Best High Schools in Wisconsin

A teacher and two students give a thumbs-up in a classroom.

Find the best Wisconsin high schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Wisconsin test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
551404001832	411	South Milwaukee High	Public	9-12	801 15th Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5100	979	69	14.1	51.5%	556 (56.8%)	63 (6.4%)	263 (26.9%)	12 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.4%)	$13,355			$837			$12,519	9.3	18.8	371	40
550386003013	412	School of Options and Applied Research High	Public, Charter	8-12	1700 Pleasure Island Road	Eagle River	54521	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 547-3619	73	5	15.9	56.2%	64 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.2%)	$12,907			$601			$12,306	9.1			(n/a)
550582000644	413	West High	Public	9-12	966 Shawano Ave	Green Bay	54303	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 492-2600	784	63	12.4	68.4%	284 (36.2%)	107 (13.6%)	199 (25.4%)	79 (10.1%)	46 (5.9%)	4 (0.5%)	65 (8.3%)	$15,193			$733			$14,460	6.9	7.9	398	15
550732000801	414	Bradford High	Public	9-12	3700 Washington Rd	Kenosha	53144	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6200	1,448	85	17	57.2%	442 (30.5%)	299 (20.6%)	598 (41.3%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	93 (6.4%)	$14,042			$1,000			$13,042	6.6	7.7	399	15
551626002101	415	Central High	Public	9-12	8516 W Lincoln Ave	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3110	1,032	68	15	59.9%	344 (33.3%)	166 (16.1%)	399 (38.7%)	25 (2.4%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (8.6%)	$13,078			$1,128			$11,949	6.4	9	397	18
550582000618	416	East High	Public	9-12	1415 E Walnut St	Green Bay	54301	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 448-2090	1,077	73	14.7	70.9%	274 (25.4%)	153 (14.2%)	508 (47.2%)	51 (4.7%)	27 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.8%)	$13,655			$797			$12,858	6.4	6.3	403	13
550960003054	417	Carmen High Southeast Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	2500 W Oklahoma Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 509-7800	676	9	75.1	98.1%	13 (1.9%)	28 (4.1%)	627 (92.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$14,539			$2,478			$12,061	6			(n/a)
550582002857	418	John Dewey Academy of Learning	Public, Charter	6-12	701 Cherry Street	Green Bay	54301	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 448-2232	161	13	12.2	60.9%	100 (62.1%)	7 (4.3%)	32 (19.9%)	4 (2.5%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.3%)	$13,266			$569			$12,697	5.4	16.7	380	38
550960002339	419	Milwaukee High School of the Arts	Public	9-12	2300 W Highland Ave	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-7000	985	56	17.6	80.0%	94 (9.5%)	522 (53.0%)	209 (21.2%)	114 (11.6%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.9%)	$13,758			$1,870			$11,888	4.2	9.1	396	23
550891002975	420	Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA)	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	4721 Dale-Curtin Dr	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(608) 838-9482	1,423	62	22.8	61.1%	851 (59.8%)	193 (13.6%)	215 (15.1%)	27 (1.9%)	22 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (8.1%)	$9,140			$14			$9,127	4	7.6	400	20

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Wisconsin

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for WI student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students

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.