Milwaukee County schools ranked by test score
Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 176 schools in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin with reported Science scores. Wisconsin state average: 50.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Glenwood Elementary Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Elementary | 48.7% | -2.1pp |
| 52 | Shepard Hills Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 48.7% | -2.1pp |
| 53 | Burdick Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 48.3% | -2.5pp |
| 54 | E W Luther Elementary South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 46.2% | -4.6pp |
| 55 | Deer Creek Intermediate Saint Francis · Saint Francis School District | Middle | 45.0% | -5.8pp |
| 56 | Rawson Elementary South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 44.7% | -6.1pp |
| 57 | Woodlands School Milwaukee · Woodlands School Inc | Elementary | 44.6% | -6.2pp |
| 58 | Glen Hills Middle Glendale · Glendale-River Hills School District | Middle | 42.3% | -8.5pp |
| 59 | HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Combined | 41.6% | -9.2pp |
| 60 | Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Middle | 39.5% | -11.3pp |
| 61 | Cedar Hills Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 39.1% | -11.7pp |
| 62 | Cooper Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 39.0% | -11.8pp |
| 63 | South Milwaukee Middle South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Middle | 38.7% | -12.1pp |
| 64 | Milwaukee French Immersion Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 38.6% | -12.2pp |
| 65 | Bruce Guadalupe Milwaukee · United Community Center Inc | Elementary | 38.3% | -12.5pp |
| 66 | Forest Ridge Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 38.0% | -12.8pp |
| 67 | Lincoln Elementary Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Elementary | 37.8% | -13.0pp |
| 68 | Madison Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 37.2% | -13.6pp |
| 69 | Greenfield Middle Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Middle | 37.0% | -13.8pp |
| 70 | Carmen Middle School South Milwaukee · Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc | Middle | 36.5% | -14.3pp |
| 71 | MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Combined | 36.4% | -14.4pp |
| 72 | Fairview Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 36.3% | -14.5pp |
| 73 | IDEAL Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 36.0% | -14.8pp |
| 74 | Irving Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 35.7% | -15.1pp |
| 75 | Milwaukee Parkside School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 35.4% | -15.4pp |
| 76 | United Community Center Acosta Middle School Milwaukee · United Community Center Inc | Middle | 33.9% | -16.9pp |
| 77 | Lakeview Elementary South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 32.5% | -18.3pp |
| 78 | Jefferson Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 32.2% | -18.6pp |
| 79 | Whitman Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 31.7% | -19.1pp |
| 80 | Academy of Accelerated Learning Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 31.5% | -19.3pp |
| 81 | Zablocki Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 30.6% | -20.2pp |
| 82 | Wilson Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 30.4% | -20.4pp |
| 83 | Maple Grove Elementary Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Elementary | 29.8% | -21.0pp |
| 84 | Brown Deer Middle/High Brown Deer · Brown Deer School District | High | 29.6% | -21.2pp |
| 85 | Cudahy Middle Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Middle | 27.4% | -23.4pp |
| 86 | Rocketship Southside Community Prep Milwaukee · Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc | Elementary | 27.3% | -23.5pp |
| 87 | Humboldt Park Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 27.2% | -23.6pp |
| 88 | Horace Mann Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 26.5% | -24.3pp |
| 89 | ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 26.3% | -24.5pp |
| 90 | Milwaukee Spanish Immersion Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 26.2% | -24.6pp |
| 91 | Pershing Elementary West Milwaukee · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 26.2% | -24.6pp |
| 92 | West Milwaukee Intermediate West Milwaukee · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Middle | 25.6% | -25.2pp |
| 93 | Honey Creek Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 25.5% | -25.3pp |
| 94 | Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 25.3% | -25.5pp |
| 95 | Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 25.0% | -25.8pp |
| 96 | Stuart Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 25.0% | -25.8pp |
| 97 | Brown Deer Elementary Brown Deer · Brown Deer School District | Elementary | 24.8% | -26.0pp |
| 98 | Clement Avenue Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 24.5% | -26.3pp |
| 99 | Garland Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 24.5% | -26.3pp |
| 100 | Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 24.5% | -26.3pp |
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 Science 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.