Milwaukee County schools ranked by test score
Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 172 schools in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin with reported English Language Arts scores. Wisconsin state average: 53.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richards Elementary Whitefish Bay · Whitefish Bay School District | Elementary | 87.8% | +34.7pp |
| 2 | Wauwatosa STEM Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 86.8% | +33.7pp |
| 3 | Stormonth Elementary Milwaukee · Fox Point J2 School District | Elementary | 86.5% | +33.4pp |
| 4 | Indian Hill School River Hills · Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District | Elementary | 85.0% | +31.9pp |
| 5 | Cumberland Elementary Whitefish Bay · Whitefish Bay School District | Elementary | 79.9% | +26.8pp |
| 6 | Lincoln Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 78.3% | +25.2pp |
| 7 | Wauwatosa Montessori School Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 76.8% | +23.7pp |
| 8 | Downtown Montessori Milwaukee · Downtown Montessori Academy Inc | Elementary | 75.0% | +21.9pp |
| 9 | Edgerton Elementary Hales Corners · Whitnall School District | Elementary | 74.1% | +21.0pp |
| 10 | Canterbury Elementary Greendale · Greendale School District | Elementary | 73.8% | +20.7pp |
| 11 | Roosevelt Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 73.8% | +20.7pp |
| 12 | Lake Bluff Elementary Shorewood · Shorewood School District | Elementary | 72.8% | +19.7pp |
| 13 | Carollton Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 72.4% | +19.3pp |
| 14 | Atwater Elementary Shorewood · Shorewood School District | Elementary | 72.2% | +19.1pp |
| 15 | Washington Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 71.9% | +18.8pp |
| 16 | Highland View Elementary Greendale · Greendale School District | Elementary | 71.7% | +18.6pp |
| 17 | Southwood Glen Elementary Franklin · Franklin Public School District | Elementary | 70.3% | +17.2pp |
| 18 | Pleasant View Elementary Franklin · Franklin Public School District | Elementary | 69.8% | +16.7pp |
| 19 | Maryland Montessori Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 69.5% | +16.4pp |
| 20 | College Park Elementary Greendale · Greendale School District | Elementary | 69.4% | +16.3pp |
| 21 | Fernwood Montessori Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 69.2% | +16.1pp |
| 22 | Hales Corners Elementary Hales Corners · Whitnall School District | Elementary | 68.5% | +15.4pp |
| 23 | Country Dale Elementary Franklin · Franklin Public School District | Elementary | 68.4% | +15.3pp |
| 24 | Milwaukee German Immersion Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 67.9% | +14.8pp |
| 25 | Robinwood Elementary Franklin · Franklin Public School District | Elementary | 65.9% | +12.8pp |
| 26 | Ben Franklin Elementary Franklin · Franklin Public School District | Elementary | 65.4% | +12.3pp |
| 27 | Meadowview Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 65.0% | +11.9pp |
| 28 | Bay View Montessori School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 64.9% | +11.8pp |
| 29 | Deerfield Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 64.7% | +11.6pp |
| 30 | McKinley Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 64.2% | +11.1pp |
| 31 | E W Luther Elementary South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 64.1% | +11.0pp |
| 32 | Whittier Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 63.5% | +10.4pp |
| 33 | Highland Community School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 63.2% | +10.1pp |
| 34 | Willow Glen Primary School Saint Francis · Saint Francis School District | Elementary | 63.0% | +9.9pp |
| 35 | Blakewood Elementary South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 58.4% | +5.3pp |
| 36 | Wilson Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 58.1% | +5.0pp |
| 37 | Edgewood Elementary Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Elementary | 58.0% | +4.9pp |
| 38 | Shepard Hills Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 57.3% | +4.2pp |
| 39 | Cedar Hills Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 57.0% | +3.9pp |
| 40 | Jefferson Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 57.0% | +3.9pp |
| 41 | Edgewood Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 56.3% | +3.2pp |
| 42 | Lincoln Elementary Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Elementary | 55.8% | +2.7pp |
| 43 | Madison Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 55.7% | +2.6pp |
| 44 | Cooper Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 55.1% | +2.0pp |
| 45 | Elm Dale Elementary Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Elementary | 54.2% | +1.1pp |
| 46 | Woodlands School Milwaukee · Woodlands School Inc | Elementary | 53.4% | +0.3pp |
| 47 | Mitchell Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 52.9% | -0.2pp |
| 48 | Mitchell Elementary Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Elementary | 52.1% | -1.0pp |
| 49 | Kosciuszko Elementary Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Elementary | 51.4% | -1.7pp |
| 50 | Eisenhower Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 51.2% | -1.9pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the Forward Exam % Meeting or Advanced threshold on the latest available Forward Exam English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Wisconsin statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Wisconsin ranking.