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)
550051000073	391	Ashland High	Public	9-12	1900 Beaser Ave	Ashland	54806	Ashland County	Ashland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 682-7089	626	41	15.3	55.9%	403 (64.4%)	6 (1.0%)	28 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	128 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.3%)	$13,752			$791			$12,961	17.4	10	394	3
550015000016	392	Algoma High	Public	7-12	1715 Division St	Algoma	54201	Kewaunee County	Algoma School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 487-7001	285	24	11.8	44.6%	255 (89.5%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$13,029			$398			$12,630	17.4	17.3	378	14
550150000193	393	Boscobel High	Public	9-12	300 Brindley St	Boscobel	53805	Grant County	Boscobel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 375-4161	213	16	13	51.6%	202 (94.8%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$13,379			$718			$12,661	15.4	35.5	283	110
550180000230	394	Brown Deer Middle/High	Public	6-12	8060 N 60th St	Brown Deer	53223	Milwaukee County	Brown Deer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 371-7000	944	69	13.6	53.1%	134 (14.2%)	542 (57.4%)	83 (8.8%)	114 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (7.5%)	$15,290			$768			$14,522	15	17.1	379	15
550042000068	395	Arcadia High	Public	9-12	756 Raider Dr	Arcadia	54612	Trempealeau County	Arcadia School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 323-3315	417	28	15	68.3%	141 (33.8%)	2 (0.5%)	272 (65.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$14,731			$638			$14,093	14.7	21.7	358	37
550007402496	396	Veritas High	Public, Charter	9-12	3025 W Oklahoma Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Seeds of Health Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 389-5570	253	15	16.8	71.1%	15 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	238 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								14.6			(n/a)
550891003039	397	Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	4721 Dale-Curtin Dr	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(608) 838-9482	232	5	46.4	52.6%	150 (64.7%)	30 (12.9%)	27 (11.6%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	$9,227			$14			$9,213	14.5			(n/a)
550960002755	398	Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	1712 S 32nd St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 384-4444	387	26	14.8	95.9%	5 (1.3%)	12 (3.1%)	368 (95.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,172			$2,479			$12,693	14.3			(n/a)
550870000995	399	Marinette High	Public	9-12	2135 Pierce Ave	Marinette	54143	Marinette County	Marinette School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 735-1300	635	43	14.9	48.8%	547 (86.1%)	24 (3.8%)	33 (5.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.8%)	$13,163			$592			$12,570	14	18.6	373	26
551389001817	400	Siren High	Public	6-12	24022 4th Ave	Siren	54872	Burnett County	Siren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 349-2277	219	19	11.4	70.8%	133 (60.7%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.1%)	2 (0.9%)	46 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.9%)								14	32.4	303	97

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.