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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | Stephen Foster Elementary Charter Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 46.2% | -10.8pp |
| 652 | Clay Lamberton Elementary Berlin · Berlin Area School District | Elementary | 45.7% | -11.3pp |
| 653 | Parkside Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -11.5pp |
| 654 | Lincoln Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -11.8pp |
| 655 | Seeds of Health Elementary Program Milwaukee · Seeds of Health Inc | Elementary | 45.2% | -11.8pp |
| 656 | ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 44.7% | -12.3pp |
| 657 | Blair-Taylor Elementary Blair · Blair-Taylor School District | Elementary | 44.7% | -12.3pp |
| 658 | Random Lake Elementary Random Lake · Random Lake School District | Elementary | 44.7% | -12.3pp |
| 659 | Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 44.6% | -12.4pp |
| 660 | Jefferson Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 44.6% | -12.4pp |
| 661 | Martin Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 44.6% | -12.4pp |
| 662 | Parkview Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -12.6pp |
| 663 | Zablocki Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -12.6pp |
| 664 | Milwaukee Spanish Immersion Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 44.3% | -12.7pp |
| 665 | Humboldt Park Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 44.1% | -12.9pp |
| 666 | Franklin Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 43.9% | -13.1pp |
| 667 | Garland Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 43.9% | -13.1pp |
| 668 | Sandburg Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 43.9% | -13.1pp |
| 669 | Hintgen Elementary La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 43.8% | -13.2pp |
| 670 | Suring Elementary Suring · Suring Public School District | Elementary | 43.7% | -13.3pp |
| 671 | Hawthorne Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 43.5% | -13.5pp |
| 672 | Jefferson Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 43.2% | -13.8pp |
| 673 | Clement Avenue Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 42.9% | -14.1pp |
| 674 | Gaston Elementary Beloit · Beloit School District | Elementary | 42.9% | -14.1pp |
| 675 | Riverview Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 42.9% | -14.1pp |
| 676 | Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 42.5% | -14.5pp |
| 677 | Maple Grove Elementary Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Elementary | 42.1% | -14.9pp |
| 678 | Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Milwaukee · Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Inc | Elementary | 42.0% | -15.0pp |
| 679 | Oconto Elementary Oconto · Oconto Unified School District | Elementary | 42.0% | -15.0pp |
| 680 | E Cook Elementary Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 41.9% | -15.1pp |
| 681 | Kennedy Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 41.5% | -15.5pp |
| 682 | Orchard Ridge Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 41.5% | -15.5pp |
| 683 | Starbuck International School Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 41.5% | -15.5pp |
| 684 | Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 41.4% | -15.6pp |
| 685 | Crandon Elementary Crandon · Crandon School District | Elementary | 41.1% | -15.9pp |
| 686 | La Casa de Esperanza Charter School Waukesha · La Casa De Esperanza Inc | Elementary | 41.0% | -16.0pp |
| 687 | Roosevelt Elementary Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 40.9% | -16.1pp |
| 688 | Irving Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 40.5% | -16.5pp |
| 689 | Pershing Elementary West Milwaukee · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 40.5% | -16.5pp |
| 690 | Friendship Learning Elementary North Fond du Lac · North Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 40.4% | -16.6pp |
| 691 | Alcott Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 40.0% | -17.0pp |
| 692 | Julian Thomas Elementary Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 39.5% | -17.5pp |
| 693 | Leopold Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 39.3% | -17.7pp |
| 694 | Northern Lights Elementary Superior · Superior School District | Elementary | 39.1% | -17.9pp |
| 695 | Ferber Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 39.0% | -18.0pp |
| 696 | Cooper Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 38.8% | -18.2pp |
| 697 | Highlands Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 38.7% | -18.3pp |
| 698 | Doty Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 38.6% | -18.4pp |
| 699 | Ladysmith Elementary Ladysmith · Ladysmith School District | Elementary | 38.3% | -18.7pp |
| 700 | Hackett Elementary Beloit · Beloit School District | Elementary | 38.2% | -18.8pp |
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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.