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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Rossman Elementary Hartford · Hartford J1 School District | Elementary | 67.9% | +14.8pp |
| 252 | Janssen Elementary Combined Locks · Kimberly Area School District | Elementary | 67.8% | +14.7pp |
| 253 | Lannoye Elementary Green Bay · Pulaski Community School District | Elementary | 67.8% | +14.7pp |
| 254 | Luther Elementary Fort Atkinson · Fort Atkinson School District | Elementary | 67.8% | +14.7pp |
| 255 | Tullar Elementary Neenah · Neenah Joint School District | Elementary | 67.8% | +14.7pp |
| 256 | Edgerton Middle Edgerton · Edgerton School District | Middle | 67.7% | +14.6pp |
| 257 | Fox River Middle Waterford · Waterford Graded J1 School District | Middle | 67.7% | +14.6pp |
| 258 | Savanna Oaks Middle Fitchburg · Verona Area School District | Middle | 67.7% | +14.6pp |
| 259 | Winskill Elementary Lancaster · Lancaster Community School District | Elementary | 67.7% | +14.6pp |
| 260 | Willow River Elementary Hudson · Hudson School District | Elementary | 67.6% | +14.5pp |
| 261 | Windsor Elementary Windsor · De Forest Area School District | Elementary | 67.6% | +14.5pp |
| 262 | MacArthur Elementary Germantown · Germantown School District | Elementary | 67.5% | +14.4pp |
| 263 | New Glarus Elementary New Glarus · New Glarus School District | Elementary | 67.5% | +14.4pp |
| 264 | Somerset Middle Somerset · Somerset School District | Middle | 67.4% | +14.3pp |
| 265 | Holmen Middle Holmen · Holmen School District | Middle | 67.3% | +14.2pp |
| 266 | Rockfield Elementary Germantown · Germantown School District | Elementary | 67.3% | +14.2pp |
| 267 | Elk Mound Middle Elk Mound · Elk Mound Area School District | Middle | 67.2% | +14.1pp |
| 268 | Greenville Middle Greenville · Hortonville Area School District | Middle | 67.2% | +14.1pp |
| 269 | Tiffany Creek Elementary Boyceville · Boyceville Community School District | Elementary | 67.2% | +14.1pp |
| 270 | Westview Elementary Platteville · Platteville School District | Elementary | 67.2% | +14.1pp |
| 271 | Zielanis Elementary Kiel · Kiel Area School District | Elementary | 67.2% | +14.1pp |
| 272 | New Richmond Paperjack Elementary New Richmond · New Richmond School District | Elementary | 67.1% | +14.0pp |
| 273 | Silverbrook Intermediate West Bend · West Bend School District | Middle | 67.1% | +14.0pp |
| 274 | Wisconsin Heights Elementary Mazomanie · Wisconsin Heights School District | Elementary | 67.1% | +14.0pp |
| 275 | Addison Elementary Hartford · Slinger School District | Elementary | 67.0% | +13.9pp |
| 276 | Jackson Elementary Elkhorn · Elkhorn Area School District | Elementary | 67.0% | +13.9pp |
| 277 | Brighton Elementary Kansasville · Brighton #1 School District | Elementary | 66.9% | +13.8pp |
| 278 | West Salem Middle West Salem · West Salem School District | Middle | 66.9% | +13.8pp |
| 279 | Greenwood Elementary River Falls · River Falls School District | Elementary | 66.8% | +13.7pp |
| 280 | Bannach Elementary Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 281 | Cedar Grove-Belgium Elementary Cedar Grove · Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 282 | Flex Academy Little Chute · Little Chute Area School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 283 | Gibraltar Middle Fish Creek · Gibraltar Area School District | Middle | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 284 | Nasonville Elementary Marshfield · Marshfield Unified School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 285 | Reek Elementary Lake Geneva · Linn J6 School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 286 | West Salem Elementary West Salem · West Salem School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 287 | Campbellsport Middle Campbellsport · Campbellsport School District | Middle | 66.5% | +13.4pp |
| 288 | Eastside Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 66.4% | +13.3pp |
| 289 | Etude Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 66.3% | +13.2pp |
| 290 | Milton Middle Milton · Milton School District | Middle | 66.2% | +13.1pp |
| 291 | Mishicot Middle Mishicot · Mishicot School District | Middle | 66.2% | +13.1pp |
| 292 | Meadowview Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 66.1% | +13.0pp |
| 293 | Wauzeka Elementary Wauzeka · Wauzeka-Steuben School District | Elementary | 66.1% | +13.0pp |
| 294 | Webster Elementary Watertown · Watertown Unified School District | Elementary | 66.1% | +13.0pp |
| 295 | Belleville Elementary Belleville · Belleville School District | Elementary | 66.0% | +12.9pp |
| 296 | Palmyra-Eagle Middle Palmyra · Palmyra-Eagle Area School District | Middle | 66.0% | +12.9pp |
| 297 | Riverside Elementary Ringle · D C Everest Area School District | Elementary | 66.0% | +12.9pp |
| 298 | Seneca Junior High Seneca · Seneca Area School District | Middle | 66.0% | +12.9pp |
| 299 | Sunrise Elementary Appleton · Kimberly Area School District | Elementary | 66.0% | +12.9pp |
| 300 | Harrison Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 65.9% | +12.8pp |
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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.