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)
550666000721	61	Howards Grove High	Public	9-12	401 Audubon Rd	Howards Grove	53083	Sheboygan County	Howards Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 565-4450	266	22	12.2	13.5%	247 (92.9%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$13,552			$360			$13,192	79.4	38.9	265	204
551110001470	62	Oregon High	Public	9-12	456 N Perry Pkwy	Oregon	53575	Dane County	Oregon School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-4300	1,284	91	14.1	19.3%	1,059 (82.5%)	26 (2.0%)	111 (8.6%)	22 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (4.9%)	$12,895			$388			$12,507	79.3	81.8	55	7
550732001462	63	Lakeview Technology Academy	Public	9-12	9449 88th Ave	Pleasant Prairie	53158	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 359-8155	391	16	24.4	18.7%	260 (66.5%)	16 (4.1%)	68 (17.4%)	19 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.6%)	$11,597			$661			$10,936	79.3	95.1	14	49
551212001580	64	Poynette High	Public	9-12	108 N Cleveland St	Poynette	53955	Columbia County	Poynette School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 635-4347	300	23	12.8	24.3%	279 (93.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,871			$676			$12,195	79	70.6	97	33
550960003342	65	Reagan College Preparatory High	Public	9-12	4965 S 20th St	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6100	1,349	65	20.6	56.1%	424 (31.4%)	118 (8.7%)	662 (49.1%)	107 (7.9%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.4%)	$12,405			$2,067			$10,338	78.9	75.7	71	6
550423000453	66	Elk Mound High	Public	9-12	405 University St	Elk Mound	54739	Dunn County	Elk Mound Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 879-5521	368	25	14.9	29.9%	324 (88.0%)	5 (1.4%)	22 (6.0%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,476			$588			$10,888	78.3	57.7	165	99
551578000528	67	West High	Public	9-12	3301 Saylesville Rd	Waukesha	53189	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-3905	1,192	66	18.1	19.6%	906 (76.0%)	40 (3.4%)	143 (12.0%)	41 (3.4%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (4.7%)	$13,139			$323			$12,816	77.8	89.7	27	40
551200001568	68	Port Washington High	Public	9-12	427 W Jackson St	Port Washington	53074	Ozaukee County	Port Washington-Saukville School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 268-5500	804	57	14	25.9%	679 (84.5%)	22 (2.7%)	56 (7.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.1%)	$13,249			$317			$12,931	77.7	84.6	46	22
551305001724	69	River Falls High	Public	9-12	818 Cemetery Rd	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 425-1830	1,082	68	15.9	20.1%	943 (87.2%)	16 (1.5%)	61 (5.6%)	13 (1.2%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (3.7%)	$10,623			$374			$10,249	77.5	81.6	56	13
551116001480	70	Osceola High	Public	9-12	1111 Oak Ridge Dr	Osceola	54020	Polk County	Osceola School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 294-2127	463	33	14.2	27.9%	433 (93.5%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.8%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$13,983			$686			$13,297	77.5	61.4	144	74

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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.