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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%.
Subject:English Language ArtsMathematicsScienceSocial Studies
Order:Highest firstLowest first
Level:AllElementaryMiddleHighCombined
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
101Cedar Grove-Belgium Middle
Cedar Grove · Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District
Middle75.4%+22.3pp
102Grantsburg Elementary
Grantsburg · Grantsburg School District
Elementary75.4%+22.3pp
103Woods Elementary
Lake Geneva · Geneva J4 School District
Elementary75.3%+22.2pp
104Magee Elementary
Genesee Depot · Kettle Moraine School District
Elementary75.2%+22.1pp
105Bay Lane Elementary
Muskego · Muskego-Norway School District
Elementary75.1%+22.0pp
106Lake Shore Middle
Mequon · Mequon-Thiensville School District
Middle75.1%+22.0pp
107Meadow View Elementary
Oconomowoc · Oconomowoc Area School District
Elementary75.1%+22.0pp
108Brandon Elementary
Brandon · Rosendale-Brandon School District
Elementary75.0%+21.9pp
109Downtown Montessori
Milwaukee · Downtown Montessori Academy Inc
Elementary75.0%+21.9pp
110Wilson Elementary
Mequon · Mequon-Thiensville School District
Elementary75.0%+21.9pp
111Glacier Creek Middle
Cross Plains · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Middle74.9%+21.8pp
112Muskego Lakes Middle
Muskego · Muskego-Norway School District
Middle74.9%+21.8pp
113Woodside Elementary
Sussex · Hamilton School District
Elementary74.8%+21.7pp
114Cooper Montessori
Burlington · Burlington Area School District
Elementary74.7%+21.6pp
115John Long Middle
Grafton · Grafton School District
Middle74.7%+21.6pp
116Dickinson Elementary
De Pere · De Pere School District
Elementary74.6%+21.5pp
117Foxview Intermediate
De Pere · De Pere School District
Middle74.6%+21.5pp
118Washington Elementary
Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam Unified School District
Elementary74.6%+21.5pp
119Friess Lake Elementary
Hubertus · Holy Hill Area School District
Elementary74.5%+21.4pp
120Lakeview Elementary
Wind Lake · Muskego-Norway School District
Elementary74.5%+21.4pp
121Prairie Lane Elementary
Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha School District
Elementary74.5%+21.4pp
122Rib Lake Elementary
Rib Lake · Rib Lake School District
Elementary74.5%+21.4pp
123School of Technology and Arts I
La Crosse · La Crosse School District
Elementary74.5%+21.4pp
124Maple Dale School
Fox Point · Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District
Middle74.4%+21.3pp
125South Mountain Elementary
Wausau · Wausau School District
Elementary74.3%+21.2pp
126Walker Middle
Sturgeon Bay · Sturgeon Bay School District
Middle74.3%+21.2pp
127Dixon Elementary
Brookfield · Elmbrook School District
Elementary74.2%+21.1pp
128North Greenville Elementary
Greenville · Hortonville Area School District
Elementary74.2%+21.1pp
129West Middleton Elementary
Verona · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Elementary74.2%+21.1pp
130Edgerton Elementary
Hales Corners · Whitnall School District
Elementary74.1%+21.0pp
131Sevastopol Middle
Sturgeon Bay · Sevastopol School District
Middle73.9%+20.8pp
132Silver Lake Intermediate
Oconomowoc · Oconomowoc Area School District
Middle73.9%+20.8pp
133Canterbury Elementary
Greendale · Greendale School District
Elementary73.8%+20.7pp
134New Century School
Verona · Verona Area School District
Elementary73.8%+20.7pp
135Roosevelt Elementary
Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District
Elementary73.8%+20.7pp
136Van Hise Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary73.7%+20.6pp
137Wisconsin Hills Middle
Brookfield · Elmbrook School District
Middle73.7%+20.6pp
138Longfellow Middle
Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District
Middle73.5%+20.4pp
139Weyauwega Middle
Weyauwega · Weyauwega-Fremont School District
Middle73.5%+20.4pp
140Greenland Elementary
Oconomowoc · Oconomowoc Area School District
Elementary73.3%+20.2pp
141Little Chute Middle
Little Chute · Little Chute Area School District
Middle73.3%+20.2pp
142Northside Elementary
Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Elementary73.3%+20.2pp
143Hemlock Creek Elementary
De Pere · West De Pere School District
Elementary73.2%+20.1pp
144Prairie View Elementary
Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam Unified School District
Elementary73.2%+20.1pp
145Traeger Middle
Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District
Middle73.2%+20.1pp
146County Line Elementary
Germantown · Germantown School District
Elementary73.1%+20.0pp
147Poplar Creek Elementary
New Berlin · New Berlin School District
Elementary73.1%+20.0pp
148Cornell Elementary
Cornell · Cornell School District
Elementary72.9%+19.8pp
149Lake Bluff Elementary
Shorewood · Shorewood School District
Elementary72.8%+19.7pp
150Asa Clark Middle
Pewaukee · Pewaukee School District
Middle72.7%+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.