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
201	Edgerton High	Public	9-12	200 Elm High Dr	Edgerton	53534	Rock County	Edgerton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 561-6020	593	36	16.5	30.5%	495 (83.5%)	7 (1.2%)	61 (10.3%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$13,450			$249			$13,202	54.8	71.4	92	109		550411000443
202	Milton High	Public	9-12	114 W High St	Milton	53563	Rock County	Milton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 868-9300	1,057	62	17	20.2%	920 (87.0%)	13 (1.2%)	59 (5.6%)	19 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.8%)	$12,116			$183			$11,933	54.3	52.3	205	3		550957001118
203	Waupaca High	Public	9-12	E 2325 King Rd	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 258-4131	623	43	14.6	36.8%	557 (89.4%)	5 (0.8%)	36 (5.8%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$15,500			$859			$14,641	54.1	62.6	148	55		551584002035
204	Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	801 E Lincoln St	Waupun	53963	Dodge County	Waupun School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 324-5591	832	55	15.2	33.2%	715 (85.9%)	5 (0.6%)	83 (10.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)	$11,445			$361			$11,084	54	43.2	265	61		551587002045
205	Darlington High	Public	9-12	11838 Center Hill Rd	Darlington	53530	Lafayette County	Darlington Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 776-4001	263	23	11.6	41.1%	174 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,002			$553			$14,449	53	38.7	284	79		550315000348
206	Hurley High	Public	6-12	5503 W Range View Dr	Hurley	54534	Iron County	Hurley School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 407-4777	309	24	12.9	26.9%	281 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$12,756			$584			$12,171	52.5	41.9	269	63		550675000733
207	Valders High	Public	9-12	201 W Wilson St	Valders	54245	Manitowoc County	Valders Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 775-9530	291	25	11.6	23.0%	258 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$15,655			$409			$15,246	52.3	49	231	24		551521001967
208	Walden III High	Public	6-12	2340 Mohr Ave	Racine	53405	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 664-6250	692	43	16.2	42.1%	347 (50.1%)	79 (11.4%)	206 (29.8%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.5%)	$12,645			$931			$11,715	52.3	50.8	219	11		551236001644
209	Kewaunee High	Public	9-12	911 3rd St	Kewaunee	54216	Kewaunee County	Kewaunee School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 388-2951	284	21	13.2	33.1%	239 (84.2%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (12.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$12,168			$505			$11,663	51.8	26.2	351	142		550741000841
210	Freedom High	Public	9-12	N4021 County Road E	Freedom	54130	Outagamie County	Freedom Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7940	510	37	13.7	12.5%	464 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$13,217			$199			$13,018	51.8	73.2	85	125		550492000533

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.