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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
151Trempealeau Elementary
Trempealeau · Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District
Elementary69.5%+16.4pp
152College Park Elementary
Greendale · Greendale School District
Elementary69.4%+16.3pp
153Wrightstown Elementary
Wrightstown · Wrightstown Community School District
Elementary69.4%+16.3pp
154Fernwood Montessori
Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District
Elementary69.2%+16.1pp
155Stillson Elementary
Chippewa Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District
Elementary69.2%+16.1pp
156Malone Elementary
Prescott · Prescott School District
Elementary69.1%+16.0pp
157Westwood Elementary
De Pere · West De Pere School District
Elementary69.1%+16.0pp
158Rockwell Elementary
Fort Atkinson · Fort Atkinson School District
Elementary69.0%+15.9pp
159Amy Belle Elementary
Colgate · Germantown School District
Elementary68.9%+15.8pp
160Fennimore Elementary
Fennimore · Fennimore Community School District
Elementary68.9%+15.8pp
161Jackson Elementary
Jackson · West Bend School District
Elementary68.7%+15.6pp
162Potosi Elementary
Potosi · Potosi School District
Elementary68.7%+15.6pp
163Prairie Elementary
Waukesha · Waukesha School District
Elementary68.7%+15.6pp
164Poynette Elementary
Poynette · Poynette School District
Elementary68.6%+15.5pp
165Williams Bay Elementary
Williams Bay · Williams Bay School District
Elementary68.6%+15.5pp
166Eden Elementary
Eden · Campbellsport School District
Elementary68.5%+15.4pp
167Hales Corners Elementary
Hales Corners · Whitnall School District
Elementary68.5%+15.4pp
168Country Dale Elementary
Franklin · Franklin Public School District
Elementary68.4%+15.3pp
169Hudson Prairie Elementary
Hudson · Hudson School District
Elementary68.3%+15.2pp
170Horicon Elementary School
Horicon · Horicon School District
Elementary68.2%+15.1pp
171Manz Elementary
Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District
Elementary68.2%+15.1pp
172Randall Elementary School
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary68.2%+15.1pp
173Argyle Elementary
Argyle · Argyle School District
Elementary68.1%+15.0pp
174North Cape Elementary
Franksville · North Cape School District
Elementary68.1%+15.0pp
175Fontana Elementary
Fontana · Fontana J8 School District
Elementary68.0%+14.9pp
176Meadowbrook Elementary
Green Bay · Howard-Suamico School District
Elementary68.0%+14.9pp
177Roosevelt Elementary
Janesville · Janesville School District
Elementary68.0%+14.9pp
178Saukville Elementary
Saukville · Port Washington-Saukville School District
Elementary68.0%+14.9pp
179Ettrick Elementary
Ettrick · Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District
Elementary67.9%+14.8pp
180Marquette Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary67.9%+14.8pp
181Milwaukee German Immersion
Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District
Elementary67.9%+14.8pp
182Rossman Elementary
Hartford · Hartford J1 School District
Elementary67.9%+14.8pp
183Janssen Elementary
Combined Locks · Kimberly Area School District
Elementary67.8%+14.7pp
184Lannoye Elementary
Green Bay · Pulaski Community School District
Elementary67.8%+14.7pp
185Luther Elementary
Fort Atkinson · Fort Atkinson School District
Elementary67.8%+14.7pp
186Tullar Elementary
Neenah · Neenah Joint School District
Elementary67.8%+14.7pp
187Winskill Elementary
Lancaster · Lancaster Community School District
Elementary67.7%+14.6pp
188Willow River Elementary
Hudson · Hudson School District
Elementary67.6%+14.5pp
189Windsor Elementary
Windsor · De Forest Area School District
Elementary67.6%+14.5pp
190MacArthur Elementary
Germantown · Germantown School District
Elementary67.5%+14.4pp
191New Glarus Elementary
New Glarus · New Glarus School District
Elementary67.5%+14.4pp
192Rockfield Elementary
Germantown · Germantown School District
Elementary67.3%+14.2pp
193Tiffany Creek Elementary
Boyceville · Boyceville Community School District
Elementary67.2%+14.1pp
194Westview Elementary
Platteville · Platteville School District
Elementary67.2%+14.1pp
195Zielanis Elementary
Kiel · Kiel Area School District
Elementary67.2%+14.1pp
196New Richmond Paperjack Elementary
New Richmond · New Richmond School District
Elementary67.1%+14.0pp
197Wisconsin Heights Elementary
Mazomanie · Wisconsin Heights School District
Elementary67.1%+14.0pp
198Addison Elementary
Hartford · Slinger School District
Elementary67.0%+13.9pp
199Jackson Elementary
Elkhorn · Elkhorn Area School District
Elementary67.0%+13.9pp
200Brighton Elementary
Kansasville · Brighton #1 School District
Elementary66.9%+13.8pp
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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.