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)
550645000701	181	Hilbert High	Public	9-12	1139 W Milwaukee St	Hilbert	54129	Calumet County	Hilbert School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 853-3558	143	14	10.4	32.2%	112 (78.3%)	3 (2.1%)	25 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$12,892			$399			$12,493	56	75.5	72	109
550900001051	182	Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	N181 State Road 108	Melrose	54642	Jackson County	Melrose-Mindoro School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 488-2201	317	26	12.3	37.2%	298 (94.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$20,914			$672			$20,240	56	55	177	5
551533001972	183	Verona Area High	Public	9-12	234 Wildcat Way	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 653-1000	1,789	116	15.4	28.2%	1,021 (57.1%)	139 (7.8%)	449 (25.1%)	67 (3.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	93 (5.2%)	$13,209			$290			$12,918	55.9	57.2	167	16
550402000410	184	East Troy High	Public	9-12	3128 Graydon Ave	East Troy	53120	Walworth County	East Troy Community School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 642-6760	475	32	15	23.2%	424 (89.3%)	4 (0.8%)	34 (7.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$12,917			$598			$12,319	55.6	75.4	73	111
550240000265	185	Cassville High	Public	7-12	715 E Amelia St	Cassville	53806	Grant County	Cassville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 725-5116	82	12	7	52.4%	80 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	$18,046			$768			$17,278	55.6	86.8	38	147
551092001428	186	Oconto High	Public	9-12	1717 Superior Ave	Oconto	54153	Oconto County	Oconto Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 834-7812	265	20	13.2	40.8%	232 (87.5%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.2%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	$15,320			$818			$14,503	55.4	32.4	302	116
551098001441	187	Omro High	Public	9-12	455 Fox Trl	Omro	54963	Winnebago County	Omro School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 303-2300	331	23	14.5	23.0%	285 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$13,213			$679			$12,535	55.4	41.5	249	62
551323001746	188	Saint Croix Falls High	Public	9-12	740 Maple Dr	Saint Croix Falls	54024	Polk County	Saint Croix Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 483-2507	356	24	14.7	35.7%	322 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.5%)	$13,116			$718			$12,398	55.2	72.1	91	97
551635002141	189	West Salem High	Public	9-12	490 N Mark St	West Salem	54669	La Crosse County	West Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 786-1220	606	44	13.7	19.6%	553 (91.3%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.6%)	$13,361			$549			$12,812	54.9	58.8	158	31
551494001947	190	Tomahawk High	Public	9-12	1048 E Kings Rd	Tomahawk	54487	Lincoln County	Tomahawk School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 453-2106	353	26	13.6	34.3%	336 (95.2%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$14,918			$378			$14,540	54.6	60.4	149	41

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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:

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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.