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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1351 | Knapp Elementary Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 23.9% | -29.2pp |
| 1352 | Northside Elementary La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 23.8% | -29.3pp |
| 1353 | Barbee Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 23.6% | -29.5pp |
| 1354 | Frank Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 23.6% | -29.5pp |
| 1355 | Craig Montessori School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 23.5% | -29.6pp |
| 1356 | Curtin Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 23.5% | -29.6pp |
| 1357 | Eisenhower Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 23.3% | -29.8pp |
| 1358 | Stellar Collegiate Charter School Milwaukee · Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc | Elementary | 23.3% | -29.8pp |
| 1359 | Victory Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 23.3% | -29.8pp |
| 1360 | Abbotsford Middle/Senior High Abbotsford · Abbotsford School District | High | 22.9% | -30.2pp |
| 1361 | Wausaukee Elementary Wausaukee · Wausaukee School District | Elementary | 22.9% | -30.2pp |
| 1362 | Bayfield Middle Bayfield · Bayfield School District | Middle | 22.5% | -30.6pp |
| 1363 | Parkview Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 22.3% | -30.8pp |
| 1364 | Garland Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 22.2% | -30.9pp |
| 1365 | Hampton Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 21.8% | -31.3pp |
| 1366 | Hamilton Elementary School La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 21.7% | -31.4pp |
| 1367 | Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA) McFarland · McFarland School District | Elementary | 21.5% | -31.6pp |
| 1368 | Danz Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 21.1% | -32.0pp |
| 1369 | Lac du Flambeau Elementary Lac du Flambeau · Lac du Flambeau #1 School District | Elementary | 21.1% | -32.0pp |
| 1370 | La Casa de Esperanza Charter School Waukesha · La Casa De Esperanza Inc | Elementary | 21.0% | -32.1pp |
| 1371 | Rocketship Transformation Prep Milwaukee · Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc | Elementary | 21.0% | -32.1pp |
| 1372 | Siren Elementary Siren · Siren School District | Elementary | 21.0% | -32.1pp |
| 1373 | U S Grant School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 21.0% | -32.1pp |
| 1374 | Wadewitz Elementary Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 20.9% | -32.2pp |
| 1375 | Washington Middle Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Middle | 20.9% | -32.2pp |
| 1376 | La Causa Charter School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 20.8% | -32.3pp |
| 1377 | Doty Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 20.5% | -32.6pp |
| 1378 | Central City Cyberschool Milwaukee · Central City Cyberschool of Milwaukee Inc | Combined | 20.4% | -32.7pp |
| 1379 | Westside Academy Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 20.4% | -32.7pp |
| 1380 | Fratney Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 20.1% | -33.0pp |
| 1381 | Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 20.1% | -33.0pp |
| 1382 | Grant Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 19.8% | -33.3pp |
| 1383 | Riley Dual Language Montessori School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 19.8% | -33.3pp |
| 1384 | Rogers Street Academy Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 19.8% | -33.3pp |
| 1385 | Lindbergh Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 19.7% | -33.4pp |
| 1386 | Morgandale Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 19.7% | -33.4pp |
| 1387 | Bruce Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 19.5% | -33.6pp |
| 1388 | Goodrich Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 18.8% | -34.3pp |
| 1389 | Kilbourn Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 18.8% | -34.3pp |
| 1390 | Morse Mid Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Middle | 18.7% | -34.4pp |
| 1391 | Bethune Academy Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 18.6% | -34.5pp |
| 1392 | Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | High | 17.9% | -35.2pp |
| 1393 | eAchieve Academy - Wisconsin Waukesha · Waukesha School District | High | 17.9% | -35.2pp |
| 1394 | Longfellow Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 17.6% | -35.5pp |
| 1395 | Abbotsford Elementary Abbotsford · Abbotsford School District | Elementary | 17.4% | -35.7pp |
| 1396 | 21st Century Preparatory School Racine · Racine Charter One Inc | Elementary | 17.3% | -35.8pp |
| 1397 | Sullivan Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 17.1% | -36.0pp |
| 1398 | Fratt Elementary Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 16.7% | -36.4pp |
| 1399 | Darrell Lynn Hines Academy Milwaukee · Darrell L Hines Academy Inc | Elementary | 16.3% | -36.8pp |
| 1400 | Roosevelt Middle Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Middle | 15.9% | -37.2pp |
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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.