Best High Schools in Wisconsin
The top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Wisconsin, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 65%.
| # | School | City | Enrollment | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middleton High | Middleton, WI | 2,309 | 64% |
| 2 | Oak Creek High | Oak Creek, WI | 2,168 | 55% |
| 3 | West High | Madison, WI | 2,147 | 54% |
| 4 | Preble High | Green Bay, WI | 2,125 | 51% |
| 5 | Arrowhead High | Hartland, WI | 2,086 | 61% |
| 6 | Vel Phillips Memorial High | Madison, WI | 2,025 | 49% |
| 7 | Fond du Lac High | Fond du Lac, WI | 2,006 | 53% |
| 8 | Indian Trail High School and Academy | Kenosha, WI | 1,980 | 55% |
| 9 | Neenah High | Neenah, WI | 1,943 | 66% |
| 10 | Bay Port High | Green Bay, WI | 1,926 | 64% |
| 11 | Hudson High | Hudson, WI | 1,783 | 65% |
| 12 | Muskego High | Muskego, WI | 1,686 | 66% |
| 13 | North High | Eau Claire, WI | 1,663 | 62% |
| 14 | Mukwonago High | Mukwonago, WI | 1,620 | 67% |
| 15 | Franklin High | Franklin, WI | 1,571 | 63% |
| 16 | Hamilton High | Sussex, WI | 1,562 | 68% |
| 17 | Memorial High | Eau Claire, WI | 1,552 | 69% |
| 18 | Craig High | Janesville, WI | 1,522 | 64% |
| 19 | De Pere High | De Pere, WI | 1,470 | 70% |
| 20 | Stevens Point Area Senior High | Stevens Point, WI | 1,462 | 62% |
| 21 | Brookfield East High | Brookfield, WI | 1,362 | 70% |
| 22 | Waunakee High | Waunakee, WI | 1,327 | 72% |
| 23 | D C Everest High | Weston, WI | 1,311 | 66% |
| 24 | Germantown High | Germantown, WI | 1,295 | 63% |
| 25 | Sun Prairie East High | Sun Prairie, WI | 1,274 | 68% |
| 26 | Oregon High | Oregon, WI | 1,269 | 73% |
| 27 | Homestead High | Mequon, WI | 1,265 | 65% |
| 28 | Kaukauna High | Kaukauna, WI | 1,261 | 71% |
| 29 | Central High | Salem, WI | 1,219 | 72% |
| 30 | Holmen High | Holmen, WI | 1,212 | 68% |
| 31 | West High | Waukesha, WI | 1,194 | 68% |
| 32 | Brookfield Central High | Brookfield, WI | 1,192 | 68% |
| 33 | Pulaski High | Pulaski, WI | 1,144 | 69% |
| 34 | New Richmond High | New Richmond, WI | 1,112 | 65% |
| 35 | River Falls High | River Falls, WI | 1,112 | 69% |
| 36 | De Forest High | De Forest, WI | 1,099 | 61% |
| 37 | Cedarburg High | Cedarburg, WI | 1,089 | 68% |
| 38 | Monona Grove High | Monona, WI | 1,083 | 64% |
| 39 | West High | West Bend, WI | 1,075 | 67% |
| 40 | West De Pere High | De Pere, WI | 1,055 | 66% |
| 41 | Slinger High | Slinger, WI | 1,054 | 70% |
| 42 | West High | Wauwatosa, WI | 1,050 | 63% |
| 43 | Union Grove High | Union Grove, WI | 1,045 | 68% |
| 44 | Burlington High | Burlington, WI | 1,029 | 66% |
| 45 | East High | West Bend, WI | 965 | 68% |
| 46 | Waterford High | Waterford, WI | 952 | 64% |
| 47 | Wilmot High | Wilmot, WI | 949 | 63% |
| 48 | Whitefish Bay High | Whitefish Bay, WI | 941 | 71% |
| 49 | Pewaukee High | Pewaukee, WI | 882 | 72% |
| 50 | Kettle Moraine High | Wales, WI | 878 | 68% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best high school in Wisconsin?
The largest high school in Wisconsin is Middleton High in Middleton with 2,309 students and a 64% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.
How many high schools are in Wisconsin?
This page shows the top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Wisconsin by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.
What does the proficiency rate measure?
Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.
Where does this data come from?
Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.
For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.
Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.