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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Olson Elementary Verona · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 64.5% | +11.4pp |
| 252 | Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 64.3% | +11.2pp |
| 253 | Ozaukee Elementary Fredonia · Northern Ozaukee School District | Elementary | 64.3% | +11.2pp |
| 254 | Riverview Elementary Silver Lake · Silver Lake J1 School District | Elementary | 64.3% | +11.2pp |
| 255 | Van Buren Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 64.3% | +11.2pp |
| 256 | Yorkville Elementary Union Grove · Yorkville J2 School District | Elementary | 64.3% | +11.2pp |
| 257 | McKinley Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 64.2% | +11.1pp |
| 258 | Prairie View Elementary Holmen · Holmen School District | Elementary | 64.2% | +11.1pp |
| 259 | Reedsville Elementary Reedsville · Reedsville School District | Elementary | 64.2% | +11.1pp |
| 260 | Sunset Ridge Elementary Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Elementary | 64.2% | +11.1pp |
| 261 | E W Luther Elementary South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 64.1% | +11.0pp |
| 262 | Three Lakes Elementary Three Lakes · Three Lakes School District | Elementary | 64.1% | +11.0pp |
| 263 | Trevor-Wilmot Grade Trevor · Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District | Elementary | 64.1% | +11.0pp |
| 264 | Spring Valley Elementary Spring Valley · Spring Valley School District | Elementary | 64.0% | +10.9pp |
| 265 | Viking Elementary Holmen · Holmen School District | Elementary | 63.9% | +10.8pp |
| 266 | Brillion Elementary Brillion · Brillion School District | Elementary | 63.6% | +10.5pp |
| 267 | Mineral Point Elementary Mineral Point · Mineral Point Unified School District | Elementary | 63.6% | +10.5pp |
| 268 | Wild Rose Elementary Wild Rose · Wild Rose School District | Elementary | 63.6% | +10.5pp |
| 269 | Bryant Elementary Superior · Superior School District | Elementary | 63.5% | +10.4pp |
| 270 | Coolidge Elementary Neenah · Neenah Joint School District | Elementary | 63.5% | +10.4pp |
| 271 | Hilbert Elementary Hilbert · Hilbert School District | Elementary | 63.5% | +10.4pp |
| 272 | John Hustis Elementary Hustisford · Hustisford School District | Elementary | 63.5% | +10.4pp |
| 273 | Whittier Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 63.5% | +10.4pp |
| 274 | Bluff View Elementary Prairie du Chien · Prairie du Chien Area School District | Elementary | 63.4% | +10.3pp |
| 275 | Clayton Elementary Neenah · Neenah Joint School District | Elementary | 63.4% | +10.3pp |
| 276 | Paris Elementary Kenosha · Paris J1 School District | Elementary | 63.4% | +10.3pp |
| 277 | Pembine Elementary Pembine · Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District | Elementary | 63.4% | +10.3pp |
| 278 | Horizon Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 63.3% | +10.2pp |
| 279 | Pepin Elementary Pepin · Pepin Area School District | Elementary | 63.3% | +10.2pp |
| 280 | Shell Lake Elementary (3-6) Shell Lake · Shell Lake School District | Elementary | 63.3% | +10.2pp |
| 281 | Butternut Elementary Butternut · Butternut School District | Elementary | 63.2% | +10.1pp |
| 282 | Highland Community School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 63.2% | +10.1pp |
| 283 | Pertzsch Elementary Onalaska · Onalaska School District | Elementary | 63.2% | +10.1pp |
| 284 | Spring Road Elementary Neenah · Neenah Joint School District | Elementary | 63.2% | +10.1pp |
| 285 | Northview Elementary Howards Grove · Howards Grove School District | Elementary | 63.1% | +10.0pp |
| 286 | Prairie View Elementary East Troy · East Troy Community School District | Elementary | 63.0% | +9.9pp |
| 287 | Randolph Elementary Randolph · Randolph School District | Elementary | 63.0% | +9.9pp |
| 288 | Westside Elementary River Falls · River Falls School District | Elementary | 63.0% | +9.9pp |
| 289 | Willow Glen Primary School Saint Francis · Saint Francis School District | Elementary | 63.0% | +9.9pp |
| 290 | Northwestern Elementary Poplar · Maple School District | Elementary | 62.9% | +9.8pp |
| 291 | Token Springs Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 62.8% | +9.7pp |
| 292 | West Side Elementary Elkhorn · Elkhorn Area School District | Elementary | 62.8% | +9.7pp |
| 293 | Jeffery Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 62.7% | +9.6pp |
| 294 | Sullivan Elementary Sullivan · Jefferson School District | Elementary | 62.7% | +9.6pp |
| 295 | Randall Consolidated School Burlington · Randall J1 School District | Elementary | 62.6% | +9.5pp |
| 296 | River Crest Elementary Hudson · Hudson School District | Elementary | 62.6% | +9.5pp |
| 297 | Coon Valley Elementary Coon Valley · Westby Area School District | Elementary | 62.5% | +9.4pp |
| 298 | Cooper Elementary Superior · Superior School District | Elementary | 62.5% | +9.4pp |
| 299 | Alma Elementary Alma · Alma School District | Elementary | 62.4% | +9.3pp |
| 300 | Iron River Elementary Iron River · Maple School District | Elementary | 62.2% | +9.1pp |
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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.