Best High Schools in Wisconsin

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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.

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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)
550252000279	211	Chilton High	Public	9-12	530 W Main St	Chilton	53014	Calumet County	Chilton School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 849-2358	385	25	15.3	0.8%	320 (83.1%)	5 (1.3%)	51 (13.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	$11,151			$456			$10,695	51.2	42.2	245	34
551218001586	212	Prairie Farm High	Public	9-12	630 River Ave S	Prairie Farm	54762	Barron County	Prairie Farm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 455-1861	137	10	13.7	40.9%	133 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,918			$262			$15,655	51.2	60.8	148	64
551578002019	213	North High	Public	9-12	2222 Michigan Ave	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-3505	960	62	15.5	41.0%	566 (59.0%)	50 (5.2%)	280 (29.2%)	20 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.2%)	$13,197			$323			$12,874	51.2	28	321	108
551434001863	214	Spring Valley High	Public	9-12	S1450 County Road CC	Spring Valley	54767	Pierce County	Spring Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 778-5554	182	14	13.2	20.9%	174 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,941			$363			$12,578	51.1	79.5	61	153
550005802763	215	Chequamegon High	Public	9-12	400 9th St N	Park Falls	54552	Price County	Chequamegon School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 762-2474	213	16	13.6	47.9%	186 (87.3%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.2%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	7 (3.3%)	3 (1.4%)	$16,140			$545			$15,595	51.1	49.5	205	10
550453000484	216	Fall River High	Public	6-12	150 Bradley St	Fall River	53932	Columbia County	Fall River School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 484-3333	267	20	13.1	32.6%	232 (86.9%)	3 (1.1%)	21 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$12,550			$394			$12,157	51.1	35	285	69
551137001518	217	Pardeeville High	Public	9-12	120 Oak St	Pardeeville	53954	Columbia County	Pardeeville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 429-2153	274	21	13	27.0%	255 (93.1%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$14,154			$354			$13,801	51.1	66.3	111	106
551278001687	218	Rib Lake High	Public	9-12	1200 North St	Rib Lake	54470	Taylor County	Rib Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 427-3220	138	12	11.1	42.0%	128 (92.8%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,347			$341			$17,005	51	54.1	184	34
551236001644	219	Walden III High	Public	6-12	2340 Mohr Ave	Racine	53405	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 664-6250	723	45	15.9	44.1%	384 (53.1%)	78 (10.8%)	204 (28.2%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.9%)	$12,645			$931			$11,715	50.8	41.5	250	31
551083001411	220	Oak Creek High	Public	9-12	340 E Puetz Rd	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 768-6210	2,223	124	17.9	31.8%	1,445 (65.0%)	123 (5.5%)	389 (17.5%)	149 (6.7%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	110 (4.9%)	$11,364			$678			$10,686	50.6	51.3	194	26

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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.