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Whitefish Bay High School

Public | 9-12 | 952 students
 

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  • My children a have just begun the WFB School District. The bottom line is key...

  • Next to Nicolet, Homestead, and Shorewood, Whitefish Bay is one of the...

  • great teachers-really get involved with the students

  • Whitefish Bay and Shorewood high schools are the best in the whole state of...

 

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Posted May 1, 2011
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My children a have just begun the WFB School District. The bottom line is key reason we moved to WFB. WFB kids have scored in the top 3 on ACT public schools in the state for over the last 10 years. Need I say more?
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Posted February 21, 2010
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Next to Nicolet, Homestead, and Shorewood, Whitefish Bay is one of the greatest schools in not only MIlwaukee, but also Wisconsin, if not the country.
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Posted September 16, 2009
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great teachers-really get involved with the students
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Posted January 13, 2006
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Whitefish Bay and Shorewood high schools are the best in the whole state of Wisconsin. I attended Whitefish Bay as a student. The academic program is excellent and the teachers are top notch. The math department is very challenging. The school also has a wide variety of extracurricular activities available to students to choose from.
—Submitted by Liana Taylor (Prilepskaya), a former student

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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

Grade level

Language Arts

The state average for Language Arts was 73% in 2012.

217 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
92%

2011

 
 
88%

2010

 
 
94%
Math

The state average for Math was 74% in 2012.

217 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
91%

2011

 
 
89%

2010

 
 
88%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 80% in 2012.

217 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
93%

2011

 
 
93%

2010

 
 
94%
Science

The state average for Science was 75% in 2012.

217 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
88%

2011

 
 
89%

2010

 
 
90%
Social Studies

The state average for Social Studies was 78% in 2012.

217 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
91%

2011

 
 
92%

2010

 
 
92%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Wisconsin used the Wisconsin Student Assessment System (WSAS), which includes the WKCE and WAA, to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in math and reading, and in grades 4, 8 and 10 in language arts, science and social studies. The WSAS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Wisconsin. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level. In private schools, only voucher program participants are tested.

See Wisconsin's state standards

Source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Language Arts

All Students92%
Female96%
Male88%
Black, not of Hispanic origin73%
Asian/Pacific Islander89%
Hispanic83%
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White, not of Hispanic origin95%
Economically disadvantaged63%
Not economically disadvantaged93%
Students with disabilities14%
Non-disabled94%
English learnersn/a
Proficient in Englishn/a
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant92%

Math

All Students91%
Female94%
Male88%
Black, not of Hispanic origin69%
Asian/Pacific Islander89%
Hispanic100%
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White, not of Hispanic origin93%
Economically disadvantaged63%
Not economically disadvantaged92%
Students with disabilities14%
Non-disabled94%
English learnersn/a
Proficient in Englishn/a
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant91%

Reading

All Students93%
Female94%
Male90%
Black, not of Hispanic origin69%
Asian/Pacific Islander89%
Hispanic100%
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White, not of Hispanic origin95%
Economically disadvantaged76%
Not economically disadvantaged93%
Students with disabilities43%
Non-disabled95%
English learnersn/a
Proficient in Englishn/a
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant93%

Science

All Students88%
Female92%
Male82%
Black, not of Hispanic origin48%
Asian/Pacific Islander89%
Hispanic100%
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White, not of Hispanic origin92%
Economically disadvantaged38%
Not economically disadvantaged89%
Students with disabilities14%
Non-disabled89%
English learnersn/a
Proficient in Englishn/a
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant88%

Social Studies

All Students91%
Female96%
Male87%
Black, not of Hispanic origin61%
Asian/Pacific Islander89%
Hispanic100%
American Indian/Alaskan Nativen/a
White, not of Hispanic origin95%
Economically disadvantaged63%
Not economically disadvantaged92%
Students with disabilities28%
Non-disabled93%
English learnersn/a
Proficient in Englishn/a
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant91%
Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Wisconsin used the Wisconsin Student Assessment System (WSAS), which includes the WKCE and WAA, to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in math and reading, and in grades 4, 8 and 10 in language arts, science and social studies. The WSAS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Wisconsin. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level. In private schools, only voucher program participants are tested.

The different student groups are identified by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 5 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group. Subgroup scores for each school are only reported for students who were enrolled as of the fall enrollment count. The All students score includes results for all students who took the test, regardless of when they first enrolled in the school.

See Wisconsin's state standards

Source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White, not Hispanic 78% 74%
Black, not Hispanic 12% 10%
Asian 5% 4%
Hispanic 3% 10%
Multiracial 2% 2%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 0% 1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander N/A 0%
Source: WI Dept. of Public Instruction, 2011-2012

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Limited English proficient 0%N/A6%
Disabled students 6%N/A14%
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 0%N/A39%
Source: WI Dept. of Public Instruction, 2010-2011

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 15N/A15
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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1200 E Fairmount Ave
Whitefish Bay, WI 53217
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Phone: (414) 963-3928

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