Wisconsin schools ranked by test score
Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 391 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 57.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | Social Studies | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Lakeland High Minocqua · Lakeland UHS School District | High | 48.8% | -8.2pp |
| 202 | Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School Waupun · Waupun School District | High | 48.8% | -8.2pp |
| 203 | Williams Bay High Williams Bay · Williams Bay School District | High | 48.8% | -8.2pp |
| 204 | East High West Bend · West Bend School District | High | 48.5% | -8.5pp |
| 205 | Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High Chetek · Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District | High | 48.4% | -8.6pp |
| 206 | Clear Lake High Clear Lake · Clear Lake School District | High | 48.3% | -8.7pp |
| 207 | Crandon High Crandon · Crandon School District | High | 48.3% | -8.7pp |
| 208 | Whitnall High Greenfield · Whitnall School District | High | 48.3% | -8.7pp |
| 209 | Badger High Lake Geneva · Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS School District | High | 48.0% | -9.0pp |
| 210 | Bangor Middle/High Bangor · Bangor School District | High | 47.9% | -9.1pp |
| 211 | Crivitz High Crivitz · Crivitz School District | High | 47.9% | -9.1pp |
| 212 | Brillion High Brillion · Brillion School District | High | 47.8% | -9.2pp |
| 213 | Westby High Westby · Westby Area School District | High | 47.8% | -9.2pp |
| 214 | Iola-Scandinavia High Iola · Iola-Scandinavia School District | High | 47.6% | -9.4pp |
| 215 | Lancaster High Lancaster · Lancaster Community School District | High | 47.6% | -9.4pp |
| 216 | Valders High Valders · Valders Area School District | High | 47.5% | -9.5pp |
| 217 | Reedsville Jr/Sr High School Reedsville · Reedsville School District | High | 47.4% | -9.6pp |
| 218 | Union Grove High Union Grove · Union Grove UHS School District | High | 47.4% | -9.6pp |
| 219 | North High Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | High | 47.3% | -9.7pp |
| 220 | Wabeno High Wabeno · Wabeno Area School District | High | 47.3% | -9.7pp |
| 221 | Shiocton High Shiocton · Shiocton School District | High | 47.1% | -9.9pp |
| 222 | Kiel High Kiel · Kiel Area School District | High | 47.0% | -10.0pp |
| 223 | Boyceville High Boyceville · Boyceville Community School District | High | 46.5% | -10.5pp |
| 224 | Central High Salem · Westosha Central UHS School District | High | 46.5% | -10.5pp |
| 225 | Monona Grove High Monona · Monona Grove School District | High | 46.5% | -10.5pp |
| 226 | Webster High Webster · Webster School District | High | 46.5% | -10.5pp |
| 227 | Gresham High Gresham · Gresham School District | High | 46.3% | -10.7pp |
| 228 | Bonduel High Bonduel · Bonduel School District | High | 46.2% | -10.8pp |
| 229 | Hillsboro High Hillsboro · Hillsboro School District | High | 46.2% | -10.8pp |
| 230 | Southwestern Wisconsin High Hazel Green · Southwestern Wisconsin School District | High | 46.2% | -10.8pp |
| 231 | Wisconsin Dells High Wisconsin Dells · Wisconsin Dells School District | High | 46.2% | -10.8pp |
| 232 | Central High La Crosse · La Crosse School District | High | 46.1% | -10.9pp |
| 233 | Kaukauna High Kaukauna · Kaukauna Area School District | High | 45.9% | -11.1pp |
| 234 | Bloomer High Bloomer · Bloomer School District | High | 45.8% | -11.2pp |
| 235 | Stoughton High Stoughton · Stoughton Area School District | High | 45.8% | -11.2pp |
| 236 | West High Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | High | 45.8% | -11.2pp |
| 237 | Burlington High School Burlington · Burlington Area School District | High | 45.7% | -11.3pp |
| 238 | Mauston High Mauston · Mauston School District | High | 45.7% | -11.3pp |
| 239 | Saint Croix Central High Hammond · Saint Croix Central School District | High | 45.5% | -11.5pp |
| 240 | Superior High Superior · Superior School District | High | 45.5% | -11.5pp |
| 241 | Stevens Point Area Senior High Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | High | 45.2% | -11.8pp |
| 242 | Algoma High Algoma · Algoma School District | High | 45.1% | -11.9pp |
| 243 | Antigo High Antigo · Antigo Unified School District | High | 44.8% | -12.2pp |
| 244 | Wilmot High Wilmot · Wilmot UHS School District | High | 44.5% | -12.5pp |
| 245 | Evansville High Evansville · Evansville Community School District | High | 44.4% | -12.6pp |
| 246 | Beaver Dam High Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam Unified School District | High | 44.2% | -12.8pp |
| 247 | Reedsburg Area High Reedsburg · Reedsburg School District | High | 44.0% | -13.0pp |
| 248 | Columbus High Columbus · Columbus School District | High | 43.7% | -13.3pp |
| 249 | Lincoln High Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District | High | 43.6% | -13.4pp |
| 250 | Osceola High Osceola · Osceola School District | High | 43.6% | -13.4pp |
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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.