Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy
Waukesha · WI · Waukesha School District · Public charter
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Waukesha Academy of Health Professions → High School of Health Sciences → Vel R Phillips School → School for Arts and Performance → James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School → Pathways High → Escuela Verde → Groppi High →At a glance
- 19 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- 2 calculus classes · 2 physics · 2 chemistry
- AP rigor: 71st percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 43% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 95% in 2019 (75th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 71st percentile nationally with 19 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyWI students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Waukesha Academy of Health Professions, High School of Health Sciences, Vel R Phillips School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
71st percentile nationally
Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 43% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
75th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Wisconsin-Madison
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,354/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -5.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 144 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waukesha Academy of Health Professions Waukesha |
Public · charter | 0.0 | 112 | -33.7% |
| High School of Health Sciences Wales |
Public · charter | 7.9 | 176 | -7.4% |
| Vel R Phillips School Wauwatosa |
Public | 9.9 | 125 | +42.0% |
| School for Arts and Performance Wales |
Public · charter | 7.9 | 114 | +9.6% |
| James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School West Allis |
Public | 10.8 | 168 | +28.2% |
| Pathways High Milwaukee |
Public · charter | 14.0 | 149 | +1.4% |
| Escuela Verde Milwaukee |
Public · charter | 13.4 | 121 | +0.8% |
| Groppi High Milwaukee |
Public | 14.4 | 105 | +16.7% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantWaukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy is a public high school in Waukesha, WI, enrolling 144 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
It offers 19 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 71% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
51 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 43% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 95% in the latest EDFacts release.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy offer? Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy offers 19 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 71% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy's graduation rate? Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy's federal four-year graduation rate was about 95% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy? Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy is a public high school in Waukesha, WI, enrolling 144 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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