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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | Barbee Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 23.6% | -29.5pp |
| 902 | Frank Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 23.6% | -29.5pp |
| 903 | Craig Montessori School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 23.5% | -29.6pp |
| 904 | Curtin Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 23.5% | -29.6pp |
| 905 | Eisenhower Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 23.3% | -29.8pp |
| 906 | Stellar Collegiate Charter School Milwaukee · Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc | Elementary | 23.3% | -29.8pp |
| 907 | Victory Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 23.3% | -29.8pp |
| 908 | Wausaukee Elementary Wausaukee · Wausaukee School District | Elementary | 22.9% | -30.2pp |
| 909 | Parkview Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 22.3% | -30.8pp |
| 910 | Garland Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 22.2% | -30.9pp |
| 911 | Hampton Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 21.8% | -31.3pp |
| 912 | Hamilton Elementary School La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 21.7% | -31.4pp |
| 913 | Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA) McFarland · McFarland School District | Elementary | 21.5% | -31.6pp |
| 914 | Danz Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 21.1% | -32.0pp |
| 915 | Lac du Flambeau Elementary Lac du Flambeau · Lac du Flambeau #1 School District | Elementary | 21.1% | -32.0pp |
| 916 | La Casa de Esperanza Charter School Waukesha · La Casa De Esperanza Inc | Elementary | 21.0% | -32.1pp |
| 917 | Rocketship Transformation Prep Milwaukee · Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc | Elementary | 21.0% | -32.1pp |
| 918 | Siren Elementary Siren · Siren School District | Elementary | 21.0% | -32.1pp |
| 919 | U S Grant School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 21.0% | -32.1pp |
| 920 | Wadewitz Elementary Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 20.9% | -32.2pp |
| 921 | La Causa Charter School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 20.8% | -32.3pp |
| 922 | Doty Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 20.5% | -32.6pp |
| 923 | Westside Academy Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 20.4% | -32.7pp |
| 924 | Fratney Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 20.1% | -33.0pp |
| 925 | Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 20.1% | -33.0pp |
| 926 | Grant Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 19.8% | -33.3pp |
| 927 | Riley Dual Language Montessori School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 19.8% | -33.3pp |
| 928 | Rogers Street Academy Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 19.8% | -33.3pp |
| 929 | Lindbergh Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 19.7% | -33.4pp |
| 930 | Morgandale Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 19.7% | -33.4pp |
| 931 | Bruce Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 19.5% | -33.6pp |
| 932 | Goodrich Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 18.8% | -34.3pp |
| 933 | Kilbourn Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 18.8% | -34.3pp |
| 934 | Bethune Academy Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 18.6% | -34.5pp |
| 935 | Longfellow Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 17.6% | -35.5pp |
| 936 | Abbotsford Elementary Abbotsford · Abbotsford School District | Elementary | 17.4% | -35.7pp |
| 937 | 21st Century Preparatory School Racine · Racine Charter One Inc | Elementary | 17.3% | -35.8pp |
| 938 | Sullivan Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 17.1% | -36.0pp |
| 939 | Fratt Elementary Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 16.7% | -36.4pp |
| 940 | Darrell Lynn Hines Academy Milwaukee · Darrell L Hines Academy Inc | Elementary | 16.3% | -36.8pp |
| 941 | Hayes Bilingual School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 15.7% | -37.4pp |
| 942 | Jerstad-Agerholm School Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 15.7% | -37.4pp |
| 943 | Todd Elementary Beloit · Beloit School District | Elementary | 15.7% | -37.4pp |
| 944 | Vieau Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 15.4% | -37.7pp |
| 945 | Forest Home Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 15.2% | -37.9pp |
| 946 | Johnson Elementary Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 15.2% | -37.9pp |
| 947 | Bryant Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 15.1% | -38.0pp |
| 948 | Howe Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 15.0% | -38.1pp |
| 949 | Robinson Elementary Beloit · Beloit School District | Elementary | 14.8% | -38.3pp |
| 950 | Woodlands School - State Street Campus Milwaukee · Woodlands School Inc | Elementary | 14.7% | -38.4pp |
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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.