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Hartford High

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Hartford High ranks 97 th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

97^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 77% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Hartford High is a public high school located in Hartford, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,364 students. The school is part of the Hartford Union High School District, which is ranked 81 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hartford High has shown a steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the past few years, moving from 207th in 2020-2021 to 97th in 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the ACT and Forward Exam, is generally above the state average, particularly in subjects like English Language Arts and Social Studies. Hartford High's proficiency rates in ACT/English Language Arts (58.46%) and ACT/Mathematics (55.38%) for 10th-grade students in 2024-2025 are significantly higher than the state averages (48.62% and 42.73%, respectively). The school also has strong performance among female students, ranking 68th out of 358 Wisconsin high schools in 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating. Its Hispanic and multi-racial student subgroups also perform well, ranking 73rd and 19th, respectively, in their respective categories in 2024-2025.

While Hartford High performs well overall, the school may benefit from addressing areas of concern, such as chronic absenteeism, which ranges from 16.7% to 19.5% over the past few years, higher than the state average and some of the nearby schools like Hamilton High and Slinger High. Additionally, the disparities in performance between different student subgroups, such as male and female students, as well as students with special education needs, suggest a need to focus on equity and inclusion initiatives to ensure all students have the opportunity to thrive.

1,324

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,500

Per pupil spending ?

23.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

805 Cedar St
Hartford, WI 53027-2399

(262) 670-3200

District: Hartford Union High School School District

Feeder schools for Hartford High:

Elementary:	Erin Elementary
	Friess Lake Elementary
	Honor Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
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	Rossman Elementary
Middle:	Central Middle
	Honor Intermediate
	Richfield Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.2%

Hispanic:

10.5%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (55% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Wisconsin high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Wisconsin avg46%

97^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

81^st of 426Hartford Union High School 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	70.2	97 of 431	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	161 of 431	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	169 of 415	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	134 of 391	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	207 of 390	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	174 of 400	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	126 of 410	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.5	159 of 410	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.6	114 of 408	72.1%	★★★★☆
2015	64.1	180 of 466	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.1	194 of 462	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.2	69 of 457	84.9%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	85 of 452	81.2%	★★★★☆
2011	75.9	68 of 445	84.7%	★★★★☆
2010	75.4	70 of 450	84.4%	★★★★☆
2009	75.8	68 of 438	84.5%	★★★★☆
2008	73.2	85 of 437	80.5%	★★★★☆
2007	75.0	55 of 281	80.4%	★★★★☆
2006	68.9	91 of 292	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.7	52 of 287	81.9%	★★★★☆
2004	75.8	47 of 275	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	68 of 358	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	149 of 353	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	117 of 329	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	145 of 343	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.2	242 of 332	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.4	124 of 343	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	96 of 355	73.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	73 of 126	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.5	22 of 119	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	30 of 97	69.1%	★★★★☆
2022	30.4	58 of 86	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	52 of 86	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	47 of 76	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	107 of 335	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	129 of 326	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	152 of 271	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.8	93 of 250	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.5	171 of 226	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	156 of 251	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	164 of 255	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	155 of 380	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	150 of 365	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	190 of 359	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	121 of 347	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	158 of 334	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	216 of 354	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	166 of 373	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	19 of 81	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	25 of 56	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	24 of 41	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	49 of 93	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	62 of 95	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	17 of 55	69.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	85 of 285	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	48.4	157 of 300	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	140 of 271	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.8	97 of 269	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	151 of 266	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	137 of 266	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	93 of 261	64.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)81st percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile~ school

White (2025)70th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+10 vs state

Mathematics55%+13 vs state

Science53%+10 vs state

Social Studies51%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Tuesday, March 3, 2015

I see HUHS as a friendly and successful school, but it is very poor on a personal level. It is the classical "learn your stuff so you can graduate" type deal. The administration is the real problem. There are problems in certain extra curricular activities that I have not seen addressed. Furthermore, there is not enough of a focus on the well being of our students. I personally feel as though the school in general does not care about me, or my opinion. I strongly believe that certain teachers care about me, and I have no quarrel with most of the teachers at HUHS. The problem is with the administration itself. They must do more to encourage the common good, and the civic duties of everyone. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hartford High	Public	9-12	805 Cedar St	Hartford	53027	Washington County	Hartford Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 670-3200	1,324	80	16.6	23.3%	1,115 (84.2%)	15 (1.1%)	139 (10.5%)	16 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.6%)	70.2	97^th of 431 public high schools	77.5%		60.3	161^st of 431 public high schools	62.6%	64	58.5	55.4	53.2								51.2		$13,500	$316	$13,184
Slinger High	Public	9-12	209 Polk St	Slinger	53086	Washington County	Slinger School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 644-5261	1,065	64	16.6	14.7%	960 (90.1%)	11 (1.0%)	52 (4.9%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.7%)	93.3	19^th of 431 public high schools	95.6%		92.4	21^st of 431 public high schools	95.1%	2	72.8	75.6	74.0								64.8		$11,820	$428	$11,392
Hustisford High	Public	6-12	845 S Lake St	Hustisford	53034	Dodge County	Hustisford School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 349-3261	158	17	9.0	32.9%	137 (86.7%)	2 (1.3%)	11 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)	12.5	396^th of 431 public high schools	8.1%		26.1	352^nd of 431 public high schools	18.3%	44		26.9	19.2	34.8	64.7	37.5	52.2	70.6	43.8	50.0	33.3	50.0	$16,627	$1,045	$15,582
Arrowhead High	Public	9-12	700 North Ave	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Arrowhead Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 369-3611	1,950	114	17.0	8.7%	1,693 (86.8%)	20 (1.0%)	99 (5.1%)	49 (2.5%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	79 (4.1%)	97	6^th of 431 public high schools	98.6%		92.5	20^th of 431 public high schools	95.4%	14	80.2	76.7	69.4								78.8		$12,244	$272	$11,972
East High	Public	9-12	1305 E Decorah Rd	West Bend	53095	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 335-5532	854	54	15.7	25.6%	707 (82.8%)	28 (3.3%)	73 (8.5%)	10 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.5%)	68.7	111^th of 431 public high schools	74.2%		70	104^th of 431 public high schools	75.9%	7	54.2	54.6	52.5								54.7		$12,447	$493	$11,955
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%)	60.8	155^th of 431 public high schools	64.0%		66.4	121^st of 431 public high schools	71.9%	34	51.5	54.1	50.0								46.7		$11,578	$476	$11,103
Germantown High	Public	9-12	W180N11501 River Ln	Germantown	53022	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 253-3400	1,288	84	15.3	12.9%	1,027 (79.7%)	72 (5.6%)	55 (4.3%)	75 (5.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (4.3%)	84.3	44^th of 431 public high schools	89.8%		81.3	48^th of 431 public high schools	88.9%	4	63.5	61.4	59.0								64.9		$12,932	$308	$12,624
Horicon High School	Public	9-12	841 Gray St	Horicon	53032	Dodge County	Horicon School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 485-2898	248	17	14.7	32.3%	213 (85.9%)	7 (2.8%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	42.8	270^th of 431 public high schools	37.4%		57	178^th of 431 public high schools	58.7%	92	54.2	33.9	35.6								52.1		$15,710	$1,002	$14,708
Oconomowoc High	Public	9-12	641 E Forest St	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 560-3100	1,591	98	16.2	16.2%	1,384 (87.0%)	21 (1.3%)	114 (7.2%)	22 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.1%)	81.1	55^th of 431 public high schools	87.2%		57.9	175^th of 431 public high schools	59.4%	120	61.7	60.1	56.7								62.4		$11,621	$305	$11,316
Hamilton High	Public	9-12	W220N6151 Town Line Rd	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 246-6471	1,577	89	17.6	12.5%	1,186 (75.2%)	55 (3.5%)	122 (7.7%)	141 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	67 (4.2%)	93.5	18^th of 431 public high schools	95.8%		94.2	15^th of 431 public high schools	96.5%	3	73.4	64.9	66.5								77.1		$13,067	$352	$12,715

Frequently Asked Questions about Hartford High

How many students attend Hartford High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,324 students attended Hartford High.

What schools feed into Hartford High?

Hartford High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Erin Elementary
Elementary : Friess Lake Elementary
Elementary : Honor Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Rossman Elementary
Middle : Central Middle
Middle : Honor Intermediate
Middle : Richfield Middle

What is the racial makeup of Hartford High?

Students at Hartford High are 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Hartford High in?

Hartford Union High School School District

Is Hartford High a good school?

Hartford High ranks 97^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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