Here Are The 50 Best Public High Schools In WI, New Ranking Says

WISCONSIN — Brookfield is home to the state's best public high schools, followed by Whitefish Bay, according to a report released this Monday by Niche.

The 2025 Best Public High Schools in America ranking shows the best traditional public high schools in the nation, including magnet and charter schools.

Niche said its rankings, now in the 10th year, 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.

Wisconsin's top 50 public high schools are:

1. Brookfield East High School
2. Brookfield Central High School
3. Whitefish Bay High School
4. Middleton High School
5. Shorewood High School
6. Nicolet Union High School
7. Homestead High School
8. High School of Health Sciences
9. Reagan College Preparatory High School
10. Cedarburg High School
11. Arrowhead High School
12. West High School
13. Eisenhower Middle/High School
14. Waunakee Community High School
15. Pewaukee High School
16. Memorial High School
17. Hamilton High School
18. East High School
19. Verona Area High School
20. Muskego High School
21. Franklin High School
22. West De Pere High School
23. Lakeview Technology Academy
24. West High School
25. Slinger High School
26. Memorial High School
27. Sun Prairie East High School
28. Menomonee Falls High School
29. Marshfield High School
30. Germantown High School
31. Onalaska High School
32. New Berlin West Middle/High School
33. Hudson High School
34. Kimberly High School
35. Bridges Virtual Academy
36. Rufus King International High School
37. Grafton High School
38. Greendale High School
39. Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy
40. De Pere High School
41. Oregon High School
42. Rural Virtual Academy
43. Kohler High School
44. Gibraltar High School
45. Wrightstown High School
46. Bay Port High School
47. Neenah High School
48. Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah High School
49. Port Washington High School
50. McFarland High School

The company 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 schools and private schools, including religious schools, among many others.

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Nationally, the top 10 ranked public schools in America are:

1. North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina (high school for grades 11-12)
2. The Davidson Academy, Reno, Nevada (school for grades 5-12)
3. Massachusetts Academy for Math & Science, Worcester, Massachusetts (magnet school for grades 11-12)
4. Rising Leaders Academy, Panama City, Florida (charter school for grades K-12)
5. Stuyvesant High School, New York City (high school for grades 9-12)
6. Payton College Preparatory High School, Chicago (magnet school for grades 9-12)
7. Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, Oklahoma City (high school or grades 11-12)
8. South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics, Hartsville, South Dakota (high school for grades 11-12)
9. School for the Talented & Gifted, Dallas (magnet school for grades 9-12)
10. Pine View School, Osprey, Florida (magnet school for grades 2-12)