Best High Schools in Wisconsin

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ACT and Forward Exam test scores by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 431)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
551629002135	121	West High	Public	9-12	1305 E Decorah Rd	West Bend	53095	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 335-5532	1,073	55	19.5	27.7%	909 (84.7%)	28 (2.6%)	83 (7.7%)	13 (1.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.2%)	$11,578			$476			$11,103	66.4	72.5	89	32
550591002254	122	Greendale High	Public	9-12	6801 Southway	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 423-0110	909	60	15	27.1%	611 (67.2%)	29 (3.2%)	160 (17.6%)	49 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.4%)	$12,072			$374			$11,697	65.7	73	83	39
550864000987	123	Northwestern High	Public	9-12	4751 S County Road F	Maple	54854	Douglas County	Maple School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 363-2434	393	25	15.7	31.0%	353 (89.8%)	6 (1.5%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$13,150			$167			$12,984	65.6	36.3	280	157
551683002191	124	Winneconne High	Public	9-12	100 Wolf Run	Winneconne	54986	Winnebago County	Winneconne Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 582-5810	507	39	12.9	14.0%	473 (93.3%)	4 (0.8%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$11,973			$243			$11,731	65.6	74.4	77	47
551155001530	125	Pembine High	Public	7-12	N18775 Sauld St	Pembine	54156	Marinette County	Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 324-5314	88	12	7.4	52.3%	82 (93.2%)	2 (2.3%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,043			$1,309			$22,733	65.3	88.7	31	94
551599002091	126	West High	Public	9-12	11400 W Center St	Wauwatosa	53222	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-3000	1,028	68	15.1	28.5%	549 (53.4%)	249 (24.2%)	103 (10.0%)	47 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (7.4%)	$12,883			$392			$12,489	65.3	75.4	74	52
551536001976	127	Viroqua High	Public	9-12	100 Blackhawk Dr	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 637-3191	301	24	12.5	35.5%	277 (92.0%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$14,389			$1,400			$12,989	65.3	62	137	10
551401001825	128	Somerset High	Public	9-12	645 Sunrise Dr	Somerset	54025	St. Croix County	Somerset School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 247-3355	464	29	15.8	23.9%	419 (90.3%)	5 (1.1%)	23 (5.0%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$12,673			$343			$12,331	65.2	82	54	74
550111000161	129	Benton High	Public	9-12	41 Alma St	Benton	53803	Lafayette County	Benton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 759-4002	59	7	8.2	33.9%	54 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$23,163			$817			$22,346	65.2			(n/a)
550744000844	130	Kiel High	Public	9-12	210 Raider Hts	Kiel	53042	Manitowoc County	Kiel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 894-2263	392	24	16.4	18.9%	343 (87.5%)	4 (1.0%)	33 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$13,323			$312			$13,012	65	58.9	157	27

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Forward Exam Social Studies, ACT English Language Arts, ACT Mathematics, ACT Science test scores released by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on October 8, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.