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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Olson Elementary Verona · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 64.5% | +11.4pp |
| 352 | Edgar Middle Edgar · Edgar School District | Middle | 64.4% | +11.3pp |
| 353 | Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 64.3% | +11.2pp |
| 354 | Horicon Middle School Horicon · Horicon School District | Middle | 64.3% | +11.2pp |
| 355 | Ozaukee Elementary Fredonia · Northern Ozaukee School District | Elementary | 64.3% | +11.2pp |
| 356 | Riverview Elementary Silver Lake · Silver Lake J1 School District | Elementary | 64.3% | +11.2pp |
| 357 | Van Buren Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 64.3% | +11.2pp |
| 358 | Yorkville Elementary Union Grove · Yorkville J2 School District | Elementary | 64.3% | +11.2pp |
| 359 | Ellsworth Middle Ellsworth · Ellsworth Community School District | Middle | 64.2% | +11.1pp |
| 360 | Grantsburg Middle Grantsburg · Grantsburg School District | Middle | 64.2% | +11.1pp |
| 361 | McKinley Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 64.2% | +11.1pp |
| 362 | Mineral Point Middle Mineral Point · Mineral Point Unified School District | Middle | 64.2% | +11.1pp |
| 363 | Prairie View Elementary Holmen · Holmen School District | Elementary | 64.2% | +11.1pp |
| 364 | Reedsville Elementary Reedsville · Reedsville School District | Elementary | 64.2% | +11.1pp |
| 365 | Sunset Ridge Elementary Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Elementary | 64.2% | +11.1pp |
| 366 | Colfax High Colfax · Colfax School District | High | 64.1% | +11.0pp |
| 367 | E W Luther Elementary South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 64.1% | +11.0pp |
| 368 | Rio Middle/High Rio · Rio Community School District | High | 64.1% | +11.0pp |
| 369 | River Ridge Middle Patch Grove · River Ridge School District | Middle | 64.1% | +11.0pp |
| 370 | Three Lakes Elementary Three Lakes · Three Lakes School District | Elementary | 64.1% | +11.0pp |
| 371 | Trevor-Wilmot Grade Trevor · Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District | Elementary | 64.1% | +11.0pp |
| 372 | Princeton School Princeton · Princeton School District | Combined | 64.0% | +10.9pp |
| 373 | Rib Lake Middle Rib Lake · Rib Lake School District | Middle | 64.0% | +10.9pp |
| 374 | Spring Valley Elementary Spring Valley · Spring Valley School District | Elementary | 64.0% | +10.9pp |
| 375 | Viking Elementary Holmen · Holmen School District | Elementary | 63.9% | +10.8pp |
| 376 | Belmont High Belmont · Belmont Community School District | High | 63.8% | +10.7pp |
| 377 | Osceola Middle Osceola · Osceola School District | Middle | 63.7% | +10.6pp |
| 378 | Brillion Elementary Brillion · Brillion School District | Elementary | 63.6% | +10.5pp |
| 379 | Mineral Point Elementary Mineral Point · Mineral Point Unified School District | Elementary | 63.6% | +10.5pp |
| 380 | Wild Rose Elementary Wild Rose · Wild Rose School District | Elementary | 63.6% | +10.5pp |
| 381 | Bryant Elementary Superior · Superior School District | Elementary | 63.5% | +10.4pp |
| 382 | Coolidge Elementary Neenah · Neenah Joint School District | Elementary | 63.5% | +10.4pp |
| 383 | Hilbert Elementary Hilbert · Hilbert School District | Elementary | 63.5% | +10.4pp |
| 384 | John Hustis Elementary Hustisford · Hustisford School District | Elementary | 63.5% | +10.4pp |
| 385 | Karcher Middle School Burlington · Burlington Area School District | Middle | 63.5% | +10.4pp |
| 386 | Whittier Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 63.5% | +10.4pp |
| 387 | Bluff View Elementary Prairie du Chien · Prairie du Chien Area School District | Elementary | 63.4% | +10.3pp |
| 388 | Clayton Elementary Neenah · Neenah Joint School District | Elementary | 63.4% | +10.3pp |
| 389 | Meyer Middle River Falls · River Falls School District | Middle | 63.4% | +10.3pp |
| 390 | Paris Elementary Kenosha · Paris J1 School District | Elementary | 63.4% | +10.3pp |
| 391 | Pembine Elementary Pembine · Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District | Elementary | 63.4% | +10.3pp |
| 392 | Coleman Middle Coleman · Coleman School District | Middle | 63.3% | +10.2pp |
| 393 | Horizon Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 63.3% | +10.2pp |
| 394 | Pepin Elementary Pepin · Pepin Area School District | Elementary | 63.3% | +10.2pp |
| 395 | Shell Lake Elementary (3-6) Shell Lake · Shell Lake School District | Elementary | 63.3% | +10.2pp |
| 396 | West De Pere Intermediate School De Pere · West De Pere School District | Middle | 63.3% | +10.2pp |
| 397 | Butternut Elementary Butternut · Butternut School District | Elementary | 63.2% | +10.1pp |
| 398 | Fort Atkinson Middle Fort Atkinson · Fort Atkinson School District | Middle | 63.2% | +10.1pp |
| 399 | Highland Community School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 63.2% | +10.1pp |
| 400 | Pertzsch Elementary Onalaska · Onalaska School District | Elementary | 63.2% | +10.1pp |
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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.