Wisconsin schools ranked by test score
Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 380 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 53.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Osceola Middle Osceola · Osceola School District | Middle | 63.7% | +10.6pp |
| 102 | Karcher Middle School Burlington · Burlington Area School District | Middle | 63.5% | +10.4pp |
| 103 | Meyer Middle River Falls · River Falls School District | Middle | 63.4% | +10.3pp |
| 104 | Coleman Middle Coleman · Coleman School District | Middle | 63.3% | +10.2pp |
| 105 | West De Pere Intermediate School De Pere · West De Pere School District | Middle | 63.3% | +10.2pp |
| 106 | Fort Atkinson Middle Fort Atkinson · Fort Atkinson School District | Middle | 63.2% | +10.1pp |
| 107 | Rome Corners Intermediate Oregon · Oregon School District | Middle | 63.2% | +10.1pp |
| 108 | Athens Middle Athens · Athens School District | Middle | 63.1% | +10.0pp |
| 109 | Three Lakes Junior High Three Lakes · Three Lakes School District | Middle | 63.1% | +10.0pp |
| 110 | Washington Middle Oconto Falls · Oconto Falls Public School District | Middle | 63.1% | +10.0pp |
| 111 | River View School Kaukauna · Kaukauna Area School District | Middle | 63.0% | +9.9pp |
| 112 | Turtle Lake Middle Turtle Lake · Turtle Lake School District | Middle | 63.0% | +9.9pp |
| 113 | Clear Lake Junior High Clear Lake · Clear Lake School District | Middle | 62.9% | +9.8pp |
| 114 | Freedom Middle Freedom · Freedom Area School District | Middle | 62.9% | +9.8pp |
| 115 | Badger Middle West Bend · West Bend School District | Middle | 62.8% | +9.7pp |
| 116 | Lomira Middle Lomira · Lomira School District | Middle | 62.8% | +9.7pp |
| 117 | Stratford Middle Stratford · Stratford School District | Middle | 62.8% | +9.7pp |
| 118 | Thomas Jefferson Middle Port Washington · Port Washington-Saukville School District | Middle | 62.6% | +9.5pp |
| 119 | Bay View Middle Green Bay · Howard-Suamico School District | Middle | 62.4% | +9.3pp |
| 120 | Belleville Middle Belleville · Belleville School District | Middle | 62.4% | +9.3pp |
| 121 | School of Technology and Arts II La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Middle | 62.2% | +9.1pp |
| 122 | Lake Mills Middle Lake Mills · Lake Mills Area School District | Middle | 61.9% | +8.8pp |
| 123 | Saint Croix Central Middle Hammond · Saint Croix Central School District | Middle | 61.7% | +8.6pp |
| 124 | Ripon Middle Ripon · Ripon Area School District | Middle | 61.6% | +8.5pp |
| 125 | Tipler Middle Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Middle | 61.6% | +8.5pp |
| 126 | Fall Creek Middle Fall Creek · Fall Creek School District | Middle | 61.5% | +8.4pp |
| 127 | Cameron Middle Cameron · Cameron School District | Middle | 61.4% | +8.3pp |
| 128 | Viking Middle Woodville · Baldwin-Woodville Area School District | Middle | 61.3% | +8.2pp |
| 129 | Washburn Middle Washburn · Washburn School District | Middle | 60.8% | +7.7pp |
| 130 | Harvest Intermediate School DeForest · De Forest Area School District | Middle | 60.7% | +7.6pp |
| 131 | Columbus Middle Columbus · Columbus School District | Middle | 60.6% | +7.5pp |
| 132 | Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle Galesville · Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District | Middle | 60.5% | +7.4pp |
| 133 | Kennedy Middle Germantown · Germantown School District | Middle | 60.4% | +7.3pp |
| 134 | North Middle Menomonee Falls · Menomonee Falls School District | Middle | 60.4% | +7.3pp |
| 135 | De Forest Middle De Forest · De Forest Area School District | Middle | 60.1% | +7.0pp |
| 136 | Oak Creek East Middle Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Middle | 60.1% | +7.0pp |
| 137 | Lineville Intermediate Green Bay · Howard-Suamico School District | Middle | 59.9% | +6.8pp |
| 138 | Cuba City Middle Cuba City · Cuba City School District | Middle | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 139 | Fennimore Middle Fennimore · Fennimore Community School District | Middle | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 140 | Theisen Middle Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Middle | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 141 | Northwestern Middle Poplar · Maple School District | Middle | 59.7% | +6.6pp |
| 142 | Pulaski Community Middle Pulaski · Pulaski Community School District | Middle | 59.7% | +6.6pp |
| 143 | Northside Intermediate Milton · Milton School District | Middle | 59.6% | +6.5pp |
| 144 | West De Pere Middle De Pere · West De Pere School District | Middle | 59.5% | +6.4pp |
| 145 | South Middle Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Middle | 59.4% | +6.3pp |
| 146 | Badger Ridge Middle Verona · Verona Area School District | Middle | 59.3% | +6.2pp |
| 147 | Boyceville Middle Boyceville · Boyceville Community School District | Middle | 59.3% | +6.2pp |
| 148 | Sauk Prairie Middle Sauk City · Sauk Prairie School District | Middle | 59.3% | +6.2pp |
| 149 | Oregon Middle Oregon · Oregon School District | Middle | 59.2% | +6.1pp |
| 150 | Wauzeka Middle Wauzeka · Wauzeka-Steuben School District | Middle | 59.2% | +6.1pp |
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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.