Wisconsin Academic Standards

Every Wisconsin math and English language arts standard, grade by grade, explained in plain English, with links to the official documents and the Common Core pages that line up.

What Wisconsin uses

Every Wisconsin standard is explained here in plain English, in our own words. The official wording is in the state's documents, linked below.

Wisconsin Mathematics Standards by Grade

Kindergarten23 standards 1st Grade20 standards 2nd Grade26 standards 3rd Grade24 standards 4th Grade29 standards 5th Grade26 standards 6th Grade29 standards 7th Grade24 standards 8th Grade28 standards

Wisconsin English Language Arts Standards by Grade

Kindergarten33 standards 1st Grade33 standards 2nd Grade32 standards 3rd Grade31 standards 4th Grade31 standards 5th Grade31 standards 6th Grade29 standards 7th Grade29 standards 8th Grade29 standards Grades 9–1029 standards Grades 11–1229 standards

The official Wisconsin documents

Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics · adopted May 2021 · current for 2026-27
Wisconsin Standards for English Language Arts · adopted May 2020 · current for 2026-27

The Common Core pages that line up

Where a state’s standard matches a Common Core standard word for word, the Common Core page is the fastest way to read it explained, with an example and practice.

Common Core Math229 standards Common Core ELA455 standards Common Core Literacy87 standards

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Common Core State Standards © Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved. Official wording from the Common Core State Standards PDFs at corestandards.org, last checked October 14, 2026.