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
111	East High	Public	9-12	1305 E Decorah Rd	West Bend	53095	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 335-5532	854	54	15.7	25.6%	707 (82.8%)	28 (3.3%)	73 (8.5%)	10 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.5%)	$12,447			$493			$11,955	68.7	70	104	7		551629002128
112	Phillips High	Public	9-12	990 Flambeau Ave	Phillips	54555	Price County	Phillips School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 339-2141	204	17	11.6	1.5%	187 (91.7%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.4%)	$13,935			$524			$13,411	68.4	67.3	115	3		551173001544
113	Luxemburg-Casco High	Public	9-12	512 Center Dr	Luxemburg	54217	Kewaunee County	Luxemburg-Casco School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 845-2336	661	40	16.7	16.0%	599 (90.6%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$12,212			$601			$11,611	68.2	70.6	94	19		550834000918
114	Rib Lake High	Public	9-12	1200 North St	Rib Lake	54470	Taylor County	Rib Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 427-3220	149	12	12	44.3%	134 (89.9%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.4%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	$17,347			$341			$17,005	67.5	51	218	104		551278001687
115	Amherst High	Public	9-12	357 N Main St	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 824-5522	349	28	12.2	21.8%	326 (93.4%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,959			$417			$12,542	67.2	62.6	146	31		550033000033
116	Belleville High	Public	9-12	635 W Church St	Belleville	53508	Dane County	Belleville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-6120	275	20	13.6	23.6%	229 (83.3%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (8.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$12,324			$488			$11,838	67.2	45.2	253	137		550099000132
117	Menomonie High	Public	9-12	1715 5th St W	Menomonie	54751	Dunn County	Menomonie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 232-2606	966	63	15.4	34.1%	745 (77.1%)	12 (1.2%)	53 (5.5%)	95 (9.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.6%)	$12,203			$513			$11,690	67.1	43.8	259	142		550909001079
118	Altoona High	Public	9-12	711 7th St W	Altoona	54720	Eau Claire County	Altoona School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 839-6031	551	40	13.9	29.2%	450 (81.7%)	16 (2.9%)	33 (6.0%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	$12,379			$151			$12,228	67	70.1	101	17		550027000026
119	Lomira High	Public	9-12	1030 4th St	Lomira	53048	Dodge County	Lomira School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 269-4396	300	25	11.8	26.7%	264 (88.0%)	3 (1.0%)	28 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,487			$507			$12,980	67	45.3	251	132		550822000908
120	Whitnall High	Public	9-12	5000 S 116th St	Greenfield	53228	Milwaukee County	Whitnall School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 525-8500	821	58	14.2	28.5%	526 (64.1%)	42 (5.1%)	163 (19.9%)	33 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.6%)	$12,506			$409			$12,097	66.9	64.7	133	13		550600000661

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.