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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 951 | Mauston Montessori Charter School Mauston · Mauston School District | Elementary | 46.7% | -6.4pp |
| 952 | State Road Elementary La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 46.7% | -6.4pp |
| 953 | Emerson Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 46.6% | -6.5pp |
| 954 | Kaleidoscope Academy Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Middle | 46.6% | -6.5pp |
| 955 | Madison Middle Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Middle | 46.6% | -6.5pp |
| 956 | Orchard Ridge Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 46.6% | -6.5pp |
| 957 | Badger Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 46.5% | -6.6pp |
| 958 | Highland Community Elementary Highland · Highland School District | Elementary | 46.5% | -6.6pp |
| 959 | Fairview Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 46.4% | -6.7pp |
| 960 | Florence Middle Florence · Florence County School District | Middle | 46.4% | -6.7pp |
| 961 | Osseo-Fairchild Middle Osseo · Osseo-Fairchild School District | Middle | 46.4% | -6.7pp |
| 962 | Waterloo Middle Waterloo · Waterloo School District | Middle | 46.4% | -6.7pp |
| 963 | Hillcrest Elementary Chippewa Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District | Elementary | 46.3% | -6.8pp |
| 964 | North Freedom Elementary North Freedom · Baraboo School District | Elementary | 46.3% | -6.8pp |
| 965 | Sugar Bush Elementary New London · New London School District | Elementary | 46.3% | -6.8pp |
| 966 | Grant Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 46.2% | -6.9pp |
| 967 | Whitewater Middle Whitewater · Whitewater Unified School District | Middle | 46.2% | -6.9pp |
| 968 | Algoma Elementary Algoma · Algoma School District | Elementary | 46.1% | -7.0pp |
| 969 | McKinley Center Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 46.1% | -7.0pp |
| 970 | Unity Middle Balsam Lake · Unity School District | Middle | 46.1% | -7.0pp |
| 971 | Clintonville Elementary School Clintonville · Clintonville School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -7.1pp |
| 972 | Florence Elementary Florence · Florence County School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -7.1pp |
| 973 | Gifford School Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -7.1pp |
| 974 | Gillett Elementary Gillett · Gillett School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -7.1pp |
| 975 | Walker Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -7.1pp |
| 976 | Galesville Elementary Galesville · Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District | Elementary | 45.9% | -7.2pp |
| 977 | MacArthur Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 45.9% | -7.2pp |
| 978 | Mosinee Elementary Mosinee · Mosinee School District | Elementary | 45.9% | -7.2pp |
| 979 | Prairie Ridge Intermediate Reedsburg · Reedsburg School District | Elementary | 45.9% | -7.2pp |
| 980 | Roosevelt Elementary Plover · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 45.9% | -7.2pp |
| 981 | Baird Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 982 | Kennedy Elementary Junction City · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 983 | Lance Middle Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Middle | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 984 | Shullsburg Junior High Shullsburg · Shullsburg School District | Middle | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 985 | Spring Hill Elementary Wisconsin Dells · Wisconsin Dells School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 986 | Tomah Middle Tomah · Tomah Area School District | Middle | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 987 | Forest Ridge Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 45.7% | -7.4pp |
| 988 | Lewiston Elementary Portage · Portage Community School District | Elementary | 45.7% | -7.4pp |
| 989 | Markesan Intermediate Markesan · Markesan School District | Elementary | 45.7% | -7.4pp |
| 990 | Coleman Elementary Coleman · Coleman School District | Elementary | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 991 | Etude Middle Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Middle | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 992 | Lakeview Elementary South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 993 | Lincoln Jr/Sr High School Alma Center · Alma Center School District | High | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 994 | Madison Elementary Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District | Elementary | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 995 | Rock River Intermediate Waupun · Waupun School District | Elementary | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 996 | Creekside Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -7.6pp |
| 997 | Sheboygan Leadership Academy Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -7.6pp |
| 998 | Edison Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 45.4% | -7.7pp |
| 999 | Jackson Elementary Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District | Elementary | 45.4% | -7.7pp |
| 1000 | Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary Ontario · Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District | Elementary | 45.4% | -7.7pp |
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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.