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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851 | Glenwood City Middle Glenwood City · Glenwood City School District | Middle | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 852 | Manawa Elementary Manawa · Manawa School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 853 | Monticello Elementary Monticello · Monticello School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 854 | North Elementary Antigo · Antigo Unified School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 855 | Rock Elementary Hudson · Hudson School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 856 | Sparta Montessori School Sparta · Sparta Area School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 857 | Stephens Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 858 | Thorp Elementary Thorp · Thorp School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 859 | Wabeno Elementary Wabeno · Wabeno Area School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 860 | Wakanda Elementary Menomonie · Menomonie Area School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 861 | Washington Elementary Merrill · Merrill Area School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 862 | Whitman Middle Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Middle | 49.9% | -3.2pp |
| 863 | Banting Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 49.8% | -3.3pp |
| 864 | Walworth Elementary Walworth · Walworth J1 School District | Elementary | 49.8% | -3.3pp |
| 865 | Chappell Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 49.7% | -3.4pp |
| 866 | Huegel Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 49.7% | -3.4pp |
| 867 | Murray Park Elementary Ripon · Ripon Area School District | Elementary | 49.7% | -3.4pp |
| 868 | Tainter Elementary Rice Lake · Rice Lake Area School District | Elementary | 49.7% | -3.4pp |
| 869 | Houdini Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 49.6% | -3.5pp |
| 870 | Magee Elementary Two Rivers · Two Rivers Public School District | Elementary | 49.6% | -3.5pp |
| 871 | Cuba City Elementary Cuba City · Cuba City School District | Elementary | 49.5% | -3.6pp |
| 872 | Eagle Elementary Eagle · Palmyra-Eagle Area School District | Elementary | 49.5% | -3.6pp |
| 873 | Kickapoo High Viola · Kickapoo Area School District | High | 49.5% | -3.6pp |
| 874 | Mellen Public School Mellen · Mellen School District | Combined | 49.5% | -3.6pp |
| 875 | Ellsworth Elementary Ellsworth · Ellsworth Community School District | Elementary | 49.4% | -3.7pp |
| 876 | Royall Intermediate Elroy · Royall School District | Middle | 49.4% | -3.7pp |
| 877 | Waterloo Elementary Waterloo · Waterloo School District | Elementary | 49.4% | -3.7pp |
| 878 | Lakeshore Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 49.3% | -3.8pp |
| 879 | Weston Elementary Weston · D C Everest Area School District | Elementary | 49.3% | -3.8pp |
| 880 | Bloomer Elementary Bloomer · Bloomer School District | Elementary | 49.2% | -3.9pp |
| 881 | Dodgeland Middle Juneau · Dodgeland School District | Middle | 49.2% | -3.9pp |
| 882 | Logan Middle La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Middle | 49.2% | -3.9pp |
| 883 | Superior Middle Superior · Superior School District | Middle | 49.2% | -3.9pp |
| 884 | Dodgeville Middle Dodgeville · Dodgeville School District | Middle | 49.1% | -4.0pp |
| 885 | Langlade Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 49.1% | -4.0pp |
| 886 | Gompers Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 49.0% | -4.1pp |
| 887 | Hurley Elementary Hurley · Hurley School District | Elementary | 49.0% | -4.1pp |
| 888 | Niagara High Niagara · Niagara School District | High | 49.0% | -4.1pp |
| 889 | Barneveld Middle School Barneveld · Barneveld School District | Middle | 48.9% | -4.2pp |
| 890 | Somers Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 48.9% | -4.2pp |
| 891 | Cadott Junior High Cadott · Cadott Community School District | Middle | 48.8% | -4.3pp |
| 892 | Greenfield Middle Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Middle | 48.8% | -4.3pp |
| 893 | Heyer Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 48.8% | -4.3pp |
| 894 | Chilton Middle Chilton · Chilton School District | Middle | 48.7% | -4.4pp |
| 895 | Clinton Elementary Clinton · Clinton Community School District | Elementary | 48.7% | -4.4pp |
| 896 | Stockbridge Middle Stockbridge · Stockbridge School District | Middle | 48.7% | -4.4pp |
| 897 | Auburndale High Auburndale · Auburndale School District | High | 48.6% | -4.5pp |
| 898 | Black Hawk Middle South Wayne · Black Hawk School District | Middle | 48.6% | -4.5pp |
| 899 | Johnston Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 48.6% | -4.5pp |
| 900 | Oconto Elementary Oconto · Oconto Unified School District | Elementary | 48.5% | -4.6pp |
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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.