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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | Jefferson Elementary Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 58.4% | +5.3pp |
| 552 | Mountain Bay Elementary Weston · D C Everest Area School District | Elementary | 58.4% | +5.3pp |
| 553 | Juda Elementary Juda · Juda School District | Elementary | 58.3% | +5.2pp |
| 554 | Lincoln-Erdman Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 58.3% | +5.2pp |
| 555 | Rio Elementary Rio · Rio Community School District | Elementary | 58.3% | +5.2pp |
| 556 | Viroqua Middle Viroqua · Viroqua Area School District | Middle | 58.3% | +5.2pp |
| 557 | Washburn Elementary Washburn · Washburn School District | Elementary | 58.3% | +5.2pp |
| 558 | Mondovi Middle Mondovi · Mondovi School District | Middle | 58.2% | +5.1pp |
| 559 | Deerfield Elementary Deerfield · Deerfield Community School District | Elementary | 58.1% | +5.0pp |
| 560 | LEAP Elementary Watertown · Watertown Unified School District | Elementary | 58.1% | +5.0pp |
| 561 | Wilson Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 58.1% | +5.0pp |
| 562 | Auburndale Elementary Auburndale · Auburndale School District | Elementary | 58.0% | +4.9pp |
| 563 | Edgewood Elementary Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Elementary | 58.0% | +4.9pp |
| 564 | Forest Lane Community School Montello · Montello School District | Elementary | 58.0% | +4.9pp |
| 565 | Evergreen Elementary Holmen · Holmen School District | Elementary | 57.9% | +4.8pp |
| 566 | East Elementary Jefferson · Jefferson School District | Elementary | 57.8% | +4.7pp |
| 567 | Elmwood Elementary Elmwood · Elmwood School District | Elementary | 57.8% | +4.7pp |
| 568 | Grant Elementary Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District | Elementary | 57.8% | +4.7pp |
| 569 | Hayward Middle Hayward · Hayward Community School District | Middle | 57.8% | +4.7pp |
| 570 | Madison Elementary Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 57.8% | +4.7pp |
| 571 | Shiocton Elementary Shiocton · Shiocton School District | Elementary | 57.8% | +4.7pp |
| 572 | Stanley-Boyd Middle Stanley · Stanley-Boyd Area School District | Middle | 57.8% | +4.7pp |
| 573 | Waters Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 57.8% | +4.7pp |
| 574 | Wisconsin Dells Middle School Wisconsin Dells · Wisconsin Dells School District | Middle | 57.8% | +4.7pp |
| 575 | Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary Fountain City · Cochrane-Fountain City School District | Elementary | 57.7% | +4.6pp |
| 576 | J C McKenna Middle Evansville · Evansville Community School District | Middle | 57.7% | +4.6pp |
| 577 | Osceola Intermediate Osceola · Osceola School District | Elementary | 57.7% | +4.6pp |
| 578 | Parkview Junior High Orfordville · Parkview School District | Middle | 57.7% | +4.6pp |
| 579 | Purdy Elementary Fort Atkinson · Fort Atkinson School District | Elementary | 57.7% | +4.6pp |
| 580 | Butternut High Butternut · Butternut School District | High | 57.5% | +4.4pp |
| 581 | Cadott Elementary Cadott · Cadott Community School District | Elementary | 57.5% | +4.4pp |
| 582 | Einstein Middle Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Middle | 57.5% | +4.4pp |
| 583 | Elkhorn Area Middle Elkhorn · Elkhorn Area School District | Middle | 57.5% | +4.4pp |
| 584 | Pleasant Prairie Elementary Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 57.5% | +4.4pp |
| 585 | Washington Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 57.5% | +4.4pp |
| 586 | Goodland Montessori Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 57.4% | +4.3pp |
| 587 | Greenwood High Greenwood · Greenwood School District | High | 57.4% | +4.3pp |
| 588 | Howard Elementary Green Bay · Howard-Suamico School District | Elementary | 57.4% | +4.3pp |
| 589 | Laona High Laona · Laona School District | High | 57.4% | +4.3pp |
| 590 | Shepard Hills Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 57.3% | +4.2pp |
| 591 | Marshfield Middle Marshfield · Marshfield Unified School District | Middle | 57.2% | +4.1pp |
| 592 | Barrie Elementary Fort Atkinson · Fort Atkinson School District | Elementary | 57.1% | +4.0pp |
| 593 | Spencer Elementary Spencer · Spencer School District | Elementary | 57.1% | +4.0pp |
| 594 | Cedar Hills Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 57.0% | +3.9pp |
| 595 | Jefferson Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 57.0% | +3.9pp |
| 596 | New Holstein Middle New Holstein · New Holstein School District | Middle | 57.0% | +3.9pp |
| 597 | Valley View Elementary Green Bay · Ashwaubenon School District | Elementary | 57.0% | +3.9pp |
| 598 | Clayton Middle Clayton · Clayton School District | Middle | 56.8% | +3.7pp |
| 599 | Park Falls Elementary Park Falls · Chequamegon School District | Elementary | 56.8% | +3.7pp |
| 600 | Sand Lake Elementary Holmen · Holmen School District | Elementary | 56.8% | +3.7pp |
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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.