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Awards |
Newsweek Ranked #1 High School in Wisconsin based on the challenge index (2009), Newsweek Ranked #1 High School in Wisconsin based on the challenge index (2008), New Wisconsin Promise School of Excellence (5 Years) (2007) |
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Special features |
special education program, magnet school, independent study, nonprofit, state run, gifted and talented |
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Dress code |
Dress code: Dress Code requirements can be obtained by looking in the student handbook or by calling the school. |
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School Mission
- The mission of Rufus King International Baccalaureate High School is to accomplish the MPS K-12 goals of excellence by providing a quality college preparatory education to all students.
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- This school is best known for its IB Diploma Program
- This high school program is primarily college preparatory and aims for most graduates to go immediately to four year colleges.
- Foreign language(s) taught: French, German, Italian, Latin and Spanish.
- Special education programs designed specifically for students with autism, serious emotional disturbance, specific learning disabilities, orthopedic impairments, visual impairments and other health impairments.
- 11-20% of students receive special education services.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on accelerated learning, honors, college preparation.
- Physical education is required for the following grades: 1, 9, 10, 11
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Instructional Program Highlights
- International Baccalaureate (IB) is an experiential learning program that teaches children how to think critically about causal relationships and examine current accepted scholarship.
- I.B Students write a 4,000 word extended original essay. This is an original research project developed by the students and guided through the use of a faculty advisor. These essays are judged in various disciplines by examiners world wide.
- 88% of all Rufus King Students participate in the I.B. program by taking at least one subject area for college credit. Students who wish to receive their IB diploma, take all six subjects in IB Courses and test at the end of their Junior and Senior years.
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: basketball, cheerleading, cross country, soccer, softball, swimming, track and volleyball.
- Boys sports: basketball, baseball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and wrestling.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Debate / Forensics - (including Lincoln-Douglass, Policy Debate, and Public Forum Debate) Open to all students; membership fee applies; Drum Line - Open to all students with experience playing the drums; National Honor Society - Students invited based on grades during their sophomore and junior years; membership fee applies; Science Olympiad - Team competition for 22 different events in the sciences, including bridge building and rock identification. No Fee; Gospel Choir - Students perform at school events and travel around the city performing at public competitions and on invitation and Gay-Straight Alliance - Seeks to create a safe environment for LGBT students and their allies through education about LGBT issues.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: orchestra, band, theater/drama, chorus, photography, drawing/painting and ceramics.
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Parent and Community Support
- There is a very active PTSO (Parent / Teacher / Student Organization) at Rufus King High School. Through this organization, parents participate in the Booster Club and serve on various parent committees. The Rufus King Governance Council is an advisory board to the Principal wich consists of Parents, students, and teachers. Parents are invited to parent activites and encouraged to come to conferences and visit their children's classes.
Other news or notes
- Rufus King High School has been named a New Wisconsin Promise School of Excellence for the fifth year in a row. King is one of only 15 schools in the State of Wisconsin that can boast of this accomplishment. According to Newsweek Magazine, Rufus King is ranked first in Milwaukee and in the State of Wisconsin on the rigor index and one of the top 250 high schools in the nation. The International Baccalaureate Program drives the entire culture of the school. All students at Rufus King receive a college preparatory education. We do not offer vocational education classes at King. 88% of our Juniors and Seniors participate in the IB curriculum and test at the end of these years. This participation rate allows Rufus King to have a waiver from the State of Wisconsin for a school year start date around August 15th. The year typically ends around May 30th.
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- Less than 20% of graduates go to 2-year colleges.
- 80-100% of graduates go to 4-year colleges.
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| Technology and Facilities |
- 13 students per computer.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established between 1930-1939.
- District provides transportation to this school.
- This school was built between 1930-1939.
- Recent or upcoming renovations: In 2001, Rufus King High School underwent an $11 Million dollar renovation which added an additional 4 classrooms / science laboratories in a new wing to the building. A new library, administrative suite, three computer labs, and 10 additional classrooms were added. As part of this renovation, $2 Million dollars were included for technological upgrades.
- Gymnasium and physical education facilities: The gymnasium is a spectator style gym where all visitors are seated in the balcony to watch the sporting activities. The gym is often divided through use of a mechanized wall to separate the girls gym from the boys gym. There are four half court basketball hoops and one full court for WIAA games.
- Library facilities: The library was a newly created addition in 2001. Located on the second floor, It boasts it's only computer lab, parent center, and houses meeting space and offices for the Special Education Supervisor and the librarian. There is an abundance of fiction and non-fiction alike housed in the Rufus King library - but only for minimal research. Rufus King has an agreement with UWM for our Full-Diploma IB Candidates to use their research library for the extended essay.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Entering students typically come from: Roosevelt Middle School; Samuel Morse Middle School and Fritsche Middle School.
- Graduates typically go to: University of Wisconsin - Madison and University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.
- Students at this school are admitted on the basis of tests, grades and auditions or other criteria.
- Students also enroll by: Incoming freshmen test in the Fall Semester of their 8th Grade .
- Less than half of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: Security guard(s) (full or part-time); Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; After school or lunchtime detentions; closed campus;
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 96-100% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- This school has an emphasis in: International Baccalaureate Program for College Preparation.
- Regular classroom hours: 7:30am to 2:39pm.
- Principal has been at this school for 4 years.
- Principal has 37 years of experience.
- 0% of teachers are in their first year.
- Teachers have an average of 14 years experience.
- There are 200 students per paraprofessional staff/instructional aide.
- There are 44 students per non-instructional staff.
- There are 0 students per staff member on the playground.
- Foreign language(s) spoken by staff: French, German, Italian, Japanese and Latin.
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Donation requests
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Description: Money for 60 graphing calculators
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- Contact name: Mavis Roesch
- Contact phone: 414-267-0709
- Contact email: roeschmj@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
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Category: math/science
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Description: Summer Prep Academy funding (Math & Science)
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- Contact name: Paul Gessner
- Contact phone: 414-267-0706
- Contact email: gessnept@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 06/26/2009. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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