Start early. Start strong.

We are one of five MPS Select Criteria Schools taking part in an Early Admissions process. Application to MPS Select Criteria Schools varies depending on where your child was enrolled in 7th grade. Follow these steps when applying for a freshman seat at Reagan High School:

MPS Students

• MPS parents with an active Parent Portal account should apply online through Parent Portal.
• MPS parents without an active Parent Portal account:
  • have your current school/Central Office activate an MPS Parent Portal account OR
  • attend a help session to apply (dates/locations are listed below)
• MPS students will take their early admissions test in their 8th grade MPS classrooms.

Non-MPS Students

• If your child was not an MPS student in 7th grade, you must apply online: Information forthcoming.
• Parents without a Parent Portal account also apply online: Information forthcoming.

Your Early Admissions test will be valid for five MPS Select Criteria Schools: Reagan, Riverside, Rufus King, Golda Meir, and Milwaukee High School of the Arts. Remember: You should only test once!

• Register for an early admissions test session, Test Registration (Information forthcoming), if you’re currently attending:
  • A non-MPS school
  • Carmen Northwest-Middle School
  • Carmen South Middle School
  • Hmong American Peach Academy
  • Milwaukee Excellence Charter
• The test sessions are hosted on specific dates:
  • Hosted at Reagan HS: Information forthcoming
  • Hosted at Riverside HS: Information forthcoming
  • Hosted at Golda Meir HS: Information forthcoming
• You must provide this information with your online application:
  • 7th grade report card
  • 7th grade attendance report (with # of days absent and the # of days in the school year)
  • 7th grade standardized test results (WI Forward Exam if available or other test results)

Help Sessions 

We are eager to assist families in this Early Admissions process. Help is available:

• Help session at Reagan HS: Information forthcoming
• Help session at Riverside HS: Information forthcoming
• Help session at Golda Meir HS: Information forthcoming

For more details on the MPS early admissions process, visit:  MPS Early Early Enrollment webpage