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 Thursday, September 25, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
291	Harborside Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	913 57th St	Kenosha	53140	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 359-8400	572	43	13.3	46.5%	299 (52.3%)	55 (9.6%)	173 (30.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)	$13,044			$661			$12,383	39.2	33.6	313	22		550732002754
292	Clayton High	Public	9-12	236 Polk Ave W	Clayton	54004	Polk County	Clayton School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 948-2163	86	10	8.5	39.5%	84 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$16,037			$620			$15,417	39.1	40.6	275	17		550258000290
293	Wisconsin Dells High	Public	9-12	1505 Brew Farm Rd	Wisconsin Dells	53965	Sauk County	Wisconsin Dells School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 253-1461	563	39	14.5	54.9%	370 (65.7%)	11 (2.0%)	128 (22.7%)	3 (0.5%)	29 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	$12,226			$561			$11,665	38.8	62.6	147	146		551704002200
294	Deerfield High	Public	9-12	300 Simonson Blvd	Deerfield	53531	Dane County	Deerfield Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 764-5431	207	18	11.6	21.3%	173 (83.6%)	6 (2.9%)	17 (8.2%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$13,256			$375			$12,880	38.3	37.6	293	1		550327000371
295	Sparta High	Public	9-12	506 N Black River St	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 366-3504	871	59	14.8	40.8%	644 (73.9%)	17 (2.0%)	168 (19.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	32 (3.7%)	$11,957			$741			$11,216	38.3	22.9	365	70		551416001843
296	Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	N181 State Road 108	Melrose	54642	Jackson County	Melrose-Mindoro School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 488-2201	327	27	12	32.7%	307 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$20,914			$672			$20,240	38.2	56	182	114		550900001051
297	Brodhead High	Public	9-12	2501 W 5th Ave	Brodhead	53520	Green County	Brodhead School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 897-2155	313	23	13.6	34.2%	277 (88.5%)	6 (1.9%)	25 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$14,328			$427			$13,900	38.2	30.4	324	27		550174000212
298	Craig High	Public	9-12	401 S Randall Ave	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-5200	1,400	103	13.5	37.2%	1,017 (72.6%)	49 (3.5%)	221 (15.8%)	29 (2.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (5.6%)	$12,952			$839			$12,113	38.1	21	375	77		550702000757
299	Gresham High	Public	6-12	501 Schabow St	Gresham	54128	Shawano County	Gresham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 787-3211	155	15	10.4	60.6%	64 (41.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (20.6%)	$18,262			$1,708			$16,554	38	21.6	370	71		550005602740
300	Iola-Scandinavia High	Public	7-12	540 S Jackson St	Iola	54945	Waupaca County	Iola-Scandinavia School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 445-2411	284	23	12.5	27.1%	255 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$13,940			$524			$13,416	37.7	64.2	135	165		550684000742

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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 September 25, 2025, 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.