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
21	Brookfield Central High	Public	9-12	16900 W Gebhardt Rd	Brookfield	53005	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 785-3910	1,215	72	16.8	10.0%	770 (63.4%)	32 (2.6%)	102 (8.4%)	246 (20.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (4.9%)	$13,532			$486			$13,046	92.9	87.1	31	10		550177000214
22	Gibraltar High	Public	9-12	3924 State Highway 42	Fish Creek	54212	Door County	Gibraltar Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 868-3284	175	19	9	28.6%	138 (78.9%)	1 (0.6%)	28 (16.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$24,297			$928			$23,368	91.5	89.8	24	2		550522000561
23	De Pere High	Public	9-12	1700 Chicago St	De Pere	54115	Brown County	De Pere School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 337-1020	1,466	93	15.7	19.2%	1,230 (83.9%)	21 (1.4%)	83 (5.7%)	48 (3.3%)	13 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (4.8%)	$11,497			$294			$11,203	90.7	92.6	19	4		550321000361
24	Mukwonago High	Public	9-12	605 W Veterans Way	Mukwonago	53149	Waukesha County	Mukwonago School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 363-6200	1,604	101	15.9	12.6%	1,427 (89.0%)	7 (0.4%)	107 (6.7%)	13 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.1%)	$11,604			$326			$11,278	90.6	79.6	59	35		551006001319
25	D C Everest Idea School	Public, Charter	6-12	4704 Camp Phillips Rd	Weston	54476	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 359-0511	69	4	15.5	29.0%	60 (87.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	$11,837			$554			$11,283	90.4	62.8	145	120		551317002885
26	Waukesha Academy of Health Professions	Public, Charter	9-12	401 E Roberta Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 970-3775	112	1	112	33.9%	68 (60.7%)	1 (0.9%)	35 (31.3%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	$12,640			$321			$12,319	90.2	80.9	49	23		551578003334
27	Shorewood High	Public	9-12	1701 E Capitol Dr	Shorewood	53211	Milwaukee County	Shorewood School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 963-6921	589	42	14.1	16.8%	388 (65.9%)	61 (10.4%)	59 (10.0%)	41 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	$15,717			$383			$15,334	90.1	80.4	54	27		551380001811
28	Little Chute Career Pathways Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1402 Freedom Rd	Little Chute	54140	Outagamie County	Little Chute Area School District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7600	93	6	15.5	20.4%	85 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$9,530			$281			$9,249	90.1	95.1	10	18		550816002905
29	Pewaukee High	Public	9-12	510 Lake St	Pewaukee	53072	Waukesha County	Pewaukee School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 695-5013	889	59	15	10.8%	718 (80.8%)	21 (2.4%)	49 (5.5%)	51 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.5%)	$13,289			$232			$13,057	89.1	88.7	26	3		551164001537
30	Mount Horeb High	Public	9-12	305 S 8th St	Mount Horeb	53572	Dane County	Mount Horeb Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 437-7206	745	51	14.6	12.1%	672 (90.2%)	10 (1.3%)	34 (4.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	$11,504			$383			$11,120	89.1	82.8	44	14		550999001312

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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.