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
271	Oconto High	Public	9-12	1717 Superior Ave	Oconto	54153	Oconto County	Oconto Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 834-7812	299	23	13	41.5%	272 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	$15,320			$818			$14,503	42.6	55.4	186	85		551092001428
272	Cashton Middle/High	Public	6-12	540 Coe St	Cashton	54619	Monroe County	Cashton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 654-5131	313	29	10.7	35.5%	274 (87.5%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,807			$1,120			$10,687	42.6	46.9	243	29		550234000263
273	Webster High	Public	9-12	7564 Alder St W	Webster	54893	Burnett County	Webster School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 866-4281	186	18	10.1	51.1%	141 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (14.0%)	$15,654			$471			$15,183	42.5	52.4	202	71		551623002099
274	Watertown High	Public	9-12	825 Endeavour Dr	Watertown	53098	Dodge County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 262-7500	1,012	68	14.9	34.7%	713 (70.5%)	18 (1.8%)	219 (21.6%)	12 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.7%)	$12,856			$565			$12,290	42.4	53.1	196	78		551575002002
275	Two Rivers High	Public	9-12	4519 Lincoln Ave	Two Rivers	54241	Manitowoc County	Two Rivers Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 793-2291	471	37	12.6	33.1%	381 (80.9%)	10 (2.1%)	40 (8.5%)	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$13,273			$396			$12,878	42.3	35.2	307	32		551512001962
276	Reedsburg Area High	Public	9-12	1100 S Albert Ave	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 768-8928	889	59	15	38.6%	737 (82.9%)	9 (1.0%)	95 (10.7%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.4%)	$11,554			$424			$11,130	42.1	63.5	141	135		551266001664
277	Tomah High	Public	9-12	901 Lincoln Ave	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 374-7358	882	63	13.9	34.7%	739 (83.8%)	12 (1.4%)	40 (4.5%)	10 (1.1%)	24 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	53 (6.0%)	$11,981			$801			$11,180	41.9	38	292	15		551491001939
278	Ithaca High	Public	9-12	24615 State Hwy 58	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Ithaca School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 585-2311	105	10	10.3	41.9%	92 (87.6%)	1 (1.0%)	8 (7.6%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,284			$434			$13,850	41.8	45.4	249	29		550696000752
279	Niagara High	Public	7-12	700 Jefferson Ave	Niagara	54151	Marinette County	Niagara School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 251-4541	184	15	12	42.4%	170 (92.4%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$12,766			$733			$12,033	41.7	33.2	316	37		551068001394
280	Wautoma High	Public	9-12	514 S Cambridge St	Wautoma	54982	Waushara County	Wautoma Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 787-3354	388	29	13.2	54.4%	288 (74.2%)	3 (0.8%)	77 (19.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$14,901			$1,170			$13,731	41.7	35.8	303	23		551596002074

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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.