Wisconsin schools ranked by test score
Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 1,010 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 53.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Prairie Farm Elementary Prairie Farm · Prairie Farm Public School District | Elementary | 53.2% | +0.1pp |
| 502 | Ruth Harman Academy Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 53.1% | +0.0pp |
| 503 | Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary Hazel Green · Southwestern Wisconsin School District | Elementary | 53.1% | +0.0pp |
| 504 | Riverview Elementary Wautoma · Wautoma Area School District | Elementary | 53.0% | -0.1pp |
| 505 | Robbins Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 53.0% | -0.1pp |
| 506 | Green Tree Elementary West Bend · West Bend School District | Elementary | 52.9% | -0.2pp |
| 507 | Mitchell Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 52.9% | -0.2pp |
| 508 | Washington Elementary Whitewater · Whitewater Unified School District | Elementary | 52.9% | -0.2pp |
| 509 | Yahara Elementary DeForest · De Forest Area School District | Elementary | 52.9% | -0.2pp |
| 510 | Eagles' Wings Public Montessori Charter Solon Springs · Solon Springs School District | Elementary | 52.8% | -0.3pp |
| 511 | Glacier Edge Elementary Verona · Verona Area School District | Elementary | 52.7% | -0.4pp |
| 512 | Marathon Elementary Marathon · Marathon City School District | Elementary | 52.7% | -0.4pp |
| 513 | Neillsville Elementary Neillsville · Neillsville School District | Elementary | 52.7% | -0.4pp |
| 514 | Parkview Elementary Orfordville · Parkview School District | Elementary | 52.7% | -0.4pp |
| 515 | Riverview Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 52.6% | -0.5pp |
| 516 | Muir Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 52.5% | -0.6pp |
| 517 | Willson Elementary Baraboo · Baraboo School District | Elementary | 52.5% | -0.6pp |
| 518 | Evergreen Elementary Waterford · Waterford Graded J1 School District | Elementary | 52.2% | -0.9pp |
| 519 | Glenbrook Elementary Pulaski · Pulaski Community School District | Elementary | 52.2% | -0.9pp |
| 520 | Omro Elementary Omro · Omro School District | Elementary | 52.2% | -0.9pp |
| 521 | Medford Elementary Medford · Medford Area Public School District | Elementary | 52.1% | -1.0pp |
| 522 | Mitchell Elementary Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Elementary | 52.1% | -1.0pp |
| 523 | Black Creek Elementary Black Creek · Seymour Community School District | Elementary | 52.0% | -1.1pp |
| 524 | Putnam Heights Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 52.0% | -1.1pp |
| 525 | Salem Elementary Salem · Salem School District | Elementary | 52.0% | -1.1pp |
| 526 | Lomira Elementary Lomira · Lomira School District | Elementary | 51.9% | -1.2pp |
| 527 | Madison Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 51.9% | -1.2pp |
| 528 | Maple Grove Charter School Athens · Athens School District | Elementary | 51.9% | -1.2pp |
| 529 | Rosendale Intermediate Rosendale · Rosendale-Brandon School District | Elementary | 51.9% | -1.2pp |
| 530 | Weyauwega Elementary Weyauwega · Weyauwega-Fremont School District | Elementary | 51.9% | -1.2pp |
| 531 | Horace Mann Elementary Neenah · Neenah Joint School District | Elementary | 51.8% | -1.3pp |
| 532 | Tomahawk Elementary Tomahawk · Tomahawk School District | Elementary | 51.8% | -1.3pp |
| 533 | Washington Elementary Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 51.8% | -1.3pp |
| 534 | White Lake Elementary White Lake · White Lake School District | Elementary | 51.8% | -1.3pp |
| 535 | Horizon Elementary Plymouth · Plymouth Joint School District | Elementary | 51.7% | -1.4pp |
| 536 | Parkside Elementary Monroe · Monroe School District | Elementary | 51.7% | -1.4pp |
| 537 | Pecatonica Elementary Hollandale · Pecatonica Area School District | Elementary | 51.7% | -1.4pp |
| 538 | Sunrise Elementary Sturgeon Bay · Sturgeon Bay School District | Elementary | 51.7% | -1.4pp |
| 539 | Jefferson Elementary Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam Unified School District | Elementary | 51.6% | -1.5pp |
| 540 | Rosholt Elementary Rosholt · Rosholt School District | Elementary | 51.6% | -1.5pp |
| 541 | Darlington Elementary/Middle Darlington · Darlington Community School District | Elementary | 51.5% | -1.6pp |
| 542 | Turtle Lake Elementary Turtle Lake · Turtle Lake School District | Elementary | 51.5% | -1.6pp |
| 543 | Kosciuszko Elementary Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Elementary | 51.4% | -1.7pp |
| 544 | Little Chute Elementary Little Chute · Little Chute Area School District | Elementary | 51.4% | -1.7pp |
| 545 | Cumberland Elementary Cumberland · Cumberland School District | Elementary | 51.3% | -1.8pp |
| 546 | Riverview Elementary Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District | Elementary | 51.3% | -1.8pp |
| 547 | Whittier Elementary Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 51.3% | -1.8pp |
| 548 | Edgerton Community Elementary Edgerton · Edgerton School District | Elementary | 51.2% | -1.9pp |
| 549 | Eisenhower Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 51.2% | -1.9pp |
| 550 | Ferber Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 51.2% | -1.9pp |
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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). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Wisconsin, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.