Last Updated on August 4, 2023 by Sidharth PS
Hi readers! In this post, I’ve compiled a list of best alternative schools in Wisconsin. The list consists of both public and private schools. Here, readers will find the following details – top alternative schools, their address, grades, student teacher ratio and more. But if you like to know if an alternative school is right for your child please read this article first.
Best Public & Private Alternative Schools in Wisconsin for 2022
Rank |
School |
Low Grade |
High Grade |
Address |
City |
Student Teacher Ratio |
| 1 | Wisconsin Resource Center | 08 | 12 | PO Box 16 | Winnebago | 0.1000000 |
| 2 | Winnebago Mental Health Institution | PK | 12 | PO Box 9 | Winnebago | 1.2000000 |
| 3 | Central Wisconsin Center | PK | 12 | 317 Knutson Dr | Madison | 1.5000000 |
| 4 | Vel R Phillips School | KG | 12 | 10201 W Watertown Plank Rd | Wauwatosa | 1.9000000 |
| 5 | Washington Street School | 06 | 12 | 735 S Main St | West Bend | 2.0000000 |
| 6 | Youth Services Center | 04 | 12 | 210 E US Highway 14 | Janesville | 2.3000000 |
| 7 | Juvenile Detention | KG | 12 | 1500 Strongs Ave | Stevens Point | 2.5000000 |
| 8 | STARR ACADEMY | 13 | 17 | E7475 RAWHIDE RD | NEW LONDON | 2.58 |
| 9 | Norris Academy Virtual School | KG | 12 | W247S10395 Centr Dr | Mukwonago | 3.3000000 |
| 10 | Riverview School | 06 | 12 | 222 Maple Ave | Waukesha | 3.4000000 |
| 11 | Grow Academy | 06 | 12 | 4986 County Road M | Oregon | 4.0000000 |
| 12 | VISIONS JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 11 | 17 | W18105 HEMLOCK RD | WITTENBERG | 4.28 |
| 13 | Hillcrest School | 06 | 12 | 4616 24th St | Kenosha | 5.0000000 |
| 14 | McKinley Academy | 09 | 12 | 1002 E Cedar Ave | Manitowoc | 5.8000000 |
| 15 | Innovative & Alternative High | 09 | 12 | 1045 E Dayton St | Madison | 5.9000000 |
| 16 | INSTITUTE OF KINGS AND PRIESTS INC | 1 | 1 | 12201 W BURLEIGH ST STE 10 | MILWAUKEE | 6.07 |
| 17 | Mendota Mental Health Institution | PK | 12 | 301 Troy Dr | Madison | 6.3000000 |
| 18 | Racine Alternative Learning | KG | 12 | 3109 Mount Pleasant St | Racine | 6.3000000 |
| 19 | Bay View | PK | 12 | 325 N Roosevelt St | Green Bay | 6.4000000 |
| 20 | Lincoln Hills School | 06 | 12 | W4380 Copper Lake Ave | Irma | 6.8000000 |
| 21 | WINGRA SCHOOL | 3 | 13 | 718 GILMORE ST | MADISON | 7.26 |
| 22 | Milwaukee County Youth Education Center | 06 | 12 | 949 N 9th St | Milwaukee | 7.3000000 |
| 23 | Robert Ellsworth Correctional Center | 12 | 12 | 21425-A Spring St | Union Grove | 7.5000000 |
| 24 | Metro School | 04 | 12 | 545 W Dayton St | Madison | 8.0000000 |
| 25 | Waukesha East Alternative School | 06 | 12 | 1150 Whiterock Ave | Waukesha | 8.1000000 |
| 26 | Dr Rosa Minoka-Hill School | KG | 12 | 325 N Roosevelt St | Green Bay | 8.7000000 |
| 27 | Shabazz-City High | 09 | 12 | 1601 N Sherman Ave | Madison | 8.7000000 |
| 28 | Vincent Accelerated Academy | 09 | 12 | 7501 N Granville Rd | Milwaukee | 8.8000000 |
| 29 | Lad Lake Synergy School | 06 | 12 | 2820 W Grant St | Milwaukee | 9.0000000 |
| 30 | Capital High | 09 | 12 | 1045 E Dayton St | Madison | 10.0000000 |
| 31 | Northern Wisconsin Center | KG | 12 | 2820 E Park Ave | Chippewa Falls | 10.0000000 |
| 32 | Shared Journeys | 07 | 12 | 9004 W Lincoln Ave | West Allis | 10.0000000 |
| 33 | TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL | 2 | 3 | 800 AUGUSTINE ST | KAUKAUNA | 10 |
| 34 | Groppi High | 09 | 12 | 1312 N 27th St | Milwaukee | 10.5000000 |
| 35 | Sparta Alternative Independent Learning School | 09 | 12 | 201 E Franklin St | Sparta | 11.6000000 |
| 36 | Enrich Excel Achieve Learning Academy | 06 | 12 | 2607 N 18th St | Wausau | 11.8000000 |
| 37 | Reuther Central High | 09 | 12 | 913 57th St | Kenosha | 11.8000000 |
| 38 | Prairie Phoenix Academy | 10 | 12 | 501 S Bird St | Sun Prairie | 11.9000000 |
| 39 | James E Dottke Alternative School | 09 | 12 | 7815 W Lapham St | West Allis | 12.4000000 |
| 40 | Robert Kupper Learning Center | PK | 12 | 1310 Townline Rd | Tomah | 12.7000000 |
| 41 | North Star Academy | 09 | 12 | PO Box 378 | Cameron | 13.2000000 |
| 42 | Don Smith Learning Academy | 09 | 12 | 400 E Burnett St | Beaver Dam | 13.7000000 |
| 43 | Beloit Learning Academy | 06 | 12 | Wright Building | Beloit | 14.0000000 |
| 44 | Prairie du Chien Correctional Inst | 12 | 12 | 500 E Parrish St | Prairie du Chien | 14.7000000 |
| 45 | Catalyst Academy | 09 | 12 | 709 S Shawano St | New London | 14.8000000 |
| 46 | ASSATA High | 09 | 12 | 3517 W Courtland Ave | Milwaukee | 15.8000000 |
| 47 | Walden III High | 06 | 12 | 2340 Mohr Ave | Racine | 15.9000000 |
| 48 | Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning | 09 | 12 | 1025 Clark St | Stevens Point | 16.0000000 |
| 49 | Merrill Adult Diploma Academy | 10 | 12 | 1004 E 1st Street | Merrill | 16.0000000 |
| 50 | NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy | 09 | 12 | 2320 W Burleigh St | Milwaukee | 16.0000000 |
| 51 | New Horizons for Learning | 09 | 12 | 1701 E Capitol Dr | Shorewood | 16.4000000 |
| 52 | Second Avenue School | 04 | 12 | 1266 McKinley Rd | Eau Claire | 18.0000000 |
| 53 | River Cities High | 09 | 12 | 2390 48th St S | Wisconsin Rapids | 18.4000000 |
| 54 | Southeastern | 06 | 08 | 4200 N Holton St | Milwaukee | 19.0000000 |
| 55 | Transition High | 09 | 12 | 1940 N 36th St | Milwaukee | 19.9000000 |
| 56 | Nekoosa Academy | 09 | 12 | Nekoosa High School | Nekoosa | 20.0000000 |
| 57 | New Path | 06 | 12 | 200 N Farm Rd | Oconto Falls | 20.0000000 |
| 58 | Portage Academy of Achievement | 09 | 12 | 117 W Franklin St | Portage | 20.0000000 |
| 59 | Grandview High | 09 | 12 | 2745 S 13TH St | Milwaukee | 20.6000000 |
| 60 | Columbia Correctional Institution | 11 | 12 | PO Box 950 | Portage | 22.0000000 |
| 61 | Milwaukee County Correctional Facility South | 09 | 12 | 8885 S 68th St | Franklin | 22.5000000 |
| 62 | Taycheedah Correctional Institution | 11 | 12 | N7139 County Road K | Fond du Lac | 23.1000000 |
| 63 | Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution | 12 | 12 | PO Box 31 | Plymouth | 24.0000000 |
| 64 | Project STAY-Supporting Teachers and Youth | 09 | 12 | 609 N 8th St | Milwaukee | 24.6000000 |
| 65 | Shalom High | 09 | 12 | 1749 N 16th St | Milwaukee | 25.0000000 |
| 66 | Cameron Academy of Virtual Education | PK | 12 | PO Box 378 | Cameron | 25.6000000 |
| 67 | Copper Lake School | 07 | 12 | W4380 Copper Lake Ave | Irma | 29.1000000 |
| 68 | South Accelerated Academy | 09 | 12 | 1515 W Lapham Blvd | Milwaukee | 30.5000000 |
| 69 | Northeast Wisconsin Learning Academy | 05 | 12 | 1717 Superior Ave | Oconto | 35.0000000 |
| 70 | McKinley Charter School | 06 | 12 | 1266 McKinley Rd | Eau Claire | 37.8000000 |
| 71 | Banner Preparatory School of Milwaukee | 09 | 12 | 3517 W Courtland Ave | Milwaukee | 38.7000000 |
| 72 | Riverdale Academy | 06 | 12 | 235 E Elm St | Muscoda | 48.3000000 |
| 73 | Racine Youthful Offender Warren Young High | 11 | 12 | PO Box 2200 | Racine | 52.7000000 |
| 74 | Green Bay Correctional Institution | 11 | 12 | PO Box 19033 | Green Bay | 105.0000000 |
| 75 | JEDI Virtual K-12 | PK | 12 | 1221 Innovation Dr Ste 205 | Whitewater | 158.8000000 |
| 76 | Insight School of Wisconsin High | 09 | 12 | 4709 Dale-Curtin Dr | McFarland | 162.0000000 |
| 77 | Appleton Cooperative Educational Center | 04 | 12 | 320 S Walnut St | Appleton | – |
| 78 | Black River Correctional Center | 12 | 12 | W6898 E Staffon Rd | Black River Falls | – |
| 79 | Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatment Facililty | 09 | 12 | 2909 E Park Ave | Chippewa Falls | – |
| 80 | Felmers O Chaney Correctional Center | 07 | 12 | 2825 N 30th St | Milwaukee | – |
| 81 | Flambeau Correctional Center | 09 | 12 | N671 County Road M | Hawkins | – |
| 82 | Fox Lake Correctional Institution | 12 | 12 | PO Box 147 | Fox Lake | – |
| 83 | Gordon Correctional Center | 07 | 12 | 10401 E County Road G | Gordon | – |
| 84 | Innovative & Alternative Middle | 06 | 08 | 1045 E Dayton St | Madison | – |
| 85 | Jackson Correctional Institution | 12 | 12 | PO Box 232 | Black River Falls | – |
| 86 | John C Burke Correctional Center | 09 | 12 | PO Box 900 | Waupun | – |
| 87 | McNaughton Correctional Center | 07 | 12 | 8500 Rainbow Rd | Lake Tomahawk | – |
| 88 | Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility | 12 | 12 | PO Box 05704 | Milwaukee | – |
| 89 | New Lisbon Correctional Institution | 09 | 12 | PO Box 2000 | New Lisbon | – |
| 90 | Oakhill Correctional Institution | 12 | 12 | PO Box 238 | Oregon | – |
| 91 | Oregon Correctional Center | 07 | 12 | PO Box 25 | Oregon | – |
| 92 | Oshkosh Correctional Institution | 12 | 12 | PO Box 3530 | Oshkosh | – |
| 93 | Oxford Avenue School | 10 | 12 | 1266 McKinley Rd | Eau Claire | – |
| 94 | Phoenix Project | 09 | 12 | 4777 88th Ave | Kenosha | – |
| 95 | Racine Correctional Institution | 11 | 12 | PO Box 900 | Sturtevant | – |
| 96 | Redgranite Correctional Institute | 12 | 12 | PO Box 900 | Redgranite | – |
| 97 | Southern Lakes Alternative High | 10 | 12 | 209 Wainwright Ave | Burlington | – |
| 98 | St Croix Correctional Center | 07 | 12 | PO Box 36 | New Richmond | – |
| 99 | Stanley Correctional Institution | 09 | 12 | 100 Corrections Dr | Stanley | – |
| 100 | Thompson Correctional Center | 07 | 12 | 434 State Farm Rd | Deerfield | – |
| 101 | Waupun Correctional Institution | 12 | 12 | PO Box 351 | Waupun | – |
| 102 | Wisconsin Secure Program Facility | 12 | 12 | PO Box 1000 | Boscobel | – |
| 103 | ALDO LEOPOLD NATURE CENTER | 2 | 13 | 330 FEMRITE DR | MONONA |
For ranking the schools, I’ve relied upon the ‘Student Teacher Ratio’ factor. What is student teacher ratio, some of you may ask. It is the number used to indicate the number of students for every teacher in a school. For example, a student teacher ratio of 16 indicates that a teacher is available for 16 students in that school. When it comes to quality of education, student teacher ratio plays an important role. If the student teacher ratio is 100, it means that few teachers are available to attend to the needs of students in a school. This may lead to inadequate attention, inadequate engagement, and may even have a negative impact on student success! Student teacher ratio is like a two way street. Fewer students per teacher setup is an ideal classroom where students may enjoy adequate individual-attention from teachers. Under this setup, a teacher may take care of individuals’ needs and weaknesses. Similarly, under this setup, teachers may modify/adapt their teaching techniques according to learning styles/needs of the students.
I am Vishnu Nambiar a career and educational blogger from India. I am also a full time educational consultant having more than 12 years of experience in the educational sector.
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