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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | Parkside School Wautoma · Wautoma Area School District | Middle | 48.5% | -4.6pp |
| 902 | Cesar Chavez Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 48.4% | -4.7pp |
| 903 | Maine Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 48.4% | -4.7pp |
| 904 | Odyssey Elementary Weston · D C Everest Area School District | Elementary | 48.4% | -4.7pp |
| 905 | Rothschild Elementary Rothschild · D C Everest Area School District | Elementary | 48.4% | -4.7pp |
| 906 | West Elementary Antigo · Antigo Unified School District | Elementary | 48.4% | -4.7pp |
| 907 | Washington Elementary Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District | Elementary | 48.3% | -4.8pp |
| 908 | Isthmus Montessori Academy Public Madison · Isthmus Montessori Academy Inc | Combined | 48.2% | -4.9pp |
| 909 | Nuestro Mundo Monona · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 48.2% | -4.9pp |
| 910 | Riverside Middle Watertown · Watertown Unified School District | Middle | 48.2% | -4.9pp |
| 911 | Iola-Scandinavia High Iola · Iola-Scandinavia School District | High | 48.1% | -5.0pp |
| 912 | South Park Middle Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Middle | 48.1% | -5.0pp |
| 913 | Glen Hills Middle Glendale · Glendale-River Hills School District | Middle | 48.0% | -5.1pp |
| 914 | Bangor Middle/High Bangor · Bangor School District | High | 47.9% | -5.2pp |
| 915 | Bruce Middle Bruce · Bruce School District | Middle | 47.8% | -5.3pp |
| 916 | Coloma Elementary Coloma · Westfield School District | Elementary | 47.8% | -5.3pp |
| 917 | Fall Creek Elementary Fall Creek · Fall Creek School District | Elementary | 47.8% | -5.3pp |
| 918 | Rock Ledge Elementary Seymour · Seymour Community School District | Elementary | 47.8% | -5.3pp |
| 919 | Turner Middle Beloit · Beloit Turner School District | Middle | 47.8% | -5.3pp |
| 920 | Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle Livingston · Iowa-Grant School District | Elementary | 47.7% | -5.4pp |
| 921 | Jim Falls Elementary Jim Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District | Elementary | 47.6% | -5.5pp |
| 922 | Roosevelt Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 47.5% | -5.6pp |
| 923 | Wilson Middle Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District | Middle | 47.5% | -5.6pp |
| 924 | Blair-Taylor Elementary Blair · Blair-Taylor School District | Elementary | 47.4% | -5.7pp |
| 925 | Bruce Guadalupe Milwaukee · United Community Center Inc | Elementary | 47.4% | -5.7pp |
| 926 | Evergreen Elementary Rothschild · D C Everest Area School District | Elementary | 47.4% | -5.7pp |
| 927 | Webb Middle Reedsburg · Reedsburg School District | Middle | 47.4% | -5.7pp |
| 928 | Alexander Middle Nekoosa · Nekoosa School District | Middle | 47.3% | -5.8pp |
| 929 | Glenwood Elementary Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Elementary | 47.3% | -5.8pp |
| 930 | Shawano Community Middle Shawano · Shawano School District | Middle | 47.3% | -5.8pp |
| 931 | Altoona Intermediate Altoona · Altoona School District | Elementary | 47.2% | -5.9pp |
| 932 | Brown Deer Elementary Brown Deer · Brown Deer School District | Elementary | 47.2% | -5.9pp |
| 933 | Cumberland Middle Cumberland · Cumberland School District | Middle | 47.2% | -5.9pp |
| 934 | Randolph Middle School Randolph · Randolph School District | Middle | 47.2% | -5.9pp |
| 935 | Appleton Bilingual School Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 936 | Deer Creek Intermediate Saint Francis · Saint Francis School District | Middle | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 937 | East Elementary Baraboo · Baraboo School District | Elementary | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 938 | Horace Mann Middle Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Middle | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 939 | Pelican Elementary Rhinelander · Rhinelander School District | Elementary | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 940 | Phillips Middle Phillips · Phillips School District | Middle | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 941 | Plum City Middle School Plum City · Plum City School District | Middle | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 942 | Wittenberg Elementary Wittenberg · Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District | Elementary | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 943 | Jefferson Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 47.0% | -6.1pp |
| 944 | Bonduel Middle Bonduel · Bonduel School District | Middle | 46.9% | -6.2pp |
| 945 | Hillsboro Elementary Hillsboro · Hillsboro School District | Elementary | 46.9% | -6.2pp |
| 946 | Northern Hills Elementary Onalaska · Onalaska School District | Elementary | 46.9% | -6.2pp |
| 947 | Bloomer Middle Bloomer · Bloomer School District | Middle | 46.8% | -6.3pp |
| 948 | Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Middle | 46.8% | -6.3pp |
| 949 | Luck Middle Luck · Luck School District | Middle | 46.8% | -6.3pp |
| 950 | Academy of Accelerated Learning Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 46.7% | -6.4pp |
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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.