Wauwatosa Virtual Academy

Wauwatosa · WI · Wauwatosa School District · Public charter · K-12 combined


AP rigor: 86th percentile nationally 11 AP courses

At a glance

Programs & features
  • 11 AP courses offered — Elite
  • Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
  • Gifted & talented program
  • 2 calculus classes · 4 physics · 4 chemistry
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: 86th percentile nationally
  • SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 48% by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 54% in 2019 (Bottom 11% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Wauwatosa Virtual Academy compares for families

Standout academic depth by national standards.

  • ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 14% nationally with 11 AP courses.
  • ▸ LocallyWI students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: ASSATA High, Transition High, Central City Cyberschool 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

86th percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
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AP courses offered
11
Math ✓ · Science ✓
Students taking AP courses
37
≈46 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
6
2 calculus · 4 advanced
Lab science classes
8
4 physics · 4 chemistry
Other rigor signals
Dual-enrollment program
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 · 2020-21

Bottom 48% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
62
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
77.5
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

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?

Bottom 11% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
54%
Range: 50–59%
4-year cohort size
50
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

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

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
50.0%
Elevated — a quarter or more of teachers are in years 1-2. Often correlates with school instability.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
0.0%
Strong attendance culture among teachers.

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%)

22.0%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

<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

43%
admit rate
$11,603
in-state tuition/yr · $42,103 out-of-state
1360–1510
SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–32

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.

See the full University of Wisconsin-Madison profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
182:1
Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.
Counselor FTE
0.5
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
4
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
ASSATA High
Milwaukee
Public 4.2 78 -17.9%
Transition High
Milwaukee
Public 2.4 90 -10.9%
Central City Cyberschool
Milwaukee
Public · charter 3.5 73 +17.7%
Shalom High
Milwaukee
Public 3.7 101 -15.8%
Groppi High
Milwaukee
Public 3.0 105 +16.7%
NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy
Milwaukee
Public 3.6 104 -7.1%
Vel R Phillips School
Wauwatosa
Public 1.8 125 +42.0%
South Accelerated Academy
Milwaukee
Public 4.7 57 —

At a glance

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Wauwatosa Virtual Academy is a public high school in Wauwatosa, WI, enrolling 91 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

It offers 11 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 86% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

62 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 48% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 54% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 182 students per school counselor.

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 Wauwatosa Virtual Academy offer? Wauwatosa Virtual Academy offers 11 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 86% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is Wauwatosa Virtual Academy's graduation rate? Wauwatosa Virtual Academy's federal four-year graduation rate was about 54% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Wauwatosa Virtual Academy? Wauwatosa Virtual Academy is a public high school in Wauwatosa, WI, enrolling 91 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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