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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Wisconsin

Across Wisconsin, 64 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Eisenhower Middle/High leads the list at 79.8%, against a median of 44.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Wisconsin

Top % Proficient (Reading)

79.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

44.8%

BEST IN READING · WISCONSIN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Eisenhower Middle/High	New Berlin, WI	New Berlin School District	High	1,095	79.8%
2	Pecatonica High	Blanchardville, WI	Pecatonica Area School District	High	198	75.6%
3	Green Lake High	Green Lake, WI	Green Lake School District	High	139	68.6%
4	Fond du Lac STEM Academy	Fond du Lac, WI	Fond du Lac School District	High	162	68.3%
5	New Berlin West Middle/High	New Berlin, WI	New Berlin School District	High	1,036	67.9%
6	Colfax High	Colfax, WI	Colfax School District	High	318	64.1%
7	Rio Middle/High	Rio, WI	Rio Community School District	High	183	64.1%
8	Belmont High	Belmont, WI	Belmont Community School District	High	168	63.8%
9	Shell Lake Junior/Senior High	Shell Lake, WI	Shell Lake School District	High	300	63.0%
10	D C Everest Junior High	Weston, WI	D C Everest Area School District	High	848	60.3%
11	Frederic 6-12 School	Frederic, WI	Frederic School District	High	214	60.0%
12	Greenwood High	Greenwood, WI	Greenwood School District	High	155	57.4%
13	Laona High	Laona, WI	Laona School District	High	146	57.4%
14	Cochrane-Fountain City High	Fountain City, WI	Cochrane-Fountain City School District	High	244	56.7%
15	Cashton Middle/High	Cashton, WI	Cashton School District	High	313	56.3%
16	Hurley High	Hurley, WI	Hurley School District	High	309	54.9%
17	Durand Middle/High	Durand, WI	Durand-Arkansaw School District	High	537	54.6%
18	Harborside Academy	Kenosha, WI	Kenosha School District	High	572	54.5%
19	Brookwood High	Ontario, WI	Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District	High	264	53.9%
20	Spencer Junior High/High	Spencer, WI	Spencer School District	High	329	53.7%
21	Fall River High	Fall River, WI	Fall River School District	High	253	53.5%
22	Wild Rose High	Wild Rose, WI	Wild Rose School District	High	287	52.1%
23	Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School	Waupun, WI	Waupun School District	High	832	51.4%
24	Kickapoo High	Viola, WI	Kickapoo Area School District	High	260	49.5%
25	Niagara High	Niagara, WI	Niagara School District	High	184	49.0%
26	Auburndale High	Auburndale, WI	Auburndale School District	High	400	48.6%
27	Iola-Scandinavia High	Iola, WI	Iola-Scandinavia School District	High	284	48.1%
28	Bangor Middle/High	Bangor, WI	Bangor School District	High	352	47.9%
29	Lincoln Jr/Sr High School	Alma Center, WI	Alma Center School District	High	250	45.6%
30	Montello Junior/Senior High	Montello, WI	Montello School District	High	232	45.1%
31	Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High	Melrose, WI	Melrose-Mindoro School District	High	327	44.9%
32	Blair-Taylor Middle/High	Blair, WI	Blair-Taylor School District	High	295	44.8%
33	Richland Center High	Richland Center, WI	Richland School District	High	512	44.8%
34	Cambria Friesland Middle/High	Cambria, WI	Cambria-Friesland School District	High	163	44.7%
35	Marion High	Marion, WI	Marion School District	High	227	44.7%
36	Hustisford High	Hustisford, WI	Hustisford School District	High	158	44.6%
37	Brown Deer Middle/High	Brown Deer, WI	Brown Deer School District	High	904	43.6%
38	Northland Pines Middle and High School	Eagle River, WI	Northland Pines School District	High	543	43.0%
39	Royall High	Elroy, WI	Royall School District	High	201	41.9%
40	Gilman High	Gilman, WI	Gilman School District	High	148	41.0%
41	Hillsboro High	Hillsboro, WI	Hillsboro School District	High	252	40.4%
42	Mayville Junior-Senior High	Mayville, WI	Mayville School District	High	486	40.4%
43	Walden III High	Racine, WI	Racine Unified School District	High	692	39.7%
44	Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High	Whitehall, WI	Whitehall School District	High	321	39.4%
45	Algoma High	Algoma, WI	Algoma School District	High	287	39.3%
46	Gresham High	Gresham, WI	Gresham School District	High	155	38.7%
47	Antigo High	Antigo, WI	Antigo Unified School District	High	781	38.4%
48	Pepin High	Pepin, WI	Pepin Area School District	High	110	37.8%
49	Wabeno High	Wabeno, WI	Wabeno Area School District	High	193	37.5%
50	Siren High	Siren, WI	Siren School District	High	193	35.9%

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