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Riverside High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1615 E Locust St, Milwaukee, WI 53211 · (414) 906-4900 · Part of Milwaukee School District

Milwaukee’s School Grade D− better than 1% of Wisconsin school districts

Directions
Students
1,240
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Riverside High

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Wisconsin’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 15.6% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Milwaukee kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–898 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Riverside HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 38.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1615 E Locust St, Milwaukee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9458
Grade 10298
Grade 11243
Grade 12241
Enrollment over time
1,469’20
1,323’21
1,229’22
1,162’23
1,240’24

Down 15.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 67%Hispanic 20%Asian 8%Two or more races 3%White 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Riverside High from Milwaukee families.

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The district →
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1,294 students30:1
Milwaukee Parkside School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Milwaukee
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859 students17:1
MacDowell Montessori School K3-12
Other · Grades PK–12 · Milwaukee
D
823 students16:1
Longfellow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Milwaukee
D
773 students19:1
Fernwood Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Milwaukee
B
731 students22:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Wisconsin’s other public schools; Milwaukee’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.