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)
550960002782	421	Audubon Technology and Communication High	Public	9-12	3300 S 39th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7800	427	31	13.6	67.2%	60 (14.1%)	72 (16.9%)	262 (61.4%)	16 (3.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$14,591			$2,514			$12,076	3.8	2.8	411	10
550105000146	422	Memorial High	Public	9-12	1225 4th St	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 361-3005	1,417	104	13.6	66.4%	462 (32.6%)	280 (19.8%)	552 (39.0%)	16 (1.1%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	99 (7.0%)	$13,121			$1,070			$12,051	3.5	5.5	405	17
551236001620	423	Horlick High	Public	9-12	2119 Rapids Dr	Racine	53404	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 619-4300	1,340	106	12.6	66.9%	426 (31.8%)	362 (27.0%)	457 (34.1%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (6.3%)	$15,194			$1,033			$14,162	3.4	3.9	406	17
550007402637	424	Tenor High	Public, Charter	9-12	918 Vel R Phillips Ave	Milwaukee	53203	Milwaukee County	Seeds of Health Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 431-4371	550	23	24.2	71.3%	40 (7.3%)	139 (25.3%)	352 (64.0%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)								3.2	3.9	407	17
550960002603	425	Alliance School of Milwaukee	Public, Charter	9-12	850 W Walnut St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-5400	145	12	12.5	82.8%	17 (11.7%)	92 (63.4%)	22 (15.2%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.9%)	$18,180			$3,242			$14,938	2.8	13.1	391	34
551236001635	426	Park High	Public	9-12	1901 12th St	Racine	53403	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 619-4400	1,038	96	10.8	70.0%	228 (22.0%)	323 (31.1%)	405 (39.0%)	9 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (6.5%)	$16,366			$1,197			$15,170	2.3	3.4	409	17
550960001237	427	Riverside High	Public	9-12	1615 E Locust St	Milwaukee	53211	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 906-4900	1,229	90	13.6	78.4%	25 (2.0%)	794 (64.6%)	256 (20.8%)	114 (9.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.0%)	$14,374			$2,335			$12,039	2			(n/a)
550960001180	428	Hamilton High	Public	9-12	6215 W Warnimont Ave	Milwaukee	53220	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 327-9300	1,439	101	14.2	81.9%	152 (10.6%)	515 (35.8%)	594 (41.3%)	127 (8.8%)	17 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.4%)	$15,652			$2,277			$13,375	1.5	3.5	408	20
550960001218	429	Bradley Technology High	Public	9-12	700 S Fourth St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 212-2400	951	55	17.2	86.2%	32 (3.4%)	675 (71.0%)	160 (16.8%)	43 (4.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.5%)	$14,158			$2,308			$11,850	1.3	1.5	414	15
550960002608	430	WHS Information Technology	Public	9-12	2525 N Sherman Blvd	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 875-5900	417	40	10.4	85.4%	6 (1.4%)	369 (88.5%)	20 (4.8%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$18,236			$3,436			$14,799	1			(n/a)

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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.

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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.