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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Chilton Middle Chilton · Chilton School District | Middle | 48.7% | -4.4pp |
| 252 | Stockbridge Middle Stockbridge · Stockbridge School District | Middle | 48.7% | -4.4pp |
| 253 | Black Hawk Middle South Wayne · Black Hawk School District | Middle | 48.6% | -4.5pp |
| 254 | Parkside School Wautoma · Wautoma Area School District | Middle | 48.5% | -4.6pp |
| 255 | Riverside Middle Watertown · Watertown Unified School District | Middle | 48.2% | -4.9pp |
| 256 | South Park Middle Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Middle | 48.1% | -5.0pp |
| 257 | Glen Hills Middle Glendale · Glendale-River Hills School District | Middle | 48.0% | -5.1pp |
| 258 | Bruce Middle Bruce · Bruce School District | Middle | 47.8% | -5.3pp |
| 259 | Turner Middle Beloit · Beloit Turner School District | Middle | 47.8% | -5.3pp |
| 260 | Wilson Middle Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District | Middle | 47.5% | -5.6pp |
| 261 | Webb Middle Reedsburg · Reedsburg School District | Middle | 47.4% | -5.7pp |
| 262 | Alexander Middle Nekoosa · Nekoosa School District | Middle | 47.3% | -5.8pp |
| 263 | Shawano Community Middle Shawano · Shawano School District | Middle | 47.3% | -5.8pp |
| 264 | Cumberland Middle Cumberland · Cumberland School District | Middle | 47.2% | -5.9pp |
| 265 | Randolph Middle School Randolph · Randolph School District | Middle | 47.2% | -5.9pp |
| 266 | Deer Creek Intermediate Saint Francis · Saint Francis School District | Middle | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 267 | Horace Mann Middle Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Middle | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 268 | Phillips Middle Phillips · Phillips School District | Middle | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 269 | Plum City Middle School Plum City · Plum City School District | Middle | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 270 | Bonduel Middle Bonduel · Bonduel School District | Middle | 46.9% | -6.2pp |
| 271 | Bloomer Middle Bloomer · Bloomer School District | Middle | 46.8% | -6.3pp |
| 272 | Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Middle | 46.8% | -6.3pp |
| 273 | Luck Middle Luck · Luck School District | Middle | 46.8% | -6.3pp |
| 274 | Kaleidoscope Academy Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Middle | 46.6% | -6.5pp |
| 275 | Madison Middle Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Middle | 46.6% | -6.5pp |
| 276 | Florence Middle Florence · Florence County School District | Middle | 46.4% | -6.7pp |
| 277 | Osseo-Fairchild Middle Osseo · Osseo-Fairchild School District | Middle | 46.4% | -6.7pp |
| 278 | Waterloo Middle Waterloo · Waterloo School District | Middle | 46.4% | -6.7pp |
| 279 | Whitewater Middle Whitewater · Whitewater Unified School District | Middle | 46.2% | -6.9pp |
| 280 | Unity Middle Balsam Lake · Unity School District | Middle | 46.1% | -7.0pp |
| 281 | Lance Middle Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Middle | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 282 | Shullsburg Junior High Shullsburg · Shullsburg School District | Middle | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 283 | Tomah Middle Tomah · Tomah Area School District | Middle | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 284 | Etude Middle Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Middle | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 285 | Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District | Middle | 45.4% | -7.7pp |
| 286 | Wayne Bartels Middle Portage · Portage Community School District | Middle | 45.3% | -7.8pp |
| 287 | Urban Middle Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Middle | 45.2% | -7.9pp |
| 288 | Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle Hazel Green · Southwestern Wisconsin School District | Middle | 45.1% | -8.0pp |
| 289 | Manawa Middle Manawa · Manawa School District | Middle | 45.0% | -8.1pp |
| 290 | Lombardi Middle Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Middle | 44.8% | -8.3pp |
| 291 | Weston Jr High School Cazenovia · Weston School District | Middle | 44.7% | -8.4pp |
| 292 | Arcadia Middle Arcadia · Arcadia School District | Middle | 44.6% | -8.5pp |
| 293 | Prentice Middle Prentice · Prentice School District | Middle | 44.6% | -8.5pp |
| 294 | Berlin Middle Berlin · Berlin Area School District | Middle | 44.5% | -8.6pp |
| 295 | Horning Middle Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Middle | 44.5% | -8.6pp |
| 296 | Badger Rock Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 44.4% | -8.7pp |
| 297 | Central Middle Hartford · Hartford J1 School District | Middle | 44.4% | -8.7pp |
| 298 | Argyle Middle Argyle · Argyle School District | Middle | 44.3% | -8.8pp |
| 299 | Kewaunee Middle Kewaunee · Kewaunee School District | Middle | 44.3% | -8.8pp |
| 300 | Cherokee Heights Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 44.1% | -9.0pp |
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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.