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)
550741000841	351	Kewaunee High	Public	9-12	911 3rd St	Kewaunee	54216	Kewaunee County	Kewaunee School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 388-2951	300	22	13.8	32.7%	255 (85.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (10.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$12,168			$505			$11,663	26.2	29.1	315	36
550678000738	352	Hustisford High	Public	6-12	845 S Lake St	Hustisford	53034	Dodge County	Hustisford School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 349-3261	167	20	8.5	26.3%	149 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	$16,627			$1,045			$15,582	26.1	38.5	268	84
550420000450	353	Eleva-Strum High	Public	9-12	W23597 Us-10	Strum	54770	Trempealeau County	Eleva-Strum School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 695-2696	187	18	10.5	1.6%	167 (89.3%)	2 (1.1%)	17 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$16,510			$505			$16,005	26.1	50.7	197	156
550039000047	354	East High	Public	9-12	2121 Emmers Dr	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5400	1,306	84	15.5	41.0%	817 (62.6%)	52 (4.0%)	192 (14.7%)	185 (14.2%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.0%)	$12,078			$915			$11,164	26	25.1	339	15
551242001651	355	Randolph High	Public	9-12	110 Meadowood Dr	Randolph	53956	Dodge County	Randolph School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 326-2425	201	15	13.2	29.4%	179 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,332			$653			$13,678	25.6	41.6	248	107
551365002695	356	George D Warriner High School for Personalized Learning	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	830 Virginia Avenue	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 459-0945	116	6	18.7	50.0%	82 (70.7%)	1 (0.9%)	23 (19.8%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	$10,218			$381			$9,837	25.5	32.9	295	61
551593002068	357	Wausaukee High	Public	9-12	N11941 US Highway 141	Wausaukee	54177	Marinette County	Wausaukee School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 856-5152	127	11	12	48.8%	115 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$18,290			$654			$17,637	25.2			(n/a)
550007903064	358	Pathways High	Public, Charter	9-12	3022 W Wisconsin Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Pathways High Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 943-2891	145	11	13.8	67.6%	42 (29.0%)	78 (53.8%)	11 (7.6%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.9%)	$23,340			$5,080			$18,260	25.2	18	374	16
550582000636	359	Preble High	Public	9-12	2222 Deckner Ave	Green Bay	54302	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 391-2400	2,125	127	16.7	45.8%	976 (45.9%)	92 (4.3%)	780 (36.7%)	160 (7.5%)	26 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	89 (4.2%)	$12,297			$695			$11,601	25.1	21.7	359
551056001382	360	New Lisbon Junior High/High	Public	7-12	500 S Forest St	New Lisbon	53950	Juneau County	New Lisbon School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 562-3700	248	24	10.3	45.2%	225 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$13,738			$713			$13,025	25	13.8	389	29

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.