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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Rome Corners Intermediate Oregon · Oregon School District | Middle | 63.2% | +10.1pp |
| 402 | Spring Road Elementary Neenah · Neenah Joint School District | Elementary | 63.2% | +10.1pp |
| 403 | Athens Middle Athens · Athens School District | Middle | 63.1% | +10.0pp |
| 404 | Northview Elementary Howards Grove · Howards Grove School District | Elementary | 63.1% | +10.0pp |
| 405 | Three Lakes Junior High Three Lakes · Three Lakes School District | Middle | 63.1% | +10.0pp |
| 406 | Washington Middle Oconto Falls · Oconto Falls Public School District | Middle | 63.1% | +10.0pp |
| 407 | Prairie View Elementary East Troy · East Troy Community School District | Elementary | 63.0% | +9.9pp |
| 408 | Randolph Elementary Randolph · Randolph School District | Elementary | 63.0% | +9.9pp |
| 409 | River View School Kaukauna · Kaukauna Area School District | Middle | 63.0% | +9.9pp |
| 410 | Shell Lake Junior/Senior High Shell Lake · Shell Lake School District | High | 63.0% | +9.9pp |
| 411 | Turtle Lake Middle Turtle Lake · Turtle Lake School District | Middle | 63.0% | +9.9pp |
| 412 | Westside Elementary River Falls · River Falls School District | Elementary | 63.0% | +9.9pp |
| 413 | Willow Glen Primary School Saint Francis · Saint Francis School District | Elementary | 63.0% | +9.9pp |
| 414 | Clear Lake Junior High Clear Lake · Clear Lake School District | Middle | 62.9% | +9.8pp |
| 415 | Freedom Middle Freedom · Freedom Area School District | Middle | 62.9% | +9.8pp |
| 416 | Northwestern Elementary Poplar · Maple School District | Elementary | 62.9% | +9.8pp |
| 417 | Badger Middle West Bend · West Bend School District | Middle | 62.8% | +9.7pp |
| 418 | Lomira Middle Lomira · Lomira School District | Middle | 62.8% | +9.7pp |
| 419 | Stratford Middle Stratford · Stratford School District | Middle | 62.8% | +9.7pp |
| 420 | Token Springs Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 62.8% | +9.7pp |
| 421 | West Side Elementary Elkhorn · Elkhorn Area School District | Elementary | 62.8% | +9.7pp |
| 422 | Jeffery Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 62.7% | +9.6pp |
| 423 | Sullivan Elementary Sullivan · Jefferson School District | Elementary | 62.7% | +9.6pp |
| 424 | Randall Consolidated School Burlington · Randall J1 School District | Elementary | 62.6% | +9.5pp |
| 425 | River Crest Elementary Hudson · Hudson School District | Elementary | 62.6% | +9.5pp |
| 426 | Thomas Jefferson Middle Port Washington · Port Washington-Saukville School District | Middle | 62.6% | +9.5pp |
| 427 | Coon Valley Elementary Coon Valley · Westby Area School District | Elementary | 62.5% | +9.4pp |
| 428 | Cooper Elementary Superior · Superior School District | Elementary | 62.5% | +9.4pp |
| 429 | Alma Elementary Alma · Alma School District | Elementary | 62.4% | +9.3pp |
| 430 | Bay View Middle Green Bay · Howard-Suamico School District | Middle | 62.4% | +9.3pp |
| 431 | Belleville Middle Belleville · Belleville School District | Middle | 62.4% | +9.3pp |
| 432 | Iron River Elementary Iron River · Maple School District | Elementary | 62.2% | +9.1pp |
| 433 | Kewaskum Elementary Kewaskum · Kewaskum School District | Elementary | 62.2% | +9.1pp |
| 434 | School of Technology and Arts II La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Middle | 62.2% | +9.1pp |
| 435 | River Falls Public Montessori Academy River Falls · River Falls School District | Elementary | 62.1% | +9.0pp |
| 436 | Lake Mills Middle Lake Mills · Lake Mills Area School District | Middle | 61.9% | +8.8pp |
| 437 | Colfax Elementary Colfax · Colfax School District | Elementary | 61.7% | +8.6pp |
| 438 | Fox Prairie Elementary Stoughton · Stoughton Area School District | Elementary | 61.7% | +8.6pp |
| 439 | Saint Croix Central Middle Hammond · Saint Croix Central School District | Middle | 61.7% | +8.6pp |
| 440 | Hillcrest Elementary Oneida · Pulaski Community School District | Elementary | 61.6% | +8.5pp |
| 441 | Quinney Elementary Kaukauna · Kaukauna Area School District | Elementary | 61.6% | +8.5pp |
| 442 | Ripon Middle Ripon · Ripon Area School District | Middle | 61.6% | +8.5pp |
| 443 | Tipler Middle Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Middle | 61.6% | +8.5pp |
| 444 | Drummond Elementary Drummond · Drummond Area School District | Elementary | 61.5% | +8.4pp |
| 445 | Fall Creek Middle Fall Creek · Fall Creek School District | Middle | 61.5% | +8.4pp |
| 446 | New Richmond Starr Elementary New Richmond · New Richmond School District | Elementary | 61.5% | +8.4pp |
| 447 | Cameron Middle Cameron · Cameron School District | Middle | 61.4% | +8.3pp |
| 448 | Dodgeville Elementary Dodgeville · Dodgeville School District | Elementary | 61.4% | +8.3pp |
| 449 | Golda Meir School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Combined | 61.3% | +8.2pp |
| 450 | Greenville Elementary Greenville · Hortonville Area School District | Elementary | 61.3% | +8.2pp |
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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.