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
121	Lancaster High	Public	9-12	806 E Elm St	Lancaster	53813	Grant County	Lancaster Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 723-2173	325	26	12.4	32.0%	299 (92.0%)	6 (1.8%)	10 (3.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$14,861			$617			$14,243	66.9	67.8	111	10		550777000891
122	Fox Cities Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5000 N Ballard Rd	Appleton	54913	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5405	78	2	35.4	30.8%	59 (75.6%)	7 (9.0%)	8 (10.3%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$10,490			$911			$9,579	66.7	47.7	235	113		550039002724
123	De Forest High	Public	9-12	815 Jefferson St	DeForest	53532	Dane County	De Forest Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 842-6600	1,137	80	14.1	16.2%	912 (80.2%)	41 (3.6%)	81 (7.1%)	33 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (6.2%)	$12,537			$180			$12,358	66.7	70.4	98	25		550318000355
124	Burlington High School	Public	9-12	400 McCanna Pkwy	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 763-0200	880	56	15.7	28.5%	682 (77.5%)	10 (1.1%)	145 (16.5%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.4%)	$13,938			$807			$13,131	66.7	70.2	99	25		550189000237
125	Osceola High	Public	9-12	1111 Oak Ridge Dr	Osceola	54020	Polk County	Osceola School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 294-2127	498	32	15.4	21.3%	458 (92.0%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$13,983			$686			$13,297	66.5	77.5	70	55		551116001480
126	Mishicot High	Public	9-12	660 Washington St	Mishicot	54228	Manitowoc County	Mishicot School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 755-3281	274	21	13.2	24.1%	251 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$12,881			$731			$12,150	66.3	67	117	9		550975001283
127	Columbus High	Public	9-12	1164 Farnham St	Columbus	53925	Columbia County	Columbus School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 623-5950	383	30	12.6	21.4%	329 (85.9%)	6 (1.6%)	34 (8.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$11,174			$237			$10,937	66.3	66.4	120	7		550282000318
128	D C Everest High	Public	10-12	6500 Alderson St	Weston	54476	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 359-6561	1,335	79	16.8	31.2%	973 (72.9%)	27 (2.0%)	81 (6.1%)	197 (14.8%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (3.7%)	$12,097			$849			$11,247	65.9	60.4	160	32		551317001734
129	Hillsboro High	Public	6-12	777 School Rd	Hillsboro	54634	Vernon County	Hillsboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 489-2221	252	19	13.1	37.3%	226 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$14,967			$2,640			$12,328	65.6	50.6	221	92		550648000703
130	Rio Middle/High	Public	6-12	411 Church St	Rio	53960	Columbia County	Rio Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 992-3141	183	20	9.2	37.2%	167 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$15,644			$291			$15,353	65.5	51.9	208	78		551299001713

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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:

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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.