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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1251 | Humboldt Park Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 33.4% | -19.7pp |
| 1252 | Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 33.4% | -19.7pp |
| 1253 | Adams-Friendship Elementary Adams · Adams-Friendship Area School District | Elementary | 33.3% | -19.8pp |
| 1254 | Adams-Friendship Middle Adams · Adams-Friendship Area School District | Middle | 33.3% | -19.8pp |
| 1255 | Bullen Middle Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Middle | 33.3% | -19.8pp |
| 1256 | Cooper Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 33.3% | -19.8pp |
| 1257 | Lake View Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 33.3% | -19.8pp |
| 1258 | Roosevelt Elementary Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 33.3% | -19.8pp |
| 1259 | Wausaukee Middle Wausaukee · Wausaukee School District | Middle | 33.3% | -19.8pp |
| 1260 | eAchieve Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 33.3% | -19.8pp |
| 1261 | Fort Howard Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 33.0% | -20.1pp |
| 1262 | Jefferson Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 32.8% | -20.3pp |
| 1263 | Milwaukee School of Languages Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | High | 32.8% | -20.3pp |
| 1264 | Monroe Elementary Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District | Elementary | 32.8% | -20.3pp |
| 1265 | Red Apple School Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 32.7% | -20.4pp |
| 1266 | Bruce Elementary Bruce · Bruce School District | Elementary | 32.6% | -20.5pp |
| 1267 | Lincoln Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 32.6% | -20.5pp |
| 1268 | United Community Center Acosta Middle School Milwaukee · United Community Center Inc | Middle | 32.6% | -20.5pp |
| 1269 | Gegan Elementary Menasha · Menasha Joint School District | Elementary | 32.5% | -20.6pp |
| 1270 | One City Elementary School Monona · One City Schools Inc | Elementary | 32.3% | -20.8pp |
| 1271 | Schurz Elementary Watertown · Watertown Unified School District | Elementary | 32.3% | -20.8pp |
| 1272 | Northwood High/Middle Minong · Northwood School District | High | 32.0% | -21.1pp |
| 1273 | Franklin Middle Janesville · Janesville School District | Middle | 31.8% | -21.3pp |
| 1274 | Necedah Middle Necedah · Necedah Area School District | Middle | 31.8% | -21.3pp |
| 1275 | Colby Middle Colby · Colby School District | Middle | 31.7% | -21.4pp |
| 1276 | Random Lake Elementary Random Lake · Random Lake School District | Elementary | 31.7% | -21.4pp |
| 1277 | Whitman Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 31.6% | -21.5pp |
| 1278 | Flambeau Middle Tony · Flambeau School District | Middle | 31.3% | -21.8pp |
| 1279 | Suring Elementary Suring · Suring Public School District | Elementary | 31.3% | -21.8pp |
| 1280 | Vel Phillips Middle School Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Middle | 31.3% | -21.8pp |
| 1281 | Coulee Montessori Charter School La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 31.2% | -21.9pp |
| 1282 | Franklin Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 31.1% | -22.0pp |
| 1283 | Lincoln Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 31.1% | -22.0pp |
| 1284 | George D Warriner Middle Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Middle | 30.8% | -22.3pp |
| 1285 | Wilder Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 30.8% | -22.3pp |
| 1286 | Loyal Middle School Loyal · Loyal School District | Middle | 30.4% | -22.7pp |
| 1287 | Tigerton High Tigerton · Tigerton School District | High | 30.4% | -22.7pp |
| 1288 | Westside Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 30.4% | -22.7pp |
| 1289 | Seeds of Health Elementary Program Milwaukee · Seeds of Health Inc | Elementary | 30.3% | -22.8pp |
| 1290 | Hawthorne Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 30.2% | -22.9pp |
| 1291 | Kennedy Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 30.0% | -23.1pp |
| 1292 | Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 30.0% | -23.1pp |
| 1293 | Southport Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 30.0% | -23.1pp |
| 1294 | Jackson Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 29.9% | -23.2pp |
| 1295 | Strange Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 29.9% | -23.2pp |
| 1296 | Wilson Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 29.9% | -23.2pp |
| 1297 | Woodland Elementary Barron · Barron Area School District | Elementary | 29.9% | -23.2pp |
| 1298 | ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 29.8% | -23.3pp |
| 1299 | Koenig Elementary Two Rivers · Two Rivers Public School District | Elementary | 29.8% | -23.3pp |
| 1300 | Alcott Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 29.7% | -23.4pp |
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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.