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)
550006000005	381	Adams-Friendship High	Public	9-12	1109 E North St	Adams	53910	Adams County	Adams-Friendship Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 339-3921	443	38	11.5	61.9%	372 (84.0%)	5 (1.1%)	44 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$15,812			$1,408			$14,404	19.9	21.7	357	24
551236002471	382	The REAL School	Public	6-12	10116 Stellar Ave	Sturtevant	53177	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 664-8100	557	45	12.2	45.1%	295 (53.0%)	80 (14.4%)	120 (21.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.3%)	$12,264			$1,022			$11,242	19.6	17.8	375	7
550825000912	383	Loyal High	Public	9-12	514 W Central	Loyal	54446	Clark County	Loyal School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 255-8511	155	14	11.3	37.4%	139 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)								19.5	25.8	333	50
551539001979	384	Wabeno High	Public	6-12	4325 N Branch St	Wabeno	54566	Forest County	Wabeno Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 473-5122	179	20	8.7	67.6%	114 (63.7%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.5%)	3 (1.7%)	40 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	$18,286			$614			$17,673	19.4	23.7	345	39
550114000162	385	Berlin High	Public	9-12	222 Memorial Dr	Berlin	54923	Green Lake County	Berlin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 361-2000	476	40	12	39.5%	371 (77.9%)	3 (0.6%)	80 (16.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.2%)	$13,678			$492			$13,186	19.2	22.1	355	30
550573000605	386	Black Hawk High	Public	9-12	202 E Center St	South Wayne	53587	Lafayette County	Black Hawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 439-5371	109	9	11.9	31.2%	104 (95.4%)	2 (1.8%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$18,064			$595			$17,469	19	45.2	229	157
550525000564	387	Gillett High	Public	9-12	208 W Main St	Gillett	54124	Oconto County	Gillett School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 855-2137	159	15	10.6	46.5%	143 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	$15,291			$723			$14,568	18.2	44.7	233	154
551626002117	388	Nathan Hale High	Public	9-12	11601 W Lincoln Ave	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3210	1,261	76	16.6	53.1%	660 (52.3%)	149 (11.8%)	323 (25.6%)	32 (2.5%)	12 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (6.7%)	$11,251			$1,033			$10,218	18.2	13.8	390	2
550039000048	389	West High	Public	9-12	610 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5410	1,157	78	14.8	53.3%	637 (55.1%)	117 (10.1%)	168 (14.5%)	170 (14.7%)	18 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (3.9%)	$12,178			$916			$11,262	18.2	15	386	3
550306000336	390	Cudahy High	Public	9-12	4950 S Lake Dr	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-2700	673	48	14.1	51.6%	367 (54.5%)	44 (6.5%)	198 (29.4%)	11 (1.6%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.2%)	$14,622			$922			$13,699	17.6	17.6	377	13

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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:

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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.