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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Monroe Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 72.7% | +19.6pp |
| 152 | Sugar Maple Nature School Saukville · Northern Ozaukee School District | Elementary | 72.7% | +19.6pp |
| 153 | Fox River Academy Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 72.6% | +19.5pp |
| 154 | Hamilton Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 72.6% | +19.5pp |
| 155 | Hillcrest Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 72.6% | +19.5pp |
| 156 | McLane Elementary West Bend · West Bend School District | Elementary | 72.6% | +19.5pp |
| 157 | Mapleview Intermediate Kimberly · Kimberly Area School District | Middle | 72.5% | +19.4pp |
| 158 | Carollton Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 72.4% | +19.3pp |
| 159 | Forest Edge Elementary School Fitchburg · Oregon School District | Elementary | 72.4% | +19.3pp |
| 160 | Forest Park Middle Franklin · Franklin Public School District | Middle | 72.4% | +19.3pp |
| 161 | Gerritts Middle Kimberly · Kimberly Area School District | Middle | 72.4% | +19.3pp |
| 162 | Rosendale Primary Rosendale · Rosendale-Brandon School District | Elementary | 72.3% | +19.2pp |
| 163 | Waunakee Middle Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District | Middle | 72.3% | +19.2pp |
| 164 | Atwater Elementary Shorewood · Shorewood School District | Elementary | 72.2% | +19.1pp |
| 165 | Chain Exploration Center Waupaca · Waupaca School District | Elementary | 72.2% | +19.1pp |
| 166 | Farmington Elementary Kewaskum · Kewaskum School District | Elementary | 72.2% | +19.1pp |
| 167 | Northwoods Community Elementary Harshaw · Rhinelander School District | Elementary | 72.2% | +19.1pp |
| 168 | Horizon School Pewaukee · Pewaukee School District | Elementary | 72.0% | +18.9pp |
| 169 | Oakfield Middle Oakfield · Oakfield School District | Middle | 72.0% | +18.9pp |
| 170 | Donges Bay Elementary Mequon · Mequon-Thiensville School District | Elementary | 71.9% | +18.8pp |
| 171 | Kromrey Middle Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Middle | 71.9% | +18.8pp |
| 172 | Park View Middle Mukwonago · Mukwonago School District | Middle | 71.9% | +18.8pp |
| 173 | Washington Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 71.9% | +18.8pp |
| 174 | Core Knowledge Charter School Verona · Verona Area School District | Elementary | 71.8% | +18.7pp |
| 175 | Park Elementary Cross Plains · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Elementary | 71.8% | +18.7pp |
| 176 | Drought Elementary Franksville · Norway J7 School District | Elementary | 71.7% | +18.6pp |
| 177 | Highland View Elementary Greendale · Greendale School District | Elementary | 71.7% | +18.6pp |
| 178 | Prairie View Elementary Oregon · Oregon School District | Elementary | 71.7% | +18.6pp |
| 179 | Wrightstown Middle Wrightstown · Wrightstown Community School District | Middle | 71.5% | +18.4pp |
| 180 | Kettle Moraine Explore Wales · Kettle Moraine School District | Elementary | 71.4% | +18.3pp |
| 181 | Park Community Charter School Kaukauna · Kaukauna Area School District | Elementary | 71.4% | +18.3pp |
| 182 | Waukesha STEM Academy Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 71.1% | +18.0pp |
| 183 | Classical School Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 70.9% | +17.8pp |
| 184 | Luxemburg-Casco Intermediate Luxemburg · Luxemburg-Casco School District | Elementary | 70.9% | +17.8pp |
| 185 | Central - Denison Elementary Lake Geneva · Lake Geneva J1 School District | Elementary | 70.8% | +17.7pp |
| 186 | Greendale Middle Greendale · Greendale School District | Middle | 70.7% | +17.6pp |
| 187 | Prairie View Elementary North Prairie · Mukwonago School District | Elementary | 70.7% | +17.6pp |
| 188 | North Hudson Elementary Hudson · Hudson School District | Elementary | 70.6% | +17.5pp |
| 189 | Rose Glen Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 70.6% | +17.5pp |
| 190 | Steffen Middle Mequon · Mequon-Thiensville School District | Middle | 70.6% | +17.5pp |
| 191 | Fox West Academy Hortonville · Hortonville Area School District | Middle | 70.3% | +17.2pp |
| 192 | Southwood Glen Elementary Franklin · Franklin Public School District | Elementary | 70.3% | +17.2pp |
| 193 | South Elementary Hartland · Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District | Elementary | 70.2% | +17.1pp |
| 194 | Benton Middle Benton · Benton School District | Middle | 70.0% | +16.9pp |
| 195 | Forest Glen Elementary Green Bay · Howard-Suamico School District | Elementary | 70.0% | +16.9pp |
| 196 | Kiel Middle Kiel · Kiel Area School District | Middle | 69.9% | +16.8pp |
| 197 | Southern Door Middle Brussels · Southern Door County School District | Middle | 69.9% | +16.8pp |
| 198 | Barneveld Elementary Barneveld · Barneveld School District | Elementary | 69.8% | +16.7pp |
| 199 | Oakwood Elementary Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 69.8% | +16.7pp |
| 200 | Pleasant View Elementary Franklin · Franklin Public School District | Elementary | 69.8% | +16.7pp |
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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.