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
221	North High	Public	9-12	2926 N 10th St	Sheboygan	53083	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3600	1,482	91	16.3	51.1%	755 (50.9%)	51 (3.4%)	308 (20.8%)	257 (17.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (7.2%)	$11,007			$504			$10,503	49.4	59.1	169	52		551365001794
222	Bloomer High	Public	9-12	1310 17th Ave	Bloomer	54724	Chippewa County	Bloomer School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 568-5300	400	28	14.4	28.8%	385 (96.3%)	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,471			$310			$12,162	49.4	45.3	252	30		550135000184
223	Superior High	Public	9-12	2600 Catlin Ave	Superior	54880	Douglas County	Superior School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 394-8720	1,256	85	14.8		1,071 (85.3%)	19 (1.5%)	45 (3.6%)	15 (1.2%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (7.2%)	$12,581			$790			$11,791	49.3	52.1	206	17		551467001918
224	Logan High	Public	9-12	1500 Ranger Dr	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7700	729	64	11.4	49.5%	453 (62.1%)	55 (7.5%)	46 (6.3%)	85 (11.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (10.2%)	$16,323			$429			$15,894	49.3	44.6	255	31		550753000865
225	Valley New School	Public, Charter	7-12	122 E College Ave	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5605	68	4	16.5	32.4%	54 (79.4%)	1 (1.5%)	6 (8.8%)	3 (4.4%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.4%)	$11,309			$911			$10,398	49.2			(n/a)		550039003341
226	Portage High	Public	9-12	301 E Collins St	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 742-8545	600	44	13.5	30.5%	496 (82.7%)	7 (1.2%)	60 (10.0%)	8 (1.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$12,038			$873			$11,164	49.2	39.7	278	52		551206002284
227	Shabazz-City High	Public	9-12	1601 N Sherman Ave	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-2440	106	15	7.2	47.2%	57 (53.8%)	12 (11.3%)	16 (15.1%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.4%)	$23,155			$399			$22,758	49.1	41.7	271	44		550852002265
228	Greenwood High	Public	7-12	306 West Central Ave	Greenwood	54437	Clark County	Greenwood School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 267-6101	155	18	8.7	38.7%	140 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$18,085			$1,086			$16,999	49.1	37	295	67		550597000657
229	Shiocton High	Public	9-12	N5650 Broad St	Shiocton	54170	Outagamie County	Shiocton School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 986-3351	208	17	11.9	27.9%	181 (87.0%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$18,520			$545			$17,975	49.1	21	376	147		551377001808
230	Oak Creek High	Public	9-12	340 E Puetz Rd	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 768-6210	2,220	125	17.7	31.8%	1,398 (63.0%)	134 (6.0%)	410 (18.5%)	151 (6.8%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	119 (5.4%)	$11,364			$678			$10,686	49	50.6	220	10		551083001411

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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 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.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.