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
151	Bruce High	Public	9-12	104 W Washington Ave	Bruce	54819	Rusk County	Bruce School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 868-2585	116	12	9.8	94.8%	109 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$14,206			$385			$13,821	62.2	26.9	344	193		550183000235
152	East Troy High	Public	9-12	3128 Graydon Ave	East Troy	53120	Walworth County	East Troy Community School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 642-6760	448	36	12.3	21.7%	397 (88.6%)	4 (0.9%)	31 (6.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$12,917			$598			$12,319	62.1	55.6	184	32		550402000410
153	Kaukauna High	Public	9-12	1701 County Road CE	Kaukauna	54130	Outagamie County	Kaukauna Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 766-6113	1,210	75	16.1	21.7%	1,010 (83.5%)	23 (1.9%)	85 (7.0%)	30 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.1%)	$12,170			$328			$11,842	61.2	63.9	139	14		550729000793
154	Washburn High	Public	9-12	305 W 4th St	Washburn	54891	Bayfield County	Washburn School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 373-6188	182	14	12.6	39.0%	140 (76.9%)	5 (2.7%)	5 (2.7%)	2 (1.1%)	24 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$15,559			$1,418			$14,141	61.1	67.4	113	41		551554001985
155	West High	Public	9-12	1305 E Decorah Rd	West Bend	53095	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 335-5532	1,085	55	19.7	25.9%	913 (84.1%)	26 (2.4%)	81 (7.5%)	19 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.9%)	$11,578			$476			$11,103	60.8	66.4	121	34		551629002135
156	Vel Phillips Memorial High School	Public	9-12	201 S Gammon Rd	Madison	53717	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 663-5990	2,004	127	15.7	42.4%	810 (40.4%)	306 (15.3%)	527 (26.3%)	172 (8.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	175 (8.7%)	$12,941			$407			$12,535	60.7	53.3	194	38		550852000937
157	Weyauwega High	Public	9-12	500 E Ann St	Weyauwega	54983	Waupaca County	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 867-8960	274	19	14.4	32.5%	241 (88.0%)	3 (1.1%)	23 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	$13,350			$532			$12,818	60.6	54.3	191	34		551650002159
158	Spencer Junior High/High	Public	6-12	300 N School St	Spencer	54479	Marathon County	Spencer School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 659-4211	329	23	14.5	33.4%	290 (88.1%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (7.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$13,851			$412			$13,439	60.5	40.1	276	118		551419001845
159	Wittenberg-Birnamwood High	Public	9-12	400 W Grand Ave	Wittenberg	54499	Shawano County	Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 253-2211	343	23	14.9	41.7%	278 (81.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.1%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.6%)	$13,007			$383			$12,625	60.3	43.6	263	104		551710002222
160	Cassville High	Public	7-12	715 E Amelia St	Cassville	53806	Grant County	Cassville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 725-5116	79	12	6.8	44.3%	76 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	$18,046			$768			$17,278	60.3	55.6	185	25		550240000265

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.