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)
550405000429	41	Memorial High	Public	9-12	2220 Fairfax St	Eau Claire	54701	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-6300	1,558	94	16.5	29.0%	1,159 (74.4%)	46 (3.0%)	128 (8.2%)	129 (8.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (4.9%)	$12,395			$324			$12,071	83.5	82.1	53	12
551719002229	42	Wrightstown High	Public	9-12	600 High St	Wrightstown	54180	Brown County	Wrightstown Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 532-0525	401	31	13.1	20.2%	344 (85.8%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (8.2%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.5%)	$12,140			$491			$11,649	83.3	84.3	47	5
550210000255	43	Cambridge High	Public	9-12	403 Blue Jay Way	Cambridge	53523	Dane County	Cambridge School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 423-3261	259	21	12.1	21.6%	234 (90.3%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$15,238			$429			$14,809	83.2	88.2	33	10
550999001312	44	Mount Horeb High	Public	9-12	305 S 8th St	Mount Horeb	53572	Dane County	Mount Horeb Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 437-7206	776	51	15.2	13.3%	695 (89.6%)	12 (1.5%)	39 (5.0%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.6%)	$11,504			$383			$11,120	82.8	76.5	68	24
551560001988	45	Waterford High	Public	9-12	611 W Main Street	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Waterford Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 534-3189	890	68	13.1	13.9%	773 (86.9%)	10 (1.1%)	83 (9.3%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	$19,213			$225			$18,988	82.6	78.6	62	17
550783000893	46	Laona High	Public	6-12	5216 Forest Ave	Laona	54541	Forest County	Laona School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 674-2143	148	12	12.6	38.5%	112 (75.7%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (16.9%)	2 (1.4%)	4 (2.7%)	$15,652			$658			$14,995	81.5	47.4	217	171
550243000267	47	Cedar Grove-Belgium High	Public	9-12	321 N 2nd St	Cedar Grove	53013	Sheboygan County	Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 668-8686	275	22	12.6	20.7%	239 (86.9%)	4 (1.5%)	26 (9.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$11,890			$227			$11,663	81.4	85.2	43	4
550516000557	48	Germantown High	Public	9-12	W180N11501 River Ln	Germantown	53022	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 253-3400	1,290	86	15	13.1%	1,042 (80.8%)	68 (5.3%)	46 (3.6%)	78 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (4.3%)	$12,932			$308			$12,624	81.3	88.6	32	16
551578003334	49	Waukesha Academy of Health Professions	Public, Charter	9-12	401 E Roberta Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 970-3775	114	1	114	24.6%	78 (68.4%)	2 (1.8%)	27 (23.7%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$12,640			$321			$12,319	80.9	62.7	134	85
550669000729	50	Hudson High	Public	9-12	1501 Vine St	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3800	1,718	110	15.6	14.1%	1,498 (87.2%)	18 (1.0%)	91 (5.3%)	38 (2.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (4.1%)	$12,351			$236			$12,115	80.9	81.6	57	7

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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.

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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.