The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.

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%.
Subject:English Language ArtsMathematicsScienceSocial Studies
Order:Highest firstLowest first
Level:AllElementaryMiddleHighCombined
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
51Arboretum Elementary
Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District
Elementary77.7%+24.6pp
52Wales Elementary
Wales · Kettle Moraine School District
Elementary77.7%+24.6pp
53Waunakee Heritage Elementary
Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District
Elementary77.3%+24.2pp
54Lakeview Elementary
Neenah · Neenah Joint School District
Elementary77.1%+24.0pp
55Meadowbrook Elementary
Waukesha · Waukesha School District
Elementary77.1%+24.0pp
56Oostburg Elementary
Oostburg · Oostburg School District
Elementary77.0%+23.9pp
57Tonawanda Elementary
Elm Grove · Elmbrook School District
Elementary77.0%+23.9pp
58Appleton Public Montessori
Grand Chute · Appleton Area School District
Elementary76.8%+23.7pp
59Wauwatosa Montessori School
Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District
Elementary76.8%+23.7pp
60Tomah Area Montessori School
Tomah · Tomah Area School District
Elementary76.7%+23.6pp
61Elm Lawn Elementary
Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Elementary76.6%+23.5pp
62Heritage Elementary
De Pere · De Pere School District
Elementary76.5%+23.4pp
63Stone Bank Elementary
Oconomowoc · Stone Bank School District
Elementary76.5%+23.4pp
64Winneconne Elementary
Winneconne · Winneconne Community School District
Elementary76.4%+23.3pp
65Mill Valley Elementary
Muskego · Muskego-Norway School District
Elementary76.3%+23.2pp
66Quest Charter School
Ripon · Ripon Area School District
Elementary76.3%+23.2pp
67Park Lawn Elementary
Oconomowoc · Oconomowoc Area School District
Elementary76.2%+23.1pp
68Allenton Elementary
Allenton · Slinger School District
Elementary76.1%+23.0pp
69Oriole Lane Elementary
Mequon · Mequon-Thiensville School District
Elementary76.0%+22.9pp
70Cushing Elementary
Delafield · Kettle Moraine School District
Elementary75.9%+22.8pp
71Bay Harbor Elementary
Suamico · Howard-Suamico School District
Elementary75.6%+22.5pp
72Lincoln Elementary
Port Washington · Port Washington-Saukville School District
Elementary75.6%+22.5pp
73Merrimac Community
Merrimac · Sauk Prairie School District
Elementary75.5%+22.4pp
74Grantsburg Elementary
Grantsburg · Grantsburg School District
Elementary75.4%+22.3pp
75Woods Elementary
Lake Geneva · Geneva J4 School District
Elementary75.3%+22.2pp
76Magee Elementary
Genesee Depot · Kettle Moraine School District
Elementary75.2%+22.1pp
77Bay Lane Elementary
Muskego · Muskego-Norway School District
Elementary75.1%+22.0pp
78Meadow View Elementary
Oconomowoc · Oconomowoc Area School District
Elementary75.1%+22.0pp
79Brandon Elementary
Brandon · Rosendale-Brandon School District
Elementary75.0%+21.9pp
80Downtown Montessori
Milwaukee · Downtown Montessori Academy Inc
Elementary75.0%+21.9pp
81Wilson Elementary
Mequon · Mequon-Thiensville School District
Elementary75.0%+21.9pp
82Woodside Elementary
Sussex · Hamilton School District
Elementary74.8%+21.7pp
83Cooper Montessori
Burlington · Burlington Area School District
Elementary74.7%+21.6pp
84Dickinson Elementary
De Pere · De Pere School District
Elementary74.6%+21.5pp
85Washington Elementary
Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam Unified School District
Elementary74.6%+21.5pp
86Friess Lake Elementary
Hubertus · Holy Hill Area School District
Elementary74.5%+21.4pp
87Lakeview Elementary
Wind Lake · Muskego-Norway School District
Elementary74.5%+21.4pp
88Prairie Lane Elementary
Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha School District
Elementary74.5%+21.4pp
89Rib Lake Elementary
Rib Lake · Rib Lake School District
Elementary74.5%+21.4pp
90School of Technology and Arts I
La Crosse · La Crosse School District
Elementary74.5%+21.4pp
91South Mountain Elementary
Wausau · Wausau School District
Elementary74.3%+21.2pp
92Dixon Elementary
Brookfield · Elmbrook School District
Elementary74.2%+21.1pp
93North Greenville Elementary
Greenville · Hortonville Area School District
Elementary74.2%+21.1pp
94West Middleton Elementary
Verona · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Elementary74.2%+21.1pp
95Edgerton Elementary
Hales Corners · Whitnall School District
Elementary74.1%+21.0pp
96Canterbury Elementary
Greendale · Greendale School District
Elementary73.8%+20.7pp
97New Century School
Verona · Verona Area School District
Elementary73.8%+20.7pp
98Roosevelt Elementary
Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District
Elementary73.8%+20.7pp
99Van Hise Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary73.7%+20.6pp
100Greenland Elementary
Oconomowoc · Oconomowoc Area School District
Elementary73.3%+20.2pp
Page 2 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.