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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Lodi Elementary Lodi · Lodi School District | Elementary | 59.7% | +6.6pp |
| 352 | New Holstein Elementary New Holstein · New Holstein School District | Elementary | 59.7% | +6.6pp |
| 353 | Saint Croix Central Elementary Roberts · Saint Croix Central School District | Elementary | 59.7% | +6.6pp |
| 354 | Altoona Elementary Altoona · Altoona School District | Elementary | 59.6% | +6.5pp |
| 355 | Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary Arbor Vitae · Woodruff J1 School District | Elementary | 59.6% | +6.5pp |
| 356 | Bethesda Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 59.6% | +6.5pp |
| 357 | Seneca Elementary Seneca · Seneca Area School District | Elementary | 59.5% | +6.4pp |
| 358 | Birnamwood Elementary Birnamwood · Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District | Elementary | 59.4% | +6.3pp |
| 359 | Cambria Friesland Elementary Cambria · Cambria-Friesland School District | Elementary | 59.4% | +6.3pp |
| 360 | Berry Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 59.3% | +6.2pp |
| 361 | Stetsonville Elementary Stetsonville · Medford Area Public School District | Elementary | 59.3% | +6.2pp |
| 362 | Thoreau Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 59.3% | +6.2pp |
| 363 | Red Smith K-8 Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 59.2% | +6.1pp |
| 364 | Riverside Elementary Menomonee Falls · Menomonee Falls School District | Elementary | 59.2% | +6.1pp |
| 365 | Hortonville Elementary Hortonville · Hortonville Area School District | Elementary | 59.1% | +6.0pp |
| 366 | Riverdale Elementary Muscoda · Riverdale School District | Elementary | 59.1% | +6.0pp |
| 367 | Flynn Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 59.0% | +5.9pp |
| 368 | Lake Country Academy - Charter Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 59.0% | +5.9pp |
| 369 | McDill Elementary Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 59.0% | +5.9pp |
| 370 | Parkview Elementary Plymouth · Plymouth Joint School District | Elementary | 59.0% | +5.9pp |
| 371 | Eleva-Strum Elementary Strum · Eleva-Strum School District | Elementary | 58.8% | +5.7pp |
| 372 | Decorah Elementary West Bend · West Bend School District | Elementary | 58.7% | +5.6pp |
| 373 | Fox Valley Virtual School Menasha · Menasha Joint School District | Elementary | 58.7% | +5.6pp |
| 374 | Roberts Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 58.7% | +5.6pp |
| 375 | Sharon Community Sharon · Sharon J11 School District | Elementary | 58.7% | +5.6pp |
| 376 | Edgar Elementary Edgar · Edgar School District | Elementary | 58.5% | +5.4pp |
| 377 | Blakewood Elementary South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 58.4% | +5.3pp |
| 378 | Jefferson Elementary Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 58.4% | +5.3pp |
| 379 | Mountain Bay Elementary Weston · D C Everest Area School District | Elementary | 58.4% | +5.3pp |
| 380 | Juda Elementary Juda · Juda School District | Elementary | 58.3% | +5.2pp |
| 381 | Lincoln-Erdman Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 58.3% | +5.2pp |
| 382 | Rio Elementary Rio · Rio Community School District | Elementary | 58.3% | +5.2pp |
| 383 | Washburn Elementary Washburn · Washburn School District | Elementary | 58.3% | +5.2pp |
| 384 | Deerfield Elementary Deerfield · Deerfield Community School District | Elementary | 58.1% | +5.0pp |
| 385 | LEAP Elementary Watertown · Watertown Unified School District | Elementary | 58.1% | +5.0pp |
| 386 | Wilson Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 58.1% | +5.0pp |
| 387 | Auburndale Elementary Auburndale · Auburndale School District | Elementary | 58.0% | +4.9pp |
| 388 | Edgewood Elementary Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Elementary | 58.0% | +4.9pp |
| 389 | Forest Lane Community School Montello · Montello School District | Elementary | 58.0% | +4.9pp |
| 390 | Evergreen Elementary Holmen · Holmen School District | Elementary | 57.9% | +4.8pp |
| 391 | East Elementary Jefferson · Jefferson School District | Elementary | 57.8% | +4.7pp |
| 392 | Elmwood Elementary Elmwood · Elmwood School District | Elementary | 57.8% | +4.7pp |
| 393 | Grant Elementary Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District | Elementary | 57.8% | +4.7pp |
| 394 | Madison Elementary Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 57.8% | +4.7pp |
| 395 | Shiocton Elementary Shiocton · Shiocton School District | Elementary | 57.8% | +4.7pp |
| 396 | Waters Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 57.8% | +4.7pp |
| 397 | Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary Fountain City · Cochrane-Fountain City School District | Elementary | 57.7% | +4.6pp |
| 398 | Osceola Intermediate Osceola · Osceola School District | Elementary | 57.7% | +4.6pp |
| 399 | Purdy Elementary Fort Atkinson · Fort Atkinson School District | Elementary | 57.7% | +4.6pp |
| 400 | Cadott Elementary Cadott · Cadott Community School District | Elementary | 57.5% | +4.4pp |
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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.