Summary:
ZIP code 53222 contains seven public schools — four elementary, one middle, and two high schools (one of which, Milwaukee School of Languages, spans grades 6–12) — serving 4,227 students across the Wauwatosa School District (ranked 142 of 432 statewide, 3 stars) and the Milwaukee School District (ranked 418 of 432, 0 stars).
Two buildings stand out. Milwaukee German Immersion ranks in the 85th percentile with 4 stars, beats the state in all 8 of its reported 2025–26 tests, and has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the ZIP at 7.6% — even though its own district ranks near the bottom statewide. West High is the strongest high school, with a 95.8% graduation rate and 0.1% dropout rate, above district and state, plus scores above state in all four reported areas; still, its proficiency sits below Wauwatosa district averages and 22.6% of its students are chronically absent. Milwaukee School of Languages graduates 87.9% versus the Milwaukee district's 71.5%, but falls below state in every reported test.
Elsewhere, Eisenhower Elementary dropped sharply, from the 51st percentile with 3 stars in 2024–25 to the 28th percentile with 1 star in 2025–26, going from above state in 5 of 8 tests to below state in all 8. Eighty-First Street Elementary ranks lowest (3rd percentile, 0 stars) and combines the highest poverty (81.79% free/reduced lunch), highest absenteeism (46.6%), and highest spending ($21,727) with very low proficiency. Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary (11th percentile, 1 star, 79.91% FRL) also trails. Whitman Middle is above state in 3 of 8 tests with moderate absenteeism of 14.5%. Notably, spending does not track results here — West High spends the least, $14,779.
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