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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851 | Kennedy Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 30.0% | -23.1pp |
| 852 | Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 30.0% | -23.1pp |
| 853 | Southport Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 30.0% | -23.1pp |
| 854 | Jackson Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 29.9% | -23.2pp |
| 855 | Strange Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 29.9% | -23.2pp |
| 856 | Wilson Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 29.9% | -23.2pp |
| 857 | Woodland Elementary Barron · Barron Area School District | Elementary | 29.9% | -23.2pp |
| 858 | ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 29.8% | -23.3pp |
| 859 | Koenig Elementary Two Rivers · Two Rivers Public School District | Elementary | 29.8% | -23.3pp |
| 860 | Alcott Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 29.7% | -23.4pp |
| 861 | Sheridan Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 29.6% | -23.5pp |
| 862 | Sandburg Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 29.3% | -23.8pp |
| 863 | Lemonweir Elementary Tomah · Tomah Area School District | Elementary | 29.2% | -23.9pp |
| 864 | Wyeville Elementary Wyeville · Tomah Area School District | Elementary | 29.2% | -23.9pp |
| 865 | Arcadia Elementary Arcadia · Arcadia School District | Elementary | 29.1% | -24.0pp |
| 866 | Kenosha School of Language (KSOL) Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 28.9% | -24.2pp |
| 867 | Jefferson Elementary Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 28.7% | -24.4pp |
| 868 | Read Elementary Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 28.7% | -24.4pp |
| 869 | Rawson Elementary South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 28.6% | -24.5pp |
| 870 | Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 28.0% | -25.1pp |
| 871 | Zablocki Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 28.0% | -25.1pp |
| 872 | Schenk Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 27.8% | -25.3pp |
| 873 | Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 27.7% | -25.4pp |
| 874 | Adeline Montessori School Inc Oconomowoc · Adeline Montessori School Inc | Elementary | 27.4% | -25.7pp |
| 875 | Holcombe Elementary Holcombe · Lake Holcombe School District | Elementary | 27.3% | -25.8pp |
| 876 | Converse Elementary Beloit · Beloit School District | Elementary | 27.1% | -26.0pp |
| 877 | Stockbridge Elementary Stockbridge · Stockbridge School District | Elementary | 27.0% | -26.1pp |
| 878 | Jefferson Elementary Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District | Elementary | 26.6% | -26.5pp |
| 879 | Milwaukee Spanish Immersion Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 26.6% | -26.5pp |
| 880 | Starbuck International School Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 26.6% | -26.5pp |
| 881 | Nicolet Elementary Community School Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 26.5% | -26.6pp |
| 882 | Longfellow Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 26.4% | -26.7pp |
| 883 | Taft Elementary Neenah · Neenah Joint School District | Elementary | 26.4% | -26.7pp |
| 884 | Clement Avenue Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 26.3% | -26.8pp |
| 885 | Rocketship Southside Community Prep Milwaukee · Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc | Elementary | 26.3% | -26.8pp |
| 886 | Horace Mann Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 26.1% | -27.0pp |
| 887 | Jefferson Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 26.0% | -27.1pp |
| 888 | Leopold Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 25.7% | -27.4pp |
| 889 | Highlands Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 25.5% | -27.6pp |
| 890 | Kennedy Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 25.4% | -27.7pp |
| 891 | Mendota Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 25.3% | -27.8pp |
| 892 | Stuart Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 25.2% | -27.9pp |
| 893 | Oaklawn Elementary Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 25.0% | -28.1pp |
| 894 | Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind North Fond du Lac · North Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 25.0% | -28.1pp |
| 895 | Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Milwaukee · Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Inc | Elementary | 24.8% | -28.3pp |
| 896 | Gaston Elementary Beloit · Beloit School District | Elementary | 24.4% | -28.7pp |
| 897 | Greenfield Bilingual Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 24.2% | -28.9pp |
| 898 | Hintgen Elementary La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 24.0% | -29.1pp |
| 899 | Knapp Elementary Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 23.9% | -29.2pp |
| 900 | Northside Elementary La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 23.8% | -29.3pp |
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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.