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)
551521001967	231	Valders High	Public	9-12	201 W Wilson St	Valders	54245	Manitowoc County	Valders Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 775-9530	301	33	9.1	22.6%	277 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,655			$409			$15,246	49	58.3	161	70
550001602378	232	Blair-Taylor Middle/High	Public	6-12	N31024 Elland Rd	Blair	54616	Trempealeau County	Blair-Taylor School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 989-2525	327	28	11.6	46.5%	291 (89.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$14,450			$575			$13,875	47.8	21.7	360	128
550753002887	233	La Crosse Polytechnic School	Public, Charter	6-12	228 5th Avenue South	La Crosse	54601	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 789-5900	120	8	14.4	44.2%	99 (82.5%)	6 (5.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.0%)	$15,240			$479			$14,761	47.8	71.4	94	139
551014001328	234	Riverdale High	Public	9-12	235 E Elm St	Muscoda	53573	Grant County	Riverdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 739-3116	190	15	12.9	44.7%	170 (89.5%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	$14,780			$922			$13,858	47.7	27.9	322	88
550039002724	235	Fox Cities Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5000 N Ballard Rd	Appleton	54913	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5405	58	2	29	29.3%	38 (65.5%)	11 (19.0%)	4 (6.9%)	3 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	$10,490			$911			$9,579	47.7	86.7	40	195
550261000292	236	Clear Lake High	Public	9-12	1101 3rd St SW	Clear Lake	54005	Polk County	Clear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 263-2113	181	12	15.2	35.4%	162 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	$12,742			$609			$12,134	47.7	21.2	363	127
551269001670	237	Reedsville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	340 Manitowoc St	Reedsville	54230	Manitowoc County	Reedsville School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 754-4341	264	19	14	23.9%	221 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$14,304			$605			$13,700	47.7	34.4	288	51
550972002934	238	Northwood High/Middle	Public, Charter	6-12	N14463 Highway 53	Minong	54859	Washburn County	Northwood School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 466-2297	144	13	11.2	2.1%	122 (84.7%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	$17,294			$939			$16,357	47.6	59.2	155	83
550759000877	239	Ladysmith High	Public	9-12	1700 Edgewood Ave E	Ladysmith	54848	Rusk County	Ladysmith School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 532-5531	245	18	13.3	48.6%	210 (85.7%)	3 (1.2%)	14 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	$14,026			$1,291			$12,735	47.3	25.9	332	93
551425001855	240	River Valley High	Public	9-12	660 Varsity Blvd	Spring Green	53588	Sauk County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 588-2554	389	31	12.6	32.1%	357 (91.8%)	4 (1.0%)	15 (3.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$13,864			$606			$13,258	47.3	58.2	162	78

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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.