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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
701Spring Road Elementary
Neenah · Neenah Joint School District
Elementary63.5%+6.5pp
702Forest Ridge Elementary
Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
Elementary63.4%+6.4pp
703Green Lake High
Green Lake · Green Lake School District
High63.4%+6.4pp
704Juda Elementary
Juda · Juda School District
Elementary63.4%+6.4pp
705Riverdale Junior High
Muscoda · Riverdale School District
Middle63.4%+6.4pp
706Shell Lake Elementary (3-6)
Shell Lake · Shell Lake School District
Elementary63.4%+6.4pp
707Slinger High
Slinger · Slinger School District
High63.4%+6.4pp
708Crivitz Middle
Crivitz · Crivitz School District
Middle63.3%+6.3pp
709East High
Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District
High63.3%+6.3pp
710Jack Young Middle
Baraboo · Baraboo School District
Middle63.3%+6.3pp
711Jefferson Elementary
Appleton · Appleton Area School District
Elementary63.3%+6.3pp
712Southern Door High
Brussels · Southern Door County School District
High63.3%+6.3pp
713Waterloo Middle
Waterloo · Waterloo School District
Middle63.3%+6.3pp
714Loyal Middle School
Loyal · Loyal School District
Middle63.2%+6.2pp
715Park Falls Elementary
Park Falls · Chequamegon School District
Elementary63.2%+6.2pp
716Jefferson Middle
Jefferson · Jefferson School District
Middle63.1%+6.1pp
717McDill Elementary
Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District
Elementary63.1%+6.1pp
718Monroe Middle
Monroe · Monroe School District
Middle63.1%+6.1pp
719South Park Middle
Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District
Middle63.1%+6.1pp
720Lakeshore Elementary
Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District
Elementary63.0%+6.0pp
721Elkhart Lake High
Elkhart Lake · Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District
High62.9%+5.9pp
722Prairie View Middle
Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District
Middle62.9%+5.9pp
723Roosevelt Elementary
Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District
Elementary62.8%+5.8pp
724Solon Springs School
Solon Springs · Solon Springs School District
Combined62.8%+5.8pp
725Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Wausau · Wausau School District
Elementary62.8%+5.8pp
726Walworth Elementary
Walworth · Walworth J1 School District
Elementary62.8%+5.8pp
727Chilton Elementary
Chilton · Chilton School District
Elementary62.7%+5.7pp
728Evergreen Elementary
Rothschild · D C Everest Area School District
Elementary62.7%+5.7pp
729Northwoods Elementary
Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District
Elementary62.7%+5.7pp
730Prairie Ridge Intermediate
Reedsburg · Reedsburg School District
Elementary62.7%+5.7pp
731Wilson Middle
Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District
Middle62.7%+5.7pp
732Altoona Middle
Altoona · Altoona School District
Middle62.5%+5.5pp
733Cedar Grove-Belgium High
Cedar Grove · Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District
High62.5%+5.5pp
734Florence Middle
Florence · Florence County School District
Middle62.5%+5.5pp
735Rosholt Elementary
Rosholt · Rosholt School District
Elementary62.5%+5.5pp
736Shorewood High
Shorewood · Shorewood School District
High62.3%+5.3pp
737Murray Park Elementary
Ripon · Ripon Area School District
Elementary62.2%+5.2pp
738Oconto Falls Elementary
Oconto Falls · Oconto Falls Public School District
Elementary62.2%+5.2pp
739Shepard Hills Elementary
Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
Elementary62.2%+5.2pp
740Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary
Hazel Green · Southwestern Wisconsin School District
Elementary62.2%+5.2pp
741Burdick Elementary
Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District
Elementary62.1%+5.1pp
742Northwestern High
Maple · Maple School District
High62.1%+5.1pp
743Putnam Heights Elementary
Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District
Elementary62.1%+5.1pp
744Ladysmith Middle
Ladysmith · Ladysmith School District
Middle62.0%+5.0pp
745Tomahawk Middle
Tomahawk · Tomahawk School District
Middle62.0%+5.0pp
746Westby Elementary
Westby · Westby Area School District
Elementary62.0%+5.0pp
747Horace Mann Middle
Wausau · Wausau School District
Middle61.9%+4.9pp
748Jackson Elementary
Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District
Elementary61.9%+4.9pp
749Medford Elementary
Medford · Medford Area Public School District
Elementary61.9%+4.9pp
750Tri-County Elementary
Plainfield · Tri-County Area School District
Elementary61.9%+4.9pp
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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.