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)
550075000098	341	Unity High	Public	9-12	1908 150th St	Balsam Lake	54810	Polk County	Unity School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 825-2131	295	21	13.8	54.2%	241 (81.7%)	3 (1.0%)	16 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$13,344			$683			$12,660	27.3	34.5	287	54
551665002176	342	Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	19121 Hobson St	Whitehall	54773	Trempealeau County	Whitehall School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 538-4364	321	30	10.5	43.3%	255 (79.4%)	2 (0.6%)	52 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$14,490			$814			$13,676	27.3	25.5	337	5
550364000386	343	Delavan-Darien High	Public	9-12	150 Cummings St	Delavan	53115	Walworth County	Delavan-Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 233-6601	576	43	13.5	58.3%	258 (44.8%)	11 (1.9%)	288 (50.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$13,249			$819			$12,430	27	19	369	26
550183000235	344	Bruce High	Public	9-12	104 W Washington Ave	Bruce	54819	Rusk County	Bruce School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 868-2585	120	11	10.6	47.5%	113 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	$14,206			$385			$13,821	26.9	31.7	305	39
550159000202	345	Boyceville High	Public	9-12	1031 Tiffany St	Boyceville	54725	Dunn County	Boyceville Community School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 643-3647	209	15	13.5	42.6%	191 (91.4%)	3 (1.4%)	13 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$15,224			$1,352			$13,873	26.6	50.5	199	146
551452001883	346	Stockbridge High	Public	9-12	110 School St	Stockbridge	54129	Calumet County	Stockbridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 439-1158	56	6	8.8	19.6%	51 (91.1%)	1 (1.8%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	$16,114			$485			$15,629	26.6			(n/a)
550723000785	347	Juda High	Public	9-12	N2385 Spring St	Juda	53550	Green County	Juda School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 934-5251	91	10	9.1	54.9%	87 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$16,722			$1,105			$15,617	26.5			(n/a)
550852000925	348	East High	Public	9-12	2222 E Washington Ave	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-1600	1,644	109	15.1	51.7%	579 (35.2%)	342 (20.8%)	421 (25.6%)	123 (7.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	174 (10.6%)	$13,938			$411			$13,528	26.5	31.7	304	44
551578002025	349	South High	Public	9-12	401 E Roberta Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-3705	879	75	11.7	52.8%	359 (40.8%)	102 (11.6%)	360 (41.0%)	12 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.6%)	$13,294			$323			$12,971	26.2	15.5	383	34
550681000740	350	Independence High	Public	9-12	23786 Indee Blvd	Independence	54747	Trempealeau County	Independence School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 985-3172	145	11	13.3	58.6%	72 (49.7%)	2 (1.4%)	66 (45.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$16,839			$1,938			$14,902	26.2	27.1	329	21

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.