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New Lisbon Junior High/High

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New Lisbon Junior High/High ranks 294 th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 45% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

New Lisbon Junior High/High is a 7–12 school serving about 250 students in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, the secondary school for the New Lisbon School District in a small central-Wisconsin community. In 2025–2026, it ranked 294th of 533 Wisconsin secondary schools (45th percentile, 2 stars), its best shown rank and a notable improvement from the low-teens/20s percentiles it posted for much of the past decade. Its outcome metrics are relatively strong: a 95.2% graduation rate, a 0.8% dropout rate, and 12.6% chronic absenteeism in 2024–2025.

Among nearby schools, the school is mid-pack: behind Royall High (142/533, 73rd percentile, 4 stars), Mauston High (180/533, 66th, 3 stars), and just behind Hillsboro High (292/533, 45th, 2 stars); it is ahead of iLEAD Charter School, Tomah High, Necedah High, Wonewoc-Center High, and Lemonweir Academy. Test scores are uneven. Strengths include 10th-grade social studies slightly above the state, ACT science clearly above the state, and 8th-grade social studies close to the state. Weaknesses include 8th-grade math at 18.92% proficient versus 53.67% statewide, ACT ELA and ACT math below state averages, and ELA proficiency below the state in grades 7 and 8. Royall High and Mauston High generally outperform the school on ACT ELA and math; Hillsboro High had stronger ACT ELA/math in 2025–2026, though the school had higher 10th-grade social studies than Hillsboro High and Tomah High; Necedah High had higher ACT ELA but much lower ACT math; Wonewoc-Center High had a 100% graduation rate but very low ACT math.

For subgroups, low-SES students ranked 190/446 (57th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026, above the school’s overall rank, while special education students ranked 292/333 (12th percentile, 1 star), a priority area. The school spends $19,026 per student and has a 10.7 student-teacher ratio, both favorable compared with many nearby traditional high schools, yet academic results remain mixed. Its free/reduced lunch rate is reported as 6.4% in 2024–2025, down from 49.17% in 2023–2024, a shift that likely reflects a reporting or eligibility change and should be compared cautiously. Overall, the school shows meaningful recent improvement and strong graduation/attendance indicators, but significant gaps remain—especially in 8th-grade math, ACT ELA/math, and special education subgroup performance.

250

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,026

Per pupil spending ?

6.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 S Forest St
New Lisbon, WI 53950-0205

(608) 562-3700

District: New Lisbon School District

Feeder schools for New Lisbon Junior High/High:

Elementary:

New Lisbon Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.4%

Hispanic:

4.0%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (42% vs 52% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Wisconsin avg52%

Middle school

487^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

294^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 35 pts since 2017

From bottom 10% (2017) to bottom 45% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

379^th of 432New Lisbon 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	487 of 643	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	533 of 628	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	484 of 641	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	454 of 640	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	521 of 617	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	491 of 613	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	503 of 594	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	475 of 579	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	535 of 612	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.5	430 of 609	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.6	473 of 612	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.1	484 of 585	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.6	393 of 569	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.3	465 of 559	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.9	348 of 549	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.0	276 of 382	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	450 of 572	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	505 of 573	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	452 of 580	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	362 of 579	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	475 of 576	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	502 of 574	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	489 of 557	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	439 of 551	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	396 of 513	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	455 of 509	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	434 of 520	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	342 of 525	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	181 of 522	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.8	317 of 499	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	353 of 487	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	352 of 489	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	396 of 575	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.5	482 of 577	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	419 of 585	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	467 of 591	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	490 of 577	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	371 of 572	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	425 of 557	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	445 of 551	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	341 of 439	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.6	204 of 414	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.8	304 of 425	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	246 of 421	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	345 of 437	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	307 of 414	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	240 of 417	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	15.3	372 of 412	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	294 of 533	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.5	336 of 431	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	360 of 431	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	389 of 415	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	305 of 391	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	339 of 390	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	366 of 400	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	350 of 410	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	368 of 410	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	412 of 466	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.9	405 of 462	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	61.0	179 of 457	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.9	205 of 452	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	28.8	394 of 445	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.6	389 of 450	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.2	381 of 438	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.3	388 of 437	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	56.2	159 of 275	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	263 of 461	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.0	172 of 358	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.2	268 of 332	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	266 of 343	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	279 of 355	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	190 of 446	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	100 of 326	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	194 of 271	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	177 of 226	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	208 of 251	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	267 of 462	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.8	335 of 380	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	262 of 365	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	326 of 359	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	246 of 347	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	322 of 354	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	319 of 373	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	292 of 333	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	261 of 344	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	265 of 271	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2026)31st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)21st percentile-3 vs school

White (2023)10th percentile-19 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)42nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies56%~ state avg

Science48%+4 vs state

English Language Arts43%-12 vs state

Mathematics31%-23 vs state

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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
New Lisbon Junior High/High	Public	7-12	500 S Forest St	New Lisbon	53950	Juneau County	New Lisbon School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 562-3700	250	23	10.7	6.4%	226 (90.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	49.9	294^th of 533 public high schools	44.8%		29.5	336^th of 431 public high schools	22.0%	42	35.7	38.1	47.6		40.0	46.0		42.5	18.9	62.2	48.5	43.2	$19,026	$339	$18,687
DOC: New Lisbon Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	2000 Progress Dr	New Lisbon	53950	Juneau County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(608) 562-6400	1	0			1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mauston High	Public	9-12	800 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 847-4410	365	29	12.5	40.3%	304 (83.3%)	7 (1.9%)	28 (7.7%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	65.5	180^th of 533 public high schools	66.2%		69.9	100^th of 431 public high schools	76.8%	80	50.6	53.2	49.4								48.0		$16,118	$651	$15,467
iLEAD Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	800 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 847-5451	65	2	34.2	52.3%	50 (76.9%)	1 (1.5%)	10 (15.4%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	44	328^th of 533 public high schools	38.5%					(n/a)	36.4	36.4	27.3		57.1	16.7		42.9	16.7	16.7	83.3	16.7	$13,011	$555	$12,457
Lemonweir Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	510 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(608) 847-5451	83	2	41.5	72.3%	70 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.4%)	9.5	479^th of 533 public high schools	10.1%					(n/a)	11.1	0.0	0.0	14.3			28.6				50.0		$16,181	$3,922	$12,259
Necedah High	Public	9-12	1801 S Main St	Necedah	54646	Juneau County	Necedah Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 565-2256	199	17	11.7	2.5%	186 (93.5%)	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	41.7	338^th of 533 public high schools	36.6%		29.7	335^th of 431 public high schools	22.3%	3	45.7	28.3	41.3								38.3		$18,253	$1,007	$17,247
N-Gage Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1801 S Main St	Necedah	54646	Juneau County	Necedah Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 565-2256	32	2	13.9	9.4%	31 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)				33.3	16.7	75.0	33.3	33.3	62.5	87.5		62.5	$15,150	$578	$14,572
Royall High	Public	7-12	1501 Academy St	Elroy	53929	Juneau County	Royall School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 462-2600	201	21	9.7	36.3%	187 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	69.7	142^nd of 533 public high schools	73.4%		48.7	234^th of 431 public high schools	45.7%	92	51.6	51.6	51.6		45.2	33.3		41.9	50.0	52.8	54.8	52.8	$19,240	$778	$18,462
Wonewoc-Center High	Public	9-12	101 School Rd	Wonewoc	53968	Juneau County	Wonewoc-Union Center School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 464-3165	114	11	10.8	50.9%	104 (91.2%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	30.8	401^st of 533 public high schools	24.8%		22	368^th of 431 public high schools	14.6%	33	37.5	16.7	41.7								32.0		$20,136	$365	$19,771
Hillsboro High	Public	6-12	777 School Rd	Hillsboro	54634	Vernon County	Hillsboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 489-2221	252	19	13.1	37.3%	226 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	50.2	292^nd of 533 public high schools	45.2%		65.6	129^th of 431 public high schools	70.1%	163	46.4	50.0	42.9	30.3	51.7	50.0	27.3	24.1	29.4	70.6	32.3	52.9	$18,260	$1,308	$16,952

Frequently Asked Questions about New Lisbon Junior High/High

What district is New Lisbon Junior High/High in?

New Lisbon School District

Is New Lisbon Junior High/High a good school?

New Lisbon Junior High/High ranks 294^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of New Lisbon Junior High/High?

Students at New Lisbon Junior High/High are 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend New Lisbon Junior High/High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended New Lisbon Junior High/High.

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New Lisbon Junior High/High is fed by the following schools:

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