Whitefish Bay School District: An Exceptional Place to Learn
On behalf of the School District of Whitefish Bay, we welcome you to our educational community!
Our district is known across the state as enjoying high achieving students, supportive families, and excellent faculty and staff. Whitefish Bay is a caring community that is proud of its children and schools, holds high expectations for academic achievement, and is supportive of the arts and co-curricular activities.
The district is an exceptional place to learn and work as a direct result of our people and programming. We are a hard-working, thoughtful team of professionals who are dedicated to continuous improvement and success in all departments, in all schools, and in all classrooms.
During the 2023-24 school year, the District engaged with the community and various stakeholders to develop a comprehensive plan for the future direction of the District. This strategic planning process helped to inform a revised version of the District's Focus Plan. The Focus Plan includes the District's Vision, Mission, Values, and Goals:
Dedication to Excellence and Continuous Improvement
We are delighted and proud to share the good news of the School District of Whitefish Bay and our educational community thanks you for your interest in us.
Achievement Highlights - The School District of Whitefish Bay continues to be known as one of the very best PreK-12th grade public school districts, not just in Wisconsin but nationally. We enjoy high-achieving students, engaged families, exceptional faculty and staff, and excellent facilities.
The district is consistently ranked among the top three districts in Wisconsin according to ACT average composite scores. We are the only district in Wisconsin to have earned an average ACT score above 25 for 20+ years as the Graduating Class Composite.
Students have earned numerous recognitions including, but not limited to, Rotary Club’s Service Above Self Award, Presidential Scholar semifinalists, our middle and high school Student Council members holding regional officer positions, perfect (36) ACT scores, and many, many athletic and co-curricular awards, recognitions, and school records.
Whitefish Bay High School continues to appear in several national and state rankings including Top College-Ready Schools (US News & World Report and Newsweek), Most Challenging High Schools (The Washington Post), Pace-Setter School in Advanced Placement (WI AP Advisory Council), District of High Value for the Housing Dollar (Forbes Magazine), and the #1 High School in Southeastern WI (Milwaukee Magazine) #1 Public High Schools in WI (Niche), Among Top Public School Districts in WI (Niche).
Our district is full of hard-working, thoughtful, caring team members who are dedicated to success in every school, in every department, in every classroom, and for every student. Teachers continue to earn numerous recognitions including, but certainly not limited to, the Herb Kohl Fellowship Grants and National Board Certification.
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