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Whitefish Bay Schools
Southeastern Wisconsin’s Premier Public School Community
Ten Fast Facts about the Whitefish Bay Schools
(Updated October 2007)
Fast Fact #1: College Preparation
WhitefishBay students have achieved average ACT composite scores exceeding 25.0 in each of the past five years, the only public school in Southeastern Wisconsin to reach this benchmark. Nearly 9 in 10 WhitefishBay students take the ACT annually. [Source: Public Schooling in Southeastern Wisconsin, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (Public Policy Forum)]
Fast Fact #2: PostHigh School Education
An average of 94% of WhitefishBay graduates go on to post secondary education immediately after high school over the past five years. [Source: School District Records]
Fast Fact #3: Advanced Achievement
WhitefishBay students take and pass advanced placement exams at a significantly higher rate than students in any other Southeastern Wisconsin high school.
• 98% of students enrolled in AP classes complete the corresponding AP exams.
• The ratio of Advanced Placement tests passed by Whitefish Bay students to total school enrollment (42%) widely surpasses other Southeastern Wisconsin schools (more than 20%) and is six times the state average.
• 71 students achieved AP Scholar status (passed 3 or more exams) in 2007 and 2 students achieved the most challenging level of National AP Scholar (high scores on 8 or more exams).
• The number of Advanced Placement tests taken and passed by WhitefishBay students has more than tripled in the past ten years.
• The average AP exam score in each of the past 6 years has been 4.0 or higher (5.0 scale), exceeding the national average by 1.0 or more.
[Source: Public Schooling in Southeastern Wisconsin (Public Policy Forum) and School District Records]
Fast Fact #4: Standardized Assessments
Today’s third and fifth grade students are performing at the highest levels on record for WhitefishBay students on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS). [Source: School District Records]
Fast Fact #5: Attendance
WhitefishBay student daily attendance has been the highest in Southeastern Wisconsin for the most recent three years reported. [Source: Public Schooling in Southeastern Wisconsin, 2004, 2005, 2006 (Public Policy Forum)]
Fast Fact # 6 School Completion
The drop-out rate in WhitefishBay has been less than one-half of one percent in each of the past five years. [Source: School District Records]
Fast Fact #7: Diversity
Twenty percent of WhitefishBay school attendees are students of color, including 8% of students who attend under the State Chapter 220 Integration Program. [Source: School District Records]
Fast Fact #8: Participation
More than 80% of WhitefishBayHigh School students participate in at least one co-curricular activity each year and the number is growing. [Source: School District Records]
Fast Fact #9: Cost
Our per pupil expenditures rank near the bottom (fourth) among the five highest performing school districts in Southeastern Wisconsin [Source: Public Policy Forum]
Fast Fact #10 Support
Whitefish Bay residents, alumni and supporters pledged or donated approximately $1.2 million on behalf of opportunities, services and facilities for students in just the past year (2006). [Source: School District Records]
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