Ronald Wilson 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 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.

Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School exterior as seen from 20th Street.

History

c.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.[1]

References
  1. 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

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