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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Weyauwega Elementary Weyauwega · Weyauwega-Fremont School District | Elementary | 72.1% | +15.1pp |
| 302 | Meadow View Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 72.0% | +15.0pp |
| 303 | Augusta Elementary Augusta · Augusta School District | Elementary | 71.9% | +14.9pp |
| 304 | Cashton Elementary Cashton · Cashton School District | Elementary | 71.8% | +14.8pp |
| 305 | Northwestern Elementary Poplar · Maple School District | Elementary | 71.8% | +14.8pp |
| 306 | Dousman Elementary Dousman · Kettle Moraine School District | Elementary | 71.7% | +14.7pp |
| 307 | Eleva-Strum Elementary Strum · Eleva-Strum School District | Elementary | 71.7% | +14.7pp |
| 308 | Westside Elementary Kimberly · Kimberly Area School District | Elementary | 71.6% | +14.6pp |
| 309 | Dodgeland Elementary Juneau · Dodgeland School District | Elementary | 71.4% | +14.4pp |
| 310 | Greenwood Elementary River Falls · River Falls School District | Elementary | 71.4% | +14.4pp |
| 311 | Pleasant View Elementary Franklin · Franklin Public School District | Elementary | 71.4% | +14.4pp |
| 312 | Waller Elementary Burlington · Burlington Area School District | Elementary | 71.4% | +14.4pp |
| 313 | Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary Chetek · Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District | Elementary | 71.2% | +14.2pp |
| 314 | Mondovi Elementary Mondovi · Mondovi School District | Elementary | 71.2% | +14.2pp |
| 315 | Thorp Elementary Thorp · Thorp School District | Elementary | 71.2% | +14.2pp |
| 316 | Emerson Elementary La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 71.1% | +14.1pp |
| 317 | Grant Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 71.0% | +14.0pp |
| 318 | Lake Mills Elementary Lake Mills · Lake Mills Area School District | Elementary | 71.0% | +14.0pp |
| 319 | Haen Elementary Kaukauna · Kaukauna Area School District | Elementary | 70.9% | +13.9pp |
| 320 | Highland Community School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 70.8% | +13.8pp |
| 321 | Prairie View Elementary East Troy · East Troy Community School District | Elementary | 70.8% | +13.8pp |
| 322 | Viking Elementary Holmen · Holmen School District | Elementary | 70.8% | +13.8pp |
| 323 | Columbus Elementary Columbus · Columbus School District | Elementary | 70.7% | +13.7pp |
| 324 | Winskill Elementary Lancaster · Lancaster Community School District | Elementary | 70.7% | +13.7pp |
| 325 | Greenville Elementary Greenville · Hortonville Area School District | Elementary | 70.6% | +13.6pp |
| 326 | Luther Elementary Fort Atkinson · Fort Atkinson School District | Elementary | 70.6% | +13.6pp |
| 327 | Pleasant Prairie Elementary Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 70.6% | +13.6pp |
| 328 | Union Grove Elementary Union Grove · Union Grove J1 School District | Elementary | 70.6% | +13.6pp |
| 329 | Janssen Elementary Combined Locks · Kimberly Area School District | Elementary | 70.4% | +13.4pp |
| 330 | Sunrise Elementary Sturgeon Bay · Sturgeon Bay School District | Elementary | 70.4% | +13.4pp |
| 331 | Van Buren Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 70.4% | +13.4pp |
| 332 | Bryant Elementary Superior · Superior School District | Elementary | 70.3% | +13.3pp |
| 333 | Sauk Trail Elementary Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Elementary | 70.3% | +13.3pp |
| 334 | Adams Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 70.2% | +13.2pp |
| 335 | Banting Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 70.2% | +13.2pp |
| 336 | New Holstein Elementary New Holstein · New Holstein School District | Elementary | 70.2% | +13.2pp |
| 337 | Riverview Elementary Silver Lake · Silver Lake J1 School District | Elementary | 70.2% | +13.2pp |
| 338 | Fair Park Elementary West Bend · West Bend School District | Elementary | 70.0% | +13.0pp |
| 339 | Olson Elementary Verona · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 70.0% | +13.0pp |
| 340 | Oriole Lane Elementary Mequon · Mequon-Thiensville School District | Elementary | 70.0% | +13.0pp |
| 341 | Parkview Elementary Orfordville · Parkview School District | Elementary | 70.0% | +13.0pp |
| 342 | Spencer Elementary Spencer · Spencer School District | Elementary | 70.0% | +13.0pp |
| 343 | Theodore Robinson Intermediate School Evansville · Evansville Community School District | Elementary | 69.9% | +12.9pp |
| 344 | Chappell Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 69.8% | +12.8pp |
| 345 | Green Tree Elementary West Bend · West Bend School District | Elementary | 69.8% | +12.8pp |
| 346 | Lomira Elementary Lomira · Lomira School District | Elementary | 69.8% | +12.8pp |
| 347 | Muir Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 69.8% | +12.8pp |
| 348 | Riverside Elementary Menomonee Falls · Menomonee Falls School District | Elementary | 69.7% | +12.7pp |
| 349 | Grand Avenue Elementary Prairie du Sac · Sauk Prairie School District | Elementary | 69.6% | +12.6pp |
| 350 | Nash Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 69.6% | +12.6pp |
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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.