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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | Herrman Elementary Sparta · Sparta Area School District | Elementary | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 552 | La Grange Elementary Tomah · Tomah Area School District | Elementary | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 553 | Prairie View Elementary De Soto · De Soto Area School District | Elementary | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 554 | Stoddard Elementary Stoddard · De Soto Area School District | Elementary | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 555 | Webster Elementary Webster · Webster School District | Elementary | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 556 | Lincoln Elementary Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam Unified School District | Elementary | 51.0% | -2.1pp |
| 557 | Prentice Elementary Prentice · Prentice School District | Elementary | 51.0% | -2.1pp |
| 558 | Sheboygan Falls Elementary Sheboygan Falls · Sheboygan Falls School District | Elementary | 51.0% | -2.1pp |
| 559 | Pittsville Elementary Pittsville · Pittsville School District | Elementary | 50.9% | -2.2pp |
| 560 | Wilson Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 50.9% | -2.2pp |
| 561 | Albany Elementary Albany · Albany School District | Elementary | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 562 | Evans Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 563 | Niagara Elementary Niagara · Niagara School District | Elementary | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 564 | Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River Eagle River · Northland Pines School District | Elementary | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 565 | Melrose-Mindoro Elementary Melrose · Melrose-Mindoro School District | Elementary | 50.7% | -2.4pp |
| 566 | Spence Elementary La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 50.7% | -2.4pp |
| 567 | Haen Elementary Kaukauna · Kaukauna Area School District | Elementary | 50.6% | -2.5pp |
| 568 | Brookwood Middle Genoa City · Genoa City J2 School District | Elementary | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 569 | Royal Oaks Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 570 | Stephen Foster Elementary Charter Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 571 | West Elementary Jefferson · Jefferson School District | Elementary | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 572 | Douglas Elementary Watertown · Watertown Unified School District | Elementary | 50.3% | -2.8pp |
| 573 | Bonduel Elementary Bonduel · Bonduel School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 574 | Cashton Elementary Cashton · Cashton School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 575 | Elcho Elementary Elcho · Elcho School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 576 | Manawa Elementary Manawa · Manawa School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 577 | Monticello Elementary Monticello · Monticello School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 578 | North Elementary Antigo · Antigo Unified School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 579 | Rock Elementary Hudson · Hudson School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 580 | Sparta Montessori School Sparta · Sparta Area School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 581 | Stephens Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 582 | Thorp Elementary Thorp · Thorp School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 583 | Wabeno Elementary Wabeno · Wabeno Area School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 584 | Wakanda Elementary Menomonie · Menomonie Area School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 585 | Washington Elementary Merrill · Merrill Area School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 586 | Banting Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 49.8% | -3.3pp |
| 587 | Walworth Elementary Walworth · Walworth J1 School District | Elementary | 49.8% | -3.3pp |
| 588 | Chappell Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 49.7% | -3.4pp |
| 589 | Huegel Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 49.7% | -3.4pp |
| 590 | Murray Park Elementary Ripon · Ripon Area School District | Elementary | 49.7% | -3.4pp |
| 591 | Tainter Elementary Rice Lake · Rice Lake Area School District | Elementary | 49.7% | -3.4pp |
| 592 | Houdini Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 49.6% | -3.5pp |
| 593 | Magee Elementary Two Rivers · Two Rivers Public School District | Elementary | 49.6% | -3.5pp |
| 594 | Cuba City Elementary Cuba City · Cuba City School District | Elementary | 49.5% | -3.6pp |
| 595 | Eagle Elementary Eagle · Palmyra-Eagle Area School District | Elementary | 49.5% | -3.6pp |
| 596 | Ellsworth Elementary Ellsworth · Ellsworth Community School District | Elementary | 49.4% | -3.7pp |
| 597 | Waterloo Elementary Waterloo · Waterloo School District | Elementary | 49.4% | -3.7pp |
| 598 | Lakeshore Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 49.3% | -3.8pp |
| 599 | Weston Elementary Weston · D C Everest Area School District | Elementary | 49.3% | -3.8pp |
| 600 | Bloomer Elementary Bloomer · Bloomer School District | Elementary | 49.2% | -3.9pp |
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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.