EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS
Educational options available to Whitnall Public School District students include public schools, private schools participating in a parental choice program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time open enrollment, youth options, course options, and home based private education.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The district contains two elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and one charter school:
- CORE4 K4 Charter School
- Edgerton Elementary School
- Hales Corners Elementary School
- Whitnall Middle School
- Whitnall High School
For more information on our public schools, please visit the district website at https://www.whitnall.com/
SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT
State accountability report cards are publicly released by the Department of Public Instruction in late fall. Reports can be found online at https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/reportcards/
Most Recent Accountability Performance Category Assignments:
- Edgerton Elementary School–Significantly Exceeds Expectations
- Hales Corners Elementary School–Significantly Exceeds Expectations
- Whitnall Middle School-Exceeds Expectations
- Whitnall High School-Exceeds Expectations
FULL-TIME OPEN ENROLLMENT
The interdistrict public school open enrollment program allows parents to apply for their children to attend a public school in a school district other than the one in which they reside. For more information, please visit https://dpi.wi.gov/open-enrollment.
PART-TIME OPEN ENROLLMENT
Wisconsin's part-time open enrollment program allows a pupil enrolled in a public school in the high school grades to attend public school in a nonresident school district for the purpose of taking a course offered by the nonresident school district. A pupil may attend no more than two courses at any time in nonresident school districts. For more information on part-time open enrollment, please visit https://dpi.wi.gov/open-enrollment/ptoe.
PRIVATE CHOICE SCHOOLS
The Wisconsin Parental Choice Program allows students who reside in a Wisconsin school district, other than the Milwaukee or Racine Unified School District, to attend any participating private school if certain eligibility criteria are met. The private school, on behalf of the pupil’s parent or guardian, receives a state aid payment for each eligible student. Contact the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) for the list of schools participating in the program at http://sms.dpi.wi.gov/wpcp-statewide
HOME-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Under Wisconsin Statute 118.15(4), a parent or guardian has the right to select a home-based private educational program, commonly referred to as homeschooling, for his or her child or children, in order to comply with the compulsory school attendance law. If this option is chosen, the parent or guardian is required to complete the online PI-1206 Homeschool Enrollment Report. Students enrolled in home-based private educational programs are able to take up to two courses in any grade in a resident or non-resident school district. For more information please visit https://dpi.wi.gov/parental-education-options/home-based
VIRTUAL SCHOOLS
There are a number of virtual school options for students. These include:
- Bridges Virtual Academy - Merrill School District
- EAchieve - Waukesha School District
- I Forward - Grantsburg School District
- Wisconsin Connections - Appleton School District
- Wisconsin Virtual Learning School - Northern Ozaukee School District
- Wisconsin Virtual Academy - McFarland School District
START COLLEGE NOW
Wisconsin’s Start College Now program allows public high school juniors and seniors who meet certain requirements to take post secondary courses at a Wisconsin technical college. Approved courses may count toward high school graduation and college credit.
For more information on the Start College Now program, please visit https://www.wtcsystem.edu/programs/other-educational-opportunities/dual-credit/
EARLY COLLEGE CREDIT PROGRAM
Wisconsin’s Early College Credit program allows students in grades 9-12 who meet certain requirements to take courses at an institution within the University of Wisconsin
System, a tribally controlled college, or a private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in the state. Approved courses may count toward high school graduation and college credit.
For more information on course options, please visit https://dpi.wi.gov/dual-enrollment/eccp.
UW CLASS RANK UNDER "GUARANTEED ADMISSIONS PROGRAM"
Class Rank under the University of Wisconsin’s “Guaranteed Admission Program”:
Beginning with the 2023-24 Junior (grade 11) class and provided there are at least 15 students in the relevant class, high schools are required to annually prepare a class ranking of pupils enrolled in the high school as of the class’s completion of grade 11. The sole criterion for ranking pupils must be the pupil’s grade point average. The class ranking must identify those pupils who rank in the top 5 percent of their high school class and those pupils who rank in the top 10 percent of their high school class. The rankings relate to the “Guaranteed Admission Program” established for the University of Wisconsin system institutions under section 36.11 (3m) of the state statutes. This program is sometimes referred to as the “Wisconsin Guarantee”)
Once the high school completes the ranking, section 118.58 further requires that the high school must:
- Notify each pupil ranked in the top 10 percent of the pupil’s high school class that the pupil is ranked, as applicable, in either the top 5 percent or in the top 10 percent of the pupil’s high school class.
- If applicable to the pupil, identify a top 5 percent or top 10 percent class ranking on the pupil's high school transcript as of the pupil's completion of grade 11.
There is no statutory deadline for completing the class ranking, notifying the students, and notating transcripts, but most high schools will likely want to complete those steps as soon as possible after the relevant class completes grade 11. (Note: Although the statute does not require high schools to provide notification to parents and guardians, schools may elect to do so provided the parent or guardian otherwise has access to the student’s records).
YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS
Youth Apprenticeships integrate school-based and work-based learning to instruct students in employability and occupational skills defined by Wisconsin industries. Local programs provide training based on statewide youth apprenticeship curriculum guidelines, endorsed by business and industry. Students are instructed by qualified teachers and skilled worksite mentors. Students are simultaneously enrolled in academic classes to meet high school graduation requirements, in a youth apprenticeship related instruction class, and are employed by a participating employer under the supervision of a skilled mentor. More information on the YA program can be found at: https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/apprenticeship/ya/