Greendale School District
| Greendale School District | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1939 |
| Type | Public School District |
| Students | 2,696 (current, 2010-11)[1] |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Location | Greendale, Wisconsin, USA |
| Website |
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The Greendale School District, situated in the southwest corner of Milwaukee County, is home to more than 2,600 students. The District provides a public school education to all students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Greendale High School, Greendale Middle School, and three elementary schools (Canterbury, College Park, and Highland View) serve the District’s needs.
Educational program
The comprehensive curriculum at the elementary level provides opportunities for students to meet Wisconsin Model Academic Standards in reading, writing, math, social studies, and science as well as art, music, physical education, information and technology literacy, research and inquiry. The Time 4 Learning Charter School offers pre-school experiences to four-year-old children. At the middle and high school level, students have multiple pathways to meeting graduation requirements and preparing for the next step. Opportunities include Advanced Placement offerings, various vocational opportunities through a consortium with MATC, support through at-risk and special education programming, quality experiences in theater, music, digital productions, art, three foreign languages, many math courses designed to meet students’ needs, student publications, internships and mentorships, and health and wellness offerings in both physical education and FACE. Beyond the classroom, students are involved in a broad range of sports, fine arts, clubs, and activities. All grade levels participate in service-learning opportunities within the community.
Achievement
One way to gauge student and school performance is through testing. Statewide, students in third through eighth grade and tenth grade take the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Exams. The Greendale School District consistently scores high on surveys and comparisons of school districts. Greendale School District was ranked by Milwaukee Magazine as the top K-12 school system among metro area schools in 2007. Newsweek Magazine ranked Greendale High School in the top 5% of U.S. public schools each year since 2006. Over 90% percent of Greendale High School graduates indicate that they will continue on to four-year colleges and technical schools or two-year colleges.