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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401 | Hayes Bilingual School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 15.7% | -37.4pp |
| 1402 | Jerstad-Agerholm School Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 15.7% | -37.4pp |
| 1403 | Todd Elementary Beloit · Beloit School District | Elementary | 15.7% | -37.4pp |
| 1404 | Washington Middle Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Middle | 15.6% | -37.5pp |
| 1405 | Vieau Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 15.4% | -37.7pp |
| 1406 | Forest Home Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 15.2% | -37.9pp |
| 1407 | Johnson Elementary Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 15.2% | -37.9pp |
| 1408 | Bryant Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 15.1% | -38.0pp |
| 1409 | Howe Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 15.0% | -38.1pp |
| 1410 | Robinson Elementary Beloit · Beloit School District | Elementary | 14.8% | -38.3pp |
| 1411 | Woodlands School - State Street Campus Milwaukee · Woodlands School Inc | Elementary | 14.7% | -38.4pp |
| 1412 | Engleburg Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 14.6% | -38.5pp |
| 1413 | Barton Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 14.3% | -38.8pp |
| 1414 | Holmes Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 14.3% | -38.8pp |
| 1415 | Kluge Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 14.3% | -38.8pp |
| 1416 | Riverwest Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 14.3% | -38.8pp |
| 1417 | Burbank Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 14.1% | -39.0pp |
| 1418 | Brass Community School Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 13.9% | -39.2pp |
| 1419 | Grantosa Drive Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 13.9% | -39.2pp |
| 1420 | Doerfler Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 13.5% | -39.6pp |
| 1421 | Milwaukee Academy of Science Milwaukee · Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc | Combined | 13.5% | -39.6pp |
| 1422 | Southside Elementary School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 13.4% | -39.7pp |
| 1423 | Lincoln Avenue Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 13.3% | -39.8pp |
| 1424 | Thoreau Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 13.1% | -40.0pp |
| 1425 | Congress Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 13.0% | -40.1pp |
| 1426 | Hackett Elementary Beloit · Beloit School District | Elementary | 13.0% | -40.1pp |
| 1427 | Hawley Environmental School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 13.0% | -40.1pp |
| 1428 | Pratt Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 12.9% | -40.2pp |
| 1429 | Julian Thomas Elementary Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 12.7% | -40.4pp |
| 1430 | Menominee Indian Middle Neopit · Menominee Indian School District | Middle | 12.7% | -40.4pp |
| 1431 | Audubon Technology and Communication Middle Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Middle | 12.6% | -40.5pp |
| 1432 | Carver Academy Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 12.5% | -40.6pp |
| 1433 | Manitoba Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 12.5% | -40.6pp |
| 1434 | Maple Tree Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 12.5% | -40.6pp |
| 1435 | Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 12.4% | -40.7pp |
| 1436 | Lighthouse Learning Academy Two Rivers · Two Rivers Public School District | Combined | 12.1% | -41.0pp |
| 1437 | Browning Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 11.6% | -41.5pp |
| 1438 | Story Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 11.4% | -41.7pp |
| 1439 | Cass Street Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 11.1% | -42.0pp |
| 1440 | King Jr Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 11.0% | -42.1pp |
| 1441 | Sherman Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 10.9% | -42.2pp |
| 1442 | Neeskara Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 10.5% | -42.6pp |
| 1443 | Thurston Woods Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 10.5% | -42.6pp |
| 1444 | Hartford Avenue Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 10.4% | -42.7pp |
| 1445 | Allen-Field Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 10.1% | -43.0pp |
| 1446 | Carson Academy Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 10.1% | -43.0pp |
| 1447 | Milwaukee Math and Science Academy Milwaukee · Milwaukee Math and Science Academy Inc | Elementary | 9.9% | -43.2pp |
| 1448 | Bayfield Elementary Bayfield · Bayfield School District | Elementary | 9.6% | -43.5pp |
| 1449 | Siefert Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 9.5% | -43.6pp |
| 1450 | Hawthorne Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 9.4% | -43.7pp |
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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.