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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Kickapoo Elementary Viola · Kickapoo Area School District | Elementary | 43.2% | -9.9pp |
| 702 | Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center Clear Lake · Clear Lake School District | Elementary | 43.0% | -10.1pp |
| 703 | Marinette Intermediate Marinette · Marinette School District | Elementary | 43.0% | -10.1pp |
| 704 | Luck Elementary Luck · Luck School District | Elementary | 42.9% | -10.2pp |
| 705 | Tigerton Elementary Tigerton · Tigerton School District | Elementary | 42.9% | -10.2pp |
| 706 | Franklin Elementary Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 42.8% | -10.3pp |
| 707 | Underwood Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 42.8% | -10.3pp |
| 708 | Woodside Elementary Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District | Elementary | 42.7% | -10.4pp |
| 709 | Irving Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 42.6% | -10.5pp |
| 710 | Richland Center Intermediate School Richland Center · Richland School District | Elementary | 42.5% | -10.6pp |
| 711 | Banta Bilingual Elementary Menasha · Menasha Joint School District | Elementary | 42.3% | -10.8pp |
| 712 | Lakewood Elementary Twin Lakes · Twin Lakes #4 School District | Elementary | 42.3% | -10.8pp |
| 713 | Lowell Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 42.3% | -10.8pp |
| 714 | River Heights Elementary Menomonie · Menomonie Area School District | Elementary | 42.3% | -10.8pp |
| 715 | Birchwood Elementary Birchwood · Birchwood School District | Elementary | 42.2% | -10.9pp |
| 716 | Central Elementary Rhinelander · Rhinelander School District | Elementary | 42.2% | -10.9pp |
| 717 | Milwaukee French Immersion Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 42.2% | -10.9pp |
| 718 | Marion Elementary Marion · Marion School District | Elementary | 42.1% | -11.0pp |
| 719 | Marshall Elementary Marshall · Marshall School District | Elementary | 42.0% | -11.1pp |
| 720 | Clay Lamberton Elementary Berlin · Berlin Area School District | Elementary | 41.9% | -11.2pp |
| 721 | Darien Elementary Darien · Delavan-Darien School District | Elementary | 41.9% | -11.2pp |
| 722 | Jones Elementary Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Elementary | 41.9% | -11.2pp |
| 723 | O Brown Elementary Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 41.8% | -11.3pp |
| 724 | Parkside Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 41.8% | -11.3pp |
| 725 | Athens Elementary Athens · Athens School District | Elementary | 41.7% | -11.4pp |
| 726 | Franklin Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 41.7% | -11.4pp |
| 727 | Gilmore Fine Arts School Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 41.7% | -11.4pp |
| 728 | Lowell International Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 41.7% | -11.4pp |
| 729 | Hoover Elementary New Berlin · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 41.5% | -11.6pp |
| 730 | La Farge Elementary La Farge · La Farge School District | Elementary | 41.5% | -11.6pp |
| 731 | James Madison Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 41.4% | -11.7pp |
| 732 | Columbus Elementary Columbus · Columbus School District | Elementary | 41.3% | -11.8pp |
| 733 | Granton Elementary Granton · Granton Area School District | Elementary | 41.2% | -11.9pp |
| 734 | Necedah Elementary Necedah · Necedah Area School District | Elementary | 41.2% | -11.9pp |
| 735 | Grayside Elementary Mauston · Mauston School District | Elementary | 41.1% | -12.0pp |
| 736 | Owen-Withee Elementary Owen · Owen-Withee School District | Elementary | 41.1% | -12.0pp |
| 737 | Summit Environmental School La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 41.1% | -12.0pp |
| 738 | Ithaca Elementary Richland Center · Ithaca School District | Elementary | 41.0% | -12.1pp |
| 739 | Lincoln Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 41.0% | -12.1pp |
| 740 | Northwood Elementary Minong · Northwood School District | Elementary | 41.0% | -12.1pp |
| 741 | Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 41.0% | -12.1pp |
| 742 | Whitehall Memorial Elementary Whitehall · Whitehall School District | Elementary | 40.9% | -12.2pp |
| 743 | Almond-Bancroft Elementary Almond · Almond-Bancroft School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 744 | Camp Douglas Elementary Camp Douglas · Tomah Area School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 745 | Glenwood City Elementary Glenwood City · Glenwood City School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 746 | Lakeview Elementary Whitewater · Whitewater Unified School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 747 | Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 748 | Tower Rock Elementary Prairie du Sac · Sauk Prairie School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 749 | Greenwood Elementary Greenwood · Greenwood School District | Elementary | 40.7% | -12.4pp |
| 750 | Parkway Elementary Glendale · Glendale-River Hills School District | Elementary | 40.7% | -12.4pp |
Page 15 of 21
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.