📍 918 Vel R Phillips Ave, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, 53203
Tenor High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County. The school has 550 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Seeds of Health Inc school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tenor High enrolls 550 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 7.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 352 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 139 | 25% |
| White | 40 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
392 of the school's 550 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 392 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tenor High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-40, state senate district 6, state house district 16.
Tenor High is one of 3 schools in Seeds of Health Inc, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The district serves 1,287 students district-wide and employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 550 students, Tenor High is larger than the district average of about 429 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large