Ronald Reagan College Preparatory High School

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).

Formerly known as Town of Lake College Preparatory High School, the school changed its name after former President Ronald Reagan died 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. In 2012, Reagan received Gold Status in U.S. News as the #197 best school in the United States and #2 in the state of Wisconsin, trailing only behind Rufus King High School.

Circa 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.

The principal of Reagan High School is Mike Roemer. The school has a staff of almost 100, ranging from special education instructors to subject matter teachers and International Baccalaureate coordinators.

Ronald W. Reagan High School is an accredited International Baccalaureate Organization World School. The school offers IB credited classes to juniors and seniors.

Reagan's credit recovery program replaced its summer school program with an online program for students who have failed classes.

Reagan's Student Learning Community is an Internet resource that students use to access class information and presentations posted online by teachers.

The school library contains books, calculators, films, and other resources.

Reagan has a number of computers and laptops at the disposal of students.

Ronald Reagan has numerous different after school activities which include but are not limited to: Forensics, DJ Club, Radio Reagan, Debate, Art Club, Theater Club, International Club, Card Game Club, Husky Howler Newspaper, GSA (Gay/Straight Alliance), Metal Club, Math Club, Physics Club, Yes Club, Weightlifting Club, Spoken Word, Stage Crew, Student Council, Urban Promise, Black Student Union, Yearbook Staff, Bible Study Club, Four R's of Conservation, K-Pop Dance Club, Culinary Club, Competition Drum Line.

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