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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
151Swanson Elementary
Brookfield · Elmbrook School District
Elementary80.4%+23.4pp
152Tonawanda Elementary
Elm Grove · Elmbrook School District
Elementary80.4%+23.4pp
153West Salem Elementary
West Salem · West Salem School District
Elementary80.3%+23.3pp
154Abrams Elementary
Abrams · Oconto Falls Public School District
Elementary80.0%+23.0pp
155Netherwood Knoll Elementary
Oregon · Oregon School District
Elementary80.0%+23.0pp
156Stillson Elementary
Chippewa Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District
Elementary80.0%+23.0pp
157Wisconsin Heights Elementary
Mazomanie · Wisconsin Heights School District
Elementary80.0%+23.0pp
158Bay Harbor Elementary
Suamico · Howard-Suamico School District
Elementary79.7%+22.7pp
159Horicon Elementary School
Horicon · Horicon School District
Elementary79.7%+22.7pp
160Highland View Elementary
Greendale · Greendale School District
Elementary79.6%+22.6pp
161Wilson Elementary
Mequon · Mequon-Thiensville School District
Elementary79.6%+22.6pp
162Allenton Elementary
Allenton · Slinger School District
Elementary79.4%+22.4pp
163Kennedy Elementary
Janesville · Janesville School District
Elementary79.4%+22.4pp
164Jeffery Elementary
Kenosha · Kenosha School District
Elementary79.3%+22.3pp
165South Elementary
Hartland · Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District
Elementary79.3%+22.3pp
166Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School
Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District
Elementary79.1%+22.1pp
167Washington Elementary
Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District
Elementary79.1%+22.1pp
168Park Lawn Elementary
Oconomowoc · Oconomowoc Area School District
Elementary79.0%+22.0pp
169Bristol Elementary
Bristol · Bristol #1 School District
Elementary78.9%+21.9pp
170Decorah Elementary
West Bend · West Bend School District
Elementary78.9%+21.9pp
171Eastview Elementary
Lake Geneva · Lake Geneva J1 School District
Elementary78.9%+21.9pp
172Oostburg Elementary
Oostburg · Oostburg School District
Elementary78.9%+21.9pp
173Westside Elementary
River Falls · River Falls School District
Elementary78.9%+21.9pp
174Hales Corners Elementary
Hales Corners · Whitnall School District
Elementary78.8%+21.8pp
175McKinley Elementary
Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District
Elementary78.8%+21.8pp
176Belleville Elementary
Belleville · Belleville School District
Elementary78.7%+21.7pp
177Malone Elementary
Prescott · Prescott School District
Elementary78.7%+21.7pp
178Marathon Elementary
Marathon · Marathon City School District
Elementary78.7%+21.7pp
179Osceola Intermediate
Osceola · Osceola School District
Elementary78.7%+21.7pp
180Clarendon Avenue Elementary
Mukwonago · Mukwonago School District
Elementary78.5%+21.5pp
181Lakeview Elementary
Neenah · Neenah Joint School District
Elementary78.5%+21.5pp
182Prairie View Elementary
Oregon · Oregon School District
Elementary78.5%+21.5pp
183Fairview Elementary
Plymouth · Plymouth Joint School District
Elementary78.4%+21.4pp
184Hemlock Creek Elementary
De Pere · West De Pere School District
Elementary78.4%+21.4pp
185Lake Country Academy - Charter
Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District
Elementary78.4%+21.4pp
186Westview Elementary
Platteville · Platteville School District
Elementary78.4%+21.4pp
187Zielanis Elementary
Kiel · Kiel Area School District
Elementary78.4%+21.4pp
188Lodi Elementary
Lodi · Lodi School District
Elementary78.3%+21.3pp
189Meadowview Elementary
Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District
Elementary78.2%+21.2pp
190Quest Charter School
Ripon · Ripon Area School District
Elementary78.2%+21.2pp
191Stoner Prairie Elementary
Fitchburg · Verona Area School District
Elementary78.1%+21.1pp
192THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids
Rudolph · Wisconsin Rapids School District
Elementary78.1%+21.1pp
193Deerfield Elementary
Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
Elementary78.0%+21.0pp
194Randall Elementary School
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary78.0%+21.0pp
195Slinger Elementary
Slinger · Slinger School District
Elementary78.0%+21.0pp
196Prairie View Elementary
Holmen · Holmen School District
Elementary77.9%+20.9pp
197Waukesha STEM Academy
Waukesha · Waukesha School District
Elementary77.9%+20.9pp
198Edgewood Elementary
Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
Elementary77.8%+20.8pp
199Oakfield Elementary
Oakfield · Oakfield School District
Elementary77.8%+20.8pp
200Southern Bluffs Elementary
La Crosse · La Crosse School District
Elementary77.8%+20.8pp
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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.