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Central High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

8516 W Lincoln Ave, West Allis, WI 53227 · (414) 604-3110 · Part of West Allis School District

West Allis’ School Grade D better than 13% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
961
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Central High

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Wisconsin’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.3% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–8Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate902 students
9–12Central HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts14%
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).

8516 W Lincoln Ave, West Allis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9226
Grade 10251
Grade 11252
Grade 12232
Enrollment over time
1,059’20
1,060’21
1,007’22
1,032’23
961’24

Down 9.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 42%White 31%Black 15%Two or more races 8%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central High from West Allis families.

Other schools in West Allis School District

The district →

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; West Allis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.