Wisconsin schools ranked by test score
Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 811 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 57.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | Social Studies | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | Jefferson Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 56.3% | -0.7pp |
| 552 | Rock Ledge Elementary Seymour · Seymour Community School District | Elementary | 56.3% | -0.7pp |
| 553 | Tower Rock Elementary Prairie du Sac · Sauk Prairie School District | Elementary | 56.3% | -0.7pp |
| 554 | Darien Elementary Darien · Delavan-Darien School District | Elementary | 56.2% | -0.8pp |
| 555 | Taft Elementary Neenah · Neenah Joint School District | Elementary | 55.9% | -1.1pp |
| 556 | Gillett Elementary Gillett · Gillett School District | Elementary | 55.8% | -1.2pp |
| 557 | Maine Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 55.8% | -1.2pp |
| 558 | Spooner Elementary Spooner · Spooner Area School District | Elementary | 55.8% | -1.2pp |
| 559 | Caddie Woodlawn Elementary Durand · Durand-Arkansaw School District | Elementary | 55.7% | -1.3pp |
| 560 | Central Elementary Rhinelander · Rhinelander School District | Elementary | 55.6% | -1.4pp |
| 561 | Schenk Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 55.4% | -1.6pp |
| 562 | Adeline Montessori School Inc Oconomowoc · Adeline Montessori School Inc | Elementary | 55.3% | -1.7pp |
| 563 | Honey Creek Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 55.3% | -1.7pp |
| 564 | Washington Elementary Whitewater · Whitewater Unified School District | Elementary | 55.3% | -1.7pp |
| 565 | Woodside Elementary Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District | Elementary | 55.3% | -1.7pp |
| 566 | Al Behrman Elementary Baraboo · Baraboo School District | Elementary | 55.2% | -1.8pp |
| 567 | Baird Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 54.9% | -2.1pp |
| 568 | Horace Mann Elementary Neenah · Neenah Joint School District | Elementary | 54.9% | -2.1pp |
| 569 | Walker Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 54.9% | -2.1pp |
| 570 | Bruce Elementary Bruce · Bruce School District | Elementary | 54.8% | -2.2pp |
| 571 | Franklin Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 54.8% | -2.2pp |
| 572 | Valders Elementary Valders · Valders Area School District | Elementary | 54.8% | -2.2pp |
| 573 | Dodgeville Elementary Dodgeville · Dodgeville School District | Elementary | 54.7% | -2.3pp |
| 574 | Bluff View Elementary Prairie du Chien · Prairie du Chien Area School District | Elementary | 54.6% | -2.4pp |
| 575 | Herrman Elementary Sparta · Sparta Area School District | Elementary | 54.5% | -2.5pp |
| 576 | Whitehall Memorial Elementary Whitehall · Whitehall School District | Elementary | 54.5% | -2.5pp |
| 577 | Somers Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 54.4% | -2.6pp |
| 578 | Bose Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 54.3% | -2.7pp |
| 579 | Franklin Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 54.3% | -2.7pp |
| 580 | Jackson Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 54.2% | -2.8pp |
| 581 | Woodland Elementary Barron · Barron Area School District | Elementary | 54.2% | -2.8pp |
| 582 | Lincoln Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 54.1% | -2.9pp |
| 583 | IDEAL Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 54.0% | -3.0pp |
| 584 | Spring Hill Elementary Wisconsin Dells · Wisconsin Dells School District | Elementary | 53.8% | -3.2pp |
| 585 | Pigeon River Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 53.7% | -3.3pp |
| 586 | Reedsville Elementary Reedsville · Reedsville School District | Elementary | 53.7% | -3.3pp |
| 587 | Huegel Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 53.5% | -3.5pp |
| 588 | Johnston Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 53.3% | -3.7pp |
| 589 | Rawson Elementary South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 53.2% | -3.8pp |
| 590 | Grant Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 53.1% | -3.9pp |
| 591 | Lincoln Elementary Merrillan · Alma Center School District | Elementary | 53.1% | -3.9pp |
| 592 | Lincoln Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 53.1% | -3.9pp |
| 593 | Lowell Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 53.1% | -3.9pp |
| 594 | Port Edwards Ed Heuer Elementary School Port Edwards · Port Edwards School District | Elementary | 53.1% | -3.9pp |
| 595 | Gilmore Fine Arts School Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 53.0% | -4.0pp |
| 596 | Sheboygan Falls Elementary Sheboygan Falls · Sheboygan Falls School District | Elementary | 52.9% | -4.1pp |
| 597 | Algoma Elementary Algoma · Algoma School District | Elementary | 52.8% | -4.2pp |
| 598 | Harvey Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 52.5% | -4.5pp |
| 599 | Rock Elementary Hudson · Hudson School District | Elementary | 52.4% | -4.6pp |
| 600 | Monroe Elementary Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District | Elementary | 52.3% | -4.7pp |
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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.