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
391	North High	Public	9-12	1100 W Smith Ave	Oshkosh	54901	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-7000	1,266	107	11.8	54.9%	694 (54.8%)	221 (17.5%)	124 (9.8%)	114 (9.0%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (8.4%)	$14,532			$647			$13,886	14.8	24	363	28		551119001495
392	Arcadia High	Public	9-12	756 Raider Dr	Arcadia	54612	Trempealeau County	Arcadia School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 323-3315	413	28	14.7	64.2%	132 (32.0%)	1 (0.2%)	275 (66.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$14,731			$638			$14,093	14.3	14.7	395	3		550042000068
393	Black Hawk High	Public	9-12	202 E Center St	South Wayne	53587	Lafayette County	Black Hawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 439-5371	96	10	9.5	35.4%	93 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,064			$595			$17,469	13.9	19	386	7		550573000605
394	Marinette High	Public	9-12	2135 Pierce Ave	Marinette	54143	Marinette County	Marinette School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 735-1300	618	43	14.4	46.1%	529 (85.6%)	15 (2.4%)	40 (6.5%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	$13,163			$592			$12,570	13.5	14	399	5		550870000995
395	Holcombe High	Public	9-12	27331 262nd Ave	Holcombe	54745	Chippewa County	Lake Holcombe School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 595-4241	86	8	10.6	39.5%	85 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$17,558			$752			$16,806	13.2			(n/a)		550768000886
396	Hustisford High	Public	6-12	845 S Lake St	Hustisford	53034	Dodge County	Hustisford School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 349-3261	158	17	9	32.9%	137 (86.7%)	2 (1.3%)	11 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)	$16,627			$1,045			$15,582	12.5	26.1	352	44		550678000738
397	Horace Mann High	Public	9-12	325 McKinley St	North Fond du Lac	54937	Fond du Lac County	North Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-3740	453	31	14.5	43.7%	290 (64.0%)	6 (1.3%)	122 (26.9%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$12,217			$616			$11,601	12.4	27.7	339	58		551074001399
398	LaFollette High	Public	9-12	702 Pflaum Rd	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-3600	1,541	104	14.7	58.3%	423 (27.4%)	344 (22.3%)	525 (34.1%)	88 (5.7%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	143 (9.3%)	$14,460			$426			$14,035	12.3	12.1	403	5		550852000941
399	Abbotsford Middle/Senior High	Public	6-12	307 N 4th Ave	Abbotsford	54405	Clark County	Abbotsford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 223-2386	414	28	15	65.5%	127 (30.7%)	2 (0.5%)	258 (62.3%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$10,952			$709			$10,243	12.1	11.9	404	5		550003000002
400	Case High	Public	9-12	7345 Washington Ave	Racine	53406	Racine County	Racine Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 619-4200	1,856	119	15.6	51.6%	668 (36.0%)	438 (23.6%)	571 (30.8%)	36 (1.9%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (7.3%)	$13,359			$943			$12,418	11.4	11.7	405	5		551236001621

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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.