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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Rock School Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 100.0% | +43.0pp |
| 2 | Houlton Elementary Houlton · Hudson School District | Elementary | 97.7% | +40.7pp |
| 3 | Leonardo da Vinci School for Gifted Learners Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 97.5% | +40.5pp |
| 4 | South Mountain Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 95.0% | +38.0pp |
| 5 | Ronald Reagan Elementary New Berlin · New Berlin School District | Elementary | 93.9% | +36.9pp |
| 6 | Eden Elementary Eden · Campbellsport School District | Elementary | 93.6% | +36.6pp |
| 7 | Kohler Elementary Kohler · Kohler School District | Elementary | 93.4% | +36.4pp |
| 8 | Parkview Elementary Cedarburg · Cedarburg School District | Elementary | 93.4% | +36.4pp |
| 9 | Richards Elementary Whitefish Bay · Whitefish Bay School District | Elementary | 93.1% | +36.1pp |
| 10 | Tibbets Elementary Elkhorn · Elkhorn Area School District | Elementary | 92.8% | +35.8pp |
| 11 | Shorewood Hills Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 92.6% | +35.6pp |
| 12 | Westlawn Elementary Cedarburg · Cedarburg School District | Elementary | 92.6% | +35.6pp |
| 13 | Forest Edge Elementary School Fitchburg · Oregon School District | Elementary | 92.1% | +35.1pp |
| 14 | Thorson Elementary Cedarburg · Cedarburg School District | Elementary | 91.7% | +34.7pp |
| 15 | Wauwatosa Montessori School Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 91.4% | +34.4pp |
| 16 | Prairie Lane Elementary Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 90.8% | +33.8pp |
| 17 | New Directions Learning Community Kaukauna · Kaukauna Area School District | Elementary | 90.7% | +33.7pp |
| 18 | County Line Elementary Germantown · Germantown School District | Elementary | 90.6% | +33.6pp |
| 19 | Stormonth Elementary Milwaukee · Fox Point J2 School District | Elementary | 90.6% | +33.6pp |
| 20 | Classical School Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 90.4% | +33.4pp |
| 21 | Wales Elementary Wales · Kettle Moraine School District | Elementary | 90.4% | +33.4pp |
| 22 | Brookfield Elementary Brookfield · Elmbrook School District | Elementary | 90.0% | +33.0pp |
| 23 | Cumberland Elementary Whitefish Bay · Whitefish Bay School District | Elementary | 90.0% | +33.0pp |
| 24 | Swallow Elementary Hartland · Swallow School District | Elementary | 90.0% | +33.0pp |
| 25 | Big Bend Elementary Big Bend · Mukwonago School District | Elementary | 89.8% | +32.8pp |
| 26 | Amherst Elementary Amherst · Tomorrow River School District | Elementary | 89.5% | +32.5pp |
| 27 | Greenland Elementary Oconomowoc · Oconomowoc Area School District | Elementary | 89.5% | +32.5pp |
| 28 | Friess Lake Elementary Hubertus · Holy Hill Area School District | Elementary | 89.4% | +32.4pp |
| 29 | Marcy Elementary Menomonee Falls · Hamilton School District | Elementary | 89.4% | +32.4pp |
| 30 | Waunakee Heritage Elementary Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District | Elementary | 89.3% | +32.3pp |
| 31 | Lake Bluff Elementary Shorewood · Shorewood School District | Elementary | 89.2% | +32.2pp |
| 32 | Ozaukee Elementary Fredonia · Northern Ozaukee School District | Elementary | 89.1% | +32.1pp |
| 33 | Elm Lawn Elementary Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Elementary | 88.9% | +31.9pp |
| 34 | Hilbert Elementary Hilbert · Hilbert School District | Elementary | 88.9% | +31.9pp |
| 35 | Meadowbrook Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 88.9% | +31.9pp |
| 36 | Bannach Elementary Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 88.5% | +31.5pp |
| 37 | Burleigh Elementary Brookfield · Elmbrook School District | Elementary | 88.4% | +31.4pp |
| 38 | Mineral Point Elementary Mineral Point · Mineral Point Unified School District | Elementary | 88.4% | +31.4pp |
| 39 | Bay Lane Elementary Muskego · Muskego-Norway School District | Elementary | 88.3% | +31.3pp |
| 40 | Lake Country School Hartland · Lake Country School District | Elementary | 88.2% | +31.2pp |
| 41 | Elkhart Lake Elementary/Middle Elkhart Lake · Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District | Elementary | 88.1% | +31.1pp |
| 42 | Trempealeau Elementary Trempealeau · Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District | Elementary | 88.0% | +31.0pp |
| 43 | Summit Elementary Oconomowoc · Oconomowoc Area School District | Elementary | 87.9% | +30.9pp |
| 44 | Richmond Elementary Sussex · Richmond School District | Elementary | 87.7% | +30.7pp |
| 45 | Grant Elementary Marshfield · Marshfield Unified School District | Elementary | 87.5% | +30.5pp |
| 46 | Niagara Elementary Niagara · Niagara School District | Elementary | 87.5% | +30.5pp |
| 47 | Donges Bay Elementary Mequon · Mequon-Thiensville School District | Elementary | 87.2% | +30.2pp |
| 48 | Downtown Montessori Milwaukee · Downtown Montessori Academy Inc | Elementary | 87.1% | +30.1pp |
| 49 | Maple Avenue Elementary Sussex · Hamilton School District | Elementary | 87.1% | +30.1pp |
| 50 | Merton Primary Hartland · Merton Community School District | Elementary | 87.1% | +30.1pp |
Page 1 of 17
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.