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Brodhead High

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Brodhead High ranks 297 th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 31% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Brodhead High is a public high school in Brodhead, Wisconsin, serving 322 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Brodhead School District, which is ranked 327 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Brodhead High's performance is generally below the state average, with lower proficiency rates in subjects like social studies, English, math, and science compared to other Wisconsin high schools. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 283 and 372 out of 391-431 high schools in recent years. However, the school's graduation and dropout rates are relatively strong, with a four-year graduation rate ranging from 90.4% to 96.0%, which is comparable to or slightly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Brodhead High's low-income students perform better than the state average for this subgroup, suggesting the school may be providing additional support or resources to these students. In comparison to nearby high schools, such as New Glarus High, Rock University High, and Monticello High, Brodhead High's academic performance is generally lower, but its graduation and dropout rates are comparable or better. The school also faces a challenge with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.8% to 19.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

313

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,328

Per pupil spending ?

34.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2501 W 5th Ave
Brodhead, WI 53520-2010

(608) 897-2155

District: Brodhead School District

Feeder schools for Brodhead High:

Elementary:	Ronald R Albrecht Elementary
Middle:	Brodhead Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.5%

Hispanic:

8.0%

African American:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 13 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

Wisconsin avg46%

297^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

327^th of 426Brodhead School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	297 of 431	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	324 of 431	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	316 of 415	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	283 of 391	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	372 of 390	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	380 of 400	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	274 of 410	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.9	291 of 410	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.8	360 of 408	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	55.8	265 of 466	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	79.9	47 of 462	89.8%	★★★★★
2013	61.4	173 of 457	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.1	260 of 452	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.2	201 of 445	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.5	95 of 450	78.9%	★★★★☆
2009	72.2	95 of 438	78.3%	★★★★☆
2008	68.6	126 of 437	71.2%	★★★★☆
2006	68.1	102 of 292	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.1	74 of 287	74.2%	★★★★☆
2004	71.4	72 of 275	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	164 of 358	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	254 of 353	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	255 of 329	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	249 of 343	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	303 of 332	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	313 of 343	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	49.0	192 of 355	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	148 of 335	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	160 of 326	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.7	214 of 271	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	205 of 250	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	225 of 251	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.2	124 of 255	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	333 of 380	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	292 of 365	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	308 of 359	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	279 of 347	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	329 of 334	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	345 of 354	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	328 of 373	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	243 of 285	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	259 of 300	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	235 of 271	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	247 of 269	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	259 of 266	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	262 of 266	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Science47%+4 vs state

English Language Arts46%-3 vs state

Mathematics36%-7 vs state

Social Studies35%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Brodhead High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brodhead High	Public	9-12	2501 W 5th Ave	Brodhead	53520	Green County	Brodhead School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 897-2155	313	23	13.6	34.2%	277 (88.5%)	6 (1.9%)	25 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	38.2	297^th of 431 public high schools	31.1%		30.4	324^th of 431 public high schools	24.8%	27	45.8	36.1	47.2	35.1	$14,328	$427	$13,900
Juda High	Public	9-12	N2385 Spring St	Juda	53550	Green County	Juda School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 934-5251	80	8	9.9	51.3%	76 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								(n/a)				50.0	$16,722	$1,105	$15,617
Parkview Academy of Virtual Education	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	408 W Beloit St	Orfordville	53576	Rock County	Parkview School District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(608) 879-2994	51	1	66.2	45.1%	44 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.8%)								(n/a)
Parkview High	Public	9-12	408 W Beloit St	Orfordville	53576	Rock County	Parkview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 879-2994	187	16	11.6	34.2%	172 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	70.2	96^th of 431 public high schools	77.7%		42.2	267^th of 431 public high schools	38.1%	171	51.0	51.0	54.9	66.7	$8,904	$1,036	$7,867
Albany High	Public	9-12	309 Vinton St	Albany	53502	Green County	Albany School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 862-3135	75	12	6.1	22.7%	68 (90.7%)	5 (6.7%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19	377^th of 431 public high schools	12.5%		52.8	199^th of 431 public high schools	53.8%	178			26.7	35.7	$19,267	$966	$18,302
Evansville High	Public	9-12	640 S 5th Street	Evansville	53536	Rock County	Evansville Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 882-4600	497	32	15.4	21.9%	426 (85.7%)	13 (2.6%)	41 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	55.2	198^th of 431 public high schools	54.1%		53.3	195^th of 431 public high schools	54.8%	3	56.8	46.3	45.3	45.5	$13,554	$293	$13,260
Monroe High	Public	9-12	1600 26th Street	Monroe	53566	Green County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 328-7117	686	52	13.1	35.7%	555 (80.9%)	8 (1.2%)	96 (14.0%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	43.6	262^nd of 431 public high schools	39.2%		53	197^th of 431 public high schools	54.3%	65	46.5	38.8	46.5	42.6	$13,944	$966	$12,979
Monticello High	Public	9-12	334 S Main St	Monticello	53570	Green County	Monticello School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 938-4194	100	10	9.6	40.0%	91 (91.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.0%)	65.3	131^st of 431 public high schools	69.6%		62.4	150^th of 431 public high schools	65.2%	19	64.7	35.3	41.2	86.4	$15,082	$888	$14,194
Parker High	Public	9-12	3125 Mineral Point Ave	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-5600	1,272	99	12.8	46.9%	869 (68.3%)	79 (6.2%)	200 (15.7%)	28 (2.2%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (7.1%)	32.1	327^th of 431 public high schools	24.1%		21.3	372^nd of 431 public high schools	13.7%	45	47.7	33.9	39.5	32.7	$14,641	$923	$13,718
Beloit Learning Academy	Public	6-12	910 Townline Ave	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-2200	153	11	14.5	78.4%	29 (19.0%)	56 (36.6%)	51 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.8%)								(n/a)					$14,144	$1,735	$12,409

Frequently Asked Questions about Brodhead High

What district is Brodhead High in?

Brodhead School District

Is Brodhead High a good school?

Brodhead High ranks 297^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Brodhead High?

Brodhead High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ronald R Albrecht Elementary
Middle : Brodhead Middle

What is the racial makeup of Brodhead High?

Students at Brodhead High are 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Brodhead High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Brodhead High.

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