,372 students as part of Milwaukee School District in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Because it is the only high school in the area, the area's high school profile is essentially this school's profile, so the most useful comparisons are the school against its district, against the state, and against its own prior years.
Reagan is a clear standout. Statewide, it ranked 58 of 533 schools in 2025–2026, placing in the top 11% with 4 stars; it also earned 4 stars in 2024–2025 and 2023–2024. That contrasts sharply with Milwaukee School District, which ranked 418 of 432 with 0 stars. Outcomes reflect the same gap: the graduation rate is 98.8% versus 71.5% for the district and 92.0% statewide, and the dropout rate is 0.2% versus 4.0% district and 1.1% state. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 66.77% in Social Studies, 68.54% in English Language Arts, 52.34% in Mathematics, and 54.21% in Science — above the state in every subject and far above district rates, which ranged from roughly 14.6% to 26.2%. The school beat state averages in all eight reported test comparisons across two years.
Performance is generally trending up: Social Studies rose 7.26 points and Mathematics 6.28 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while English Language Arts slipped 1.16 points to 68.54%, still about 20 points above the state. Chronic absenteeism is the main watch item at 19.7% — 2.4 points above the state's 17.3%, though far below the district's 46.2%. Notably, 51.75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, so strong outcomes come despite economic disadvantage. Per-student spending is $18,985 with a 20.9:1 student-teacher ratio, though the data provide no district or state benchmarks for those figures.
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