Wisconsin schools ranked by test score
Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 1,544 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 57.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | Social Studies | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Trempealeau Elementary Trempealeau · Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District | Elementary | 88.0% | +31.0pp |
| 52 | Summit Elementary Oconomowoc · Oconomowoc Area School District | Elementary | 87.9% | +30.9pp |
| 53 | Merton Intermediate Hartland · Merton Community School District | Middle | 87.8% | +30.8pp |
| 54 | Richmond Elementary Sussex · Richmond School District | Elementary | 87.7% | +30.7pp |
| 55 | Grant Elementary Marshfield · Marshfield Unified School District | Elementary | 87.5% | +30.5pp |
| 56 | Niagara Elementary Niagara · Niagara School District | Elementary | 87.5% | +30.5pp |
| 57 | Prescott Middle Prescott · Prescott School District | Middle | 87.5% | +30.5pp |
| 58 | Lake Country Classical Academy Inc Oconomowoc · Lake Country Classical Academy Inc | Combined | 87.4% | +30.4pp |
| 59 | Donges Bay Elementary Mequon · Mequon-Thiensville School District | Elementary | 87.2% | +30.2pp |
| 60 | Downtown Montessori Milwaukee · Downtown Montessori Academy Inc | Elementary | 87.1% | +30.1pp |
| 61 | Maple Avenue Elementary Sussex · Hamilton School District | Elementary | 87.1% | +30.1pp |
| 62 | Merton Primary Hartland · Merton Community School District | Elementary | 87.1% | +30.1pp |
| 63 | Steffen Middle Mequon · Mequon-Thiensville School District | Middle | 87.1% | +30.1pp |
| 64 | Lincoln Elementary Port Washington · Port Washington-Saukville School District | Elementary | 87.0% | +30.0pp |
| 65 | Maple Dale School Fox Point · Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District | Middle | 86.9% | +29.9pp |
| 66 | Pope Farm Elementary Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Elementary | 86.8% | +29.8pp |
| 67 | Erin Elementary Hartford · Erin School District | Elementary | 86.7% | +29.7pp |
| 68 | Lena Elementary Lena · Lena School District | Elementary | 86.7% | +29.7pp |
| 69 | Orchard Lane Elementary New Berlin · New Berlin School District | Elementary | 86.7% | +29.7pp |
| 70 | Alma Elementary Alma · Alma School District | Elementary | 86.5% | +29.5pp |
| 71 | Rockwell Elementary Fort Atkinson · Fort Atkinson School District | Elementary | 86.5% | +29.5pp |
| 72 | West Side Elementary Elkhorn · Elkhorn Area School District | Elementary | 86.5% | +29.5pp |
| 73 | Saint Croix Falls Elementary Saint Croix Falls · Saint Croix Falls School District | Elementary | 86.3% | +29.3pp |
| 74 | Omro Elementary Omro · Omro School District | Elementary | 86.2% | +29.2pp |
| 75 | Spring Harbor Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 86.2% | +29.2pp |
| 76 | Lannoye Elementary Green Bay · Pulaski Community School District | Elementary | 86.0% | +29.0pp |
| 77 | Traeger Middle Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Middle | 86.0% | +29.0pp |
| 78 | Lakeshore Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 85.9% | +28.9pp |
| 79 | Whitefish Bay Middle Whitefish Bay · Whitefish Bay School District | Middle | 85.9% | +28.9pp |
| 80 | Canterbury Elementary Greendale · Greendale School District | Elementary | 85.7% | +28.7pp |
| 81 | Core Knowledge Charter School Verona · Verona Area School District | Elementary | 85.7% | +28.7pp |
| 82 | Hillcrest Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 85.7% | +28.7pp |
| 83 | Hudson Prairie Elementary Hudson · Hudson School District | Elementary | 85.7% | +28.7pp |
| 84 | Luxemburg-Casco Intermediate Luxemburg · Luxemburg-Casco School District | Elementary | 85.7% | +28.7pp |
| 85 | Park Community Charter School Kaukauna · Kaukauna Area School District | Elementary | 85.7% | +28.7pp |
| 86 | Prairie View Elementary North Prairie · Mukwonago School District | Elementary | 85.7% | +28.7pp |
| 87 | Rib Lake Elementary Rib Lake · Rib Lake School District | Elementary | 85.7% | +28.7pp |
| 88 | Kohler Middle Kohler · Kohler School District | Middle | 85.5% | +28.5pp |
| 89 | Manz Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 85.5% | +28.5pp |
| 90 | North Hudson Elementary Hudson · Hudson School District | Elementary | 85.4% | +28.4pp |
| 91 | MacArthur Elementary Germantown · Germantown School District | Elementary | 85.3% | +28.3pp |
| 92 | Park Elementary Cross Plains · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Elementary | 85.1% | +28.1pp |
| 93 | Stetsonville Elementary Stetsonville · Medford Area Public School District | Elementary | 85.0% | +28.0pp |
| 94 | North Lake Elementary Hartland · North Lake School District | Elementary | 84.9% | +27.9pp |
| 95 | Gibraltar Elementary Fish Creek · Gibraltar Area School District | Elementary | 84.8% | +27.8pp |
| 96 | Section Elementary Mukwonago · Mukwonago School District | Elementary | 84.8% | +27.8pp |
| 97 | Pilgrim Park Middle Elm Grove · Elmbrook School District | Middle | 84.7% | +27.7pp |
| 98 | North Greenville Elementary Greenville · Hortonville Area School District | Elementary | 84.6% | +27.6pp |
| 99 | Stone Bank Elementary Oconomowoc · Stone Bank School District | Elementary | 84.6% | +27.6pp |
| 100 | West Middleton Elementary Verona · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Elementary | 84.5% | +27.5pp |
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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.