Wisconsin schools ranked by test score
Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 1,480 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 53.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | McAuliffe Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 502 | Raymond Elementary Franksville · Raymond #14 School District | Elementary | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 503 | Sunnyside Elementary Sobieski · Pulaski Community School District | Elementary | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 504 | Theisen Middle Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Middle | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 505 | Garden Prairie Intermediate School Beloit · Beloit Turner School District | Elementary | 59.7% | +6.6pp |
| 506 | Honor Elementary Neosho · Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District | Elementary | 59.7% | +6.6pp |
| 507 | Lodi Elementary Lodi · Lodi School District | Elementary | 59.7% | +6.6pp |
| 508 | New Holstein Elementary New Holstein · New Holstein School District | Elementary | 59.7% | +6.6pp |
| 509 | Northwestern Middle Poplar · Maple School District | Middle | 59.7% | +6.6pp |
| 510 | Pulaski Community Middle Pulaski · Pulaski Community School District | Middle | 59.7% | +6.6pp |
| 511 | Saint Croix Central Elementary Roberts · Saint Croix Central School District | Elementary | 59.7% | +6.6pp |
| 512 | Altoona Elementary Altoona · Altoona School District | Elementary | 59.6% | +6.5pp |
| 513 | Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary Arbor Vitae · Woodruff J1 School District | Elementary | 59.6% | +6.5pp |
| 514 | Bethesda Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 59.6% | +6.5pp |
| 515 | Northside Intermediate Milton · Milton School District | Middle | 59.6% | +6.5pp |
| 516 | Seneca Elementary Seneca · Seneca Area School District | Elementary | 59.5% | +6.4pp |
| 517 | West De Pere Middle De Pere · West De Pere School District | Middle | 59.5% | +6.4pp |
| 518 | Birnamwood Elementary Birnamwood · Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District | Elementary | 59.4% | +6.3pp |
| 519 | Cambria Friesland Elementary Cambria · Cambria-Friesland School District | Elementary | 59.4% | +6.3pp |
| 520 | South Middle Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Middle | 59.4% | +6.3pp |
| 521 | Badger Ridge Middle Verona · Verona Area School District | Middle | 59.3% | +6.2pp |
| 522 | Berry Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 59.3% | +6.2pp |
| 523 | Boyceville Middle Boyceville · Boyceville Community School District | Middle | 59.3% | +6.2pp |
| 524 | Sauk Prairie Middle Sauk City · Sauk Prairie School District | Middle | 59.3% | +6.2pp |
| 525 | Stetsonville Elementary Stetsonville · Medford Area Public School District | Elementary | 59.3% | +6.2pp |
| 526 | Thoreau Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 59.3% | +6.2pp |
| 527 | Oregon Middle Oregon · Oregon School District | Middle | 59.2% | +6.1pp |
| 528 | Red Smith K-8 Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 59.2% | +6.1pp |
| 529 | Riverside Elementary Menomonee Falls · Menomonee Falls School District | Elementary | 59.2% | +6.1pp |
| 530 | Wauzeka Middle Wauzeka · Wauzeka-Steuben School District | Middle | 59.2% | +6.1pp |
| 531 | Williams Bay Middle Williams Bay · Williams Bay School District | Middle | 59.2% | +6.1pp |
| 532 | Hortonville Elementary Hortonville · Hortonville Area School District | Elementary | 59.1% | +6.0pp |
| 533 | Menomonie Middle Menomonie · Menomonie Area School District | Middle | 59.1% | +6.0pp |
| 534 | Riverdale Elementary Muscoda · Riverdale School District | Elementary | 59.1% | +6.0pp |
| 535 | Flynn Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 59.0% | +5.9pp |
| 536 | Lake Country Academy - Charter Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 59.0% | +5.9pp |
| 537 | McDill Elementary Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 59.0% | +5.9pp |
| 538 | Parkview Elementary Plymouth · Plymouth Joint School District | Elementary | 59.0% | +5.9pp |
| 539 | Eleva-Strum Elementary Strum · Eleva-Strum School District | Elementary | 58.8% | +5.7pp |
| 540 | Omro Middle Omro · Omro School District | Middle | 58.8% | +5.7pp |
| 541 | Decorah Elementary West Bend · West Bend School District | Elementary | 58.7% | +5.6pp |
| 542 | Fox Valley Virtual School Menasha · Menasha Joint School District | Elementary | 58.7% | +5.6pp |
| 543 | Roberts Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 58.7% | +5.6pp |
| 544 | Sharon Community Sharon · Sharon J11 School District | Elementary | 58.7% | +5.6pp |
| 545 | O'Keeffe Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 58.6% | +5.5pp |
| 546 | Amherst Middle Amherst · Tomorrow River School District | Middle | 58.5% | +5.4pp |
| 547 | East Troy Middle East Troy · East Troy Community School District | Middle | 58.5% | +5.4pp |
| 548 | Edgar Elementary Edgar · Edgar School District | Elementary | 58.5% | +5.4pp |
| 549 | Onalaska Middle Onalaska · Onalaska School District | Middle | 58.5% | +5.4pp |
| 550 | Blakewood Elementary South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 58.4% | +5.3pp |
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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.