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
311	Menasha High	Public	9-12	420 7th St	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1800	1,020	63	16.1	50.2%	591 (57.9%)	82 (8.0%)	221 (21.7%)	50 (4.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (7.0%)	$14,102			$729			$13,373	35.2	28.1	338	27		550903001059
312	Clear Lake High	Public	9-12	1101 3rd St SW	Clear Lake	54005	Polk County	Clear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 263-2113	189	14	13.2	33.9%	172 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$12,742			$609			$12,134	35.1	47.7	236	76		550261000292
313	Mineral Point High	Public	9-12	705 Ross St	Mineral Point	53565	Iowa County	Mineral Point Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 987-0730	253	20	12.9	21.3%	233 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	$16,147			$354			$15,793	35.1	73.8	83	230		550966001276
314	Prentice High	Public	9-12	1025 Town St	Prentice	54556	Price County	Prentice School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 428-2811	105	11	9.3	28.6%	95 (90.5%)	2 (1.9%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	$15,515			$1,074			$14,442	35.1	22.7	367	53		551221001589
315	Riverdale High	Public	9-12	235 E Elm St	Muscoda	53573	Grant County	Riverdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 739-3116	192	14	13.6	44.3%	170 (88.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.3%)	$14,780			$922			$13,858	35	47.7	234	81		551014001328
316	Nathan Hale High	Public	9-12	11601 W Lincoln Ave	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3210	1,134	71	16	57.1%	577 (50.9%)	142 (12.5%)	292 (25.7%)	26 (2.3%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	88 (7.8%)	$11,251			$1,033			$10,218	34.8	18.2	388	72		551626002117
317	Grantsburg High	Public	9-12	480 E James Ave	Grantsburg	54840	Burnett County	Grantsburg School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 463-2531	273	18	14.9	37.7%	240 (87.9%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	$14,072			$373			$13,699	34.7	30.1	326	9		550567000602
318	Seymour High	Public	9-12	10 Circle Dr	Seymour	54165	Outagamie County	Seymour Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 833-2306	590	40	14.8	29.2%	445 (75.4%)	4 (0.7%)	39 (6.6%)	7 (1.2%)	52 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.1%)	$13,408			$535			$12,872	34.6	37	296	22		551353001773
319	Baraboo High	Public	9-12	1201 Draper St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 355-3940	885	65	13.5		681 (76.9%)	14 (1.6%)	103 (11.6%)	13 (1.5%)	32 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.7%)	$13,003			$321			$12,682	33.9	33.2	315	4		550081000103
320	Plum City High	Public	9-12	907 Main St	Plum City	54761	Pierce County	Plum City School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 647-2591	79	11	7.5	36.7%	65 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	$15,512			$523			$14,990	33.4	44.1	257	63		551188001557

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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.