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Wisconsin schools ranked by test score

Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 1,544 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 57.0%.
Subject:English Language ArtsMathematicsScienceSocial Studies
Order:Highest firstLowest first
Level:AllElementaryMiddleHighCombined
RankSchoolLevelSocial Studiesvs state
501West De Pere High
De Pere · West De Pere School District
High69.6%+12.6pp
502Westby Middle
Westby · Westby Area School District
Middle69.5%+12.5pp
503Grant Elementary
Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District
Elementary69.4%+12.4pp
504J C McKenna Middle
Evansville · Evansville Community School District
Middle69.4%+12.4pp
505Markesan Intermediate
Markesan · Markesan School District
Elementary69.4%+12.4pp
506Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River
Eagle River · Northland Pines School District
Elementary69.4%+12.4pp
507Rio Middle/High
Rio · Rio Community School District
High69.4%+12.4pp
508Saukville Elementary
Saukville · Port Washington-Saukville School District
Elementary69.4%+12.4pp
509Milton Middle
Milton · Milton School District
Middle69.3%+12.3pp
510Columbus Middle
Columbus · Columbus School District
Middle69.2%+12.2pp
511Fall River High
Fall River · Fall River School District
High69.2%+12.2pp
512Hilltop Elementary
Rice Lake · Rice Lake Area School District
Elementary69.2%+12.2pp
513Menomonie Middle
Menomonie · Menomonie Area School District
Middle69.2%+12.2pp
514Mitchell Elementary
Cudahy · Cudahy School District
Elementary69.2%+12.2pp
515River View School
Kaukauna · Kaukauna Area School District
Middle69.2%+12.2pp
516Chippewa Falls Middle
Chippewa Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District
Middle69.1%+12.1pp
517Coleman High
Coleman · Coleman School District
High69.1%+12.1pp
518Davey Elementary
Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District
Elementary69.1%+12.1pp
519New Glarus High
New Glarus · New Glarus School District
High69.1%+12.1pp
520Somerset Elementary
Somerset · Somerset School District
Elementary69.1%+12.1pp
521Thomas Jefferson Middle
Port Washington · Port Washington-Saukville School District
Middle69.1%+12.1pp
522Fort Atkinson Middle
Fort Atkinson · Fort Atkinson School District
Middle69.0%+12.0pp
523Schultz Elementary
Mishicot · Mishicot School District
Elementary69.0%+12.0pp
524Platteville Middle
Platteville · Platteville School District
Middle68.9%+11.9pp
525Ruth Harman Academy
Kenosha · Kenosha School District
Elementary68.9%+11.9pp
526Ellsworth Middle
Ellsworth · Ellsworth Community School District
Middle68.8%+11.8pp
527Grayside Elementary
Mauston · Mauston School District
Elementary68.8%+11.8pp
528Willson Elementary
Baraboo · Baraboo School District
Elementary68.8%+11.8pp
529Benjamin Franklin Junior High
Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District
Middle68.7%+11.7pp
530Lincoln Elementary
Hartford · Hartford J1 School District
Elementary68.7%+11.7pp
531New London Middle
New London · New London School District
Middle68.7%+11.7pp
532Whitman Middle
Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District
Middle68.7%+11.7pp
533Iola-Scandinavia Elementary
Iola · Iola-Scandinavia School District
Elementary68.6%+11.6pp
534Rock River Intermediate
Waupun · Waupun School District
Elementary68.6%+11.6pp
535Langlade Elementary
Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District
Elementary68.4%+11.4pp
536Southview Elementary
Chippewa Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District
Elementary68.4%+11.4pp
537Thoreau Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary68.4%+11.4pp
538Harrison Elementary
Janesville · Janesville School District
Elementary68.3%+11.3pp
539McKinley Center
Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District
Elementary68.3%+11.3pp
540Oak Creek East Middle
Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
Middle68.3%+11.3pp
541Olson Middle
Mauston · Mauston School District
Middle68.3%+11.3pp
542Viroqua Elementary
Viroqua · Viroqua Area School District
Elementary68.3%+11.3pp
543Campbellsport Elementary
Campbellsport · Campbellsport School District
Elementary68.2%+11.2pp
544Country Dale Elementary
Franklin · Franklin Public School District
Elementary68.2%+11.2pp
545Edgar Elementary
Edgar · Edgar School District
Elementary68.2%+11.2pp
546Meadowview Elementary
Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
Elementary68.2%+11.2pp
547Clintonville Elementary School
Clintonville · Clintonville School District
Elementary68.1%+11.1pp
548Dyer Elementary
Burlington · Burlington Area School District
Elementary68.1%+11.1pp
549Great Lakes Elementary
Superior · Superior School District
Elementary68.1%+11.1pp
550Les Paul Middle
Waukesha · Waukesha School District
Middle68.1%+11.1pp
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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.