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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Bloomer Middle Bloomer · Bloomer School District | Middle | 61.7% | +4.7pp |
| 202 | John Muir Middle Wausau · Wausau School District | Middle | 61.5% | +4.5pp |
| 203 | Edgar Middle Edgar · Edgar School District | Middle | 61.4% | +4.4pp |
| 204 | Butler Middle Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Middle | 61.3% | +4.3pp |
| 205 | Neenah Middle School Neenah · Neenah Joint School District | Middle | 61.3% | +4.3pp |
| 206 | Toki Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 61.3% | +4.3pp |
| 207 | Fennimore Middle Fennimore · Fennimore Community School District | Middle | 61.2% | +4.2pp |
| 208 | Dodgeville Middle Dodgeville · Dodgeville School District | Middle | 61.0% | +4.0pp |
| 209 | Mondovi Middle Mondovi · Mondovi School District | Middle | 60.7% | +3.7pp |
| 210 | Denmark Middle Denmark · Denmark School District | Middle | 60.4% | +3.4pp |
| 211 | Brodhead Middle Brodhead · Brodhead School District | Middle | 60.3% | +3.3pp |
| 212 | Stanley-Boyd Middle Stanley · Stanley-Boyd Area School District | Middle | 60.0% | +3.0pp |
| 213 | Marathon Venture Academy Marathon · Marathon City School District | Middle | 59.7% | +2.7pp |
| 214 | Marshall Middle Janesville · Janesville School District | Middle | 59.6% | +2.6pp |
| 215 | Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Middle | 59.3% | +2.3pp |
| 216 | Wayne Bartels Middle Portage · Portage Community School District | Middle | 59.2% | +2.2pp |
| 217 | Rice Lake Middle Rice Lake · Rice Lake Area School District | Middle | 59.1% | +2.1pp |
| 218 | Central Heights Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 59.0% | +2.0pp |
| 219 | Madison Middle Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Middle | 59.0% | +2.0pp |
| 220 | Northstar Middle Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Middle | 58.8% | +1.8pp |
| 221 | Alexander Middle Nekoosa · Nekoosa School District | Middle | 58.6% | +1.6pp |
| 222 | Clarke Middle Two Rivers · Two Rivers Public School District | Middle | 58.4% | +1.4pp |
| 223 | Black River Falls Middle Black River Falls · Black River Falls School District | Middle | 58.2% | +1.2pp |
| 224 | Glacial Drumlin School Cottage Grove · Monona Grove School District | Middle | 57.9% | +0.9pp |
| 225 | Lance Middle Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Middle | 57.9% | +0.9pp |
| 226 | Kaleidoscope Academy Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Middle | 57.7% | +0.7pp |
| 227 | Superior Middle Superior · Superior School District | Middle | 57.7% | +0.7pp |
| 228 | Wausaukee Middle Wausaukee · Wausaukee School District | Middle | 57.6% | +0.6pp |
| 229 | Random Lake Middle Random Lake · Random Lake School District | Middle | 57.5% | +0.5pp |
| 230 | Arcadia Middle Arcadia · Arcadia School District | Middle | 57.2% | +0.2pp |
| 231 | Clintonville Middle Clintonville · Clintonville School District | Middle | 57.0% | -0.0pp |
| 232 | Deer Creek Intermediate Saint Francis · Saint Francis School District | Middle | 56.7% | -0.3pp |
| 233 | Central Middle Hartford · Hartford J1 School District | Middle | 56.6% | -0.4pp |
| 234 | Longfellow Middle La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Middle | 56.6% | -0.4pp |
| 235 | Glen Hills Middle Glendale · Glendale-River Hills School District | Middle | 56.0% | -1.0pp |
| 236 | Shawano Community Middle Shawano · Shawano School District | Middle | 56.0% | -1.0pp |
| 237 | Carmen Middle School South Milwaukee · Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc | Middle | 55.6% | -1.4pp |
| 238 | Mahone Middle Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Middle | 55.3% | -1.7pp |
| 239 | Peshtigo Middle Peshtigo · Peshtigo School District | Middle | 55.3% | -1.7pp |
| 240 | Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 55.2% | -1.8pp |
| 241 | James Wright Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 55.1% | -1.9pp |
| 242 | Webster Middle Webster · Webster School District | Middle | 55.1% | -1.9pp |
| 243 | Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District | Middle | 55.1% | -1.9pp |
| 244 | Lombardi Middle Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Middle | 55.0% | -2.0pp |
| 245 | United Community Center Acosta Middle School Milwaukee · United Community Center Inc | Middle | 54.8% | -2.2pp |
| 246 | Chilton Middle Chilton · Chilton School District | Middle | 54.7% | -2.3pp |
| 247 | Woodworth Middle Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Middle | 54.3% | -2.7pp |
| 248 | Horace Mann Middle Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Middle | 54.1% | -2.9pp |
| 249 | Prairie River Middle Merrill · Merrill Area School District | Middle | 53.7% | -3.3pp |
| 250 | Tomah Middle Tomah · Tomah Area School District | Middle | 53.7% | -3.3pp |
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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.