Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School

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Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School
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Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School
4965 S 20th St

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United States
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School type Public High school
MottoOne mission, one vision, one focus: IB
Established2003 (2003)
School district Milwaukee Public Schools
SuperintendentKeith P. Posley
PrincipalMike Roemer
Grades 9 through 12
Enrollment1,343 (2022-23) [1]
Campus size13.118 Acres
Color(s)   
MascotHusky
Website www.ronaldreaganhs.org

Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School (RWR) is a high school located at 4965 South 20th Street in the Town of Lake neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. It is a part of Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS).

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Formerly known as Town of Lake College Preparatory High School, the school changed its name following the death of former President Ronald Reagan in June 2004. The renaming was approved by the Milwaukee Board of School Directors on September 29, 2004, with the official renaming ceremony taking place on June 3, 2005. Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School became an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. Reagan has an alternating day schedule. The system is known as an A Day and B day system to the students.

Notable Alumni

History

Around 2004 it had 100 students. By 2010 it had 1,000 students, and so many students applied for admission that the school had a wait list. [2] In the year of 2022, MPS breaks ground on multi-million dollar expansion at Reagan that would be split into three phases the first phase of the project is being funded by $9 million in federal emergency relief funds to help schools move forward from the pandemic. The first phase is also funded by private donors and other fundraising efforts. [3]

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References

  1. "Reagan College Preparatory High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  2. Borsuk, Alan J. (2010-01-23). "Is success too much at Reagan school?". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel . Archived from the original on 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2017-01-01.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Scroll down to see the article
  3. Hall, Tajma (2022-09-07). "MPS breaks ground on multi-million dollar expansion at Reagan High School". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel . Retrieved 2023-01-23.

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