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Wisconsin schools ranked by test score

Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 811 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 57.0%.
Subject:English Language ArtsMathematicsScienceSocial Studies
Order:Highest firstLowest first
Level:AllElementaryMiddleHighCombined
RankSchoolLevelSocial Studiesvs state
451Glacier Edge Elementary
Verona · Verona Area School District
Elementary63.6%+6.6pp
452Honor Elementary
Neosho · Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District
Elementary63.6%+6.6pp
453Red Smith K-8
Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District
Elementary63.6%+6.6pp
454Wakanda Elementary
Menomonie · Menomonie Area School District
Elementary63.6%+6.6pp
455Bloomer Elementary
Bloomer · Bloomer School District
Elementary63.5%+6.5pp
456Spring Road Elementary
Neenah · Neenah Joint School District
Elementary63.5%+6.5pp
457Forest Ridge Elementary
Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
Elementary63.4%+6.4pp
458Juda Elementary
Juda · Juda School District
Elementary63.4%+6.4pp
459Shell Lake Elementary (3-6)
Shell Lake · Shell Lake School District
Elementary63.4%+6.4pp
460Jefferson Elementary
Appleton · Appleton Area School District
Elementary63.3%+6.3pp
461Park Falls Elementary
Park Falls · Chequamegon School District
Elementary63.2%+6.2pp
462McDill Elementary
Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District
Elementary63.1%+6.1pp
463Lakeshore Elementary
Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District
Elementary63.0%+6.0pp
464Roosevelt Elementary
Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District
Elementary62.8%+5.8pp
465Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Wausau · Wausau School District
Elementary62.8%+5.8pp
466Walworth Elementary
Walworth · Walworth J1 School District
Elementary62.8%+5.8pp
467Chilton Elementary
Chilton · Chilton School District
Elementary62.7%+5.7pp
468Evergreen Elementary
Rothschild · D C Everest Area School District
Elementary62.7%+5.7pp
469Northwoods Elementary
Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District
Elementary62.7%+5.7pp
470Prairie Ridge Intermediate
Reedsburg · Reedsburg School District
Elementary62.7%+5.7pp
471Rosholt Elementary
Rosholt · Rosholt School District
Elementary62.5%+5.5pp
472Murray Park Elementary
Ripon · Ripon Area School District
Elementary62.2%+5.2pp
473Oconto Falls Elementary
Oconto Falls · Oconto Falls Public School District
Elementary62.2%+5.2pp
474Shepard Hills Elementary
Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
Elementary62.2%+5.2pp
475Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary
Hazel Green · Southwestern Wisconsin School District
Elementary62.2%+5.2pp
476Burdick Elementary
Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District
Elementary62.1%+5.1pp
477Putnam Heights Elementary
Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District
Elementary62.1%+5.1pp
478Westby Elementary
Westby · Westby Area School District
Elementary62.0%+5.0pp
479Jackson Elementary
Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District
Elementary61.9%+4.9pp
480Medford Elementary
Medford · Medford Area Public School District
Elementary61.9%+4.9pp
481Tri-County Elementary
Plainfield · Tri-County Area School District
Elementary61.9%+4.9pp
482Etude Elementary
Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District
Elementary61.8%+4.8pp
483New Richmond Hillside Elementary
New Richmond · New Richmond School District
Elementary61.8%+4.8pp
484Cesar Chavez Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary61.7%+4.7pp
485Galesville Elementary
Galesville · Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District
Elementary61.7%+4.7pp
486Melrose-Mindoro Elementary
Melrose · Melrose-Mindoro School District
Elementary61.7%+4.7pp
487Osseo-Fairchild Elementary
Osseo · Osseo-Fairchild School District
Elementary61.5%+4.5pp
488Washington Elementary
Merrill · Merrill Area School District
Elementary61.5%+4.5pp
489West Elementary
Jefferson · Jefferson School District
Elementary61.5%+4.5pp
490Waupaca Learning Center Elementary
Waupaca · Waupaca School District
Elementary61.4%+4.4pp
491Washington Elementary
Janesville · Janesville School District
Elementary61.2%+4.2pp
492Black Creek Elementary
Black Creek · Seymour Community School District
Elementary61.1%+4.1pp
493La Grange Elementary
Tomah · Tomah Area School District
Elementary61.0%+4.0pp
494Franklin Elementary
Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District
Elementary60.9%+3.9pp
495Kegonsa Elementary
Stoughton · Stoughton Area School District
Elementary60.8%+3.8pp
496Tainter Elementary
Rice Lake · Rice Lake Area School District
Elementary60.8%+3.8pp
497Crivitz Elementary
Crivitz · Crivitz School District
Elementary60.7%+3.7pp
498Washington Elementary
Waterford · Washington-Caldwell School District
Elementary60.6%+3.6pp
499Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center
Clear Lake · Clear Lake School District
Elementary60.5%+3.5pp
500Madison Elementary
Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District
Elementary60.5%+3.5pp
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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 Social Studies 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.