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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at East High this year?
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Enrollment
1,043
High
DISTRICT 1,015 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUWATOSA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551599002077
East High
7500 Milwaukee Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 · (414) 773-2000 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,043 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
237 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 250 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 249 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 265 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 279 | 27% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like East High
East High's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East High this school | 1,043 | 22.7% | 63.0% |
| Nicolet High Glendale | 1,043 | 19.4% | 52.1% |
| Monona Grove High Monona | 1,170 | 19.3% | 45.7% |
| West High Waukesha | 1,167 | 21.3% | 57.3% |
| West De Pere High De Pere | 1,050 | 19.7% | 61.0% |
| Stoughton High Stoughton | 834 | 26.4% | 46.0% |
Matched among Wisconsin high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where East High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #36 of 402 | #2 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,043 | #82 of 532 | #11 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #221 of 325 | #18 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #66 of 325 | #21 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.7% | #325 of 418 | #44 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #105 of 203 | #16 of 26 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,043
-103 (-9%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,100
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,043 | 68.3 | 15.3:1 | 23% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 1,041 | 68.9 | 15.1:1 | 24% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 1,067 | 68.3 | 15.6:1 | 19% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 1,146 | 73 | 15.7:1 | 21% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 1,152 | 68.4 | 16.9:1 | 17% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 1,148 | 71 | 16.2:1 | 21% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 1,186 | 73 | 16.3:1 | 17% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 1,266 | 79 | 16.0:1 | 8% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 1,100 | 66 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,152 to 1,043); teachers unchanged (68.4 to 68.3).
About East High
Federal records list East High as a high school in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. It enrolls 1,043 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. The school is 120% above the average for high schools in Wisconsin.
Wauwatosa School District is the local district for East High. It runs 17 schools with 6,704 students.
More than half of enrollment at East High is White: 64%. Other groups make up 17% Black, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Milwaukee County as a whole is about 51% White, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
Classroom staffing at East High totals 68.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in Wisconsin is similar, at 14.6:1. Federal data show 23% of students (237) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Milwaukee County is 64%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 63.7%.
For the population of Milwaukee County, median household income comes to about $64,435, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Milwaukee County's 284 public schools enroll about 122,496 students and include East High.
East High is less than a tenth of a mile from Wauwatosa Virtual Academy, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, East High is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around East High as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, East High enrolled 1,146 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 1,043.
The allk12 page for East High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wauwatosa School District
- West HighHigh · 986 students
- Longfellow MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Whitman MiddleMiddle · 570 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 396 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- Eisenhower ElementaryElementary · 373 students
Other schools in Wauwatosa
- West HighHigh · 986 students
- Longfellow MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Whitman MiddleMiddle · 570 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 396 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- Eisenhower ElementaryElementary · 373 students
Other East High schools
19 other US public schools in 11 states are named East High. East High is the 14th largest of the 20.
Nearby schools
- Wauwatosa Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 91
- Lincoln Elementary0.1 mi · 336
- Washington Elementary0.6 mi · 285
- Longfellow Middle0.6 mi · 782
- Wauwatosa STEM0.7 mi · 127
- Wilson Elementary0.7 mi · 218
Frequently asked questions
About East HighHow large is East High?
East High enrolls approximately 1,043 students in grades 09-12.
Is East High an elementary, middle, or high school?
East High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does East High have?
East High employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at East High?
At East High, the student body is approximately 64% White, 8% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees East High?
East High is overseen by Wauwatosa School District in Milwaukee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.