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)
550852000967	51	West High	Public	9-12	30 Ash St	Madison	53726	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4100	2,147	128	16.7	31.1%	1,105 (51.5%)	217 (10.1%)	482 (22.4%)	164 (7.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	166 (7.7%)	$12,939			$407			$12,533	80.8	86.8	39	12
551461001894	52	Sturgeon Bay High	Public	9-12	1230 Michigan St	Sturgeon Bay	54235	Door County	Sturgeon Bay School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 746-2800	393	30	13.3	40.5%	324 (82.4%)	9 (2.3%)	31 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	$13,328			$354			$12,974	80.5	61.6	142	90
551185001553	53	Platteville High	Public	9-12	710 E Madison St	Platteville	53818	Grant County	Platteville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 342-4020	496	30	16.3	36.9%	410 (82.7%)	20 (4.0%)	26 (5.2%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$11,683			$441			$11,243	80.5	68.8	103	50
551380001811	54	Shorewood High	Public	9-12	1701 E Capitol Dr	Shorewood	53211	Milwaukee County	Shorewood School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 963-6921	636	48	13.1	21.5%	400 (62.9%)	76 (11.9%)	68 (10.7%)	56 (8.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	$15,717			$383			$15,334	80.4	89.3	29	25
550867000992	55	Marathon High	Public	9-12	204 East St	Marathon	54448	Marathon County	Marathon City School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 443-2226	263	21	12.6	17.9%	244 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$17,476			$307			$17,168	80.1	73.5	80	25
551032001348	56	Neenah High	Public	9-12	500 Rocket Way	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6900	1,943	115	16.8	27.5%	1,574 (81.0%)	52 (2.7%)	174 (9.0%)	64 (3.3%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	69 (3.6%)	$10,868			$291			$10,577	80	77	67	11
550297000330	57	Crivitz High	Public	9-12	400 South Ave	Crivitz	54114	Marinette County	Crivitz School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 854-2721	219	17	13.2	41.6%	196 (89.5%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$14,528			$310			$14,218	79.9	61	147	90
550063002586	58	Wildlands Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	E19320 Bartig Rd	Augusta	54722	Eau Claire County	Augusta School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 286-4400	71	6	12.8	19.7%	67 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$14,928			$981			$13,946	79.7	85.8	42	16
551006001319	59	Mukwonago High	Public	9-12	605 W Veterans Way	Mukwonago	53149	Waukesha County	Mukwonago School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 363-6200	1,620	96	16.9	12.8%	1,448 (89.4%)	7 (0.4%)	100 (6.2%)	11 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (3.3%)	$11,604			$326			$11,278	79.6	69	102	43
550483000522	60	Franklin High	Public	9-12	8222 S 51st St	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 423-4640	1,571	93	16.8	15.3%	1,134 (72.2%)	33 (2.1%)	161 (10.2%)	154 (9.8%)	13 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (4.8%)	$12,275			$559			$11,716	79.5	87.1	35	25

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.