About — Wisconsin Early Literacy Screener Results

Data Source

This map visualizes early literacy screening data published by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction under Act 20 annual reporting requirements.

dpi.wi.gov/wi-reads/act-20-annual-reporting Wisconsin Act 20

2024–2025 school year data

About the Screener

Wisconsin Act 20 requires schools to screen students in 4K through 3rd grade for reading readiness. "Students scoring below the 25th percentile are given a Personal Reading Plan Program (PRP)".

District Rankings — Screening <25th Percentile

Percentage of students scoring below the 25th percentile. Tap column headers to sort.

#	District	4K–3rd	5K–3rd
1	Arcadia	53.7	73.5
2	Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc	61.8	73.2
3	Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc	59.8	70.8
4	Beloit	54.5	62.7
5	Milwaukee	51.3	60.1
6	Black River Falls	49.8	58.9
7	West Allis-West Milwaukee	48.8	57.3
8	Racine Unified	49.6	57.1
9	Ripon Area	46.2	55.1
10	Manitowoc	48.2	54.6
11	Whitewater Unified	51.0	54.5
12	Baraboo	45.9	54.5
13	Shawano	45.7	54.0
14	Tomah Area	48.1	53.6
15	Mauston	47.2	52.9
16	Tomorrow River	39.9	52.9
17	North Fond du Lac	49.5	52.5
18	Menomonie Area	45.3	52.5
19	South Milwaukee	44.4	52.3
20	Portage Community	44.6	52.3
21	Ashland	44.5	52.2
22	Waupun	44.4	51.6
23	Fond du Lac	42.9	51.2
24	Evansville Community	44.6	51.1
25	Wisconsin Rapids	44.2	50.9
26	Sparta Area	43.8	50.2
27	Madison Metropolitan	43.7	50.0
28	Burlington Area	41.5	50.0
29	Oshkosh Area	43.9	49.8
30	Green Bay Area Public	43.9	49.7
31	Menasha Joint	42.6	49.6
32	United Community Center Inc	41.1	49.5
33	Rhinelander	40.7	48.8
34	Janesville	41.4	48.5
35	Kenosha	43.2	48.5
36	La Crosse	41.3	48.2
37	Delavan-Darien	42.7	47.9
38	Brown Deer	40.0	47.8
39	Reedsburg	41.7	47.4
40	Wausau	41.3	47.3
41	Little Chute Area	41.1	47.0
42	Beloit Turner	39.9	46.9
43	Chippewa Falls Area Unified	40.3	46.6
44	Monroe	39.8	46.6
45	Seymour Community	36.6	46.6
46	Oconto Falls Public	38.3	46.5
47	New London	39.3	46.0
48	Sheboygan Area	39.8	46.0
49	Kewaskum	40.5	45.5
50	Altoona	39.5	45.1
51	McFarland	39.5	45.0
52	Two Rivers Public	36.7	44.3
53	Maple	37.0	44.1
54	Sheboygan Falls	39.7	44.1
55	Appleton Area	39.3	44.0
56	Eau Claire Area	37.6	43.9
57	Marshfield Unified	38.3	43.3
58	Wisconsin Dells	39.1	43.2
59	Mosinee	37.7	43.2
60	Greenfield	36.1	42.9
61	Fort Atkinson	37.3	42.9
62	Milton	35.5	42.6
63	Merrill Area	35.8	42.4
64	Glendale-River Hills	34.9	42.1
65	De Forest Area	35.0	42.0
66	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau	29.6	42.0
67	Lodi	30.8	42.0
68	Onalaska	36.0	42.0
69	Antigo Unified	35.8	42.0
70	Watertown Unified	35.8	41.3
71	Holmen	36.7	41.2
72	Kaukauna Area	33.6	40.1
73	Medford Area Public	34.8	40.0
74	Saint Croix Central	34.3	39.9
75	Waupaca	33.6	39.9
76	Rice Lake Area	34.7	39.5
77	Sauk Prairie	32.9	38.9
78	D C Everest Area	34.1	38.9
79	Marinette	32.0	38.7
80	Mount Horeb Area	33.7	38.6
81	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint	34.1	38.6
82	Denmark	34.4	38.3
83	Neenah Joint	34.0	38.1
84	West Salem	33.7	37.9
85	Waunakee Community	31.5	37.8
86	Baldwin-Woodville Area	36.0	37.8
87	Stevens Point Area Public	33.0	37.6
88	Jefferson	36.9	37.5
89	Luxemburg-Casco	32.6	37.4
90	Oregon	32.2	37.4
91	Freedom Area	31.6	37.4
92	Beaver Dam Unified	32.3	37.3
93	Waterford Graded J1	32.5	37.2
94	Platteville	27.9	36.7
95	River Falls	32.4	36.6
96	West Bend	31.2	36.4
97	Sun Prairie Area	31.4	36.4
98	Verona Area	31.4	36.3
99	New Richmond	31.4	36.1
100	Hortonville Area	32.1	35.6
101	Lake Mills Area	30.7	34.6
102	Stoughton Area	28.4	34.3
103	Osceola	26.5	34.0
104	West De Pere	29.1	33.5
105	Ellsworth Community	31.7	33.5
106	Hartford J1	30.8	33.3
107	Ashwaubenon	28.7	33.3
108	Monona Grove	28.4	33.2
109	Plymouth Joint	29.0	33.1
110	Union Grove J1	23.5	33.0
111	Slinger	28.2	33.0
112	Lake Geneva J1	26.3	32.0
113	Superior	29.0	31.9
114	Kimberly Area	27.6	31.8
115	Menomonee Falls	26.8	31.7
116	Howard-Suamico	26.9	31.6
117	Waukesha	28.1	31.3
118	Salem	28.3	31.0
119	Middleton-Cross Plains Area	26.9	30.7
120	Grafton	26.7	30.4
121	Port Washington-Saukville	25.7	30.3
122	Kettle Moraine	25.3	30.2
123	Muskego-Norway	26.2	29.9
124	Edgerton	25.4	29.6
125	Wauwatosa	25.8	29.5
126	Hayward Community	25.9	29.1
127	Greendale	26.2	29.1
128	Somerset	28.6	29.1
129	Cudahy	25.4	28.9
130	De Pere	25.1	28.8
131	Whitnall	25.6	28.1
132	Shorewood	23.1	26.1
133	Elkhorn Area	22.9	25.6
134	Hudson	21.6	25.3
135	Cedarburg	22.1	25.1
136	Germantown	21.9	24.5
137	Pewaukee	20.6	24.1
138	Pulaski Community	21.9	23.8
139	Franklin Public	20.7	23.8
140	Winneconne Community	19.3	22.4
141	Oconomowoc Area	18.3	21.6
142	Mukwonago	18.4	21.2
143	Mequon-Thiensville	17.1	20.2
144	Merton Community	19.3	19.8
145	New Berlin	19.4	19.5
146	Hamilton	16.5	19.4
147	Whitefish Bay	16.2	19.2
148	Elmbrook	13.8	16.0
149	Hartland-Lakeside J3	10.5	11.8

Lower percentages indicate better literacy outcomes. Color: green <37% · amber 37–50% · red >50%