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Greenfield High
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Greenfield High
Greenfield High is a well-populated high school in Greenfield, Wisconsin, run under Greenfield School District. The school works with 1,140 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so Greenfield High sits 140% above that benchmark.
Greenfield School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,380 students; Greenfield High is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Greenfield High shows that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 35% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Black.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Milwaukee County (around 64%), the school's rate is south of typical.
With demographic context factored in, Greenfield High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.0%; this one delivers 36.5%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Milwaukee County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,435, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Greenfield High is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).
Edgewood Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Greenfield High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Greenfield High at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 58.1%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Greenfield High has showed little movement, going from 1,163 students in 2018 to 1,140 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 45% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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