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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 951 | Engleburg Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 14.6% | -38.5pp |
| 952 | Barton Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 14.3% | -38.8pp |
| 953 | Holmes Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 14.3% | -38.8pp |
| 954 | Kluge Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 14.3% | -38.8pp |
| 955 | Riverwest Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 14.3% | -38.8pp |
| 956 | Burbank Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 14.1% | -39.0pp |
| 957 | Brass Community School Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 13.9% | -39.2pp |
| 958 | Grantosa Drive Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 13.9% | -39.2pp |
| 959 | Doerfler Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 13.5% | -39.6pp |
| 960 | Southside Elementary School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 13.4% | -39.7pp |
| 961 | Lincoln Avenue Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 13.3% | -39.8pp |
| 962 | Thoreau Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 13.1% | -40.0pp |
| 963 | Congress Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 13.0% | -40.1pp |
| 964 | Hackett Elementary Beloit · Beloit School District | Elementary | 13.0% | -40.1pp |
| 965 | Hawley Environmental School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 13.0% | -40.1pp |
| 966 | Pratt Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 12.9% | -40.2pp |
| 967 | Julian Thomas Elementary Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 12.7% | -40.4pp |
| 968 | Carver Academy Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 12.5% | -40.6pp |
| 969 | Manitoba Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 12.5% | -40.6pp |
| 970 | Maple Tree Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 12.5% | -40.6pp |
| 971 | Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 12.4% | -40.7pp |
| 972 | Browning Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 11.6% | -41.5pp |
| 973 | Story Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 11.4% | -41.7pp |
| 974 | Cass Street Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 11.1% | -42.0pp |
| 975 | King Jr Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 11.0% | -42.1pp |
| 976 | Sherman Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 10.9% | -42.2pp |
| 977 | Neeskara Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 10.5% | -42.6pp |
| 978 | Thurston Woods Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 10.5% | -42.6pp |
| 979 | Hartford Avenue Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 10.4% | -42.7pp |
| 980 | Allen-Field Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 10.1% | -43.0pp |
| 981 | Carson Academy Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 10.1% | -43.0pp |
| 982 | Milwaukee Math and Science Academy Milwaukee · Milwaukee Math and Science Academy Inc | Elementary | 9.9% | -43.2pp |
| 983 | Bayfield Elementary Bayfield · Bayfield School District | Elementary | 9.6% | -43.5pp |
| 984 | Siefert Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 9.5% | -43.6pp |
| 985 | Hawthorne Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 9.4% | -43.7pp |
| 986 | Kagel Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 8.7% | -44.4pp |
| 987 | River Trail School of Agricultural Science Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 8.5% | -44.6pp |
| 988 | Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 8.4% | -44.7pp |
| 989 | Starms Discovery Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 8.4% | -44.7pp |
| 990 | Jackson Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 8.3% | -44.8pp |
| 991 | Lancaster Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 8.3% | -44.8pp |
| 992 | Franklin Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 7.9% | -45.2pp |
| 993 | Elm Creative Arts Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 7.8% | -45.3pp |
| 994 | Fifty-Third Street Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 7.8% | -45.3pp |
| 995 | Auer Avenue Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 7.7% | -45.4pp |
| 996 | Clemens Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 7.7% | -45.4pp |
| 997 | Mitchell School Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 7.7% | -45.4pp |
| 998 | Emerson Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 7.5% | -45.6pp |
| 999 | Brown Street Academy Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 7.2% | -45.9pp |
| 1000 | Gaenslen Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 7.0% | -46.1pp |
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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.