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)
551395001821	21	Slinger High	Public	9-12	209 Polk St	Slinger	53086	Washington County	Slinger School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 644-5261	1,054	64	16.5	14.6%	958 (90.9%)	9 (0.9%)	52 (4.9%)	16 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.8%)	$11,820			$428			$11,392	92.4	88.8	30	9
550177000215	22	Brookfield East High	Public	9-12	3305 N Lilly Rd	Brookfield	53005	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 781-3500	1,362	81	16.8	7.5%	1,016 (74.6%)	38 (2.8%)	95 (7.0%)	155 (11.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (4.1%)	$12,700			$464			$12,236	91.1	94.7	17	5
551050001376	23	New Glarus High	Public	9-12	1701 2nd St	New Glarus	53574	Green County	New Glarus School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 527-2410	320	22	14.3	21.6%	301 (94.1%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$12,730			$235			$12,494	90.6	93.4	21	2
550522000561	24	Gibraltar High	Public	9-12	3924 State Highway 42	Fish Creek	54212	Door County	Gibraltar Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 868-3284	180	18	10.1	34.4%	148 (82.2%)	1 (0.6%)	23 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$24,297			$928			$23,368	89.8	87	36	12
550552000587	25	Glenwood City High	Public	9-12	850 Maple St	Glenwood City	54013	St. Croix County	Glenwood City School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 265-4266	193	14	13.6	25.4%	184 (95.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$13,173			$372			$12,801	88.9	72.4	90	65
551164001537	26	Pewaukee High	Public	9-12	510 Lake St	Pewaukee	53072	Waukesha County	Pewaukee School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 695-5013	882	58	15.2	12.6%	700 (79.4%)	20 (2.3%)	54 (6.1%)	52 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.3%)	$13,289			$232			$13,057	88.7	90.5	24	2
550702002952	27	Rock University High	Public, Charter	9-12	6004 S County Road G	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 743-7425	91	6	15.5	39.6%	68 (74.7%)	5 (5.5%)	12 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.6%)	$12,279			$323			$11,956	88.7	81.4	58	31
550549000584	28	Nicolet High	Public	9-12	6701 N Jean Nicolet Rd	Glendale	53217	Milwaukee County	Nicolet Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 351-7554	1,089	82	13.2	20.2%	598 (54.9%)	250 (23.0%)	108 (9.9%)	47 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	79 (7.3%)	$18,828			$727			$18,100	88.3	83.1	50	22
550039002282	29	Renaissance School	Public, Charter	9-12	610 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5611	155	4	41.8	30.3%	132 (85.2%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.2%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	$10,950			$911			$10,039	87.4	95.9	9	20
551047001372	30	New Berlin West Middle/High	Public	7-12	18695 W Cleveland Ave	New Berlin	53146	Waukesha County	New Berlin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 789-6400	1,047	70	14.9	17.0%	839 (80.1%)	17 (1.6%)	107 (10.2%)	40 (3.8%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	34 (3.2%)	$12,639			$412			$12,227	87.4	83.1	49	19

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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

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.