Milwaukee County schools ranked by test score
Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 210 schools in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin with reported English Language Arts scores. Wisconsin state average: 53.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Jefferson Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 57.0% | +3.9pp |
| 52 | Edgewood Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 56.3% | +3.2pp |
| 53 | Lincoln Elementary Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Elementary | 55.8% | +2.7pp |
| 54 | Madison Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 55.7% | +2.6pp |
| 55 | Cooper Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 55.1% | +2.0pp |
| 56 | Elm Dale Elementary Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Elementary | 54.2% | +1.1pp |
| 57 | Woodlands School Milwaukee · Woodlands School Inc | Elementary | 53.4% | +0.3pp |
| 58 | Mitchell Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 52.9% | -0.2pp |
| 59 | Mitchell Elementary Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Elementary | 52.1% | -1.0pp |
| 60 | Kosciuszko Elementary Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Elementary | 51.4% | -1.7pp |
| 61 | Eisenhower Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 51.2% | -1.9pp |
| 62 | HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Combined | 50.1% | -3.0pp |
| 63 | Whitman Middle Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Middle | 49.9% | -3.2pp |
| 64 | Greenfield Middle Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Middle | 48.8% | -4.3pp |
| 65 | Glen Hills Middle Glendale · Glendale-River Hills School District | Middle | 48.0% | -5.1pp |
| 66 | Bruce Guadalupe Milwaukee · United Community Center Inc | Elementary | 47.4% | -5.7pp |
| 67 | Glenwood Elementary Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Elementary | 47.3% | -5.8pp |
| 68 | Brown Deer Elementary Brown Deer · Brown Deer School District | Elementary | 47.2% | -5.9pp |
| 69 | Deer Creek Intermediate Saint Francis · Saint Francis School District | Middle | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 70 | Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Middle | 46.8% | -6.3pp |
| 71 | Academy of Accelerated Learning Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 46.7% | -6.4pp |
| 72 | Fairview Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 46.4% | -6.7pp |
| 73 | Walker Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -7.1pp |
| 74 | Forest Ridge Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 45.7% | -7.4pp |
| 75 | Lakeview Elementary South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 76 | Burdick Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 44.3% | -8.8pp |
| 77 | Brown Deer Middle/High Brown Deer · Brown Deer School District | High | 43.6% | -9.5pp |
| 78 | Underwood Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 42.8% | -10.3pp |
| 79 | Irving Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 42.6% | -10.5pp |
| 80 | Milwaukee French Immersion Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 42.2% | -10.9pp |
| 81 | Jones Elementary Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Elementary | 41.9% | -11.2pp |
| 82 | Lowell International Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 41.7% | -11.4pp |
| 83 | Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 84 | Parkway Elementary Glendale · Glendale-River Hills School District | Elementary | 40.7% | -12.4pp |
| 85 | Milwaukee Parkside School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 40.0% | -13.1pp |
| 86 | MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Combined | 39.4% | -13.7pp |
| 87 | IDEAL Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 38.7% | -14.4pp |
| 88 | Honey Creek Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 38.1% | -15.0pp |
| 89 | Carmen Middle School South Milwaukee · Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc | Middle | 38.0% | -15.1pp |
| 90 | Maple Grove Elementary Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Elementary | 37.3% | -15.8pp |
| 91 | South Milwaukee Middle South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Middle | 37.0% | -16.1pp |
| 92 | Wilson Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 36.8% | -16.3pp |
| 93 | Cudahy Middle Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Middle | 36.0% | -17.1pp |
| 94 | Pershing Elementary West Milwaukee · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 35.5% | -17.6pp |
| 95 | West Milwaukee Intermediate West Milwaukee · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Middle | 34.5% | -18.6pp |
| 96 | Humboldt Park Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 33.4% | -19.7pp |
| 97 | Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 33.4% | -19.7pp |
| 98 | Jefferson Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 32.8% | -20.3pp |
| 99 | Milwaukee School of Languages Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | High | 32.8% | -20.3pp |
| 100 | United Community Center Acosta Middle School Milwaukee · United Community Center Inc | Middle | 32.6% | -20.5pp |
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.