Wisconsin's 25 Best High Schools: New Niche Rankings Released

WISCONSIN — Several schools in Wisconsin are among America’s best, according to rankings released Tuesday by the education platform Niche.

The new 2023 Best Schools and Districts rankings provide insight for parents on 92,743 public schools, 30,112 private schools and 11,820 school districts nationwide.

Here are the top 25 public high schools in Wisconsin, according to Niche:

1. Brookfield East High School.
2. Middleton High School.
3. Whitefish Bay High School.
4. Brookfield Central High School.
5. Shorewood High School.
6. Homestead High School.
7. Madison West High School.
8. Nicolet High School.
9. Memorial High School.
10. Arrowhead High School.
11. Cedarburg High School.
12. Pewaukee High School.
13. Verona Area High School.
14. Eisenhower Middle/High School.
15. Hamilton High School.
16. Menomonee Falls High School.
17. Lakeview Technology Academy.
18. Greendale High School.
19. High School of Health Sciences.
20. Waunakee High School.
21. Wauwatosa East High School.
22. Kohler High School.
23. West De Pere High School.
24. Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy.
25. Marshfield High School.

Here are the top 25 private high schools in Wisconsin, according to Niche:

1. Brookfield Academy.
2. University School of Milwaukee.
3. Madison Country Day School.
4. Wayland Academy, Beaver Dam.
5. The Prairie School, Wind Point.
6. North Cedar Academy, Ladysmith.
7. Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart, Madison.
8. University Lake School, Hartland.
9. St. John's Northwestern Academies, Delafield.
10. Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, Milwaukee.
11. Marquette University High School, Milwaukee.
12. St. Lawrence Seminary High School, Mt. Calvary.
13. Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha.
14. Eastbrook Academy, Milwaukee.
15. Dominican High School, Whitefish Bay.
16. Xavier Catholic Schools, Appleton.
17. Wisconsin Lutheran High School, Milwaukee.
18. Notre Dame de la Baie Academy, Green Bay.
19. Martin Luther High School, Greendale.
20. Living Word Lutheran High School, Jackson.
21. Newman Catholic High School, Wausau.
22. Catholic Central High School, Burlington.
23. Luther Preparatory School, Watertown.
24. Shoreland Lutheran High School, Kenosha.
25. Pius XI Catholic High School, Milwaukee.

You can view the full rankings here.

Niche said its rankings differ from others that rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance in that it also includes input from students, alumni and parents, as well as quantitative data from sources such as the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities.

Niche named the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, North Carolina, the top public school. Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, is the best private school.

Niche said its rankings were created to provide families with valuable information — both quantitative and qualitative — on schools in their area or in a neighborhood they’re not familiar with yet.

As in previous years, the Best Schools rankings include categories for boarding, charter and magnet schools as well as schools for STEM and the arts among many others.

Check back with Patch this week for coverage on Wisconsin’s best school districts.