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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | Gifford School Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -7.1pp |
| 652 | Gillett Elementary Gillett · Gillett School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -7.1pp |
| 653 | Walker Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -7.1pp |
| 654 | Galesville Elementary Galesville · Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District | Elementary | 45.9% | -7.2pp |
| 655 | MacArthur Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 45.9% | -7.2pp |
| 656 | Mosinee Elementary Mosinee · Mosinee School District | Elementary | 45.9% | -7.2pp |
| 657 | Prairie Ridge Intermediate Reedsburg · Reedsburg School District | Elementary | 45.9% | -7.2pp |
| 658 | Roosevelt Elementary Plover · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 45.9% | -7.2pp |
| 659 | Baird Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 660 | Kennedy Elementary Junction City · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 661 | Spring Hill Elementary Wisconsin Dells · Wisconsin Dells School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 662 | Forest Ridge Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 45.7% | -7.4pp |
| 663 | Lewiston Elementary Portage · Portage Community School District | Elementary | 45.7% | -7.4pp |
| 664 | Markesan Intermediate Markesan · Markesan School District | Elementary | 45.7% | -7.4pp |
| 665 | Coleman Elementary Coleman · Coleman School District | Elementary | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 666 | Lakeview Elementary South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 667 | Madison Elementary Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District | Elementary | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 668 | Rock River Intermediate Waupun · Waupun School District | Elementary | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 669 | Creekside Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -7.6pp |
| 670 | Sheboygan Leadership Academy Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -7.6pp |
| 671 | Edison Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 45.4% | -7.7pp |
| 672 | Jackson Elementary Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District | Elementary | 45.4% | -7.7pp |
| 673 | Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary Ontario · Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District | Elementary | 45.4% | -7.7pp |
| 674 | Locust Lane Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 45.3% | -7.8pp |
| 675 | North Woods International School La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 45.3% | -7.8pp |
| 676 | Riverside Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 45.3% | -7.8pp |
| 677 | Lakeside Elementary Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -7.9pp |
| 678 | School for Agricultural and Environmental Studies Fox Lake · Waupun School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -7.9pp |
| 679 | Lincoln Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 45.1% | -8.0pp |
| 680 | Marengo Valley Elementary Ashland · Ashland School District | Elementary | 45.0% | -8.1pp |
| 681 | Mondovi Elementary Mondovi · Mondovi School District | Elementary | 45.0% | -8.1pp |
| 682 | Winter Elementary Winter · Winter School District | Elementary | 45.0% | -8.1pp |
| 683 | Tomorrow River Community Charter Amherst Junction · Tomorrow River School District | Elementary | 44.9% | -8.2pp |
| 684 | Phillips Elementary Phillips · Phillips School District | Elementary | 44.7% | -8.4pp |
| 685 | Gresham Elementary Gresham · Gresham School District | Elementary | 44.6% | -8.5pp |
| 686 | Ronald R Albrecht Elementary Brodhead · Brodhead School District | Elementary | 44.5% | -8.6pp |
| 687 | Hatley Elementary Hatley · D C Everest Area School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -8.7pp |
| 688 | Burdick Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 44.3% | -8.8pp |
| 689 | Clovis Grove Elementary Menasha · Menasha Joint School District | Elementary | 44.2% | -8.9pp |
| 690 | Lincoln Elementary Whitewater · Whitewater Unified School District | Elementary | 44.2% | -8.9pp |
| 691 | Richmond Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 44.1% | -9.0pp |
| 692 | Parkview Elementary Chippewa Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District | Elementary | 44.0% | -9.1pp |
| 693 | Southview Elementary Chippewa Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District | Elementary | 44.0% | -9.1pp |
| 694 | Franklin Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 43.9% | -9.2pp |
| 695 | Harvey Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 43.9% | -9.2pp |
| 696 | Downsville Elementary Downsville · Menomonie Area School District | Elementary | 43.8% | -9.3pp |
| 697 | Jackson Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 43.7% | -9.4pp |
| 698 | Osseo-Fairchild Elementary Osseo · Osseo-Fairchild School District | Elementary | 43.7% | -9.4pp |
| 699 | Mayville Elementary Mayville · Mayville School District | Elementary | 43.6% | -9.5pp |
| 700 | River Valley Elementary Spring Green · River Valley School District | Elementary | 43.6% | -9.5pp |
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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.