Whitefish Bay High School - Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin/WI

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Whitefish Bay High School

1200 E Fairmount Ave, Whitefish Bay, WI, 53217-6099 -

tel: (414)963-3928
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Definition of Terms

Whitefish Bay High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Milwaukee County, WI

Students & Faculty

Total Students

913 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

59 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 221 students

Grade 10 - 224 students

Grade 11 - 235 students

Grade 12 - 233 students

This School

(WI) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(WI) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	6%	3%
% Hispanic	3%	8%
% Black	13%	12%
% White	79%	74%

Additional Student Information

This School

(WI) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

n/a

n/a

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

n/a

n/a

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(WI) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Whitefish Bay School District

This School's Agency

(WI) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	4	3
Number of Students Managed	2,691 students	1,018 students
District Total Revenue	$32,535,000	$11,049,000
District Expenditure	$31,833,000	$10,517,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,090	$8,166
District Expenditure / Student	$11,829	$7,594
District Graduation Rates	99%	100%

Whitefish Bay High School is a comprehensive public secondary school located in the village of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, United States.
The school newspaper is called Tower Times, the school yearbook is named The Tower, both referencing the school building's five-story tower and facade that rise over the main entrance and dominate the skyline of the surrounding landscape. The school colors are blue and gray. Sports teams are known as the Blue Dukes.
The high school has a 20-minute Individual Self Help Period (ISHP) during lunch and open campus.
Graduation Requirements: The school awards one credit per passing semester per class. Forty credits are required: 8 English, 4 Science, 6 Social Studies, 4 Mathematics, 4 Health and Physical Education, 1 Computer Science, and 1 Fine or Applied Art. No foreign language is required to graduate.
Students must earn at least a 1.667 cumulative GPA in order to graduate, unless they pass the Wisconsin High School Graduation Test. If they both fail to meet the GPA requirements and fail to pass the HSGT, they may still graduate if they are recommended by their teachers.
A student may drop a course in exchange for a study hall within the first 15 days of a semester without penalty. After 15 days, the student will receive an "F" in a dropped course.
Notable alumni: Kristen Johnston - Actress; Jeffrey Hunter - Actor; Chip Zien - Actor; Christopher Bridges - Musician; Craig Counsell - Athlete; Daniel Stein - Mime; Edward Norton - Actor.
Campus: The school's campus was built in many pieces: the original structure, the Memorial Gymnasium, Laycock Hall (the auditorium), the English Wing, and Memorial Field House.
The design of the school's campus can make it difficult for incoming freshmen to navigate it. This is primarily because the school was built in many pieces: the original structure, the Memorial Gymnasium, Laycock Hall (the auditorium), and the English Wing and Memorial Field House.
However the main segment of the school is quite simple, as it has very few hallways coming from it. It should be noted that as every floor of this front section of the school looks identical it can take a few moments to recognize the floor you are on.
Another area often confusing freshman is the basement of the school. For example, the health room is located deep in a corner of the school where you would expect something like a utility closet, and the basement does not follow the design of the upper levels.
Hallways are at times dark. Serious lighting upgrades are required.
Perhaps one of the most confusing parts of the school is the English Wing. The English Wing can be entered halfway between the first and second floors from the school's center staircase (not the staircase across from the main entrance). However, the rooms in the English Wing are numbered as if they belong on the second floor at the end of the History Wing. Consequently, many new students who failed to go to Freshman Orientation are unable to find their English classrooms. Another flaw of the English wing is it's small width in comparison to other halls, which, when coupled with the overly large and heavy outward opening doors from english rooms can cause minor injuries from collisions, and also makes it a very cramped area to walk through. This is a major cause of students being late to class.
The school newspaper is called the Tower Times. This is because the school has a giant tower in the middle of it. Nobody is allowed to go up the tower because it is roped off. The tower is dangerous because there are no railings on it. The tower has a sad history because in January of 1993, a student slipped on the icy floor of the tower. Since then nobody is allowed to go up the tower.
Programs: The School has numerous musicals and other productions. Generally there is a fall play and a spring musical.
Electives and AP/honors courses rock. AP Chem rules the house!
The school sports program offers (European) football, girls and boys swimming, soccer, cross country, volleyball, basketball, track, girl's gymnastics, and more. The best known school teams are soccer, swimming, tennis and the tech club.
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About This Zip Code (53217)

School Zip (53217)

(WI) State Average

Population (Approximate)	29,479 people	5,159,713 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	69%	24%
Population Average Age	42 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$74,572	$42,598
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.5 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	54 years old	47 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	80% / 20%	63% / 37%

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