Student Achievement

Academic achievement and student participation are two indicators of student success at Arrowhead High School.

Student Achievement

2019 ACT Scores      

Average composite of college-bound seniors = 24.0

Average composite of all juniors = 23.2

2019 Advanced Placement (AP) Scores

Passing rate (scores of 3, 4, or 5) = 91.3%

Wisconsin's School Accountability Report Card

Arrowhead's latest rating:   5 stars/89.7,  Significantly Exceeds Expectations

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Student Participation

Graduation rate =                  98.6%

Post graduation =                  90.3%   4-year university,  9.0%   2-year college

Co-curricular activities

1. Academic = 63.0%
2. Athletic =     59.5%  
3. Music =        26.7%

Community volunteerism =  at least 80% 

Recognition Examples

• US News & World Report named AHS as one of the 2020 Best High Schools in the nation.
• Newsweek's Top 5,000 STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) Schools in the nation lists AHS within the top 1%.
• The Washington Post again named AHS as one of  "America's Most Challenging High Schools."
• Arrowhead's student achievement tops the list of Waukesha County High Schools on standardized assessments such as the ACT (24.0 composite) and AP Exams (91% passing rate).
• Arrowhead received a 5-star 'Significantly Exceeds Expectations' rating on WI DPI's Wisconsin Accountability Report Card, placing AHS in the top 1-2% of 500+ high schools. 
• Of the graduating class, 70% of the students earned a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.
• 87% of the Class of 2019 were accepted in to a 4-year or 2-year college.
• Arrowhead team, clubs and classes facilitated 150+ community service projects during the year, totaling over 10,000 hours of volunteerism. 
• Broadway Company's musicial "Wedding Singer" won a Best Musical Jerry Award. 
• Seven AHS students were 2020 Scholastic Art Award winners.
• State champion teams include boys ski, and girls volleyball. 
• Four wrestling team athletes won WIAA Individual Championships. 
• AHS was ranked as #3 best high school for athletic programs in the country by Niche Publications.
• The boys soccer team was honored with the Classic 8 Conference Sportsmanship Award.
• Three student business are operated at Arrowhead- Warhawk Manufacturing, Cafe Arrrowhead Restaurant, and Wally Grounds Coffee Shop.
• The Arrowhead Scholarship Foundation awarded $62,000 in college scholarships to about 70 graduating seniors.
• Dozens of Arrowhead students written pieces (stories, poems, and essays) were nationally published.
• Six AHS students, of just 16,000 nationwide, were named National Honor Society semi-finalists, with two being named finalists. 
• Debra Paradowski, associate principal, was named the 2020 WI Associate Principal of the Year and the National Associate Principal of the Year by the National Associate of Secondary School Principals. 
• Dave Olenchek, teacher and math program leader, was selected as a 2020 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Fellowship Award recipient. 
• Jeremy Schlitt, tech ed teacher, was recognized by Honored.org as the January 2020 honoree for being an exceptional teacher who makes important impacts on the lives of students, as nominated by one of his students. 
• Boys soccer coach Any Coutts was named the United Soccer Coaches Association of American, Region VI, Assistant Coach of the Year.
• AHS student athletes and brothers, Max and Marvin Marriot, were the first ever recipients of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel High School Special Olympics "I AM SPORTS" award.
• United Nations Association and InnerView recognized three AHS studetns at the 2nd Annual National Community Service Awards: Caroline McCance, Brynne Hill, and Anna Long. 
• Arrowhead loves veterans! They were supported this year through Veterans' Day Breakfast, and dozens of gratitude letters written by our students. 

• Arrowhead offered more than 50 clubs/activities and 30 sports, with the vast majority of our student body participating in more than one co-curricular program.