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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
201Wisconsin Heights Middle
Mazomanie · Wisconsin Heights School District
Middle69.7%+16.6pp
202Bristol Elementary
Bristol · Bristol #1 School District
Elementary69.6%+16.5pp
203Clarendon Avenue Elementary
Mukwonago · Mukwonago School District
Elementary69.6%+16.5pp
204Kennedy Elementary
Janesville · Janesville School District
Elementary69.6%+16.5pp
205Netherwood Knoll Elementary
Oregon · Oregon School District
Elementary69.6%+16.5pp
206Suamico Elementary
Green Bay · Howard-Suamico School District
Elementary69.6%+16.5pp
207Eagleville Charter School
Eagle · Mukwonago School District
Elementary69.5%+16.4pp
208Elmwood Elementary
New Berlin · New Berlin School District
Elementary69.5%+16.4pp
209Maryland Montessori
Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District
Elementary69.5%+16.4pp
210Trempealeau Elementary
Trempealeau · Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District
Elementary69.5%+16.4pp
211College Park Elementary
Greendale · Greendale School District
Elementary69.4%+16.3pp
212Mount Horeb Middle
Mount Horeb · Mount Horeb Area School District
Middle69.4%+16.3pp
213Wrightstown Elementary
Wrightstown · Wrightstown Community School District
Elementary69.4%+16.3pp
214Fernwood Montessori
Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District
Elementary69.2%+16.1pp
215Stillson Elementary
Chippewa Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District
Elementary69.2%+16.1pp
216Malone Elementary
Prescott · Prescott School District
Elementary69.1%+16.0pp
217Westwood Elementary
De Pere · West De Pere School District
Elementary69.1%+16.0pp
218Ozaukee Middle
Fredonia · Northern Ozaukee School District
Middle69.0%+15.9pp
219Rockwell Elementary
Fort Atkinson · Fort Atkinson School District
Elementary69.0%+15.9pp
220Amy Belle Elementary
Colgate · Germantown School District
Elementary68.9%+15.8pp
221Fennimore Elementary
Fennimore · Fennimore Community School District
Elementary68.9%+15.8pp
222Hudson Middle
Hudson · Hudson School District
Middle68.7%+15.6pp
223Jackson Elementary
Jackson · West Bend School District
Elementary68.7%+15.6pp
224Kewaskum Middle
Kewaskum · Kewaskum School District
Middle68.7%+15.6pp
225New Richmond Middle
New Richmond · New Richmond School District
Middle68.7%+15.6pp
226Potosi Elementary
Potosi · Potosi School District
Elementary68.7%+15.6pp
227Prairie Elementary
Waukesha · Waukesha School District
Elementary68.7%+15.6pp
228Green Lake High
Green Lake · Green Lake School District
High68.6%+15.5pp
229Poynette Elementary
Poynette · Poynette School District
Elementary68.6%+15.5pp
230Saint Croix Falls Middle
Saint Croix Falls · Saint Croix Falls School District
Middle68.6%+15.5pp
231Williams Bay Elementary
Williams Bay · Williams Bay School District
Elementary68.6%+15.5pp
232Eden Elementary
Eden · Campbellsport School District
Elementary68.5%+15.4pp
233Hales Corners Elementary
Hales Corners · Whitnall School District
Elementary68.5%+15.4pp
234Country Dale Elementary
Franklin · Franklin Public School District
Elementary68.4%+15.3pp
235Fond du Lac STEM Academy
Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District
High68.3%+15.2pp
236Hudson Prairie Elementary
Hudson · Hudson School District
Elementary68.3%+15.2pp
237Horicon Elementary School
Horicon · Horicon School District
Elementary68.2%+15.1pp
238Manz Elementary
Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District
Elementary68.2%+15.1pp
239Randall Elementary School
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary68.2%+15.1pp
240Argyle Elementary
Argyle · Argyle School District
Elementary68.1%+15.0pp
241North Cape Elementary
Franksville · North Cape School District
Elementary68.1%+15.0pp
242Spring Valley Middle
Spring Valley · Spring Valley School District
Middle68.1%+15.0pp
243Fontana Elementary
Fontana · Fontana J8 School District
Elementary68.0%+14.9pp
244Meadowbrook Elementary
Green Bay · Howard-Suamico School District
Elementary68.0%+14.9pp
245Roosevelt Elementary
Janesville · Janesville School District
Elementary68.0%+14.9pp
246Saukville Elementary
Saukville · Port Washington-Saukville School District
Elementary68.0%+14.9pp
247Ettrick Elementary
Ettrick · Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District
Elementary67.9%+14.8pp
248Marquette Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary67.9%+14.8pp
249Milwaukee German Immersion
Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District
Elementary67.9%+14.8pp
250New Berlin West Middle/High
New Berlin · New Berlin School District
High67.9%+14.8pp
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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.