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)
551650002159	191	Weyauwega High	Public	9-12	500 E Ann St	Weyauwega	54983	Waupaca County	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 867-8960	290	18	16.2	40.3%	256 (88.3%)	3 (1.0%)	23 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	$13,350			$532			$12,818	54.3	31.5	306	115
551455001886	192	Stoughton High	Public	9-12	600 Lincoln Ave	Stoughton	53589	Dane County	Stoughton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 877-5601	875	72	12.1	25.4%	709 (81.0%)	32 (3.7%)	61 (7.0%)	17 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.1%)	$13,341			$282			$13,059	53.6	69.5	100	92
551371001805	193	Shell Lake Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	271 Highway 63	Shell Lake	54871	Washburn County	Shell Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 468-7814	311	23	13.8	52.7%	276 (88.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$13,841			$264			$13,577	53.6	36.5	278	85
550852000937	194	Vel Phillips Memorial High School	Public	9-12	201 S Gammon Rd	Madison	53717	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 663-5990	2,025	123	16.4	39.1%	848 (41.9%)	322 (15.9%)	480 (23.7%)	194 (9.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (8.0%)	$12,941			$407			$12,535	53.3	58.6	159	35
550444000478	195	Evansville High	Public	9-12	640 S 5th St	Evansville	53536	Rock County	Evansville Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 882-4600	509	38	13.5	25.5%	439 (86.2%)	12 (2.4%)	38 (7.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$13,554			$293			$13,260	53.3	46.1	226	31
551575002002	196	Watertown High	Public	9-12	825 Endeavour Dr	Watertown	53098	Dodge County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 262-7500	1,063	70	15.2	36.5%	791 (74.4%)	17 (1.6%)	209 (19.7%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.2%)	$12,856			$565			$12,290	53.1	33.2	294	98
550984001298	197	Monroe High	Public	9-12	1600 26th St	Monroe	53566	Green County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 328-7117	729	54	13.4	37.3%	609 (83.5%)	9 (1.2%)	87 (11.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	$13,944			$966			$12,979	53	37.7	273	76
550063000093	198	Augusta High	Public	9-12	E19320 Bartig Rd	Augusta	54722	Eau Claire County	Augusta School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 286-2291	180	20	8.8	49.4%	163 (90.6%)	3 (1.7%)	9 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$16,502			$1,778			$14,723	52.9	16.5	381	183
550012000014	199	Albany High	Public	9-12	400 5th St	Albany	53502	Green County	Albany School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 862-3135	80	12	6.6	23.8%	69 (86.3%)	4 (5.0%)	6 (7.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,267			$966			$18,302	52.8	49.5	206	7
550705000778	200	Jefferson High	Public	9-12	700 W Milwaukee St	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 675-1100	607	46	13.1	33.1%	445 (73.3%)	4 (0.7%)	135 (22.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$13,267			$488			$12,779	52.7	26.4	330	130

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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.