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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
351Sugar Creek Elementary
Verona · Verona Area School District
Elementary69.6%+12.6pp
352Grant Elementary
Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District
Elementary69.4%+12.4pp
353Markesan Intermediate
Markesan · Markesan School District
Elementary69.4%+12.4pp
354Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River
Eagle River · Northland Pines School District
Elementary69.4%+12.4pp
355Saukville Elementary
Saukville · Port Washington-Saukville School District
Elementary69.4%+12.4pp
356Hilltop Elementary
Rice Lake · Rice Lake Area School District
Elementary69.2%+12.2pp
357Mitchell Elementary
Cudahy · Cudahy School District
Elementary69.2%+12.2pp
358Davey Elementary
Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District
Elementary69.1%+12.1pp
359Somerset Elementary
Somerset · Somerset School District
Elementary69.1%+12.1pp
360Schultz Elementary
Mishicot · Mishicot School District
Elementary69.0%+12.0pp
361Ruth Harman Academy
Kenosha · Kenosha School District
Elementary68.9%+11.9pp
362Grayside Elementary
Mauston · Mauston School District
Elementary68.8%+11.8pp
363Willson Elementary
Baraboo · Baraboo School District
Elementary68.8%+11.8pp
364Lincoln Elementary
Hartford · Hartford J1 School District
Elementary68.7%+11.7pp
365Iola-Scandinavia Elementary
Iola · Iola-Scandinavia School District
Elementary68.6%+11.6pp
366Rock River Intermediate
Waupun · Waupun School District
Elementary68.6%+11.6pp
367Langlade Elementary
Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District
Elementary68.4%+11.4pp
368Southview Elementary
Chippewa Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District
Elementary68.4%+11.4pp
369Thoreau Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary68.4%+11.4pp
370Harrison Elementary
Janesville · Janesville School District
Elementary68.3%+11.3pp
371McKinley Center
Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District
Elementary68.3%+11.3pp
372Viroqua Elementary
Viroqua · Viroqua Area School District
Elementary68.3%+11.3pp
373Campbellsport Elementary
Campbellsport · Campbellsport School District
Elementary68.2%+11.2pp
374Country Dale Elementary
Franklin · Franklin Public School District
Elementary68.2%+11.2pp
375Edgar Elementary
Edgar · Edgar School District
Elementary68.2%+11.2pp
376Meadowview Elementary
Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
Elementary68.2%+11.2pp
377Clintonville Elementary School
Clintonville · Clintonville School District
Elementary68.1%+11.1pp
378Dyer Elementary
Burlington · Burlington Area School District
Elementary68.1%+11.1pp
379Great Lakes Elementary
Superior · Superior School District
Elementary68.1%+11.1pp
380Tomahawk Elementary
Tomahawk · Tomahawk School District
Elementary68.1%+11.1pp
381Star Center Elementary
Lake Geneva · Lake Geneva J1 School District
Elementary67.9%+10.9pp
382Frederic Elementary
Frederic · Frederic School District
Elementary67.7%+10.7pp
383Birnamwood Elementary
Birnamwood · Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District
Elementary67.6%+10.6pp
384Goodland Montessori
Racine · Racine Unified School District
Elementary67.6%+10.6pp
385State Road Elementary
La Crosse · La Crosse School District
Elementary67.6%+10.6pp
386Traeger Elementary
Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District
Elementary67.6%+10.6pp
387New Richmond Starr Elementary
New Richmond · New Richmond School District
Elementary67.5%+10.5pp
388College Park Elementary
Greendale · Greendale School District
Elementary67.4%+10.4pp
389Marquette Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary67.4%+10.4pp
390Randall Consolidated School
Burlington · Randall J1 School District
Elementary67.4%+10.4pp
391Trailside Elementary
Waterford · Waterford Graded J1 School District
Elementary67.4%+10.4pp
392Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary
Arbor Vitae · Woodruff J1 School District
Elementary67.3%+10.3pp
393Bethesda Elementary
Waukesha · Waukesha School District
Elementary67.3%+10.3pp
394Darlington Elementary/Middle
Darlington · Darlington Community School District
Elementary67.2%+10.2pp
395Royal Oaks Elementary
Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District
Elementary67.2%+10.2pp
396Tullar Elementary
Neenah · Neenah Joint School District
Elementary67.1%+10.1pp
397Brookwood Middle
Genoa City · Genoa City J2 School District
Elementary67.0%+10.0pp
398Gifford School
Racine · Racine Unified School District
Elementary67.0%+10.0pp
399Edgerton Community Elementary
Edgerton · Edgerton School District
Elementary66.7%+9.7pp
400Four Corners Elementary
Superior · Superior School District
Elementary66.7%+9.7pp
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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.