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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Greenwood Elementary River Falls · River Falls School District | Elementary | 66.8% | +13.7pp |
| 202 | Bannach Elementary Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 203 | Cedar Grove-Belgium Elementary Cedar Grove · Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 204 | Flex Academy Little Chute · Little Chute Area School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 205 | Nasonville Elementary Marshfield · Marshfield Unified School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 206 | Reek Elementary Lake Geneva · Linn J6 School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 207 | West Salem Elementary West Salem · West Salem School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 208 | Eastside Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 66.4% | +13.3pp |
| 209 | Etude Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 66.3% | +13.2pp |
| 210 | Meadowview Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 66.1% | +13.0pp |
| 211 | Wauzeka Elementary Wauzeka · Wauzeka-Steuben School District | Elementary | 66.1% | +13.0pp |
| 212 | Webster Elementary Watertown · Watertown Unified School District | Elementary | 66.1% | +13.0pp |
| 213 | Belleville Elementary Belleville · Belleville School District | Elementary | 66.0% | +12.9pp |
| 214 | Riverside Elementary Ringle · D C Everest Area School District | Elementary | 66.0% | +12.9pp |
| 215 | Sunrise Elementary Appleton · Kimberly Area School District | Elementary | 66.0% | +12.9pp |
| 216 | Harrison Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 65.9% | +12.8pp |
| 217 | Robinwood Elementary Franklin · Franklin Public School District | Elementary | 65.9% | +12.8pp |
| 218 | Summit View Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 65.9% | +12.8pp |
| 219 | Westside Elementary Kimberly · Kimberly Area School District | Elementary | 65.9% | +12.8pp |
| 220 | Crestwood Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 65.8% | +12.7pp |
| 221 | Erin Elementary Hartford · Erin School District | Elementary | 65.8% | +12.7pp |
| 222 | Ixonia Elementary Ixonia · Oconomowoc Area School District | Elementary | 65.7% | +12.6pp |
| 223 | Mount Horeb Intermediate Mount Horeb · Mount Horeb Area School District | Elementary | 65.7% | +12.6pp |
| 224 | Viroqua Elementary Viroqua · Viroqua Area School District | Elementary | 65.7% | +12.6pp |
| 225 | Winnequah School Monona · Monona Grove School District | Elementary | 65.7% | +12.6pp |
| 226 | Eastview Elementary Lake Geneva · Lake Geneva J1 School District | Elementary | 65.6% | +12.5pp |
| 227 | Waunakee Prairie Elementary Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District | Elementary | 65.6% | +12.5pp |
| 228 | Cameron Elementary Cameron · Cameron School District | Elementary | 65.5% | +12.4pp |
| 229 | Parkview Elementary New London · New London School District | Elementary | 65.5% | +12.4pp |
| 230 | Stoner Prairie Elementary Fitchburg · Verona Area School District | Elementary | 65.5% | +12.4pp |
| 231 | Waubesa Intermediate McFarland · McFarland School District | Elementary | 65.5% | +12.4pp |
| 232 | Ben Franklin Elementary Franklin · Franklin Public School District | Elementary | 65.4% | +12.3pp |
| 233 | Brooklyn Elementary Brooklyn · Oregon School District | Elementary | 65.3% | +12.2pp |
| 234 | Mound View Elementary Elk Mound · Elk Mound Area School District | Elementary | 65.2% | +12.1pp |
| 235 | Stratford Elementary Stratford · Stratford School District | Elementary | 65.2% | +12.1pp |
| 236 | Sugar Camp Elementary Rhinelander · Three Lakes School District | Elementary | 65.2% | +12.1pp |
| 237 | Fall River Elementary Fall River · Fall River School District | Elementary | 65.1% | +12.0pp |
| 238 | Stettin Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 65.1% | +12.0pp |
| 239 | Meadowview Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 65.0% | +11.9pp |
| 240 | Bay View Montessori School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 64.9% | +11.8pp |
| 241 | Theresa Elementary Theresa · Lomira School District | Elementary | 64.9% | +11.8pp |
| 242 | Waller Elementary Burlington · Burlington Area School District | Elementary | 64.9% | +11.8pp |
| 243 | Amherst Elementary Amherst · Tomorrow River School District | Elementary | 64.8% | +11.7pp |
| 244 | Great Lakes Elementary Superior · Superior School District | Elementary | 64.8% | +11.7pp |
| 245 | Minocqua Elementary Minocqua · Minocqua J1 School District | Elementary | 64.8% | +11.7pp |
| 246 | Orchard Lane Elementary New Berlin · New Berlin School District | Elementary | 64.8% | +11.7pp |
| 247 | Deerfield Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 64.7% | +11.6pp |
| 248 | Valley View Elementary Menomonee Falls · Menomonee Falls School District | Elementary | 64.7% | +11.6pp |
| 249 | Fremont Elementary Fremont · Weyauwega-Fremont School District | Elementary | 64.6% | +11.5pp |
| 250 | Pioneer Elementary Green Bay · Ashwaubenon School District | Elementary | 64.6% | +11.5pp |
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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.