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
101	Neenah High	Public	9-12	500 Rocket Way	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6900	2,013	114	17.5	28.7%	1,598 (79.4%)	59 (2.9%)	158 (7.8%)	90 (4.5%)	8 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	96 (4.8%)	$10,868			$291			$10,577	69.7	80	56	45		551032001348
102	Kiel High	Public	9-12	210 Raider Hts	Kiel	53042	Manitowoc County	Kiel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 894-2263	375	25	14.9	18.7%	339 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$13,323			$312			$13,012	69.4	65	130	28		550744000844
103	Laconia High	Public	9-12	301 W Division St	Rosendale	54974	Fond du Lac County	Rosendale-Brandon School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 872-2161	318	21	15	16.4%	297 (93.4%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$11,770			$349			$11,421	69.3	66.5	119	16		551310001729
104	Renaissance School	Public, Charter	9-12	610 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5611	151	4	35.9	25.2%	127 (84.1%)	3 (2.0%)	8 (5.3%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	$10,950			$911			$10,039	69.2	87.4	29	75		550039002282
105	Winneconne High	Public	9-12	100 Wolf Run	Winneconne	54986	Winnebago County	Winneconne Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 582-5810	487	42	11.7	18.3%	451 (92.6%)	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$11,973			$243			$11,731	69.2	65.6	124	19		551683002191
106	Southwestern Wisconsin High	Public	9-12	1105 Maple St	Hazel Green	53811	Grant County	Southwestern Wisconsin School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 854-2261	151	15	10.1	27.2%	141 (93.4%)	3 (2.0%)	5 (3.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$12,733			$720			$12,012	69.2	69.4	106			550630000696
107	Oregon High	Public	9-12	456 N Perry Pkwy	Oregon	53575	Dane County	Oregon School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-4300	1,339	94	14.2	16.9%	1,098 (82.0%)	36 (2.7%)	117 (8.7%)	22 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (4.8%)	$12,895			$388			$12,507	69.1	79.3	62	45		551110001470
108	Etude High	Public, Charter	9-12	834 Virginia Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 459-0950	77	6	12.8	62.3%	61 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (16.9%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$14,162			$381			$13,781	69	32.9	318	210		551365002859
109	Platteville High	Public	9-12	710 E Madison St	Platteville	53818	Grant County	Platteville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 342-4020	479	31	15.7	39.0%	372 (77.7%)	22 (4.6%)	43 (9.0%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	$11,683			$441			$11,243	68.9	80.5	53	56		551185001553
110	Random Lake High	Public	9-12	605 Random Lake Rd	Random Lake	53075	Sheboygan County	Random Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 994-9193	212	20	10.6	27.4%	186 (87.7%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	$13,342			$299			$13,043	68.7	59.6	165	55		551245001655

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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.