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
61	Brookwood High	Public	7-12	28861 Highway 131 N	Ontario	54651	Monroe County	Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 337-4401	264	21	12.6	51.9%	204 (77.3%)	2 (0.8%)	50 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$15,221			$779			$14,441	79.9	28.5	334	273		551077001402
62	Southern Door High	Public	9-12	2073 County Trunk DK	Brussels	54204	Door County	Southern Door County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 825-7333	304	25	11.9	27.6%	266 (87.5%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.6%)	$14,117			$698			$13,419	79.6	68	110	48		551413001834
63	New Berlin West Middle/High	Public	7-12	18695 W Cleveland Ave	New Berlin	53146	Waukesha County	New Berlin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 789-6400	1,036	69	14.9	16.6%	804 (77.6%)	15 (1.4%)	138 (13.3%)	38 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	34 (3.3%)	$12,639			$412			$12,227	79.6	87.4	30	33		551047001372
64	Hortonville High	Public	9-12	155 Warner St	Hortonville	54944	Outagamie County	Hortonville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 779-7933	1,323	73	18	10.7%	1,174 (88.7%)	5 (0.4%)	86 (6.5%)	23 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.5%)	$10,543			$237			$10,306	79.2	72.4	90	26		550660000715
65	Nicolet High	Public	9-12	6701 N Jean Nicolet Rd	Glendale	53217	Milwaukee County	Nicolet Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 351-7554	1,043	82	12.6	19.4%	556 (53.3%)	245 (23.5%)	89 (8.5%)	47 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	95 (9.1%)	$18,828			$727			$18,100	78.7	88.3	28	37		550549000584
66	Prairie Farm High	Public	9-12	630 River Ave S	Prairie Farm	54762	Barron County	Prairie Farm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 455-1861	125	11	11.5	32.0%	122 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,918			$262			$15,655	78.3	51.2	212	146		551218001586
67	Pepin High	Public	7-12	510 Pine St	Pepin	54759	Pepin County	Pepin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 442-2391	110	10	11.4	20.9%	104 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$18,230			$1,468			$16,762	77.9	43.8	260	193		551158001532
68	Lake Mills High	Public	9-12	615 Catlin Dr	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 648-2355	447	33	13.7	25.3%	374 (83.7%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (13.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$12,834			$486			$12,348	77.8	62.9	144	76		550771000887
69	New London High	Public	9-12	1700 Klatt Rd	New London	54961	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 982-8420	660	46	14.3	29.7%	567 (85.9%)	10 (1.5%)	68 (10.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$11,332			$535			$10,797	77.7	85.1	34	35		551059001384
70	Sevastopol High	Public	9-12	4550 Highway 57	Sturgeon Bay	54235	Door County	Sevastopol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 743-6282	209	18	11.5	25.8%	173 (82.8%)	3 (1.4%)	23 (11.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$17,925			$778			$17,147	77.6	75.3	78	8		551350001768

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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.