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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | North Lake Elementary Hartland · North Lake School District | Elementary | 79.7% | +26.6pp |
| 52 | Woodview Elementary Grafton · Grafton School District | Elementary | 79.7% | +26.6pp |
| 53 | Shorewood Intermediate Shorewood · Shorewood School District | Middle | 79.1% | +26.0pp |
| 54 | Swanson Elementary Brookfield · Elmbrook School District | Elementary | 79.1% | +26.0pp |
| 55 | New Glarus Middle New Glarus · New Glarus School District | Middle | 79.0% | +25.9pp |
| 56 | North Lakeland Elementary Manitowish Waters · North Lakeland School District | Elementary | 79.0% | +25.9pp |
| 57 | Rolling Hills Elementary Mukwonago · Mukwonago School District | Elementary | 79.0% | +25.9pp |
| 58 | Houlton Elementary Houlton · Hudson School District | Elementary | 78.9% | +25.8pp |
| 59 | Winneconne Middle Winneconne · Winneconne Community School District | Middle | 78.9% | +25.8pp |
| 60 | Merton Primary Hartland · Merton Community School District | Elementary | 78.5% | +25.4pp |
| 61 | Big Bend Elementary Big Bend · Mukwonago School District | Elementary | 78.3% | +25.2pp |
| 62 | Lincoln Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 78.3% | +25.2pp |
| 63 | Lannon Elementary Lannon · Hamilton School District | Elementary | 78.1% | +25.0pp |
| 64 | Prescott Middle Prescott · Prescott School District | Middle | 78.1% | +25.0pp |
| 65 | Ronald Reagan Elementary New Berlin · New Berlin School District | Elementary | 78.0% | +24.9pp |
| 66 | Kennedy Elementary Grafton · Grafton School District | Elementary | 77.9% | +24.8pp |
| 67 | Kettle Moraine Middle Dousman · Kettle Moraine School District | Middle | 77.9% | +24.8pp |
| 68 | Arboretum Elementary Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District | Elementary | 77.7% | +24.6pp |
| 69 | Wales Elementary Wales · Kettle Moraine School District | Elementary | 77.7% | +24.6pp |
| 70 | Silver Spring Intermediate Sussex · Hamilton School District | Middle | 77.6% | +24.5pp |
| 71 | Templeton Middle Sussex · Hamilton School District | Middle | 77.5% | +24.4pp |
| 72 | Waunakee Intermediate Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District | Middle | 77.4% | +24.3pp |
| 73 | De Pere Middle De Pere · De Pere School District | Middle | 77.3% | +24.2pp |
| 74 | Waunakee Heritage Elementary Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District | Elementary | 77.3% | +24.2pp |
| 75 | Lakeview Elementary Neenah · Neenah Joint School District | Elementary | 77.1% | +24.0pp |
| 76 | Luxemburg-Casco Middle Luxemburg · Luxemburg-Casco School District | Middle | 77.1% | +24.0pp |
| 77 | Meadowbrook Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 77.1% | +24.0pp |
| 78 | Oostburg Elementary Oostburg · Oostburg School District | Elementary | 77.0% | +23.9pp |
| 79 | Tonawanda Elementary Elm Grove · Elmbrook School District | Elementary | 77.0% | +23.9pp |
| 80 | Appleton Public Montessori Grand Chute · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 76.8% | +23.7pp |
| 81 | Wauwatosa Montessori School Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 76.8% | +23.7pp |
| 82 | Tomah Area Montessori School Tomah · Tomah Area School District | Elementary | 76.7% | +23.6pp |
| 83 | Elm Lawn Elementary Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Elementary | 76.6% | +23.5pp |
| 84 | Heritage Elementary De Pere · De Pere School District | Elementary | 76.5% | +23.4pp |
| 85 | Spring Harbor Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 76.5% | +23.4pp |
| 86 | Stone Bank Elementary Oconomowoc · Stone Bank School District | Elementary | 76.5% | +23.4pp |
| 87 | Slinger Middle Slinger · Slinger School District | Middle | 76.4% | +23.3pp |
| 88 | Winneconne Elementary Winneconne · Winneconne Community School District | Elementary | 76.4% | +23.3pp |
| 89 | Mill Valley Elementary Muskego · Muskego-Norway School District | Elementary | 76.3% | +23.2pp |
| 90 | Quest Charter School Ripon · Ripon Area School District | Elementary | 76.3% | +23.2pp |
| 91 | Park Lawn Elementary Oconomowoc · Oconomowoc Area School District | Elementary | 76.2% | +23.1pp |
| 92 | Allenton Elementary Allenton · Slinger School District | Elementary | 76.1% | +23.0pp |
| 93 | Oriole Lane Elementary Mequon · Mequon-Thiensville School District | Elementary | 76.0% | +22.9pp |
| 94 | Cushing Elementary Delafield · Kettle Moraine School District | Elementary | 75.9% | +22.8pp |
| 95 | Lake Denoon Middle Muskego · Muskego-Norway School District | Middle | 75.7% | +22.6pp |
| 96 | Bay Harbor Elementary Suamico · Howard-Suamico School District | Elementary | 75.6% | +22.5pp |
| 97 | Brillion Middle Brillion · Brillion School District | Middle | 75.6% | +22.5pp |
| 98 | Lincoln Elementary Port Washington · Port Washington-Saukville School District | Elementary | 75.6% | +22.5pp |
| 99 | Pecatonica High Blanchardville · Pecatonica Area School District | High | 75.6% | +22.5pp |
| 100 | Merrimac Community Merrimac · Sauk Prairie School District | Elementary | 75.5% | +22.4pp |
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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.