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
361	Black River Falls High	Public	9-12	166 Tiger Lane	Black River Falls	54615	Jackson County	Black River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 284-4324	500	32	15.7	49.8%	351 (70.2%)	6 (1.2%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	94 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	$13,399			$656			$12,742	24.1	11.7	406	45		550126000175
362	Alma High	Public	9-12	S1618 State Road 35	Alma	54610	Buffalo County	Alma School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 685-4416	80	7	11.8	33.8%	74 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$15,206			$426			$14,780	23.5			(n/a)		550018000018
363	South High	Public	9-12	1240 Washington Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3637	1,075	72	14.9	66.7%	393 (36.6%)	74 (6.9%)	288 (26.8%)	244 (22.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.9%)	$12,013			$523			$11,491	22.9	20.3	379	16		551365001797
364	Brown Deer Middle/High	Public	6-12	8060 N 60th St	Brown Deer	53223	Milwaukee County	Brown Deer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 371-7000	904	71	12.6	55.2%	104 (11.5%)	522 (57.7%)	77 (8.5%)	122 (13.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (8.2%)	$15,290			$768			$14,522	22.9	15	394	30		550180000230
365	Wauzeka High	Public	9-12	301 E Main St	Wauzeka	53826	Crawford County	Wauzeka-Steuben School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 875-5311	83	8	10.8	53.0%	78 (94.0%)	2 (2.4%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$17,278			$1,202			$16,077	22.7			(n/a)		551602002095
366	Boscobel High	Public	9-12	300 Brindley St	Boscobel	53805	Grant County	Boscobel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 375-4161	182	16	11.5	48.4%	171 (94.0%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.6%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$13,379			$718			$12,661	22.3	15.4	393	27		550150000193
367	Waterloo High	Public	9-12	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 478-2171	232	16	14.2	37.9%	156 (67.2%)	4 (1.7%)	66 (28.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$12,864			$271			$12,592	22.3	32.6	319	48		551572001995
368	Wonewoc-Center High	Public	9-12	101 School Rd	Wonewoc	53968	Juneau County	Wonewoc-Union Center School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 464-3165	114	11	10.8	50.9%	104 (91.2%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	$17,144			$734			$16,409	22	49.4	229	139		551713002225
369	Lincoln High	Public	9-12	1433 S 8th St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 663-9600	1,385	96	14.4	43.4%	864 (62.4%)	57 (4.1%)	238 (17.2%)	122 (8.8%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (6.7%)	$11,513			$473			$11,040	21.9	28.3	336	33		550861000976
370	Tremper High	Public	9-12	8560 26th Ave	Kenosha	53143	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-2200	1,417	74	19	44.2%	735 (51.9%)	158 (11.2%)	411 (29.0%)	10 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (7.0%)	$13,298			$835			$12,463	21.1	21.1	374	4		550732000828

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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.