Wisconsin schools ranked by test score
Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 319 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 57.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | Social Studies | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Sauk Prairie Middle Sauk City · Sauk Prairie School District | Middle | 79.2% | +22.2pp |
| 52 | Elk Mound Middle Elk Mound · Elk Mound Area School District | Middle | 79.1% | +22.1pp |
| 53 | Hortonville Middle Hortonville · Hortonville Area School District | Middle | 79.0% | +22.0pp |
| 54 | Hayward Middle Hayward · Hayward Community School District | Middle | 78.8% | +21.8pp |
| 55 | Park View Middle Mukwonago · Mukwonago School District | Middle | 78.8% | +21.8pp |
| 56 | Pardeeville Middle Pardeeville · Pardeeville Area School District | Middle | 78.7% | +21.7pp |
| 57 | Somerset Middle Somerset · Somerset School District | Middle | 78.6% | +21.6pp |
| 58 | Ozaukee Middle Fredonia · Northern Ozaukee School District | Middle | 78.4% | +21.4pp |
| 59 | Silver Lake Intermediate Oconomowoc · Oconomowoc Area School District | Middle | 78.4% | +21.4pp |
| 60 | Belleville Middle Belleville · Belleville School District | Middle | 78.3% | +21.3pp |
| 61 | Lake Shore Middle Mequon · Mequon-Thiensville School District | Middle | 78.1% | +21.1pp |
| 62 | Poynette Middle Poynette · Poynette School District | Middle | 78.1% | +21.1pp |
| 63 | Royall Intermediate Elroy · Royall School District | Middle | 78.1% | +21.1pp |
| 64 | Williams Bay Middle Williams Bay · Williams Bay School District | Middle | 78.0% | +21.0pp |
| 65 | Meyer Middle River Falls · River Falls School District | Middle | 77.8% | +20.8pp |
| 66 | Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle Galesville · Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District | Middle | 77.6% | +20.6pp |
| 67 | New Glarus Middle New Glarus · New Glarus School District | Middle | 77.6% | +20.6pp |
| 68 | West Salem Middle West Salem · West Salem School District | Middle | 77.6% | +20.6pp |
| 69 | Luxemburg-Casco Middle Luxemburg · Luxemburg-Casco School District | Middle | 77.5% | +20.5pp |
| 70 | John Long Middle Grafton · Grafton School District | Middle | 77.3% | +20.3pp |
| 71 | Kewaskum Middle Kewaskum · Kewaskum School District | Middle | 77.2% | +20.2pp |
| 72 | Lake Geneva Middle Lake Geneva · Lake Geneva J1 School District | Middle | 76.9% | +19.9pp |
| 73 | New Holstein Middle New Holstein · New Holstein School District | Middle | 76.3% | +19.3pp |
| 74 | Osceola Middle Osceola · Osceola School District | Middle | 76.3% | +19.3pp |
| 75 | Wisconsin Hills Middle Brookfield · Elmbrook School District | Middle | 76.3% | +19.3pp |
| 76 | Amery Middle Amery · Amery School District | Middle | 76.1% | +19.1pp |
| 77 | Valders Middle Valders · Valders Area School District | Middle | 76.0% | +19.0pp |
| 78 | Walker Middle Sturgeon Bay · Sturgeon Bay School District | Middle | 76.0% | +19.0pp |
| 79 | Forest Park Middle Franklin · Franklin Public School District | Middle | 75.9% | +18.9pp |
| 80 | Kromrey Middle Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Middle | 75.9% | +18.9pp |
| 81 | Wisconsin Heights Middle Mazomanie · Wisconsin Heights School District | Middle | 75.7% | +18.7pp |
| 82 | Onalaska Middle Onalaska · Onalaska School District | Middle | 75.4% | +18.4pp |
| 83 | Patrick Marsh Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 75.3% | +18.3pp |
| 84 | Tipler Middle Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Middle | 75.2% | +18.2pp |
| 85 | Hudson Middle Hudson · Hudson School District | Middle | 75.1% | +18.1pp |
| 86 | Three Lakes Junior High Three Lakes · Three Lakes School District | Middle | 75.0% | +18.0pp |
| 87 | Karcher Middle School Burlington · Burlington Area School District | Middle | 74.9% | +17.9pp |
| 88 | Sheboygan Falls Middle Sheboygan Falls · Sheboygan Falls School District | Middle | 74.8% | +17.8pp |
| 89 | Rosendale-Brandon Middle Rosendale · Rosendale-Brandon School District | Middle | 74.6% | +17.6pp |
| 90 | O'Keeffe Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 74.3% | +17.3pp |
| 91 | Cameron Middle Cameron · Cameron School District | Middle | 74.2% | +17.2pp |
| 92 | Fall Creek Middle Fall Creek · Fall Creek School District | Middle | 74.1% | +17.1pp |
| 93 | Northside Intermediate Milton · Milton School District | Middle | 73.5% | +16.5pp |
| 94 | Badger Middle West Bend · West Bend School District | Middle | 73.4% | +16.4pp |
| 95 | Lodi Middle Lodi · Lodi School District | Middle | 73.2% | +16.2pp |
| 96 | Weyauwega Middle Weyauwega · Weyauwega-Fremont School District | Middle | 73.1% | +16.1pp |
| 97 | North Middle Menomonee Falls · Menomonee Falls School District | Middle | 72.9% | +15.9pp |
| 98 | Clear Lake Junior High Clear Lake · Clear Lake School District | Middle | 72.7% | +15.7pp |
| 99 | Washburn Middle Washburn · Washburn School District | Middle | 72.5% | +15.5pp |
| 100 | Greendale Middle Greendale · Greendale School District | Middle | 72.3% | +15.3pp |
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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.