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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 | Owen-Withee Junior High Owen · Owen-Withee School District | Middle | 41.6% | -11.5pp |
| 1102 | Beaver Dam Middle Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam Unified School District | Middle | 41.5% | -11.6pp |
| 1103 | Hoover Elementary New Berlin · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 41.5% | -11.6pp |
| 1104 | La Farge Elementary La Farge · La Farge School District | Elementary | 41.5% | -11.6pp |
| 1105 | Webster Middle Webster · Webster School District | Middle | 41.5% | -11.6pp |
| 1106 | Crivitz Middle Crivitz · Crivitz School District | Middle | 41.4% | -11.7pp |
| 1107 | James Madison Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 41.4% | -11.7pp |
| 1108 | Columbus Elementary Columbus · Columbus School District | Elementary | 41.3% | -11.8pp |
| 1109 | Maplewood Middle Menasha · Menasha Joint School District | Middle | 41.3% | -11.8pp |
| 1110 | Granton Elementary Granton · Granton Area School District | Elementary | 41.2% | -11.9pp |
| 1111 | Necedah Elementary Necedah · Necedah Area School District | Elementary | 41.2% | -11.9pp |
| 1112 | Grayside Elementary Mauston · Mauston School District | Elementary | 41.1% | -12.0pp |
| 1113 | Owen-Withee Elementary Owen · Owen-Withee School District | Elementary | 41.1% | -12.0pp |
| 1114 | Summit Environmental School La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 41.1% | -12.0pp |
| 1115 | Gilman High Gilman · Gilman School District | High | 41.0% | -12.1pp |
| 1116 | Ithaca Elementary Richland Center · Ithaca School District | Elementary | 41.0% | -12.1pp |
| 1117 | Lincoln Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 41.0% | -12.1pp |
| 1118 | Northwood Elementary Minong · Northwood School District | Elementary | 41.0% | -12.1pp |
| 1119 | Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 41.0% | -12.1pp |
| 1120 | Whitehall Memorial Elementary Whitehall · Whitehall School District | Elementary | 40.9% | -12.2pp |
| 1121 | Almond-Bancroft Elementary Almond · Almond-Bancroft School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 1122 | Camp Douglas Elementary Camp Douglas · Tomah Area School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 1123 | Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 1124 | Glenwood City Elementary Glenwood City · Glenwood City School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 1125 | Lakeview Elementary Whitewater · Whitewater Unified School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 1126 | Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 1127 | Tower Rock Elementary Prairie du Sac · Sauk Prairie School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 1128 | Greenwood Elementary Greenwood · Greenwood School District | Elementary | 40.7% | -12.4pp |
| 1129 | Parkway Elementary Glendale · Glendale-River Hills School District | Elementary | 40.7% | -12.4pp |
| 1130 | Pigeon River Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 40.7% | -12.4pp |
| 1131 | Butte des Morts Elementary Menasha · Menasha Joint School District | Elementary | 40.6% | -12.5pp |
| 1132 | Crescent Elementary Rhinelander · Rhinelander School District | Elementary | 40.6% | -12.5pp |
| 1133 | Drummond Junior High Drummond · Drummond Area School District | Middle | 40.4% | -12.7pp |
| 1134 | Hillsboro High Hillsboro · Hillsboro School District | High | 40.4% | -12.7pp |
| 1135 | Mayville Junior-Senior High Mayville · Mayville School District | High | 40.4% | -12.7pp |
| 1136 | Valders Elementary Valders · Valders Area School District | Elementary | 40.3% | -12.8pp |
| 1137 | Brookwood Elementary Genoa City · Genoa City J2 School District | Elementary | 40.0% | -13.1pp |
| 1138 | Hewitt-Texas Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 40.0% | -13.1pp |
| 1139 | La Farge Middle La Farge · La Farge School District | Middle | 40.0% | -13.1pp |
| 1140 | Lincoln Elementary Merrillan · Alma Center School District | Elementary | 40.0% | -13.1pp |
| 1141 | Longfellow Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 40.0% | -13.1pp |
| 1142 | Milwaukee Parkside School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 40.0% | -13.1pp |
| 1143 | Port Edwards Ed Heuer Elementary School Port Edwards · Port Edwards School District | Elementary | 40.0% | -13.1pp |
| 1144 | Schulte School Sturtevant · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 40.0% | -13.1pp |
| 1145 | Traver Elementary Lake Geneva · Linn J4 School District | Elementary | 40.0% | -13.1pp |
| 1146 | Winter Middle Winter · Winter School District | Middle | 40.0% | -13.1pp |
| 1147 | Adams Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 39.8% | -13.3pp |
| 1148 | Odyssey Academy of Virtual Learning Ripon · Ripon Area School District | Combined | 39.8% | -13.3pp |
| 1149 | Walden III High Racine · Racine Unified School District | High | 39.7% | -13.4pp |
| 1150 | Weston Elementary Cazenovia · Weston School District | Elementary | 39.7% | -13.4pp |
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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.