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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odyssey-Magellan Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Middle | 98.2% | +41.2pp |
| 2 | North Shore Middle Hartland · Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District | Middle | 91.1% | +34.1pp |
| 3 | Campbellsport Middle Campbellsport · Campbellsport School District | Middle | 90.8% | +33.8pp |
| 4 | Cedar Grove-Belgium Middle Cedar Grove · Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District | Middle | 90.4% | +33.4pp |
| 5 | Templeton Middle Sussex · Hamilton School District | Middle | 90.3% | +33.3pp |
| 6 | Oakfield Middle Oakfield · Oakfield School District | Middle | 89.5% | +32.5pp |
| 7 | Oostburg Middle Oostburg · Oostburg School District | Middle | 88.9% | +31.9pp |
| 8 | Sevastopol Middle Sturgeon Bay · Sevastopol School District | Middle | 88.9% | +31.9pp |
| 9 | Webster Middle Cedarburg · Cedarburg School District | Middle | 88.7% | +31.7pp |
| 10 | Merton Intermediate Hartland · Merton Community School District | Middle | 87.8% | +30.8pp |
| 11 | Prescott Middle Prescott · Prescott School District | Middle | 87.5% | +30.5pp |
| 12 | Steffen Middle Mequon · Mequon-Thiensville School District | Middle | 87.1% | +30.1pp |
| 13 | Maple Dale School Fox Point · Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District | Middle | 86.9% | +29.9pp |
| 14 | Spring Harbor Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 86.2% | +29.2pp |
| 15 | Traeger Middle Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Middle | 86.0% | +29.0pp |
| 16 | Whitefish Bay Middle Whitefish Bay · Whitefish Bay School District | Middle | 85.9% | +28.9pp |
| 17 | Kohler Middle Kohler · Kohler School District | Middle | 85.5% | +28.5pp |
| 18 | Pilgrim Park Middle Elm Grove · Elmbrook School District | Middle | 84.7% | +27.7pp |
| 19 | Glacier Creek Middle Cross Plains · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Middle | 84.4% | +27.4pp |
| 20 | Richfield Middle Richfield · Holy Hill Area School District | Middle | 84.3% | +27.3pp |
| 21 | Slinger Middle Slinger · Slinger School District | Middle | 84.3% | +27.3pp |
| 22 | Bay View Middle Green Bay · Howard-Suamico School District | Middle | 84.2% | +27.2pp |
| 23 | Bayside Middle Milwaukee · Fox Point J2 School District | Middle | 84.2% | +27.2pp |
| 24 | Lake Denoon Middle Muskego · Muskego-Norway School District | Middle | 84.0% | +27.0pp |
| 25 | Athens Middle Athens · Athens School District | Middle | 83.9% | +26.9pp |
| 26 | Saint Croix Central Middle Hammond · Saint Croix Central School District | Middle | 83.8% | +26.8pp |
| 27 | Kettle Moraine Middle Dousman · Kettle Moraine School District | Middle | 82.9% | +25.9pp |
| 28 | Longfellow Middle Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Middle | 82.8% | +25.8pp |
| 29 | New Richmond Middle New Richmond · New Richmond School District | Middle | 82.7% | +25.7pp |
| 30 | Spring Valley Middle Spring Valley · Spring Valley School District | Middle | 82.0% | +25.0pp |
| 31 | Unity Middle Balsam Lake · Unity School District | Middle | 82.0% | +25.0pp |
| 32 | Grantsburg Middle Grantsburg · Grantsburg School District | Middle | 81.5% | +24.5pp |
| 33 | Gerritts Middle Kimberly · Kimberly Area School District | Middle | 81.2% | +24.2pp |
| 34 | De Pere Middle De Pere · De Pere School District | Middle | 81.1% | +24.1pp |
| 35 | Hamilton Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 81.0% | +24.0pp |
| 36 | Kiel Middle Kiel · Kiel Area School District | Middle | 81.0% | +24.0pp |
| 37 | Wrightstown Middle Wrightstown · Wrightstown Community School District | Middle | 81.0% | +24.0pp |
| 38 | Winneconne Middle Winneconne · Winneconne Community School District | Middle | 80.8% | +23.8pp |
| 39 | Asa Clark Middle Pewaukee · Pewaukee School District | Middle | 80.5% | +23.5pp |
| 40 | Indian Mound Middle McFarland · McFarland School District | Middle | 80.5% | +23.5pp |
| 41 | Lomira Middle Lomira · Lomira School District | Middle | 80.3% | +23.3pp |
| 42 | Edgerton Middle Edgerton · Edgerton School District | Middle | 80.2% | +23.2pp |
| 43 | Fox River Middle Waterford · Waterford Graded J1 School District | Middle | 79.8% | +22.8pp |
| 44 | Greenville Middle Greenville · Hortonville Area School District | Middle | 79.8% | +22.8pp |
| 45 | Cuba City Middle Cuba City · Cuba City School District | Middle | 79.5% | +22.5pp |
| 46 | Southern Door Middle Brussels · Southern Door County School District | Middle | 79.5% | +22.5pp |
| 47 | River Valley Middle Spring Green · River Valley School District | Middle | 79.4% | +22.4pp |
| 48 | Waunakee Middle Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District | Middle | 79.4% | +22.4pp |
| 49 | Holmen Middle Holmen · Holmen School District | Middle | 79.3% | +22.3pp |
| 50 | Shorewood Intermediate Shorewood · Shorewood School District | Middle | 79.3% | +22.3pp |
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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.