Best High Schools in Wisconsin

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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)
550045000070	301	Argyle High	Public	9-12	14665 State Road 78	Argyle	53504	Lafayette County	Argyle School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 543-3318	75	9	8.5	40.0%	72 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$9,303			$535			$8,768	36.3	27.4	327	26
550786000896	302	Lena High	Public	9-12	304 E Main St	Lena	54139	Oconto County	Lena School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 829-5244	133	12	11.3	33.1%	124 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,139			$457			$12,683	36			(n/a)
551596002074	303	Wautoma High	Public	9-12	514 S Cambridge St	Wautoma	54982	Waushara County	Wautoma Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 787-3354	375	31	11.9	53.6%	279 (74.4%)	1 (0.3%)	77 (20.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$14,901			$1,170			$13,731	35.8	39.4	261	42
550108000156	304	Turner High	Public	9-12	1231 E Inman Pkwy	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit Turner School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 364-6370	459	31	14.9	36.4%	336 (73.2%)	14 (3.1%)	57 (12.4%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.7%)	$11,880			$586			$11,293	35.7	32.7	298	6
550564000600	305	Granton High	Public	6-12	217 N Main St	Granton	54436	Clark County	Granton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 238-7175	107	14	7.9	49.5%	90 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	$17,718			$6,532			$11,186	35.5	47.3	218	87
551482001926	306	Thorp High	Public	9-12	605 S Clark St	Thorp	54771	Clark County	Thorp School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 669-5401	165	16	10.1	47.3%	161 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$24,949			$253			$24,697	35.3	54.7	178	128
551512001962	307	Two Rivers High	Public	9-12	4519 Lincoln Ave	Two Rivers	54241	Manitowoc County	Two Rivers Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 793-2291	474	37	12.7	34.6%	387 (81.6%)	7 (1.5%)	34 (7.2%)	19 (4.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$13,273			$396			$12,878	35.2	25.7	334	27
550828000915	308	Luck High	Public	9-12	810 S 7th St	Luck	54853	Polk County	Luck School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 472-2152	118	10	11.3	50.0%	111 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$13,673			$441			$13,232	34.8	42.1	246	62
550756000873	309	La Farge High	Public	9-12	301 W Adams St	La Farge	54639	Vernon County	La Farge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 625-2400	64	10	6.4	43.8%	59 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	$19,196			$1,715			$17,480	34.7	19.6	368	59
550096000123	310	Beaver Dam High	Public	9-12	500 Gould St	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 885-7313	1,112	69	16	43.1%	812 (73.0%)	21 (1.9%)	224 (20.1%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.0%)	$11,169			$333			$10,835	34.5	44.8	231	79

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.