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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Humke Elementary Nekoosa · Nekoosa School District | Elementary | 36.8% | -16.3pp |
| 802 | Shapiro STEM Academy Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 36.8% | -16.3pp |
| 803 | Wilson Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 36.8% | -16.3pp |
| 804 | Beaumont Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 36.7% | -16.4pp |
| 805 | Gilman Elementary Gilman · Gilman School District | Elementary | 36.4% | -16.7pp |
| 806 | Redgranite Elementary Redgranite · Wautoma Area School District | Elementary | 36.4% | -16.7pp |
| 807 | Forest Park Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 36.3% | -16.8pp |
| 808 | Brener Elementary Shawano · Shawano School District | Elementary | 35.8% | -17.3pp |
| 809 | Elmore Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 35.7% | -17.4pp |
| 810 | Miller Elementary Tomah · Tomah Area School District | Elementary | 35.6% | -17.5pp |
| 811 | Pershing Elementary West Milwaukee · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 35.5% | -17.6pp |
| 812 | New Auburn Elementary New Auburn · New Auburn School District | Elementary | 35.3% | -17.8pp |
| 813 | Independence Elementary Independence · Independence School District | Elementary | 35.1% | -18.0pp |
| 814 | Robinson Elementary Laona · Laona School District | Elementary | 34.8% | -18.3pp |
| 815 | Hawthorne Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 34.7% | -18.4pp |
| 816 | Colby Elementary Colby · Colby School District | Elementary | 34.6% | -18.5pp |
| 817 | G D Jones Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 34.1% | -19.0pp |
| 818 | Ladysmith Elementary Ladysmith · Ladysmith School District | Elementary | 34.0% | -19.1pp |
| 819 | Menominee Elementary School Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 34.0% | -19.1pp |
| 820 | John Marshall Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 33.9% | -19.2pp |
| 821 | Mead Elementary Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District | Elementary | 33.9% | -19.2pp |
| 822 | Chegwin Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 33.6% | -19.5pp |
| 823 | C H Bird Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 33.5% | -19.6pp |
| 824 | Crandon Elementary Crandon · Crandon School District | Elementary | 33.5% | -19.6pp |
| 825 | Humboldt Park Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 33.4% | -19.7pp |
| 826 | Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 33.4% | -19.7pp |
| 827 | Adams-Friendship Elementary Adams · Adams-Friendship Area School District | Elementary | 33.3% | -19.8pp |
| 828 | Cooper Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 33.3% | -19.8pp |
| 829 | Lake View Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 33.3% | -19.8pp |
| 830 | Roosevelt Elementary Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 33.3% | -19.8pp |
| 831 | eAchieve Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 33.3% | -19.8pp |
| 832 | Fort Howard Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 33.0% | -20.1pp |
| 833 | Jefferson Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 32.8% | -20.3pp |
| 834 | Monroe Elementary Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District | Elementary | 32.8% | -20.3pp |
| 835 | Red Apple School Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 32.7% | -20.4pp |
| 836 | Bruce Elementary Bruce · Bruce School District | Elementary | 32.6% | -20.5pp |
| 837 | Lincoln Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 32.6% | -20.5pp |
| 838 | Gegan Elementary Menasha · Menasha Joint School District | Elementary | 32.5% | -20.6pp |
| 839 | One City Elementary School Monona · One City Schools Inc | Elementary | 32.3% | -20.8pp |
| 840 | Schurz Elementary Watertown · Watertown Unified School District | Elementary | 32.3% | -20.8pp |
| 841 | Random Lake Elementary Random Lake · Random Lake School District | Elementary | 31.7% | -21.4pp |
| 842 | Whitman Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 31.6% | -21.5pp |
| 843 | Suring Elementary Suring · Suring Public School District | Elementary | 31.3% | -21.8pp |
| 844 | Coulee Montessori Charter School La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 31.2% | -21.9pp |
| 845 | Franklin Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 31.1% | -22.0pp |
| 846 | Lincoln Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 31.1% | -22.0pp |
| 847 | Wilder Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 30.8% | -22.3pp |
| 848 | Westside Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 30.4% | -22.7pp |
| 849 | Seeds of Health Elementary Program Milwaukee · Seeds of Health Inc | Elementary | 30.3% | -22.8pp |
| 850 | Hawthorne Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 30.2% | -22.9pp |
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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.