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)
551017001335	11	Muskego High	Public	9-12	W183S8750 Racine Ave	Muskego	53150	Waukesha County	Muskego-Norway School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 971-1790	1,686	96	17.6	4.0%	1,492 (88.5%)	9 (0.5%)	116 (6.9%)	27 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (2.3%)	$11,685			$476			$11,209	95	94.5	18	7
550435000471	12	Elmwood High	Public	9-12	213 S Scott St	Elmwood	54740	Pierce County	Elmwood School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 639-2721	90	10	8.5	31.1%	82 (91.1%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$16,640			$783			$15,857	94.9	70.8	96	84
551047001366	13	Eisenhower Middle/High	Public	7-12	4333 S Sunnyslope Rd	New Berlin	53151	Waukesha County	New Berlin School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 789-6300	1,029	63	16.2	10.5%	807 (78.4%)	6 (0.6%)	66 (6.4%)	117 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.2%)	$12,477			$212			$12,265	94.9	98.7	3	10
550951001107	14	Middleton High	Public	9-12	2100 Bristol St	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9660	2,309	151	15.2	18.0%	1,570 (68.0%)	112 (4.9%)	231 (10.0%)	248 (10.7%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (5.8%)	$12,015			$188			$11,827	94.5	90.1	26	12
550603000664	15	Hamilton High	Public	9-12	W220N6151 Town Line Rd	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 246-6471	1,562	89	17.5	13.8%	1,181 (75.6%)	49 (3.1%)	127 (8.1%)	122 (7.8%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	76 (4.9%)	$13,067			$352			$12,715	94.2	93.6	20	5
550913001085	16	Homestead High	Public	9-12	5000 W Mequon Rd	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 238-5646	1,265	74	17.1	11.5%	899 (71.1%)	106 (8.4%)	90 (7.1%)	98 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (5.5%)	$13,379			$402			$12,977	93.5	94.4	19	3
551581002030	17	Waunakee High	Public	9-12	301 Community Dr	Waunakee	53597	Dane County	Waunakee Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 849-2100	1,327	99	13.3	6.7%	1,137 (85.7%)	15 (1.1%)	96 (7.2%)	31 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.1%)	$12,104			$201			$11,903	92.9	86.9	37	20
550561002248	18	Grafton High	Public	9-12	1950 Washington St	Grafton	53024	Ozaukee County	Grafton School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 376-5500	715	46	15.6	17.8%	594 (83.1%)	22 (3.1%)	43 (6.0%)	30 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.7%)	$13,571			$457			$13,114	92.6	87.2	34	16
550321000361	19	De Pere High	Public	9-12	1700 Chicago St	De Pere	54115	Brown County	De Pere School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 337-1020	1,470	91	16.1	18.2%	1,249 (85.0%)	16 (1.1%)	74 (5.0%)	45 (3.1%)	10 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (5.0%)	$11,497			$294			$11,203	92.6	91.9	23	4
550618000678	20	Arrowhead High	Public	9-12	700 North Ave	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Arrowhead Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 369-3611	2,086	115	18.1	8.6%	1,818 (87.2%)	20 (1.0%)	104 (5.0%)	66 (3.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	70 (3.4%)	$12,244			$272			$11,972	92.5	95.4	11	9

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.