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)
550612000677	161	Hartford High	Public	9-12	805 Cedar St	Hartford	53027	Washington County	Hartford Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 670-3200	1,316	82	16	21.5%	1,120 (85.1%)	13 (1.0%)	117 (8.9%)	17 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.6%)	$13,500			$316			$13,184	60.3	56.9	169	8
551086001415	162	Oakfield High	Public	9-12	250 Church St	Oakfield	53065	Fond du Lac County	Oakfield School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 583-3141	158	14	11.6	20.3%	149 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$13,965			$500			$13,465	60	63.8	129	33
550654000706	163	Holmen High	Public	9-12	1001 McHugh Rd	Holmen	54636	La Crosse County	Holmen School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 526-3372	1,212	85	14.2	24.8%	1,025 (84.6%)	7 (0.6%)	32 (2.6%)	104 (8.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.5%)	$12,163			$264			$11,899	59.7	59.5	153	10
550588000647	164	Green Lake High	Public	7-12	612 Mill St	Green Lake	54941	Green Lake County	Green Lake School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 294-6411	145	16	9	35.2%	129 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$15,337			$569			$14,767	59.7	41.3	251	87
551245001655	165	Random Lake High	Public	9-12	605 Random Lake Rd	Random Lake	53075	Sheboygan County	Random Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 994-9193	241	21	11.5	28.6%	221 (91.7%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	$13,342			$299			$13,043	59.6	69.7	98	67
550366000388	166	Denmark High	Public	9-12	450 N Wall St	Denmark	54208	Brown County	Denmark School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 863-4200	498	31	15.9	18.1%	452 (90.8%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$12,867			$635			$12,233	59.5	56.4	172	6
551464003162	167	Sun Prairie West High	Public	9-12	2850 Ironwood Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(608) 834-6624	1,294	89	14.5	31.4%	681 (52.6%)	192 (14.8%)	134 (10.4%)	161 (12.4%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	116 (9.0%)								59.5			(n/a)
550408000441	168	Edgar High	Public	9-12	203 E Birch St	Edgar	54426	Marathon County	Edgar School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 352-2352	201	16	12.5	30.8%	189 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$15,291			$697			$14,593	59.4	39.6	259	91
551365001794	169	North High	Public	9-12	2926 N 10th St	Sheboygan	53083	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3600	1,537	95	16.2	40.1%	831 (54.1%)	53 (3.4%)	276 (18.0%)	277 (18.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (6.4%)	$11,007			$504			$10,503	59.1	56.5	171	2
550765000884	170	Badger High	Public	9-12	220 E South St	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 348-2000	1,326	82	16	34.0%	934 (70.4%)	10 (0.8%)	327 (24.7%)	11 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (2.9%)	$13,529			$389			$13,140	59	64.4	125	45

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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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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.