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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Kosciuszko Elementary Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Elementary | 51.4% | -1.7pp |
| 802 | Little Chute Elementary Little Chute · Little Chute Area School District | Elementary | 51.4% | -1.7pp |
| 803 | Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School Waupun · Waupun School District | High | 51.4% | -1.7pp |
| 804 | Cumberland Elementary Cumberland · Cumberland School District | Elementary | 51.3% | -1.8pp |
| 805 | Riverview Elementary Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District | Elementary | 51.3% | -1.8pp |
| 806 | Whittier Elementary Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 51.3% | -1.8pp |
| 807 | Edgerton Community Elementary Edgerton · Edgerton School District | Elementary | 51.2% | -1.9pp |
| 808 | Eisenhower Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 51.2% | -1.9pp |
| 809 | Ferber Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 51.2% | -1.9pp |
| 810 | Monona Grove Liberal Arts Monona · Monona Grove School District | High | 51.2% | -1.9pp |
| 811 | Bluff View Middle Prairie du Chien · Prairie du Chien Area School District | Middle | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 812 | De Soto Middle De Soto · De Soto Area School District | Middle | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 813 | Herrman Elementary Sparta · Sparta Area School District | Elementary | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 814 | La Grange Elementary Tomah · Tomah Area School District | Elementary | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 815 | Prairie View Elementary De Soto · De Soto Area School District | Elementary | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 816 | Stoddard Elementary Stoddard · De Soto Area School District | Elementary | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 817 | Webster Elementary Webster · Webster School District | Elementary | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 818 | Benjamin Franklin Junior High Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Middle | 51.0% | -2.1pp |
| 819 | Lincoln Elementary Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam Unified School District | Elementary | 51.0% | -2.1pp |
| 820 | Prentice Elementary Prentice · Prentice School District | Elementary | 51.0% | -2.1pp |
| 821 | Sheboygan Falls Elementary Sheboygan Falls · Sheboygan Falls School District | Elementary | 51.0% | -2.1pp |
| 822 | Highland Community Middle Highland · Highland School District | Middle | 50.9% | -2.2pp |
| 823 | Pittsville Elementary Pittsville · Pittsville School District | Elementary | 50.9% | -2.2pp |
| 824 | Wilson Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 50.9% | -2.2pp |
| 825 | Albany Elementary Albany · Albany School District | Elementary | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 826 | Evans Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 827 | Niagara Elementary Niagara · Niagara School District | Elementary | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 828 | Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River Eagle River · Northland Pines School District | Elementary | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 829 | Pardeeville Middle Pardeeville · Pardeeville Area School District | Middle | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 830 | Woodworth Middle Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Middle | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 831 | Melrose-Mindoro Elementary Melrose · Melrose-Mindoro School District | Elementary | 50.7% | -2.4pp |
| 832 | Spence Elementary La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 50.7% | -2.4pp |
| 833 | Haen Elementary Kaukauna · Kaukauna Area School District | Elementary | 50.6% | -2.5pp |
| 834 | Riverdale Junior High Muscoda · Riverdale School District | Middle | 50.6% | -2.5pp |
| 835 | Brookwood Middle Genoa City · Genoa City J2 School District | Elementary | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 836 | Royal Oaks Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 837 | Stephen Foster Elementary Charter Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 838 | Waupaca Middle Waupaca · Waupaca School District | Middle | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 839 | West Elementary Jefferson · Jefferson School District | Elementary | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 840 | Johnson Creek Public School Johnson Creek · Johnson Creek School District | Combined | 50.4% | -2.7pp |
| 841 | Douglas Elementary Watertown · Watertown Unified School District | Elementary | 50.3% | -2.8pp |
| 842 | Nikolay Middle Cambridge · Cambridge School District | Middle | 50.3% | -2.8pp |
| 843 | Tomahawk Middle Tomahawk · Tomahawk School District | Middle | 50.2% | -2.9pp |
| 844 | HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Combined | 50.1% | -3.0pp |
| 845 | Longfellow Middle La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Middle | 50.1% | -3.0pp |
| 846 | Bonduel Elementary Bonduel · Bonduel School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 847 | Brodhead Middle Brodhead · Brodhead School District | Middle | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 848 | Cashton Elementary Cashton · Cashton School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 849 | Deerfield Middle Deerfield · Deerfield Community School District | Middle | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 850 | Elcho Elementary Elcho · Elcho School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
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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.