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Hartford High

Q: Is Hartford High a good school?

Hartford High ranks 184 th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 65% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Hartford High is a 9–12 public high school in Hartford, WI, serving 1,324 students as the high school for the Hartford Union High School School District, which ranks 152nd of 432 Wisconsin districts (65th percentile, 3 stars). The school currently ranks 184th of 533 schools — also 65th percentile, 3 stars. Rank history shows a generally 3-star, mid-to-upper-middle performer with one recent 4-star year: 97th of 431 (77th percentile) in 2024–25, 161st of 431 in 2023–24, and 207th of 390 (2 stars) in 2020–21.

Academically, Hartford beats state averages on ACT English (54.43% vs. 48.47%), math (51.07% vs. 42.93%), and science (51.83% vs. 43.20%), but social studies is the clear weak spot: 41.92% proficiency, below the state's 48.25% and the lowest among nearby comparison schools. Just 5.39 miles away, Slinger High posts far higher 2025–26 results (ELA 70.27%, math 69.50%, science 59.07%, social studies 63.36%) while spending less per student. Hartford also trails Arrowhead High, Hamilton High, Germantown High, Oconomowoc High, and East High on most measures, while besting West High in ELA and science. All four subject scores fell from 2024–25, when social studies was 51.19% and ELA 58.46%, which helps explain the slip from the 77th to the 65th percentile.

Hartford's 96.8% graduation rate and 0.6% dropout rate both beat state figures (92.0% and 1.1%), though nearby schools such as Slinger (99.2%), Hamilton (98.5%), and Arrowhead (98.1%) are higher. Chronic absenteeism stands out at 18.3%, above the state's 17.3% and far above Slinger's and Arrowhead's 4.6%. Subgroup results show progress for special education students (79th percentile, 4 stars, up from 47th) but gaps for low-income students (46th percentile) and English learners (38th percentile), both below the school's overall 65th percentile. With $14,345 per student, a 16.6 student-teacher ratio, and 23.34% free/reduced lunch, Hartford is mid-range in resources. Overall, this is a capable, above-state school with clear priorities in social studies, attendance, and subgroup support.

1,324

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,345

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: Rebounding — 47th percentile in 2021 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 65th (2026) from a 47th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Wisconsin avg46%

184^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

152^nd of 432Hartford 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
2026	65.0	184 of 533	65.5%	★★★☆☆
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%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	71 of 115	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	159 of 461	65.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	42.0	99 of 187	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	46.7	241 of 446	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	60.8	180 of 462	61.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	59.3	35 of 102	65.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	67.9	70 of 333	79.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	58.7	138 of 344	59.9%	★★★☆☆
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)

Special Education (2026)79th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)66th percentile~ school

Female (2026)66th percentile~ school

Male (2026)61st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)38th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts54%+6 vs state

Science52%+9 vs state

Mathematics51%+8 vs state

Social Studies42%-6 vs state

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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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	65	184^th of 533 public high schools	65.5%		70.2	97^th of 431 public high schools	77.5%	87	54.4	51.1	51.8								41.9		$14,345	$272	$14,073
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%)	87.8	37^th of 533 public high schools	93.1%		93.3	19^th of 431 public high schools	95.6%	18	70.3	69.5	59.1								63.4		$13,660	$331	$13,329
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%)	71.4	128^th of 533 public high schools	76.0%		12.5	396^th of 431 public high schools	8.1%	268	63.2	36.8	47.4	41.2	52.6	62.5	47.1	52.6	50.0	68.8	72.2	56.3	$21,441	$390	$21,050
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%)	96	7^th of 533 public high schools	98.7%		97	6^th of 431 public high schools	98.6%	1	82.3	73.8	72.9								75.6		$14,364	$214	$14,150
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%)	75.8	100^th of 533 public high schools	81.2%		68.7	111^th of 431 public high schools	74.2%	11	58.0	65.9	50.6								53.3		$15,307	$636	$14,671
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%)	63.6	197^th of 533 public high schools	63.0%		60.8	155^th of 431 public high schools	64.0%	42	48.3	55.6	45.9								48.0		$13,679	$590	$13,089
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%)	80.9	64^th of 533 public high schools	88.0%		84.3	44^th of 431 public high schools	89.8%	20	64.8	65.1	56.2								54.0		$14,892	$406	$14,487
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%)	66.7	169^th of 533 public high schools	68.3%		42.8	270^th of 431 public high schools	37.4%	101	52.2	50.0	42.2								58.3		$13,833	$371	$13,462
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%)	76.1	97^th of 533 public high schools	81.8%		81.1	55^th of 431 public high schools	87.2%	42	61.2	56.2	52.9								54.9		$13,483	$360	$13,123
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%)	94.7	13^th of 533 public high schools	97.6%		93.5	18^th of 431 public high schools	95.8%	5	75.1	67.9	71.1								78.4		$14,504	$287	$14,218

Frequently Asked Questions about Hartford High

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.

How many students attend Hartford High?

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

Is Hartford High a good school?

Hartford High ranks 184^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Hartford High in?

Hartford Union High School School District

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

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