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Platteville High

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Platteville High ranks 109 th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 75% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Platteville High is a public high school located in Platteville, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 482 students. The school is part of the Platteville School District, which is ranked 79 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Platteville High has consistently maintained a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating strong academic performance.

Platteville High consistently outperforms the state average in academic proficiency across various subjects, including social studies, English language arts, mathematics, and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Platteville High had 57.41% of students proficient or better in social studies, compared to the state average of 47.67%. The school also has strong performance among specific student subgroups, ranking highly for male students, Asian students, and Hispanic students. Additionally, Platteville High has maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 82.9% to 93.5% over the past few years, consistently outperforming the state average, and has low dropout rates, ranging from 0.7% to 1.9% over the past few years, which are lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Shullsburg High, Platteville High generally outperforms its peers in academic proficiency, graduation rates, and dropout rates. For example, Platteville High's 2024-2025 social studies proficiency rate of 57.41% is significantly higher than the 34.78% rate at Shullsburg High, the lowest-performing nearby school. While Platteville High has experienced some fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.7% to 19.5% over the past few years, the school's ability to maintain strong academic performance despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is commendable.

479

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,683

Per pupil spending ?

39%

Free/discounted lunch ?

710 E Madison St
Platteville, WI 53818-2399

(608) 342-4020

District: Platteville School District

Feeder schools for Platteville High:

Elementary:	Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center
	Westview Elementary
Middle:	Platteville Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.7%

Hispanic:

9.0%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 94th percentile in 2019 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (54% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 94th-percentile peak (2019) to 75th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

Wisconsin avg46%

109^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 44 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

79^th of 426Platteville 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	68.9	109 of 431	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	53 of 431	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	103 of 415	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	35 of 391	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	66.0	113 of 390	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	22 of 400	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	33 of 410	92.0%	★★★★★
2017	83.8	46 of 410	88.8%	★★★★☆
2016	79.2	58 of 408	85.8%	★★★★☆
2015	47.3	324 of 466	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	76.7	72 of 462	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	77.0	54 of 457	88.2%	★★★★☆
2012	75.6	74 of 452	83.6%	★★★★☆
2011	77.6	47 of 445	89.4%	★★★★☆
2010	41.8	362 of 450	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.8	288 of 438	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.4	289 of 437	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	66.6	118 of 281	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	77.4	39 of 292	86.6%	★★★★☆
2005	63.1	123 of 287	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.0	80 of 275	70.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	81.3	11 of 48	77.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	247 of 358	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.7	89 of 353	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	38 of 343	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	92 of 332	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.2	19 of 343	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	72.8	65 of 355	81.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	78.7	18 of 119	84.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	137 of 335	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	117 of 326	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	154 of 271	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.2	41 of 250	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	16 of 226	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	61.6	70 of 251	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	15 of 255	94.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	45 of 380	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	44 of 359	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	38 of 347	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	55.3	135 of 334	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.5	20 of 354	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	23 of 373	93.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	73.3	10 of 37	73.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	111 of 285	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.1	50 of 300	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	71 of 271	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	41 of 269	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	56.6	98 of 266	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.7	24 of 266	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	80.1	42 of 261	83.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)88th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2024)85th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2022)77th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)73rd percentile~ school

White (2025)61st percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies57%+10 vs state

English Language Arts57%+8 vs state

Mathematics54%+12 vs state

Science48%+5 vs state

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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 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th 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
Platteville High	Public	9-12	710 E Madison St	Platteville	53818	Grant County	Platteville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 342-4020	479	31	15.7	39.0%	372 (77.7%)	22 (4.6%)	43 (9.0%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	68.9	109^th of 431 public high schools	74.7%		80.5	53^rd of 431 public high schools	87.7%	56	57.0	54.4	48.3						57.4		$11,683	$441	$11,243
Belmont High	Public	7-12	646 E Liberty St	Belmont	53510	Lafayette County	Belmont Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 762-5131	168	15	10.8	33.3%	147 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	51.4	212^th of 431 public high schools	50.8%		30.2	325^th of 431 public high schools	24.6%	113	57.1	42.9	38.1	64.7	62.5	47.1	54.2	66.7	50.0	50.0	$14,227	$788	$13,438
Cuba City High	Public	9-12	101 N School St	Cuba City	53807	Grant County	Cuba City School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 744-8888	262	21	12.4	22.9%	246 (93.9%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	81.5	54^th of 431 public high schools	87.5%		68.4	109^th of 431 public high schools	74.7%	55	50.0	66.1	71.0						66.7		$15,362	$350	$15,011
Potosi High	Public	9-12	128 Highway 61 N	Potosi	53820	Grant County	Potosi School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 763-2161	107	12	8.9	35.5%	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.8	141^st of 431 public high schools	67.3%		71.6	91^st of 431 public high schools	78.9%	50			62.5						46.4		$19,863	$454	$19,407
Benton High	Public	9-12	41 Alma St	Benton	53803	Lafayette County	Benton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 759-4002	61	7	8.4	32.8%	56 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.4	244^th of 431 public high schools	43.4%		65.2	129^th of 431 public high schools	70.1%	115	33.3	38.9	44.4						86.7		$23,163	$817	$22,346
Iowa-Grant High	Public	9-12	462 County Road IG	Livingston	53554	Iowa County	Iowa-Grant School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 943-6312	225	20	11.0	42.2%	204 (90.7%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	55.7	193^rd of 431 public high schools	55.2%		44.3	256^th of 431 public high schools	40.6%	63	40.0	50.0	46.0						60.0		$21,509	$434	$21,075
Lancaster High	Public	9-12	806 E Elm St	Lancaster	53813	Grant County	Lancaster Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 723-2173	325	26	12.4	32.0%	299 (92.0%)	6 (1.8%)	10 (3.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	66.9	121^st of 431 public high schools	71.9%		67.8	111^th of 431 public high schools	74.2%	10	58.5	52.3	50.8						51.3		$14,861	$617	$14,243
Southwestern Wisconsin High	Public	9-12	1105 Maple St	Hazel Green	53811	Grant County	Southwestern Wisconsin School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 854-2261	151	15	10.1	27.2%	141 (93.4%)	3 (2.0%)	5 (3.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	69.2	106^th of 431 public high schools	75.4%		69.4	106^th of 431 public high schools	75.4%		56.1	53.7	61.0						46.2		$12,733	$720	$12,012
Mineral Point High	Public	9-12	705 Ross St	Mineral Point	53565	Iowa County	Mineral Point Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 987-0730	253	20	12.9	21.3%	233 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	35.1	313^th of 431 public high schools	27.4%		73.8	83^rd of 431 public high schools	80.7%	230	35.1	35.1	36.8						54.1		$16,147	$354	$15,793
Shullsburg High	Public	9-12	444 N Judgement St	Shullsburg	53586	Lafayette County	Shullsburg School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 965-4427	109	11	9.7	42.2%	94 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.1	250^th of 431 public high schools	42.0%		38.2	289^th of 431 public high schools	32.9%	39	34.8	56.5	47.8						34.8		$14,577	$786	$13,791

Frequently Asked Questions about Platteville High

Is Platteville High a good school?

Platteville High ranks 109^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Platteville High?

Students at Platteville High are 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

What district is Platteville High in?

Platteville School District

How many students attend Platteville High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Platteville High.

What schools feed into Platteville High?

Platteville High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center
Elementary : Westview Elementary
Middle : Platteville Middle

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