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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Manawa Middle Manawa · Manawa School District | Middle | 53.3% | -3.7pp |
| 252 | Sabish Middle Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Middle | 53.1% | -3.9pp |
| 253 | Parkside School Wautoma · Wautoma Area School District | Middle | 52.6% | -4.4pp |
| 254 | Cumberland Middle Cumberland · Cumberland School District | Middle | 52.4% | -4.6pp |
| 255 | Westfield Area Middle Westfield · Westfield School District | Middle | 52.4% | -4.6pp |
| 256 | Logan Middle La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Middle | 52.2% | -4.8pp |
| 257 | Kewaunee Middle Kewaunee · Kewaunee School District | Middle | 51.7% | -5.3pp |
| 258 | Ashland Middle Ashland · Ashland School District | Middle | 51.6% | -5.4pp |
| 259 | Oconto Middle Oconto · Oconto Unified School District | Middle | 51.6% | -5.4pp |
| 260 | Chequamegon Middle Glidden · Chequamegon School District | Middle | 51.4% | -5.6pp |
| 261 | Lena Middle Lena · Lena School District | Middle | 51.4% | -5.6pp |
| 262 | Phillips Middle Phillips · Phillips School District | Middle | 51.2% | -5.8pp |
| 263 | Vel Phillips Middle School Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Middle | 51.2% | -5.8pp |
| 264 | West Milwaukee Intermediate West Milwaukee · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Middle | 51.1% | -5.9pp |
| 265 | Sparta Meadowview Middle Sparta · Sparta Area School District | Middle | 50.3% | -6.7pp |
| 266 | Beaver Dam Middle Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam Unified School District | Middle | 50.2% | -6.8pp |
| 267 | Greenfield Middle Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Middle | 50.2% | -6.8pp |
| 268 | Cudahy Middle Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Middle | 49.6% | -7.4pp |
| 269 | Bullen Middle Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Middle | 49.5% | -7.5pp |
| 270 | Maplewood Middle Menasha · Menasha Joint School District | Middle | 49.5% | -7.5pp |
| 271 | Marshall Middle Marshall · Marshall School District | Middle | 49.1% | -7.9pp |
| 272 | Osseo-Fairchild Middle Osseo · Osseo-Fairchild School District | Middle | 49.1% | -7.9pp |
| 273 | South Milwaukee Middle South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Middle | 48.8% | -8.2pp |
| 274 | Tri-County Middle Plainfield · Tri-County Area School District | Middle | 48.7% | -8.3pp |
| 275 | Lake Mills Middle Lake Mills · Lake Mills Area School District | Middle | 48.0% | -9.0pp |
| 276 | Phoenix Middle Delavan · Delavan-Darien School District | Middle | 48.0% | -9.0pp |
| 277 | Cherokee Heights Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 47.7% | -9.3pp |
| 278 | Farnsworth Middle Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Middle | 47.7% | -9.3pp |
| 279 | Owen-Withee Junior High Owen · Owen-Withee School District | Middle | 47.5% | -9.5pp |
| 280 | Augusta Middle Augusta · Augusta School District | Middle | 47.4% | -9.6pp |
| 281 | Colby Middle Colby · Colby School District | Middle | 47.1% | -9.9pp |
| 282 | Urban Middle Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Middle | 46.7% | -10.3pp |
| 283 | Dodgeland Middle Juneau · Dodgeland School District | Middle | 46.5% | -10.5pp |
| 284 | Crandon Middle Crandon · Crandon School District | Middle | 45.8% | -11.2pp |
| 285 | Neillsville Middle Neillsville · Neillsville School District | Middle | 45.8% | -11.2pp |
| 286 | Franklin Middle Janesville · Janesville School District | Middle | 45.0% | -12.0pp |
| 287 | Adams-Friendship Middle Adams · Adams-Friendship Area School District | Middle | 44.8% | -12.2pp |
| 288 | James Williams Middle Rhinelander · Rhinelander School District | Middle | 44.7% | -12.3pp |
| 289 | Marinette Middle Marinette · Marinette School District | Middle | 44.3% | -12.7pp |
| 290 | Horning Middle Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Middle | 43.9% | -13.1pp |
| 291 | Sherman Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 43.9% | -13.1pp |
| 292 | Riverview Middle Barron · Barron Area School District | Middle | 43.1% | -13.9pp |
| 293 | Wilson Middle Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Middle | 43.0% | -14.0pp |
| 294 | Riverside Middle Watertown · Watertown Unified School District | Middle | 42.8% | -14.2pp |
| 295 | Washington Middle Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District | Middle | 42.8% | -14.2pp |
| 296 | Black Hawk Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 41.9% | -15.1pp |
| 297 | Boscobel Junior High Boscobel · Boscobel Area School District | Middle | 41.5% | -15.5pp |
| 298 | Necedah Middle Necedah · Necedah Area School District | Middle | 41.0% | -16.0pp |
| 299 | Bessie Allen Middle North Fond du Lac · North Fond du Lac School District | Middle | 40.6% | -16.4pp |
| 300 | Flambeau Middle Tony · Flambeau School District | Middle | 40.5% | -16.5pp |
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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.