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)
550906002338	81	Menomonee Falls High	Public	9-12	N80 W14350 Titan Dr	Menomonee Falls	53051	Waukesha County	Menomonee Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 255-8444	1,285	78	16.4	22.0%	865 (67.3%)	148 (11.5%)	73 (5.7%)	101 (7.9%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (6.8%)	$12,469			$388			$12,081	74.2	65.7	115	34
551194001562	82	Plymouth High	Public	9-12	125 S Highland Ave	Plymouth	53073	Sheboygan County	Plymouth Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 893-6911	746	56	13.2	21.7%	657 (88.1%)	5 (0.7%)	43 (5.8%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.8%)	$12,707			$446			$12,261	73.8	68.6	105	23
550966001276	83	Mineral Point High	Public	9-12	705 Ross St	Mineral Point	53565	Iowa County	Mineral Point Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 987-0730	245	20	12.5	22.4%	230 (93.9%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$16,147			$354			$15,793	73.8	80.9	60	23
551062001390	84	New Richmond High	Public	9-12	650 E Richmond Way	New Richmond	54017	St. Croix County	New Richmond School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 243-7451	1,112	63	17.6	24.6%	979 (88.0%)	13 (1.2%)	54 (4.9%)	15 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (4.1%)	$12,263			$269			$11,994	73.5	78.3	64	20
550492000533	85	Freedom High	Public	9-12	N4021 County Road E	Freedom	54130	Outagamie County	Freedom Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7940	499	36	13.7	15.8%	458 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$13,217			$199			$13,018	73.2	46.5	222	137
550386000406	86	Northland Pines High	Public	9-12	1800 Pleasure Island Rd	Eagle River	54521	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 479-4473	417	30	13.7	42.0%	367 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	$17,048			$1,393			$15,656	73.1	72.9	84	2
551443001867	87	Stanley-Boyd High	Public	9-12	507 E 1st Ave	Stanley	54768	Chippewa County	Stanley-Boyd Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 644-5534	339	25	13.6	42.2%	315 (92.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$12,300			$764			$11,537	72.6	40.4	255	168
550426000456	88	Elkhart Lake High	Public	9-12	201 N Lincoln St	Elkhart Lake	53020	Sheboygan County	Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 876-3381	148	13	11.2	2.0%	126 (85.1%)	1 (0.7%)	16 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$17,347			$460			$16,887	72.6	90.1	25	63
551302001718	89	Ripon High	Public	9-12	850 Tiger Dr	Ripon	54971	Fond du Lac County	Ripon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 748-4616	464	33	14.1	28.4%	410 (88.4%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	$12,249			$206			$12,043	72.4	74.6	76	13
550660000715	90	Hortonville High	Public	9-12	155 Warner St	Hortonville	54944	Outagamie County	Hortonville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 779-7933	1,233	72	17	12.4%	1,100 (89.2%)	6 (0.5%)	81 (6.6%)	18 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.0%)	$10,543			$237			$10,306	72.4	71.8	92	2

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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:

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

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.