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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Langlade Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 49.1% | -4.0pp |
| 602 | Gompers Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 49.0% | -4.1pp |
| 603 | Hurley Elementary Hurley · Hurley School District | Elementary | 49.0% | -4.1pp |
| 604 | Somers Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 48.9% | -4.2pp |
| 605 | Heyer Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 48.8% | -4.3pp |
| 606 | Clinton Elementary Clinton · Clinton Community School District | Elementary | 48.7% | -4.4pp |
| 607 | Johnston Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 48.6% | -4.5pp |
| 608 | Oconto Elementary Oconto · Oconto Unified School District | Elementary | 48.5% | -4.6pp |
| 609 | Cesar Chavez Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 48.4% | -4.7pp |
| 610 | Maine Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 48.4% | -4.7pp |
| 611 | Odyssey Elementary Weston · D C Everest Area School District | Elementary | 48.4% | -4.7pp |
| 612 | Rothschild Elementary Rothschild · D C Everest Area School District | Elementary | 48.4% | -4.7pp |
| 613 | West Elementary Antigo · Antigo Unified School District | Elementary | 48.4% | -4.7pp |
| 614 | Washington Elementary Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District | Elementary | 48.3% | -4.8pp |
| 615 | Nuestro Mundo Monona · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 48.2% | -4.9pp |
| 616 | Coloma Elementary Coloma · Westfield School District | Elementary | 47.8% | -5.3pp |
| 617 | Fall Creek Elementary Fall Creek · Fall Creek School District | Elementary | 47.8% | -5.3pp |
| 618 | Rock Ledge Elementary Seymour · Seymour Community School District | Elementary | 47.8% | -5.3pp |
| 619 | Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle Livingston · Iowa-Grant School District | Elementary | 47.7% | -5.4pp |
| 620 | Jim Falls Elementary Jim Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District | Elementary | 47.6% | -5.5pp |
| 621 | Roosevelt Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 47.5% | -5.6pp |
| 622 | Blair-Taylor Elementary Blair · Blair-Taylor School District | Elementary | 47.4% | -5.7pp |
| 623 | Bruce Guadalupe Milwaukee · United Community Center Inc | Elementary | 47.4% | -5.7pp |
| 624 | Evergreen Elementary Rothschild · D C Everest Area School District | Elementary | 47.4% | -5.7pp |
| 625 | Glenwood Elementary Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Elementary | 47.3% | -5.8pp |
| 626 | Altoona Intermediate Altoona · Altoona School District | Elementary | 47.2% | -5.9pp |
| 627 | Brown Deer Elementary Brown Deer · Brown Deer School District | Elementary | 47.2% | -5.9pp |
| 628 | Appleton Bilingual School Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 629 | East Elementary Baraboo · Baraboo School District | Elementary | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 630 | Pelican Elementary Rhinelander · Rhinelander School District | Elementary | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 631 | Wittenberg Elementary Wittenberg · Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District | Elementary | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 632 | Jefferson Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 47.0% | -6.1pp |
| 633 | Hillsboro Elementary Hillsboro · Hillsboro School District | Elementary | 46.9% | -6.2pp |
| 634 | Northern Hills Elementary Onalaska · Onalaska School District | Elementary | 46.9% | -6.2pp |
| 635 | Academy of Accelerated Learning Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 46.7% | -6.4pp |
| 636 | Mauston Montessori Charter School Mauston · Mauston School District | Elementary | 46.7% | -6.4pp |
| 637 | State Road Elementary La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 46.7% | -6.4pp |
| 638 | Emerson Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 46.6% | -6.5pp |
| 639 | Orchard Ridge Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 46.6% | -6.5pp |
| 640 | Badger Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 46.5% | -6.6pp |
| 641 | Highland Community Elementary Highland · Highland School District | Elementary | 46.5% | -6.6pp |
| 642 | Fairview Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 46.4% | -6.7pp |
| 643 | Hillcrest Elementary Chippewa Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District | Elementary | 46.3% | -6.8pp |
| 644 | North Freedom Elementary North Freedom · Baraboo School District | Elementary | 46.3% | -6.8pp |
| 645 | Sugar Bush Elementary New London · New London School District | Elementary | 46.3% | -6.8pp |
| 646 | Grant Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 46.2% | -6.9pp |
| 647 | Algoma Elementary Algoma · Algoma School District | Elementary | 46.1% | -7.0pp |
| 648 | McKinley Center Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 46.1% | -7.0pp |
| 649 | Clintonville Elementary School Clintonville · Clintonville School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -7.1pp |
| 650 | Florence Elementary Florence · Florence County School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -7.1pp |
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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.