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)
550177000214	31	Brookfield Central High	Public	9-12	16900 W Gebhardt Rd	Brookfield	53005	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 785-3910	1,192	75	15.9	9.6%	766 (64.3%)	25 (2.1%)	97 (8.1%)	242 (20.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (4.8%)	$13,532			$486			$13,046	87.1	93	22	9
551458001891	32	Stratford High	Public	9-12	213311 Legion St	Stratford	54484	Marathon County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 687-4311	268	21	12.9	22.0%	256 (95.5%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,275			$233			$12,040	86	69.5	99	67
550891001035	33	McFarland High	Public	9-12	5103 Farwell St	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 838-3166	777	55	14	14.9%	635 (81.7%)	16 (2.1%)	39 (5.0%)	33 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.7%)	$12,085			$286			$11,799	85.5	72.8	86	53
551059001384	34	New London High	Public	9-12	1700 Klatt Rd	New London	54961	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 982-8420	674	45	14.9	28.3%	595 (88.3%)	11 (1.6%)	53 (7.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$11,332			$535			$10,797	85.1	50.2	201	167
550747000850	35	Kimberly High	Public	9-12	1662 E Kennedy Ave	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 687-3024	1,595	105	15.1	13.2%	1,427 (89.5%)	25 (1.6%)	55 (3.4%)	47 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	33 (2.1%)	$11,330			$946			$10,384	84.9	83	51	16
550351000376	36	Kettle Moraine High	Public	9-12	349 N Oak Crest Dr	Wales	53183	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 968-6273	878	57	15.5	12.0%	770 (87.7%)	6 (0.7%)	60 (6.8%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.5%)	$12,722			$272			$12,451	84.9	74.2	78	42
551599002077	37	East High	Public	9-12	7500 Milwaukee Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-2000	1,067	68	15.6	19.5%	706 (66.2%)	180 (16.9%)	77 (7.2%)	29 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (6.7%)	$12,456			$399			$12,056	84.9	89.4	28	9
550996001308	38	Mosinee High	Public	9-12	1000 High St	Mosinee	54455	Marathon County	Mosinee School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 693-2550	603	44	13.7	23.4%	561 (93.0%)	8 (1.3%)	16 (2.7%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	$13,232			$380			$12,853	84.6	68.8	104	66
550450000481	39	Fall Creek High	Public	9-12	336 E Hoover Ave	Fall Creek	54742	Eau Claire County	Fall Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 877-2809	239	17	13.7	15.5%	221 (92.5%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$12,419			$998			$11,421	83.9	72.9	85	46
551632002138	40	West De Pere High	Public	9-12	665 Grant St	De Pere	54115	Brown County	West De Pere School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 338-5200	1,055	66	16	19.4%	840 (79.6%)	29 (2.7%)	56 (5.3%)	36 (3.4%)	42 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.9%)	$11,960			$490			$11,470	83.7	85	44	4

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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.