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Best High Schools in Vernon County, WI

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Schools

1,396

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedLaurel High46^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools

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Biggest riser

Viroqua High up 145 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

De Soto High 9.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Laurel High

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
De Soto High	Public	9-12	615 Main St	De Soto	54624	Vernon County	De Soto Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 648-0100	133	14	9.8	40.6%	123 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	53	271^st of 533 public high schools	49.2%		47.7	239^th of 431 public high schools	44.5%	32	41.9	45.2	48.4								41.7		$22,607	$1,722	$20,885
Hillsboro High	Public	6-12	777 School Rd	Hillsboro	54634	Vernon County	Hillsboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 489-2221	252	19	13.1	37.3%	226 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	50.2	292^nd of 533 public high schools	45.2%		65.6	129^th of 431 public high schools	70.1%	163	46.4	50.0	42.9	30.3	51.7	50.0	27.3	24.1	29.4	70.6	32.3	52.9	$18,260	$1,308	$16,952
La Farge High	Public	9-12	301 W Adams St	La Farge	54639	Vernon County	La Farge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 625-2400	66	10	6.4	62.1%	59 (89.4%)	4 (6.1%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	26.5	430^th of 533 public high schools	19.3%		16.2	386^th of 431 public high schools	10.4%	44	29.4	23.5	29.4								40.0		$23,083	$1,294	$21,789
Brookwood High	Public	7-12	28861 Highway 131 N	Ontario	54651	Vernon County	Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 337-4401	264	21	12.6	51.9%	204 (77.3%)	2 (0.8%)	50 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	72.9	120^th of 533 public high schools	77.5%		79.9	61^st of 431 public high schools	85.8%	59	66.7	44.4	48.9		34.2	55.9		41.5	41.2	61.8	58.8	50.0	$16,488	$840	$15,648
Laurel High	Public, Charter	9-12	100 Blackhawk Dr	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 637-3191	43	2	28.2	20.9%	37 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	85.7	46^th of 533 public high schools	91.4%					(n/a)	64.3	64.3	50.0								90.9		$8,629	$544	$8,085
Viroqua High	Public	9-12	100 Blackhawk Dr	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 637-3191	301	23	12.9	30.6%	278 (92.4%)	7 (2.3%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	72.5	123^rd of 533 public high schools	76.9%		43	268^th of 431 public high schools	37.8%	145	55.2	53.5	46.6								61.0		$15,681	$817	$14,863
Vernon County Area Better Futures High	Public, Charter	9-12	100 Blackhawk Dr	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 637-3191	18	1	13.8	38.9%	18 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$24,847	$1,040	$23,807
Westby High	Public	9-12	206 West Ave S	Westby	54667	Vernon County	Westby Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 634-3101	319	24	13.4	27.3%	298 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	64.2	191^st of 533 public high schools	64.2%		64.3	140^th of 431 public high schools	67.5%	51	56.5	46.4	52.2								46.1		$15,665	$257	$15,408

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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.

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