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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy Waukesha · Waukesha School District | High | 81.0% | +24.0pp |
| 2 | Whitefish Bay High Whitefish Bay · Whitefish Bay School District | High | 80.9% | +23.9pp |
| 3 | Eisenhower Middle/High New Berlin · New Berlin School District | High | 77.7% | +20.7pp |
| 4 | Arrowhead High Hartland · Arrowhead UHS School District | High | 77.6% | +20.6pp |
| 5 | High School of Health Sciences Wales · Kettle Moraine School District | High | 76.6% | +19.6pp |
| 6 | New Berlin West Middle/High New Berlin · New Berlin School District | High | 76.2% | +19.2pp |
| 7 | Grafton High Grafton · Grafton School District | High | 76.0% | +19.0pp |
| 8 | Lakeview Technology Academy Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha School District | High | 74.4% | +17.4pp |
| 9 | Gibraltar High Fish Creek · Gibraltar Area School District | High | 74.3% | +17.3pp |
| 10 | Cedarburg High Cedarburg · Cedarburg School District | High | 73.9% | +16.9pp |
| 11 | Brookfield East High Brookfield · Elmbrook School District | High | 73.7% | +16.7pp |
| 12 | McFarland High McFarland · McFarland School District | High | 72.4% | +15.4pp |
| 13 | Riverdale High Muscoda · Riverdale School District | High | 72.3% | +15.3pp |
| 14 | Pewaukee High Pewaukee · Pewaukee School District | High | 72.2% | +15.2pp |
| 15 | Hamilton High Sussex · Hamilton School District | High | 71.9% | +14.9pp |
| 16 | School for Arts and Performance Wales · Kettle Moraine School District | High | 71.9% | +14.9pp |
| 17 | Kohler High Kohler · Kohler School District | High | 71.4% | +14.4pp |
| 18 | Renaissance School Appleton · Appleton Area School District | High | 71.4% | +14.4pp |
| 19 | Brookwood High Ontario · Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District | High | 70.7% | +13.7pp |
| 20 | Shell Lake Junior/Senior High Shell Lake · Shell Lake School District | High | 70.1% | +13.1pp |
| 21 | West De Pere High De Pere · West De Pere School District | High | 69.6% | +12.6pp |
| 22 | Rio Middle/High Rio · Rio Community School District | High | 69.4% | +12.4pp |
| 23 | Fall River High Fall River · Fall River School District | High | 69.2% | +12.2pp |
| 24 | Coleman High Coleman · Coleman School District | High | 69.1% | +12.1pp |
| 25 | New Glarus High New Glarus · New Glarus School District | High | 69.1% | +12.1pp |
| 26 | Rhinelander High Rhinelander · Rhinelander School District | High | 68.1% | +11.1pp |
| 27 | Brookfield Central High Brookfield · Elmbrook School District | High | 67.8% | +10.8pp |
| 28 | Cochrane-Fountain City High Fountain City · Cochrane-Fountain City School District | High | 67.7% | +10.7pp |
| 29 | Spring Valley High Spring Valley · Spring Valley School District | High | 67.6% | +10.6pp |
| 30 | Homestead High Mequon · Mequon-Thiensville School District | High | 67.5% | +10.5pp |
| 31 | Kickapoo High Viola · Kickapoo Area School District | High | 67.5% | +10.5pp |
| 32 | Muskego High Muskego · Muskego-Norway School District | High | 67.5% | +10.5pp |
| 33 | Waunakee High Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District | High | 67.3% | +10.3pp |
| 34 | Wisconsin Heights High Mazomanie · Wisconsin Heights School District | High | 67.2% | +10.2pp |
| 35 | Marathon High Marathon · Marathon City School District | High | 67.1% | +10.1pp |
| 36 | D C Everest Junior High Weston · D C Everest Area School District | High | 66.7% | +9.7pp |
| 37 | Parkview High Orfordville · Parkview School District | High | 66.7% | +9.7pp |
| 38 | South Shore Jr/Sr High Port Wing · South Shore School District | High | 66.7% | +9.7pp |
| 39 | Mount Horeb High Mount Horeb · Mount Horeb Area School District | High | 66.5% | +9.5pp |
| 40 | Lake Mills High Lake Mills · Lake Mills Area School District | High | 66.0% | +9.0pp |
| 41 | Greendale High Greendale · Greendale School District | High | 65.9% | +8.9pp |
| 42 | Cuba City High Cuba City · Cuba City School District | High | 65.7% | +8.7pp |
| 43 | Sturgeon Bay High Sturgeon Bay · Sturgeon Bay School District | High | 65.5% | +8.5pp |
| 44 | Omro High Omro · Omro School District | High | 65.4% | +8.4pp |
| 45 | Winneconne High Winneconne · Winneconne Community School District | High | 65.3% | +8.3pp |
| 46 | Greenwood High Greenwood · Greenwood School District | High | 65.2% | +8.2pp |
| 47 | Port Washington High Port Washington · Port Washington-Saukville School District | High | 65.0% | +8.0pp |
| 48 | Amery High Amery · Amery School District | High | 64.8% | +7.8pp |
| 49 | Oostburg High Oostburg · Oostburg School District | High | 64.8% | +7.8pp |
| 50 | Ozaukee High Fredonia · Northern Ozaukee School District | High | 64.6% | +7.6pp |
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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.