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.
Administration
The principal of Reagan High School is Joshua Preston. The school has a staff of almost 100, ranging from special education instructors to subject matter teachers and International Baccalaureate coordinators.
Academics
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.
Academic resources
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.
Extracurricular activities
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, 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. Reagan holds an annual pep rally in the first and second semester and a Black History and International Program. These programs are held during school hours and most are student run. Reagan's Talent Show is also student run, but it occurs after school. The school also holds an annual Reagan Film Festival, in which students who take the class IB Film present their films to an audience. Reagan's music department includes ensembles like String Orchestra, Beginning Band, Intermediate Band, Advanced Band, Lower and Upperclassmen Jazz band, Marching band, Competition Drum Line, Treble Choir, Men's Choir, Concert Choir and Chamber Choir. The Reagan Chamber Choir recently went to State in the WSMA competition and performed for the superintendent of the Milwaukee Public Schools. The Marching band performs every year in the Milwaukee Holiday Parade. There are performances by the bands and choirs throughout the year after school in the auditorium. The Husky Howler, the school's official newspaper, was launched on December 3rd, 2013. The newspaper is updated monthly by extremely hard-working students and can be found online at http://www.thehuskyhowler.com.
Musical theater
Reagan's musical program holds an annual musical at the end of January. Past performances have included School House Rock, The Boyfriend, Bye Bye Birdie, and Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The school also holds an annual program called "Fall One Acts", which showcases the work of Reagan's IB Theatre. The scripts are written and performed by students.
Sports
Reagan varsity baseball was the conference champion for 2014 and 2015, and defeated Arrowhead High School to go to state in 2015 for the first time in school history. Reagan soccer went to state in 2011. Reagan's sports teams include:
Rufus King rivalry
Rufus King and Reagan have been rivals since the early 2000s. Rufus King is also an International Baccalaureate School and the two schools are often in competition for state ranking. The schools compete in sports as well as academics.
In December 2018, a Ronald Reagan high school teacher, Kenneth Chu, was arrested after police found out that he was using multiple fake social media accounts on Snapchat to chat with recent graduates from the school. It was brought to their attention after a 16 year old girl showed text messages between her and Chu to her parents. Chu asked the girl if she wanted to "sneak off and fool around", and sent naked photos of himself to the girl, threatening her with suspension if she did not send him photos of her of a similar nature. Police found that he sent more than 40 nude pictures of himself to the girl. Chu was re-arrested in April 2019 and was sentenced to 4 years in prison in June 2019.
