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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%.
RankSchoolLevelSocial Studiesvs state
51Lincoln Elementary
Port Washington · Port Washington-Saukville School District
Elementary87.0%+30.0pp
52Pope Farm Elementary
Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Elementary86.8%+29.8pp
53Erin Elementary
Hartford · Erin School District
Elementary86.7%+29.7pp
54Lena Elementary
Lena · Lena School District
Elementary86.7%+29.7pp
55Orchard Lane Elementary
New Berlin · New Berlin School District
Elementary86.7%+29.7pp
56Alma Elementary
Alma · Alma School District
Elementary86.5%+29.5pp
57Rockwell Elementary
Fort Atkinson · Fort Atkinson School District
Elementary86.5%+29.5pp
58West Side Elementary
Elkhorn · Elkhorn Area School District
Elementary86.5%+29.5pp
59Saint Croix Falls Elementary
Saint Croix Falls · Saint Croix Falls School District
Elementary86.3%+29.3pp
60Omro Elementary
Omro · Omro School District
Elementary86.2%+29.2pp
61Lannoye Elementary
Green Bay · Pulaski Community School District
Elementary86.0%+29.0pp
62Lakeshore Elementary
Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District
Elementary85.9%+28.9pp
63Canterbury Elementary
Greendale · Greendale School District
Elementary85.7%+28.7pp
64Core Knowledge Charter School
Verona · Verona Area School District
Elementary85.7%+28.7pp
65Hillcrest Elementary
Waukesha · Waukesha School District
Elementary85.7%+28.7pp
66Hudson Prairie Elementary
Hudson · Hudson School District
Elementary85.7%+28.7pp
67Luxemburg-Casco Intermediate
Luxemburg · Luxemburg-Casco School District
Elementary85.7%+28.7pp
68Park Community Charter School
Kaukauna · Kaukauna Area School District
Elementary85.7%+28.7pp
69Prairie View Elementary
North Prairie · Mukwonago School District
Elementary85.7%+28.7pp
70Rib Lake Elementary
Rib Lake · Rib Lake School District
Elementary85.7%+28.7pp
71Manz Elementary
Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District
Elementary85.5%+28.5pp
72North Hudson Elementary
Hudson · Hudson School District
Elementary85.4%+28.4pp
73MacArthur Elementary
Germantown · Germantown School District
Elementary85.3%+28.3pp
74Park Elementary
Cross Plains · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Elementary85.1%+28.1pp
75Stetsonville Elementary
Stetsonville · Medford Area Public School District
Elementary85.0%+28.0pp
76North Lake Elementary
Hartland · North Lake School District
Elementary84.9%+27.9pp
77Gibraltar Elementary
Fish Creek · Gibraltar Area School District
Elementary84.8%+27.8pp
78Section Elementary
Mukwonago · Mukwonago School District
Elementary84.8%+27.8pp
79North Greenville Elementary
Greenville · Hortonville Area School District
Elementary84.6%+27.6pp
80Stone Bank Elementary
Oconomowoc · Stone Bank School District
Elementary84.6%+27.6pp
81West Middleton Elementary
Verona · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Elementary84.5%+27.5pp
82Edgerton Elementary
Hales Corners · Whitnall School District
Elementary84.4%+27.4pp
83Roosevelt Elementary
Janesville · Janesville School District
Elementary84.4%+27.4pp
84Sunset Ridge Elementary
Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Elementary84.4%+27.4pp
85Amy Belle Elementary
Colgate · Germantown School District
Elementary84.2%+27.2pp
86Atwater Elementary
Shorewood · Shorewood School District
Elementary84.1%+27.1pp
87Milwaukee German Immersion
Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District
Elementary84.1%+27.1pp
88Roosevelt Elementary
Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District
Elementary84.1%+27.1pp
89Spence Elementary
La Crosse · La Crosse School District
Elementary84.1%+27.1pp
90Waubesa Intermediate
McFarland · McFarland School District
Elementary84.1%+27.1pp
91Kennedy Elementary
Grafton · Grafton School District
Elementary84.0%+27.0pp
92Mill Valley Elementary
Muskego · Muskego-Norway School District
Elementary84.0%+27.0pp
93Poplar Creek Elementary
New Berlin · New Berlin School District
Elementary84.0%+27.0pp
94McAuliffe Elementary
Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District
Elementary83.9%+26.9pp
95North Lakeland Elementary
Manitowish Waters · North Lakeland School District
Elementary83.9%+26.9pp
96Minocqua Elementary
Minocqua · Minocqua J1 School District
Elementary83.8%+26.8pp
97Reek Elementary
Lake Geneva · Linn J6 School District
Elementary83.8%+26.8pp
98Fernwood Montessori
Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District
Elementary83.6%+26.6pp
99New Richmond Paperjack Elementary
New Richmond · New Richmond School District
Elementary83.6%+26.6pp
100Woodview Elementary
Grafton · Grafton School District
Elementary83.6%+26.6pp
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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.