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 Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)					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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	ID
1	High School of Health Sciences	Public, Charter	9-12	349 N Oak Crest Dr	Wales	53183	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 968-6200	192	9	21.1	7.8%	164 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.3%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	$10,140			$256			$9,885	99.3	99.5	1			550351002988
2	Whitefish Bay High	Public	9-12	1200 E Fairmount Ave	Whitefish Bay	53217	Milwaukee County	Whitefish Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 963-3928	906	61	14.8	2.3%	667 (73.6%)	64 (7.1%)	62 (6.8%)	54 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.3%)	$12,318			$358			$11,960	99.1	99.4	2			551662002170
3	Tesla Engineering Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	2121 Emmers Dr	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5400	155	4	37.8	20.6%	132 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	9 (5.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	$10,451			$911			$9,540	99	97	8	5		550039002547
4	Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	401 E Roberta Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 970-3880	150	2	75	22.0%	104 (69.3%)	1 (0.7%)	30 (20.0%)	13 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$12,629			$321			$12,308	98.6	95.4	12	8		551578002688
5	Endeavor Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	825 Endeavour Dr	Watertown	53098	Dodge County	Watertown Unified School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 262-7500	52	3	17.3	30.8%	49 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,070			$565			$5,504	98.6			(n/a)		551575002981
6	KM Global School	Public, Charter	9-12	349 N Oak Crest Dr	Wales	53183	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 968-6273	72	5	13.4	11.1%	64 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.9%)	$11,912			$256			$11,657	97.9	95.8	10	4		550351002876
7	Oostburg High	Public	9-12	410 New York Ave	Oostburg	53070	Sheboygan County	Oostburg School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 564-2346	328	22	14.9	19.2%	289 (88.1%)	4 (1.2%)	27 (8.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$11,113			$510			$10,603	97.9	86	41	34		551107001466
8	Cedarburg High	Public	9-12	W68N611 Evergreen Blvd	Cedarburg	53012	Ozaukee County	Cedarburg School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 376-6200	1,085	66	16.5	9.4%	971 (89.5%)	18 (1.7%)	44 (4.1%)	23 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.4%)	$12,476			$483			$11,993	96.7	97.9	6	2		550246000270
9	Kohler High	Public	9-12	333 Upper Rd	Kohler	53044	Sheboygan County	Kohler School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 803-7282	232	15	15.3	3.0%	190 (81.9%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.5%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.3%)	$12,184			$330			$11,854	96.6	95.1	13	4		550750000853
10	Little Chute Career Pathways Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1402 Freedom Rd	Little Chute	54140	Outagamie County	Little Chute Area School District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7600	92	6	14.8	17.4%	84 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$9,530			$281			$9,249	95.1	98	5	5		550816002905

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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 October 8, 2024, 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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.