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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1051 | Potosi Middle Potosi · Potosi School District | Middle | 43.8% | -9.3pp |
| 1052 | Jackson Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 43.7% | -9.4pp |
| 1053 | Osseo-Fairchild Elementary Osseo · Osseo-Fairchild School District | Elementary | 43.7% | -9.4pp |
| 1054 | Brown Deer Middle/High Brown Deer · Brown Deer School District | High | 43.6% | -9.5pp |
| 1055 | Clarke Middle Two Rivers · Two Rivers Public School District | Middle | 43.6% | -9.5pp |
| 1056 | Cornell Middle Cornell · Cornell School District | Middle | 43.6% | -9.5pp |
| 1057 | Mayville Elementary Mayville · Mayville School District | Elementary | 43.6% | -9.5pp |
| 1058 | River Valley Elementary Spring Green · River Valley School District | Elementary | 43.6% | -9.5pp |
| 1059 | Oconto Middle Oconto · Oconto Unified School District | Middle | 43.3% | -9.8pp |
| 1060 | Kickapoo Elementary Viola · Kickapoo Area School District | Elementary | 43.2% | -9.9pp |
| 1061 | Black River Falls Middle Black River Falls · Black River Falls School District | Middle | 43.1% | -10.0pp |
| 1062 | Rosholt Middle Rosholt · Rosholt School District | Middle | 43.1% | -10.0pp |
| 1063 | Solon Springs School Solon Springs · Solon Springs School District | Combined | 43.1% | -10.0pp |
| 1064 | Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center Clear Lake · Clear Lake School District | Elementary | 43.0% | -10.1pp |
| 1065 | Marinette Intermediate Marinette · Marinette School District | Elementary | 43.0% | -10.1pp |
| 1066 | Northland Pines Middle and High School Eagle River · Northland Pines School District | High | 43.0% | -10.1pp |
| 1067 | Luck Elementary Luck · Luck School District | Elementary | 42.9% | -10.2pp |
| 1068 | Peshtigo Middle Peshtigo · Peshtigo School District | Middle | 42.9% | -10.2pp |
| 1069 | Riverview Middle Barron · Barron Area School District | Middle | 42.9% | -10.2pp |
| 1070 | Tigerton Elementary Tigerton · Tigerton School District | Elementary | 42.9% | -10.2pp |
| 1071 | Franklin Elementary Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 42.8% | -10.3pp |
| 1072 | Underwood Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 42.8% | -10.3pp |
| 1073 | Waterloo Intermediate Waterloo · Waterloo School District | Middle | 42.7% | -10.4pp |
| 1074 | Woodside Elementary Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District | Elementary | 42.7% | -10.4pp |
| 1075 | Irving Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 42.6% | -10.5pp |
| 1076 | Lena Middle Lena · Lena School District | Middle | 42.5% | -10.6pp |
| 1077 | Richland Center Intermediate School Richland Center · Richland School District | Elementary | 42.5% | -10.6pp |
| 1078 | Ithaca Middle Richland Center · Ithaca School District | Middle | 42.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1079 | Westfield Area Middle Westfield · Westfield School District | Middle | 42.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1080 | Banta Bilingual Elementary Menasha · Menasha Joint School District | Elementary | 42.3% | -10.8pp |
| 1081 | Lakewood Elementary Twin Lakes · Twin Lakes #4 School District | Elementary | 42.3% | -10.8pp |
| 1082 | Lowell Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 42.3% | -10.8pp |
| 1083 | River Heights Elementary Menomonie · Menomonie Area School District | Elementary | 42.3% | -10.8pp |
| 1084 | Birchwood Elementary Birchwood · Birchwood School District | Elementary | 42.2% | -10.9pp |
| 1085 | Central Elementary Rhinelander · Rhinelander School District | Elementary | 42.2% | -10.9pp |
| 1086 | Medford Middle Medford · Medford Area Public School District | Middle | 42.2% | -10.9pp |
| 1087 | Milwaukee French Immersion Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 42.2% | -10.9pp |
| 1088 | Marion Elementary Marion · Marion School District | Elementary | 42.1% | -11.0pp |
| 1089 | Marshall Elementary Marshall · Marshall School District | Elementary | 42.0% | -11.1pp |
| 1090 | Clay Lamberton Elementary Berlin · Berlin Area School District | Elementary | 41.9% | -11.2pp |
| 1091 | Darien Elementary Darien · Delavan-Darien School District | Elementary | 41.9% | -11.2pp |
| 1092 | Jones Elementary Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Elementary | 41.9% | -11.2pp |
| 1093 | Royall High Elroy · Royall School District | High | 41.9% | -11.2pp |
| 1094 | O Brown Elementary Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 41.8% | -11.3pp |
| 1095 | Parkside Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 41.8% | -11.3pp |
| 1096 | WISE Academy Nekoosa · Nekoosa School District | Combined | 41.8% | -11.3pp |
| 1097 | Athens Elementary Athens · Athens School District | Elementary | 41.7% | -11.4pp |
| 1098 | Franklin Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 41.7% | -11.4pp |
| 1099 | Gilmore Fine Arts School Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 41.7% | -11.4pp |
| 1100 | Lowell International Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 41.7% | -11.4pp |
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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.