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that serves student in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from

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History

In August 2022 the school district established a new curriculum for

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. In October 2022 Beck Andrew Salgado of the ''

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'' wrote that the "stability" of the district was damaged by political pressures and by some fights that occurred on campuses. In late October 2022 members of

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and other right wing groups went to a meeting of the board of trustees, and police intervened.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2016-17 enrollment from the

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) are as follows:

Elementary schools (grades K-5)

*Eisenhower Elementary - 390 students *Jefferson Elementary - 277 students *Lincoln Elementary - 303 students *Madison Elementary - 310 students *McKinley Elementary - 414 students *Roosevelt Elementary - 395 students *Underwood Elementary - 288 students *Washington Elementary - 341 students *Wauwatosa STEM School - 133 students *Wilson Elementary - 147 students

Montessori Schools (grades K-8)

*Wauwatosa Montessori School - 165 students

Middle schools (grades 6-8)

*Longfellow Middle - 874 students *Whitman Middle - 709 students

High schools (grades 9-12)

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- 1,088 students *

Wauwatosa West High School Wauwatosa West High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in the city of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States. West opened in 1960/1961 as a sister-school to Wauwatosa East High School; together they a ...

- 1,071 students

Other

*Alternative Program *Additional WSD services are provided to juvenile residents of the Milwaukee County Grounds—at

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and the Milwaukee County's Children and Adolescent Services Center—through the River Hills School on the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex grounds. County juveniles in secure detention receive educational services through the Vel R. Phillips Juvenile Justice Center School within the Milwaukee County Children's Court building.

References

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