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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Riverview Middle Plymouth · Plymouth Joint School District | Middle | 72.2% | +15.2pp |
| 102 | De Forest Middle De Forest · De Forest Area School District | Middle | 71.6% | +14.6pp |
| 103 | Oak Creek West Middle Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Middle | 71.6% | +14.6pp |
| 104 | Little Chute Middle Little Chute · Little Chute Area School District | Middle | 71.4% | +14.4pp |
| 105 | Marshfield Middle Marshfield · Marshfield Unified School District | Middle | 71.1% | +14.1pp |
| 106 | De Soto Middle De Soto · De Soto Area School District | Middle | 71.0% | +14.0pp |
| 107 | Lancaster Middle Lancaster · Lancaster Community School District | Middle | 71.0% | +14.0pp |
| 108 | Muskego Lakes Middle Muskego · Muskego-Norway School District | Middle | 71.0% | +14.0pp |
| 109 | Saint Croix Falls Middle Saint Croix Falls · Saint Croix Falls School District | Middle | 70.8% | +13.8pp |
| 110 | Howards Grove Middle Howards Grove · Howards Grove School District | Middle | 70.5% | +13.5pp |
| 111 | Theisen Middle Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Middle | 70.5% | +13.5pp |
| 112 | Northwestern Middle Poplar · Maple School District | Middle | 70.4% | +13.4pp |
| 113 | Coleman Middle Coleman · Coleman School District | Middle | 70.2% | +13.2pp |
| 114 | South Middle Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Middle | 70.1% | +13.1pp |
| 115 | Elkhorn Area Middle Elkhorn · Elkhorn Area School District | Middle | 70.0% | +13.0pp |
| 116 | Pulaski Community Middle Pulaski · Pulaski Community School District | Middle | 70.0% | +13.0pp |
| 117 | Spooner Middle Spooner · Spooner Area School District | Middle | 70.0% | +13.0pp |
| 118 | Viroqua Middle Viroqua · Viroqua Area School District | Middle | 70.0% | +13.0pp |
| 119 | West De Pere Middle De Pere · West De Pere School District | Middle | 69.9% | +12.9pp |
| 120 | Brillion Middle Brillion · Brillion School District | Middle | 69.8% | +12.8pp |
| 121 | Mount Horeb Middle Mount Horeb · Mount Horeb Area School District | Middle | 69.8% | +12.8pp |
| 122 | Freedom Middle Freedom · Freedom Area School District | Middle | 69.7% | +12.7pp |
| 123 | Independence Middle Independence · Independence School District | Middle | 69.7% | +12.7pp |
| 124 | Nature Hill Intermediate Oconomowoc · Oconomowoc Area School District | Middle | 69.7% | +12.7pp |
| 125 | Randolph Middle School Randolph · Randolph School District | Middle | 69.7% | +12.7pp |
| 126 | Rosholt Middle Rosholt · Rosholt School District | Middle | 69.7% | +12.7pp |
| 127 | Whitewater Middle Whitewater · Whitewater Unified School District | Middle | 69.7% | +12.7pp |
| 128 | Westby Middle Westby · Westby Area School District | Middle | 69.5% | +12.5pp |
| 129 | J C McKenna Middle Evansville · Evansville Community School District | Middle | 69.4% | +12.4pp |
| 130 | Milton Middle Milton · Milton School District | Middle | 69.3% | +12.3pp |
| 131 | Columbus Middle Columbus · Columbus School District | Middle | 69.2% | +12.2pp |
| 132 | Menomonie Middle Menomonie · Menomonie Area School District | Middle | 69.2% | +12.2pp |
| 133 | River View School Kaukauna · Kaukauna Area School District | Middle | 69.2% | +12.2pp |
| 134 | Chippewa Falls Middle Chippewa Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District | Middle | 69.1% | +12.1pp |
| 135 | Thomas Jefferson Middle Port Washington · Port Washington-Saukville School District | Middle | 69.1% | +12.1pp |
| 136 | Fort Atkinson Middle Fort Atkinson · Fort Atkinson School District | Middle | 69.0% | +12.0pp |
| 137 | Platteville Middle Platteville · Platteville School District | Middle | 68.9% | +11.9pp |
| 138 | Ellsworth Middle Ellsworth · Ellsworth Community School District | Middle | 68.8% | +11.8pp |
| 139 | Benjamin Franklin Junior High Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Middle | 68.7% | +11.7pp |
| 140 | New London Middle New London · New London School District | Middle | 68.7% | +11.7pp |
| 141 | Whitman Middle Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Middle | 68.7% | +11.7pp |
| 142 | Oak Creek East Middle Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Middle | 68.3% | +11.3pp |
| 143 | Olson Middle Mauston · Mauston School District | Middle | 68.3% | +11.3pp |
| 144 | Les Paul Middle Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Middle | 68.1% | +11.1pp |
| 145 | Savanna Oaks Middle Fitchburg · Verona Area School District | Middle | 68.1% | +11.1pp |
| 146 | Viking Middle Woodville · Baldwin-Woodville Area School District | Middle | 68.0% | +11.0pp |
| 147 | Turner Middle Beloit · Beloit Turner School District | Middle | 67.8% | +10.8pp |
| 148 | Amherst Middle Amherst · Tomorrow River School District | Middle | 67.7% | +10.7pp |
| 149 | East Troy Middle East Troy · East Troy Community School District | Middle | 67.7% | +10.7pp |
| 150 | Washington Middle Oconto Falls · Oconto Falls Public School District | Middle | 67.5% | +10.5pp |
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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.