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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | DeLong Middle Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Middle | 53.6% | +0.5pp |
| 202 | Eleva-Strum Middle Strum · Eleva-Strum School District | Middle | 53.6% | +0.5pp |
| 203 | John Muir Middle Wausau · Wausau School District | Middle | 53.5% | +0.4pp |
| 204 | Hilbert Middle Hilbert · Hilbert School District | Middle | 53.4% | +0.3pp |
| 205 | Marathon Venture Academy Marathon · Marathon City School District | Middle | 53.3% | +0.2pp |
| 206 | New London Middle New London · New London School District | Middle | 53.2% | +0.1pp |
| 207 | Parkview Middle Green Bay · Ashwaubenon School District | Middle | 53.2% | +0.1pp |
| 208 | Valders Middle Valders · Valders Area School District | Middle | 53.2% | +0.1pp |
| 209 | Markesan Middle Markesan · Markesan School District | Middle | 53.1% | +0.0pp |
| 210 | Marshall Middle Janesville · Janesville School District | Middle | 53.1% | +0.0pp |
| 211 | Clintonville Middle Clintonville · Clintonville School District | Middle | 52.8% | -0.3pp |
| 212 | Seymour Middle Seymour · Seymour Community School District | Middle | 52.7% | -0.4pp |
| 213 | Horace Mann Middle Wausau · Wausau School District | Middle | 52.6% | -0.5pp |
| 214 | P J Jacobs Junior High Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Middle | 52.5% | -0.6pp |
| 215 | Central Heights Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 52.4% | -0.7pp |
| 216 | River Bluff Middle Stoughton · Stoughton Area School District | Middle | 52.4% | -0.7pp |
| 217 | Chippewa Falls Middle Chippewa Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District | Middle | 52.2% | -0.9pp |
| 218 | Edison Middle Janesville · Janesville School District | Middle | 52.2% | -0.9pp |
| 219 | Sabish Middle Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Middle | 52.2% | -0.9pp |
| 220 | Toki Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 52.2% | -0.9pp |
| 221 | Independence Middle Independence · Independence School District | Middle | 52.0% | -1.1pp |
| 222 | Mosinee Middle Mosinee · Mosinee School District | Middle | 52.0% | -1.1pp |
| 223 | Innovations STEM Academy Sparta · Sparta Area School District | Middle | 51.7% | -1.4pp |
| 224 | Albany Community Middle Albany · Albany School District | Middle | 51.6% | -1.5pp |
| 225 | Glacial Drumlin School Cottage Grove · Monona Grove School District | Middle | 51.6% | -1.5pp |
| 226 | Prairie View Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 51.6% | -1.5pp |
| 227 | Mahone Middle Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Middle | 51.5% | -1.6pp |
| 228 | Bluff View Middle Prairie du Chien · Prairie du Chien Area School District | Middle | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 229 | De Soto Middle De Soto · De Soto Area School District | Middle | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 230 | Benjamin Franklin Junior High Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Middle | 51.0% | -2.1pp |
| 231 | Highland Community Middle Highland · Highland School District | Middle | 50.9% | -2.2pp |
| 232 | Pardeeville Middle Pardeeville · Pardeeville Area School District | Middle | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 233 | Woodworth Middle Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Middle | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 234 | Riverdale Junior High Muscoda · Riverdale School District | Middle | 50.6% | -2.5pp |
| 235 | Waupaca Middle Waupaca · Waupaca School District | Middle | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 236 | Nikolay Middle Cambridge · Cambridge School District | Middle | 50.3% | -2.8pp |
| 237 | Tomahawk Middle Tomahawk · Tomahawk School District | Middle | 50.2% | -2.9pp |
| 238 | Longfellow Middle La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Middle | 50.1% | -3.0pp |
| 239 | Brodhead Middle Brodhead · Brodhead School District | Middle | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 240 | Deerfield Middle Deerfield · Deerfield Community School District | Middle | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 241 | Glenwood City Middle Glenwood City · Glenwood City School District | Middle | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 242 | Whitman Middle Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Middle | 49.9% | -3.2pp |
| 243 | Royall Intermediate Elroy · Royall School District | Middle | 49.4% | -3.7pp |
| 244 | Dodgeland Middle Juneau · Dodgeland School District | Middle | 49.2% | -3.9pp |
| 245 | Logan Middle La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Middle | 49.2% | -3.9pp |
| 246 | Superior Middle Superior · Superior School District | Middle | 49.2% | -3.9pp |
| 247 | Dodgeville Middle Dodgeville · Dodgeville School District | Middle | 49.1% | -4.0pp |
| 248 | Barneveld Middle School Barneveld · Barneveld School District | Middle | 48.9% | -4.2pp |
| 249 | Cadott Junior High Cadott · Cadott Community School District | Middle | 48.8% | -4.3pp |
| 250 | Greenfield Middle Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Middle | 48.8% | -4.3pp |
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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.