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)
551578003380	401	eAchieve Academy - Wisconsin	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	222 Maple Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(262) 970-1069	749	27	27.4	41.8%	517 (69.0%)	60 (8.0%)	112 (15.0%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.3%)	$12,110			$818			$11,292	13.7	43.9	239	162
551326001748	402	Saint Francis High	Public	9-12	4225 S Lake Dr	Saint Francis	53235	Milwaukee County	Saint Francis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 747-3600	530	30	17.5	52.1%	233 (44.0%)	45 (8.5%)	197 (37.2%)	11 (2.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)								12.7	12.6	393	9
550852000941	403	LaFollette High	Public	9-12	702 Pflaum Rd	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-3600	1,482	94	15.6	54.2%	431 (29.1%)	330 (22.3%)	476 (32.1%)	86 (5.8%)	7 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	141 (9.5%)	$14,460			$426			$14,035	12.1	9.7	395	8
550003000002	404	Abbotsford Middle/Senior High	Public	6-12	307 N 4th Ave	Abbotsford	54405	Clark County	Abbotsford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 223-2386	404	22	18.5	63.1%	168 (41.6%)	4 (1.0%)	227 (56.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,952			$709			$10,243	11.9	34	289	115
551236001621	405	Case High	Public	9-12	7345 Washington Ave	Racine	53406	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 619-4200	1,884	128	14.6	51.4%	746 (39.6%)	459 (24.4%)	539 (28.6%)	31 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (5.6%)	$13,359			$943			$12,418	11.7	6.9	401	4
550126000175	406	Black River Falls High	Public	9-12	1200 Pierce St	Black River Falls	54615	Jackson County	Black River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 284-4324	479	40	11.9	49.3%	316 (66.0%)	6 (1.3%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	$13,399			$656			$12,742	11.7	15.5	384	22
550273000309	407	Colby High	Public	9-12	705 N 2nd St	Colby	54421	Clark County	Colby School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 223-2338	304	19	15.8	51.0%	222 (73.0%)	3 (1.0%)	73 (24.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,303			$249			$12,054	11.7	28.5	318	89
551182001548	408	Tri-County High	Public	9-12	409 S West St	Plainfield	54966	Waushara County	Tri-County Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 335-6366	177	17	10.4	54.8%	120 (67.8%)	1 (0.6%)	53 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	$16,461			$1,289			$15,171	11.1	22.9	350	58
551626002490	409	James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School	Public	9-12	7815 W Lapham St	West Allis	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4210	159	12	13.7	64.8%	88 (55.3%)	6 (3.8%)	39 (24.5%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.2%)	$22,507			$1,337			$21,168	10.5	6.5	402	7
550039002964	410	Appleton Technical Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	610 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5410	92	3	27	35.9%	72 (78.3%)	3 (3.3%)	15 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$10,858			$911			$9,947	10	28.4	319	91

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.