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)
550777000891	111	Lancaster High	Public	9-12	806 E Elm St	Lancaster	53813	Grant County	Lancaster Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 723-2173	308	26	11.6	34.1%	245 (79.5%)	5 (1.6%)	48 (15.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$14,861			$617			$14,243	67.8	72.7	88	23
550369000392	112	Dodgeville High	Public	9-12	912 W Chapel St	Dodgeville	53533	Iowa County	Dodgeville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 935-3307	371	30	12.5	32.3%	330 (88.9%)	6 (1.6%)	16 (4.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$14,298			$350			$13,947	67.6	44.2	237	125
551554001985	113	Washburn High	Public	9-12	305 W 4th St	Washburn	54891	Bayfield County	Washburn School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 373-6188	189	14	13.1	42.3%	149 (78.8%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	$15,559			$1,418			$14,141	67.4	57.7	166	53
550474000510	114	Fort Atkinson High	Public	9-12	925 Lexington Blvd	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 563-7811	876	58	15.1	31.3%	686 (78.3%)	17 (1.9%)	123 (14.0%)	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	18 (2.1%)	$13,281			$279			$13,000	67.3	61.8	138	24
551173001544	115	Phillips High	Public	9-12	990 Flambeau Ave	Phillips	54555	Price County	Phillips School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 339-2141	204	19	10.7	3.4%	185 (90.7%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.9%)	$13,935			$524			$13,411	67.3	44.1	238	123
550496000536	116	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau High	Public	9-12	17511 N Main	Galesville	54630	Trempealeau County	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 582-2291	415	31	13.2	22.9%	375 (90.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	$13,509			$442			$13,067	67.2	45.6	228	112
550975001283	117	Mishicot High	Public	9-12	660 Washington St	Mishicot	54228	Manitowoc County	Mishicot School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 755-3281	265	20	13	22.3%	251 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$12,881			$731			$12,150	67	46.5	223	106
551347001765	118	Seneca High	Public	9-12	202 Main St	Seneca	54654	Crawford County	Seneca Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 734-3411	98	8	13	36.7%	93 (94.9%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$16,802			$529			$16,273	66.7	56.3	173	55
551310001729	119	Laconia High	Public	9-12	301 W Division St	Rosendale	54974	Fond du Lac County	Rosendale-Brandon School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 872-2161	327	20	16	19.3%	302 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,770			$349			$11,421	66.5	66.9	108	11
550282000318	120	Columbus High	Public	9-12	1164 Farnham St	Columbus	53925	Columbia County	Columbus School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 623-5950	370	29	12.6	20.5%	322 (87.0%)	4 (1.1%)	26 (7.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$11,174			$237			$10,937	66.4	28.3	320	200

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.