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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District | Middle | 45.4% | -7.7pp |
| 1002 | Locust Lane Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 45.3% | -7.8pp |
| 1003 | North Woods International School La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 45.3% | -7.8pp |
| 1004 | Riverside Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 45.3% | -7.8pp |
| 1005 | Wayne Bartels Middle Portage · Portage Community School District | Middle | 45.3% | -7.8pp |
| 1006 | Lakeside Elementary Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -7.9pp |
| 1007 | School for Agricultural and Environmental Studies Fox Lake · Waupun School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -7.9pp |
| 1008 | Urban Middle Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Middle | 45.2% | -7.9pp |
| 1009 | Lincoln Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 45.1% | -8.0pp |
| 1010 | Montello Junior/Senior High Montello · Montello School District | High | 45.1% | -8.0pp |
| 1011 | Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle Hazel Green · Southwestern Wisconsin School District | Middle | 45.1% | -8.0pp |
| 1012 | Manawa Middle Manawa · Manawa School District | Middle | 45.0% | -8.1pp |
| 1013 | Marengo Valley Elementary Ashland · Ashland School District | Elementary | 45.0% | -8.1pp |
| 1014 | Mondovi Elementary Mondovi · Mondovi School District | Elementary | 45.0% | -8.1pp |
| 1015 | Winter Elementary Winter · Winter School District | Elementary | 45.0% | -8.1pp |
| 1016 | Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High Melrose · Melrose-Mindoro School District | High | 44.9% | -8.2pp |
| 1017 | Tomorrow River Community Charter Amherst Junction · Tomorrow River School District | Elementary | 44.9% | -8.2pp |
| 1018 | Blair-Taylor Middle/High Blair · Blair-Taylor School District | High | 44.8% | -8.3pp |
| 1019 | Lombardi Middle Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Middle | 44.8% | -8.3pp |
| 1020 | Richland Center High Richland Center · Richland School District | High | 44.8% | -8.3pp |
| 1021 | Cambria Friesland Middle/High Cambria · Cambria-Friesland School District | High | 44.7% | -8.4pp |
| 1022 | Marion High Marion · Marion School District | High | 44.7% | -8.4pp |
| 1023 | Phillips Elementary Phillips · Phillips School District | Elementary | 44.7% | -8.4pp |
| 1024 | Weston Jr High School Cazenovia · Weston School District | Middle | 44.7% | -8.4pp |
| 1025 | Arcadia Middle Arcadia · Arcadia School District | Middle | 44.6% | -8.5pp |
| 1026 | Gresham Elementary Gresham · Gresham School District | Elementary | 44.6% | -8.5pp |
| 1027 | Hustisford High Hustisford · Hustisford School District | High | 44.6% | -8.5pp |
| 1028 | Prentice Middle Prentice · Prentice School District | Middle | 44.6% | -8.5pp |
| 1029 | Berlin Middle Berlin · Berlin Area School District | Middle | 44.5% | -8.6pp |
| 1030 | Horning Middle Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Middle | 44.5% | -8.6pp |
| 1031 | Ronald R Albrecht Elementary Brodhead · Brodhead School District | Elementary | 44.5% | -8.6pp |
| 1032 | Badger Rock Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 44.4% | -8.7pp |
| 1033 | Central Middle Hartford · Hartford J1 School District | Middle | 44.4% | -8.7pp |
| 1034 | Hatley Elementary Hatley · D C Everest Area School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -8.7pp |
| 1035 | Argyle Middle Argyle · Argyle School District | Middle | 44.3% | -8.8pp |
| 1036 | Burdick Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 44.3% | -8.8pp |
| 1037 | Kewaunee Middle Kewaunee · Kewaunee School District | Middle | 44.3% | -8.8pp |
| 1038 | The Lincoln Academy Beloit · The Lincoln Academy Inc | Combined | 44.3% | -8.8pp |
| 1039 | Clovis Grove Elementary Menasha · Menasha Joint School District | Elementary | 44.2% | -8.9pp |
| 1040 | Lincoln Elementary Whitewater · Whitewater Unified School District | Elementary | 44.2% | -8.9pp |
| 1041 | Cherokee Heights Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 44.1% | -9.0pp |
| 1042 | Richmond Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 44.1% | -9.0pp |
| 1043 | John Edwards Middle Port Edwards · Port Edwards School District | Middle | 44.0% | -9.1pp |
| 1044 | Parkview Elementary Chippewa Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District | Elementary | 44.0% | -9.1pp |
| 1045 | Random Lake Middle Random Lake · Random Lake School District | Middle | 44.0% | -9.1pp |
| 1046 | Southview Elementary Chippewa Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District | Elementary | 44.0% | -9.1pp |
| 1047 | Franklin Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 43.9% | -9.2pp |
| 1048 | Harvey Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 43.9% | -9.2pp |
| 1049 | Downsville Elementary Downsville · Menomonie Area School District | Elementary | 43.8% | -9.3pp |
| 1050 | Jack Young Middle Baraboo · Baraboo School District | Middle | 43.8% | -9.3pp |
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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.