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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
101Chain Exploration Center
Waupaca · Waupaca School District
Elementary83.3%+26.3pp
102Clayton Elementary
Neenah · Neenah Joint School District
Elementary83.3%+26.3pp
103Kewaskum Elementary
Kewaskum · Kewaskum School District
Elementary83.3%+26.3pp
104Dickinson Elementary
De Pere · De Pere School District
Elementary83.2%+26.2pp
105Quinney Elementary
Kaukauna · Kaukauna Area School District
Elementary83.2%+26.2pp
106Spring Valley Elementary
Spring Valley · Spring Valley School District
Elementary83.0%+26.0pp
107Magee Elementary
Genesee Depot · Kettle Moraine School District
Elementary82.9%+25.9pp
108River Ridge Elementary
Patch Grove · River Ridge School District
Elementary82.9%+25.9pp
109Lannon Elementary
Lannon · Hamilton School District
Elementary82.8%+25.8pp
110Arboretum Elementary
Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District
Elementary82.7%+25.7pp
111Maryland Montessori
Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District
Elementary82.7%+25.7pp
112Sunrise Elementary
Appleton · Kimberly Area School District
Elementary82.7%+25.7pp
113Lincoln Elementary
Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District
Elementary82.6%+25.6pp
114Fontana Elementary
Fontana · Fontana J8 School District
Elementary82.5%+25.5pp
115Prairie View Elementary
Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam Unified School District
Elementary82.5%+25.5pp
116Crestwood Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary82.4%+25.4pp
117Dunwiddie Elementary
Port Washington · Port Washington-Saukville School District
Elementary82.4%+25.4pp
118Meadow View Elementary
Oconomowoc · Oconomowoc Area School District
Elementary82.3%+25.3pp
119Pioneer Elementary
Green Bay · Ashwaubenon School District
Elementary82.1%+25.1pp
120Stettin Elementary
Wausau · Wausau School District
Elementary82.1%+25.1pp
121Susie C Altmayer Elementary
De Pere · De Pere School District
Elementary82.1%+25.1pp
122Wild Rose Elementary
Wild Rose · Wild Rose School District
Elementary82.1%+25.1pp
123Forest Glen Elementary
Green Bay · Howard-Suamico School District
Elementary82.0%+25.0pp
124Northview Elementary
Howards Grove · Howards Grove School District
Elementary82.0%+25.0pp
125Oakwood Elementary
Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District
Elementary82.0%+25.0pp
126Prairie Elementary
Waukesha · Waukesha School District
Elementary81.8%+24.8pp
127New Glarus Elementary
New Glarus · New Glarus School District
Elementary81.7%+24.7pp
128Saint Croix Central Elementary
Roberts · Saint Croix Central School District
Elementary81.7%+24.7pp
129Fall River Elementary
Fall River · Fall River School District
Elementary81.6%+24.6pp
130Fennimore Elementary
Fennimore · Fennimore Community School District
Elementary81.6%+24.6pp
131Heritage Elementary
De Pere · De Pere School District
Elementary81.4%+24.4pp
132Washington Elementary
Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District
Elementary81.4%+24.4pp
133McLane Elementary
West Bend · West Bend School District
Elementary81.3%+24.3pp
134Rossman Elementary
Hartford · Hartford J1 School District
Elementary81.3%+24.3pp
135Northside Elementary
Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Elementary81.2%+24.2pp
136Eastside Elementary
Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District
Elementary81.1%+24.1pp
137Washington Elementary
Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam Unified School District
Elementary81.1%+24.1pp
138Williams Bay Elementary
Williams Bay · Williams Bay School District
Elementary81.1%+24.1pp
139Yorkville Elementary
Union Grove · Yorkville J2 School District
Elementary81.1%+24.1pp
140Madison Elementary
Marshfield · Marshfield Unified School District
Elementary81.0%+24.0pp
141Southwood Glen Elementary
Franklin · Franklin Public School District
Elementary81.0%+24.0pp
142Woodfield Elementary
Waterford · Waterford Graded J1 School District
Elementary81.0%+24.0pp
143Rolling Hills Elementary
Mukwonago · Mukwonago School District
Elementary80.9%+23.9pp
144Woodside Elementary
Sussex · Hamilton School District
Elementary80.9%+23.9pp
145Brooklyn Elementary
Brooklyn · Oregon School District
Elementary80.6%+23.6pp
146Southern Door Elementary
Brussels · Southern Door County School District
Elementary80.6%+23.6pp
147Trevor-Wilmot Grade
Trevor · Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District
Elementary80.6%+23.6pp
148Denmark Elementary
Denmark · Denmark School District
Elementary80.4%+23.4pp
149Farmington Elementary
Kewaskum · Kewaskum School District
Elementary80.4%+23.4pp
150Riverside Elementary
Ringle · D C Everest Area School District
Elementary80.4%+23.4pp
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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.