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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 | South Milwaukee Middle South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Middle | 37.0% | -16.1pp |
| 1202 | Loyal Elementary Loyal · Loyal School District | Elementary | 36.9% | -16.2pp |
| 1203 | Bowler Elementary Bowler · Bowler School District | Elementary | 36.8% | -16.3pp |
| 1204 | Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 36.8% | -16.3pp |
| 1205 | Humke Elementary Nekoosa · Nekoosa School District | Elementary | 36.8% | -16.3pp |
| 1206 | Shapiro STEM Academy Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 36.8% | -16.3pp |
| 1207 | Whitehorse Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 36.8% | -16.3pp |
| 1208 | Wilson Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 36.8% | -16.3pp |
| 1209 | Beaumont Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 36.7% | -16.4pp |
| 1210 | Ashland Middle Ashland · Ashland School District | Middle | 36.6% | -16.5pp |
| 1211 | Chequamegon Middle Glidden · Chequamegon School District | Middle | 36.6% | -16.5pp |
| 1212 | Crandon Middle Crandon · Crandon School District | Middle | 36.5% | -16.6pp |
| 1213 | Elcho Middle Elcho · Elcho School District | Middle | 36.4% | -16.7pp |
| 1214 | Gilman Elementary Gilman · Gilman School District | Elementary | 36.4% | -16.7pp |
| 1215 | Redgranite Elementary Redgranite · Wautoma Area School District | Elementary | 36.4% | -16.7pp |
| 1216 | Forest Park Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 36.3% | -16.8pp |
| 1217 | Neillsville Middle Neillsville · Neillsville School District | Middle | 36.3% | -16.8pp |
| 1218 | Tri-County Middle Plainfield · Tri-County Area School District | Middle | 36.3% | -16.8pp |
| 1219 | Cudahy Middle Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Middle | 36.0% | -17.1pp |
| 1220 | James Wright Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 35.9% | -17.2pp |
| 1221 | Siren High Siren · Siren School District | High | 35.9% | -17.2pp |
| 1222 | Brener Elementary Shawano · Shawano School District | Elementary | 35.8% | -17.3pp |
| 1223 | Elmore Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 35.7% | -17.4pp |
| 1224 | Miller Elementary Tomah · Tomah Area School District | Elementary | 35.6% | -17.5pp |
| 1225 | Pershing Elementary West Milwaukee · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 35.5% | -17.6pp |
| 1226 | Sennett Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 35.4% | -17.7pp |
| 1227 | New Auburn Elementary New Auburn · New Auburn School District | Elementary | 35.3% | -17.8pp |
| 1228 | Bessie Allen Middle North Fond du Lac · North Fond du Lac School District | Middle | 35.2% | -17.9pp |
| 1229 | Independence Elementary Independence · Independence School District | Elementary | 35.1% | -18.0pp |
| 1230 | Augusta Middle Augusta · Augusta School District | Middle | 34.9% | -18.2pp |
| 1231 | Robinson Elementary Laona · Laona School District | Elementary | 34.8% | -18.3pp |
| 1232 | Hawthorne Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 34.7% | -18.4pp |
| 1233 | Colby Elementary Colby · Colby School District | Elementary | 34.6% | -18.5pp |
| 1234 | Prairie River Middle Merrill · Merrill Area School District | Middle | 34.6% | -18.5pp |
| 1235 | West Milwaukee Intermediate West Milwaukee · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Middle | 34.5% | -18.6pp |
| 1236 | Hayward Ctr for Individualized Learning Hayward · Hayward Community School District | Combined | 34.4% | -18.7pp |
| 1237 | Black Hawk Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 34.3% | -18.8pp |
| 1238 | Washington Middle Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District | Middle | 34.3% | -18.8pp |
| 1239 | Bowler High Bowler · Bowler School District | High | 34.2% | -18.9pp |
| 1240 | G D Jones Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 34.1% | -19.0pp |
| 1241 | Ladysmith Elementary Ladysmith · Ladysmith School District | Elementary | 34.0% | -19.1pp |
| 1242 | Menominee Elementary School Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 34.0% | -19.1pp |
| 1243 | Sherman Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 34.0% | -19.1pp |
| 1244 | John Marshall Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 33.9% | -19.2pp |
| 1245 | Mead Elementary Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District | Elementary | 33.9% | -19.2pp |
| 1246 | The REAL Sch Sturtevant · Racine Unified School District | High | 33.9% | -19.2pp |
| 1247 | Reedsville Jr/Sr High School Reedsville · Reedsville School District | High | 33.8% | -19.3pp |
| 1248 | Chegwin Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 33.6% | -19.5pp |
| 1249 | C H Bird Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 33.5% | -19.6pp |
| 1250 | Crandon Elementary Crandon · Crandon School District | Elementary | 33.5% | -19.6pp |
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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.