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
11	Oostburg High	Public	9-12	410 New York Ave	Oostburg	53070	Sheboygan County	Oostburg School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 564-2346	328	22	14.9	18.6%	283 (86.3%)	4 (1.2%)	30 (9.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$11,113			$510			$10,603	95.4	97.9	7	4		551107001466
12	Muskego High	Public	9-12	W183S8750 Racine Ave	Muskego	53150	Waukesha County	Muskego-Norway School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 971-1790	1,634	93	17.5	5.4%	1,404 (85.9%)	13 (0.8%)	138 (8.4%)	21 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (3.4%)	$11,685			$476			$11,209	95.3	95	11	1		551017001335
13	Brookfield East High	Public	9-12	3305 N Lilly Rd	Brookfield	53005	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 781-3500	1,374	77	17.8	7.1%	1,024 (74.5%)	33 (2.4%)	91 (6.6%)	162 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (4.6%)	$12,700			$464			$12,236	94.8	91.1	22	9		550177000215
14	Grafton High	Public	9-12	1950 Washington St	Grafton	53024	Ozaukee County	Grafton School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 376-5500	727	47	15.6	15.3%	599 (82.4%)	19 (2.6%)	43 (5.9%)	34 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	$13,571			$457			$13,114	94.7	92.6	18	4		550561002248
15	Eisenhower Middle/High	Public	7-12	4333 S Sunnyslope Rd	New Berlin	53151	Waukesha County	New Berlin School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 789-6300	1,095	65	16.7	9.4%	842 (76.9%)	15 (1.4%)	68 (6.2%)	120 (11.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	$12,477			$212			$12,265	94.5	94.9	13	2		551047001366
16	Tesla Engineering Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	2121 Emmers Dr	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5400	147	4	40.8	21.8%	124 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.1%)	9 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$10,451			$911			$9,540	94	99	3	13		550039002547
17	KM Global School	Public, Charter	9-12	349 N Oak Crest Dr	Wales	53183	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 968-6273	71	4	16	7.0%	65 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)	$11,912			$256			$11,657	93.9	97.9	6	11		550351002876
18	Hamilton High	Public	9-12	W220N6151 Town Line Rd	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 246-6471	1,577	89	17.6	12.5%	1,186 (75.2%)	55 (3.5%)	122 (7.7%)	141 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	67 (4.2%)	$13,067			$352			$12,715	93.5	94.2	15	3		550603000664
19	Slinger High	Public	9-12	209 Polk St	Slinger	53086	Washington County	Slinger School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 644-5261	1,065	64	16.6	14.7%	960 (90.1%)	11 (1.0%)	52 (4.9%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.7%)	$11,820			$428			$11,392	93.3	92.4	21	2		551395001821
20	Homestead High	Public	9-12	5000 W Mequon Rd	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 238-5646	1,204	73	16.5	12.0%	819 (68.0%)	91 (7.6%)	105 (8.7%)	110 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	76 (6.3%)	$13,379			$402			$12,977	92.9	93.5	16	4		550913001085

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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.

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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.