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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | Lincoln Elementary Hartford · Hartford J1 School District | Elementary | 55.2% | +2.1pp |
| 652 | New Richmond Hillside Elementary New Richmond · New Richmond School District | Elementary | 55.2% | +2.1pp |
| 653 | Cooper Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 55.1% | +2.0pp |
| 654 | Grant Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 55.1% | +2.0pp |
| 655 | Kewaunee Elementary Kewaunee · Kewaunee School District | Elementary | 55.1% | +2.0pp |
| 656 | Ladysmith Middle Ladysmith · Ladysmith School District | Middle | 55.1% | +2.0pp |
| 657 | Lake Holcombe Middle Holcombe · Lake Holcombe School District | Middle | 55.1% | +2.0pp |
| 658 | North Crawford Elementary Soldiers Grove · North Crawford School District | Elementary | 55.1% | +2.0pp |
| 659 | Rosenow Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 55.1% | +2.0pp |
| 660 | Fairview Elementary Krakow · Pulaski Community School District | Elementary | 55.0% | +1.9pp |
| 661 | Riverview Middle Plymouth · Plymouth Joint School District | Middle | 55.0% | +1.9pp |
| 662 | Warrens Elementary Warrens · Tomah Area School District | Elementary | 55.0% | +1.9pp |
| 663 | Hurley High Hurley · Hurley School District | High | 54.9% | +1.8pp |
| 664 | Northstar Middle Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Middle | 54.9% | +1.8pp |
| 665 | Oconto Falls Elementary Oconto Falls · Oconto Falls Public School District | Elementary | 54.9% | +1.8pp |
| 666 | Patrick Marsh Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 54.9% | +1.8pp |
| 667 | THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids Rudolph · Wisconsin Rapids School District | Elementary | 54.9% | +1.8pp |
| 668 | Clinton Junior High Clinton · Clinton Community School District | Middle | 54.8% | +1.7pp |
| 669 | Four Corners Elementary Superior · Superior School District | Elementary | 54.8% | +1.7pp |
| 670 | Jefferson Middle Jefferson · Jefferson School District | Middle | 54.8% | +1.7pp |
| 671 | Ouisconsing School of Collaboration Lodi · Lodi School District | Elementary | 54.8% | +1.7pp |
| 672 | Readfield Elementary Readfield · New London School District | Elementary | 54.8% | +1.7pp |
| 673 | Yahara Elementary Edgerton · Edgerton School District | Elementary | 54.8% | +1.7pp |
| 674 | Frederic Elementary Frederic · Frederic School District | Elementary | 54.7% | +1.6pp |
| 675 | Durand Middle/High Durand · Durand-Arkansaw School District | High | 54.6% | +1.5pp |
| 676 | Emerson Elementary La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 54.6% | +1.5pp |
| 677 | Granite Ridge School Cottage Grove · Monona Grove School District | Elementary | 54.6% | +1.5pp |
| 678 | Lake Delton Elementary Lake Delton · Wisconsin Dells School District | Elementary | 54.6% | +1.5pp |
| 679 | Theodore Robinson Intermediate School Evansville · Evansville Community School District | Elementary | 54.6% | +1.5pp |
| 680 | Harborside Academy Kenosha · Kenosha School District | High | 54.5% | +1.4pp |
| 681 | Little Chute Intermediate Little Chute · Little Chute Area School District | Middle | 54.5% | +1.4pp |
| 682 | Meadow View Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 54.5% | +1.4pp |
| 683 | Monticello Middle Monticello · Monticello School District | Middle | 54.5% | +1.4pp |
| 684 | Spooner Elementary Spooner · Spooner Area School District | Elementary | 54.4% | +1.3pp |
| 685 | Abrams Elementary Abrams · Oconto Falls Public School District | Elementary | 54.3% | +1.2pp |
| 686 | Chilton Elementary Chilton · Chilton School District | Elementary | 54.3% | +1.2pp |
| 687 | D C Everest Middle Weston · D C Everest Area School District | Middle | 54.3% | +1.2pp |
| 688 | Roosevelt Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 54.3% | +1.2pp |
| 689 | Trailside Elementary Waterford · Waterford Graded J1 School District | Elementary | 54.3% | +1.2pp |
| 690 | Altoona Middle Altoona · Altoona School District | Middle | 54.2% | +1.1pp |
| 691 | Elm Dale Elementary Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Elementary | 54.2% | +1.1pp |
| 692 | River Valley Middle Spring Green · River Valley School District | Middle | 54.2% | +1.1pp |
| 693 | West Elementary Milton · Milton School District | Elementary | 54.2% | +1.1pp |
| 694 | Webster Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 54.1% | +1.0pp |
| 695 | Gillett Middle Gillett · Gillett School District | Middle | 54.0% | +0.9pp |
| 696 | Jefferson Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 54.0% | +0.9pp |
| 697 | Rice Lake Middle Rice Lake · Rice Lake Area School District | Middle | 54.0% | +0.9pp |
| 698 | Schultz Elementary Mishicot · Mishicot School District | Elementary | 54.0% | +0.9pp |
| 699 | Southern Bluffs Elementary La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 54.0% | +0.9pp |
| 700 | Brookwood High Ontario · Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District | High | 53.9% | +0.8pp |
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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.