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
1	Whitefish Bay High	Public	9-12	1200 E Fairmount Ave	Whitefish Bay	53217	Milwaukee County	Whitefish Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 963-3928	945	59	16		685 (72.5%)	65 (6.9%)	69 (7.3%)	52 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	69 (7.3%)	$12,318			$358			$11,960	99	99.1	2	1		551662002170
2	Rock University High	Public, Charter	9-12	6004 S County Road G	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 743-7425	93	6	15.6	37.6%	71 (76.3%)	2 (2.2%)	16 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	$12,279			$323			$11,956	98.4	88.7	27	25		550702002952
3	High School of Health Sciences	Public, Charter	9-12	349 N Oak Crest Dr	Wales	53183	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 968-6200	176	9	20.3	6.3%	149 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.4%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.3%)	$10,140			$256			$9,885	98.2	99.3	1	2		550351002988
4	Lakeview Technology Academy	Public	9-12	9449 88th Ave	Pleasant Prairie	53158	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 359-8155	391	17	23.3	28.9%	247 (63.2%)	21 (5.4%)	83 (21.2%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	$11,597			$661			$10,936	97.8	79.3	63	59		550732001462
5	Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	401 E Roberta Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 970-3880	144	3	48	22.2%	107 (74.3%)	1 (0.7%)	25 (17.4%)	9 (6.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$12,629			$321			$12,308	97.4	98.6	4	1		551578002688
6	Arrowhead High	Public	9-12	700 North Ave	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Arrowhead Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 369-3611	1,950	114	17	8.7%	1,693 (86.8%)	20 (1.0%)	99 (5.1%)	49 (2.5%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	79 (4.1%)	$12,244			$272			$11,972	97	92.5	20	14		550618000678
7	Kohler High	Public	9-12	333 Upper Rd	Kohler	53044	Sheboygan County	Kohler School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 803-7282	242	15	16.3	1.7%	199 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.4%)	14 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$12,184			$330			$11,854	96.8	96.6	9	2		550750000853
8	Cedarburg High	Public	9-12	W68N611 Evergreen Blvd	Cedarburg	53012	Ozaukee County	Cedarburg School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 376-6200	1,073	68	15.8	8.6%	954 (88.9%)	19 (1.8%)	46 (4.3%)	23 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.7%)	$12,476			$483			$11,993	96.7	96.7	8			550246000270
9	Middleton High	Public	9-12	2100 Bristol St	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9660	2,303	150	15.3	17.8%	1,495 (64.9%)	112 (4.9%)	250 (10.9%)	278 (12.1%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (6.7%)	$12,015			$188			$11,827	95.9	94.5	14	5		550951001107
10	School for Arts and Performance	Public, Charter	9-12	349 N Oak Crest Dr	Wales	53183	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 968-6273	114	8	13.7	15.8%	98 (86.0%)	3 (2.6%)	7 (6.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	$13,915			$256			$13,660	95.8	77.4	71	61		550351002861

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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.