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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Kegonsa Elementary Stoughton · Stoughton Area School District | Elementary | 53.9% | +0.8pp |
| 702 | Denmark Middle Denmark · Denmark School District | Middle | 53.8% | +0.7pp |
| 703 | Marshall Middle Marshall · Marshall School District | Middle | 53.8% | +0.7pp |
| 704 | Peshtigo Elementary Peshtigo · Peshtigo School District | Elementary | 53.8% | +0.7pp |
| 705 | Plover-Whiting Elementary Plover · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 53.8% | +0.7pp |
| 706 | Benton Elementary Benton · Benton School District | Elementary | 53.7% | +0.6pp |
| 707 | Boscobel Junior High Boscobel · Boscobel Area School District | Middle | 53.7% | +0.6pp |
| 708 | Horizons Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 53.7% | +0.6pp |
| 709 | Jackson Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 53.7% | +0.6pp |
| 710 | Spencer Junior High/High Spencer · Spencer School District | High | 53.7% | +0.6pp |
| 711 | Campbellsport Elementary Campbellsport · Campbellsport School District | Elementary | 53.6% | +0.5pp |
| 712 | Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middle Chetek · Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District | Middle | 53.6% | +0.5pp |
| 713 | DeLong Middle Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Middle | 53.6% | +0.5pp |
| 714 | Eleva-Strum Middle Strum · Eleva-Strum School District | Middle | 53.6% | +0.5pp |
| 715 | Bangor Elementary Bangor · Bangor School District | Elementary | 53.5% | +0.4pp |
| 716 | Fall River High Fall River · Fall River School District | High | 53.5% | +0.4pp |
| 717 | Howe Elementary Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District | Elementary | 53.5% | +0.4pp |
| 718 | John Muir Middle Wausau · Wausau School District | Middle | 53.5% | +0.4pp |
| 719 | Star Center Elementary Lake Geneva · Lake Geneva J1 School District | Elementary | 53.5% | +0.4pp |
| 720 | Caddie Woodlawn Elementary Durand · Durand-Arkansaw School District | Elementary | 53.4% | +0.3pp |
| 721 | Hilbert Middle Hilbert · Hilbert School District | Middle | 53.4% | +0.3pp |
| 722 | Lincoln Elementary Marshfield · Marshfield Unified School District | Elementary | 53.4% | +0.3pp |
| 723 | Mill Creek Academy Waukesha · Mill Creek Academy Inc | Elementary | 53.4% | +0.3pp |
| 724 | Pardeeville Elementary Pardeeville · Pardeeville Area School District | Elementary | 53.4% | +0.3pp |
| 725 | Woodlands School Milwaukee · Woodlands School Inc | Elementary | 53.4% | +0.3pp |
| 726 | East Elementary Milton · Milton School District | Elementary | 53.3% | +0.2pp |
| 727 | Marathon Venture Academy Marathon · Marathon City School District | Middle | 53.3% | +0.2pp |
| 728 | Northwoods Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 53.3% | +0.2pp |
| 729 | Sherman Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 53.3% | +0.2pp |
| 730 | Waupaca Learning Center Elementary Waupaca · Waupaca School District | Elementary | 53.3% | +0.2pp |
| 731 | Wonewoc-Center Elementary Wonewoc · Wonewoc-Union Center School District | Elementary | 53.3% | +0.2pp |
| 732 | Lena Elementary Lena · Lena School District | Elementary | 53.2% | +0.1pp |
| 733 | Lincoln Elementary New London · New London School District | Elementary | 53.2% | +0.1pp |
| 734 | New London Middle New London · New London School District | Middle | 53.2% | +0.1pp |
| 735 | Parkview Middle Green Bay · Ashwaubenon School District | Middle | 53.2% | +0.1pp |
| 736 | Prairie Farm Elementary Prairie Farm · Prairie Farm Public School District | Elementary | 53.2% | +0.1pp |
| 737 | Valders Middle Valders · Valders Area School District | Middle | 53.2% | +0.1pp |
| 738 | Markesan Middle Markesan · Markesan School District | Middle | 53.1% | +0.0pp |
| 739 | Marshall Middle Janesville · Janesville School District | Middle | 53.1% | +0.0pp |
| 740 | Ruth Harman Academy Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 53.1% | +0.0pp |
| 741 | Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary Hazel Green · Southwestern Wisconsin School District | Elementary | 53.1% | +0.0pp |
| 742 | Riverview Elementary Wautoma · Wautoma Area School District | Elementary | 53.0% | -0.1pp |
| 743 | Robbins Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 53.0% | -0.1pp |
| 744 | Green Tree Elementary West Bend · West Bend School District | Elementary | 52.9% | -0.2pp |
| 745 | Mitchell Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 52.9% | -0.2pp |
| 746 | Washington Elementary Whitewater · Whitewater Unified School District | Elementary | 52.9% | -0.2pp |
| 747 | Yahara Elementary DeForest · De Forest Area School District | Elementary | 52.9% | -0.2pp |
| 748 | Clintonville Middle Clintonville · Clintonville School District | Middle | 52.8% | -0.3pp |
| 749 | Eagles' Wings Public Montessori Charter Solon Springs · Solon Springs School District | Elementary | 52.8% | -0.3pp |
| 750 | Glacier Edge Elementary Verona · Verona Area School District | Elementary | 52.7% | -0.4pp |
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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.