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
231	Sun Prairie East High	Public	9-12	888 Grove St	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-6700	1,340	94	14.3	27.2%	821 (61.3%)	136 (10.1%)	152 (11.3%)	95 (7.1%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	124 (9.3%)	$12,116			$317			$11,799	49	49.7	225	6		551464001902
232	Spooner High	Public	9-12	801 County Highway A	Spooner	54801	Washburn County	Spooner Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 635-2172	361	25	14.3	41.3%	327 (90.6%)	6 (1.7%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$13,955			$1,039			$12,916	48.9	45.9	247	15		551422001848
233	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau High	Public	9-12	17511 N Main	Galesville	54630	Trempealeau County	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 582-2291	411	32	12.9	21.2%	364 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (6.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$13,509			$442			$13,067	48.9	67.2	116	117		550496000536
234	Royall High	Public	7-12	1501 Academy St	Elroy	53929	Juneau County	Royall School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 462-2600	201	21	9.7	36.3%	187 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)								48.7	22.5	368	134		550438000474
235	West Salem High	Public	9-12	490 N Mark St	West Salem	54669	La Crosse County	West Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 786-1220	603	44	13.7	18.6%	523 (86.7%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	$13,361			$549			$12,812	48.6	54.9	189	46		551635002141
236	Cadott High	Public	9-12	426 Myrtle St	Cadott	54727	Chippewa County	Cadott Community School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 289-3795	230	20	11.7	45.2%	223 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,357			$805			$16,551	48.4	28.5	332	96		550204000248
237	Dodgeland High	Public	9-12	401 S Western Ave	Juneau	53039	Dodge County	Dodgeland School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 386-4404	233	20	11.3	43.8%	193 (82.8%)	5 (2.1%)	32 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,456			$1,177			$14,279	48	36.6	299	62		550726000787
238	Lakeland High	Public	9-12	9573 State Hwy 70	Minocqua	54548	Oneida County	Lakeland Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 356-5252	696	47	14.7	43.0%	417 (59.9%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (5.9%)	6 (0.9%)	184 (26.4%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.3%)	$18,703			$1,730			$16,973	47.9	39.8	277	39		550963001274
239	De Soto High	Public	9-12	615 Main St	De Soto	54624	Vernon County	De Soto Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 648-0100	133	14	9.8	40.6%	123 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	$20,296			$890			$19,406	47.7	38	291	52		550324000365
240	Stoughton High	Public	9-12	600 Lincoln Ave	Stoughton	53589	Dane County	Stoughton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 877-5601	834	86	9.7	26.4%	661 (79.3%)	37 (4.4%)	64 (7.7%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.6%)	$13,341			$282			$13,059	47.7	53.6	192	48		551455001886

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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.