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)
551647002155	331	Weston Senior High School	Public	9-12	E2511 County Road S	Cazenovia	53924	Richland County	Weston School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 986-2151	81	9	9.2	44.4%	77 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	$18,976			$1,490			$17,486	28.7			(n/a)
550204000248	332	Cadott High	Public	9-12	426 Myrtle St	Cadott	54727	Chippewa County	Cadott Community School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 289-3795	258	20	12.9	43.8%	246 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$17,357			$805			$16,551	28.5	21.5	361	29
550921001099	333	Merrill High	Public	9-12	1201 N Sales St	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 536-4594	803	48	16.7	33.9%	722 (89.9%)	8 (1.0%)	28 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.9%)	$12,446			$272			$12,174	28.5	40.2	256	77
551077001402	334	Brookwood High	Public	7-12	28861 Highway 131 N	Ontario	54651	Vernon County	Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 337-4401	266	21	12.6	56.8%	206 (77.4%)	1 (0.4%)	54 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$15,221			$779			$14,441	28.5			(n/a)
550582000638	335	Southwest High	Public	9-12	1331 Packerland Dr	Green Bay	54304	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 492-2650	1,079	68	15.8	44.9%	561 (52.0%)	94 (8.7%)	171 (15.8%)	64 (5.9%)	85 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (9.5%)	$13,302			$775			$12,527	28.4	28.9	317	18
550861000976	336	Lincoln High	Public	9-12	1433 S 8th St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 663-9600	1,484	90	16.4	38.9%	966 (65.1%)	52 (3.5%)	255 (17.2%)	125 (8.4%)	9 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (5.1%)	$11,513			$473			$11,040	28.3	23.5	347	11
550036000037	337	Antigo High	Public	8-12	1900 10th Ave	Antigo	54409	Langlade County	Antigo Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 623-7611	855	51	16.6	51.6%	741 (86.7%)	8 (0.9%)	50 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.9%)	$12,692			$835			$11,857	28.3	22.6	351	14
550903001059	338	Menasha High	Public	9-12	420 7th St	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1800	966	64	15	49.7%	587 (60.8%)	62 (6.4%)	203 (21.0%)	45 (4.7%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.4%)	$14,102			$729			$13,373	28.1	40.4	254	84
551074001399	339	Horace Mann High	Public	9-12	325 McKinley St	North Fond du Lac	54937	Fond du Lac County	North Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-3740	468	33	14.2	44.7%	305 (65.2%)	4 (0.9%)	127 (27.1%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$12,217			$616			$11,601	27.7	22.4	354	15
551314001733	340	Rosholt High	Public	9-12	346 W Randolph St	Rosholt	54473	Portage County	Rosholt School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 677-4541	166	14	11.5	15.1%	159 (95.8%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$15,053			$471			$14,582	27.5	48.1	214	126

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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.