{"id":6585,"date":"2019-10-17T14:00:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us\/school\/rufusking\/?page_id=6585"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:49:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:49:28","slug":"admissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mps.school\/rufusking\/about\/admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]The Rufus King International High School application process is simple but somewhat competitive.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Paying close attention to enrollment dates and details will increase your student\u2019s chances of becoming a Rufus King General.<\/p>\n<h2>Admissions Criteria<\/h2>\n<p>Families apply to district high schools during their student\u2019s eighth-grade year. MPS high schools that receive more freshman applications than they have available seats use a points-based admissions system to fill ninth-grade seats.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MPS families receive a letter in September that explains their eighth grader\u2019s preliminary admissions score. Use this information to help your child select their first-choice school.<\/li>\n<li>Admission scores are based on student attendance, writing activity, report card, and standardized test results in English language arts and math.<\/li>\n<li>Rufus King International High School requires a minimum of five points per student.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milwaukeepublicschools.org\/enrollment\/process\/high-school-enrollment\/high-school-enrollment-faqs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MPS Frequently Asked Questions<\/a> to learn more about the application process.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you do not choose a school during the high school enrollment period, MPS will enroll your child in a school based on their current academic program or neighborhood school.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Step One<\/h2>\n<p>Learn more about Rufus King International High School by attending our fall open house.<\/p>\n<h2>Step Two<\/h2>\n<p>Select up to five schools, district-wide. Rank them in order of preference. Rank your top or first-choice school number one.\u00a0Students will be automatically enrolled in the highest-ranked school whose admission criteria they meet.<\/p>\n<h2>Step Three<\/h2>\n<h3>Students who attend MPS in seventh grade:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mpsresearch.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_01VquoJZ9Zg0Syy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Submit your completed high school application<\/a>. Families don\u2019t need to submit additional information or documents because your child\u2019s academic, attendance, and assessment information is already in our system.<\/p>\n<h3>Students who attend a non-MPS school in seventh grade:<\/h3>\n<p>Please provide the following information <a href=\"https:\/\/mpsresearch.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_01VquoJZ9Zg0Syy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with your application<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seventh-grade attendance data (number of days absent and number of days in the school year)<\/li>\n<li>Seventh-grade report card<\/li>\n<li>Seventh-grade standardized test results (WI Forward Exam individual student report if available; other standardized tests may be used if the WI Forward is not available)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Step Four<\/h2>\n<p>Enjoy eighth grade! Families will be notified in December.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rufus King International High School application process is simple but somewhat competitive.Paying close attention to enrollment dates and details will increase your student\u2019s chances of becoming a Rufus King General. Admissions Criteria Families apply to district high schools during their student\u2019s eighth-grade year. MPS high schools that receive more freshman applications than they have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":17,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h2>Step 1 \u2013 Learn more about Rufus King International High School!<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Attend our Open House for Potential Incoming Freshmen.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Step 2 \u2013 Apply!<\/h2>\r\nChoose up to five schools, ranked in order of preference \u2013 with <strong>Rufus King International High School ranked #1<\/strong>. Students will be enrolled in the highest-ranked school to which they are accepted.\r\n<h3>For students who were in MPS for 7th grade:<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Current MPS families with an active MPS Parent Portal account can apply <a href=\"https:\/\/milwaukeewi.infinitecampus.org\/campus\/portal\/milwaukee.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online through Infinite Campus<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Current MPS Families without an active MPS Parent Portal account must attend a help session or have a MPS Parent Portal account created at the child\u2019s school or MPS Central Office.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>For students who were not in MPS at 7th grade:<\/h3>\r\nStudents who were not in an MPS school in 7<sup>th<\/sup> grade who wish to apply to a Rufus King will need to provide the following information:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Student\u2019s seventh grade attendance data (number of days absent and number of days in the school year)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Student\u2019s seventh grade report card<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Student\u2019s seventh grade standardized test results (WI Forward Exam individual student report if available; other standardized tests may be used if the WI Forward is not available)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Step 3 \u2013 You\u2019ll receive your school enrollment by early December!<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>As noted above, students will be enrolled in the highest-ranked school to which they are accepted.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If you do not choose a school during Early Enrollment, MPS will make a school placement based on your student\u2019s current program or neighborhood school.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6585","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/rufusking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/rufusking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/rufusking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/rufusking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/rufusking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/rufusking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6585\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/rufusking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/rufusking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}