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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301 | Sheridan Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 29.6% | -23.5pp |
| 1302 | Granton High Granton · Granton Area School District | High | 29.4% | -23.7pp |
| 1303 | Sandburg Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 29.3% | -23.8pp |
| 1304 | iForward Grantsburg · Grantsburg School District | Combined | 29.3% | -23.8pp |
| 1305 | Almond-Bancroft Middle Almond · Almond-Bancroft School District | Middle | 29.2% | -23.9pp |
| 1306 | Lemonweir Elementary Tomah · Tomah Area School District | Elementary | 29.2% | -23.9pp |
| 1307 | Wyeville Elementary Wyeville · Tomah Area School District | Elementary | 29.2% | -23.9pp |
| 1308 | Arcadia Elementary Arcadia · Arcadia School District | Elementary | 29.1% | -24.0pp |
| 1309 | Kenosha School of Language (KSOL) Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 28.9% | -24.2pp |
| 1310 | Jefferson Elementary Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 28.7% | -24.4pp |
| 1311 | Read Elementary Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 28.7% | -24.4pp |
| 1312 | Rawson Elementary South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 28.6% | -24.5pp |
| 1313 | Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 28.0% | -25.1pp |
| 1314 | Zablocki Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 28.0% | -25.1pp |
| 1315 | New Lisbon Junior High/High New Lisbon · New Lisbon School District | High | 27.8% | -25.3pp |
| 1316 | Schenk Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 27.8% | -25.3pp |
| 1317 | Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 27.7% | -25.4pp |
| 1318 | Adeline Montessori School Inc Oconomowoc · Adeline Montessori School Inc | Elementary | 27.4% | -25.7pp |
| 1319 | Holcombe Elementary Holcombe · Lake Holcombe School District | Elementary | 27.3% | -25.8pp |
| 1320 | Converse Elementary Beloit · Beloit School District | Elementary | 27.1% | -26.0pp |
| 1321 | Stockbridge Elementary Stockbridge · Stockbridge School District | Elementary | 27.0% | -26.1pp |
| 1322 | John Dewey Academy of Learning Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | High | 26.9% | -26.2pp |
| 1323 | Aldrich Intermediate Beloit · Beloit School District | Middle | 26.8% | -26.3pp |
| 1324 | Jefferson Elementary Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District | Elementary | 26.6% | -26.5pp |
| 1325 | Milwaukee Spanish Immersion Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 26.6% | -26.5pp |
| 1326 | Starbuck International School Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 26.6% | -26.5pp |
| 1327 | Nicolet Elementary Community School Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 26.5% | -26.6pp |
| 1328 | Longfellow Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 26.4% | -26.7pp |
| 1329 | One City Preparatory Academy Monona · One City Schools Inc | Middle | 26.4% | -26.7pp |
| 1330 | Taft Elementary Neenah · Neenah Joint School District | Elementary | 26.4% | -26.7pp |
| 1331 | Clement Avenue Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 26.3% | -26.8pp |
| 1332 | Rocketship Southside Community Prep Milwaukee · Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc | Elementary | 26.3% | -26.8pp |
| 1333 | Horace Mann Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 26.1% | -27.0pp |
| 1334 | Jefferson Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 26.0% | -27.1pp |
| 1335 | Wedgewood Park School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Middle | 25.8% | -27.3pp |
| 1336 | Leopold Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 25.7% | -27.4pp |
| 1337 | Highlands Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 25.5% | -27.6pp |
| 1338 | Kennedy Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 25.4% | -27.7pp |
| 1339 | Mendota Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 25.3% | -27.8pp |
| 1340 | Stuart Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 25.2% | -27.9pp |
| 1341 | Oaklawn Elementary Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 25.0% | -28.1pp |
| 1342 | Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind North Fond du Lac · North Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 25.0% | -28.1pp |
| 1343 | Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Milwaukee · Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Inc | Elementary | 24.8% | -28.3pp |
| 1344 | Edison Middle Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Middle | 24.6% | -28.5pp |
| 1345 | Franklin Middle Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Middle | 24.6% | -28.5pp |
| 1346 | Gaston Elementary Beloit · Beloit School District | Elementary | 24.4% | -28.7pp |
| 1347 | Fran Fruzen Intermediate Beloit · Beloit School District | Middle | 24.2% | -28.9pp |
| 1348 | Greenfield Bilingual Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 24.2% | -28.9pp |
| 1349 | Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy Milwaukee · Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy Inc | High | 24.0% | -29.1pp |
| 1350 | Hintgen Elementary La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 24.0% | -29.1pp |
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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.