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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Port Edwards Ed Heuer Elementary School Port Edwards · Port Edwards School District | Elementary | 53.1% | -3.9pp |
| 1002 | Rosholt High Rosholt · Rosholt School District | High | 53.1% | -3.9pp |
| 1003 | Sabish Middle Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Middle | 53.1% | -3.9pp |
| 1004 | Waupaca High Waupaca · Waupaca School District | High | 53.1% | -3.9pp |
| 1005 | Gilmore Fine Arts School Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 53.0% | -4.0pp |
| 1006 | Sheboygan Falls Elementary Sheboygan Falls · Sheboygan Falls School District | Elementary | 52.9% | -4.1pp |
| 1007 | Algoma Elementary Algoma · Algoma School District | Elementary | 52.8% | -4.2pp |
| 1008 | Mosinee High Mosinee · Mosinee School District | High | 52.8% | -4.2pp |
| 1009 | Nicolet High Glendale · Nicolet Union High School School District | High | 52.8% | -4.2pp |
| 1010 | Luxemburg-Casco High Luxemburg · Luxemburg-Casco School District | High | 52.6% | -4.4pp |
| 1011 | Parkside School Wautoma · Wautoma Area School District | Middle | 52.6% | -4.4pp |
| 1012 | Plymouth High Plymouth · Plymouth Joint School District | High | 52.6% | -4.4pp |
| 1013 | Unity High Balsam Lake · Unity School District | High | 52.6% | -4.4pp |
| 1014 | Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau High Galesville · Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District | High | 52.5% | -4.5pp |
| 1015 | Harvey Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 52.5% | -4.5pp |
| 1016 | Neenah High Neenah · Neenah Joint School District | High | 52.5% | -4.5pp |
| 1017 | Cumberland Middle Cumberland · Cumberland School District | Middle | 52.4% | -4.6pp |
| 1018 | New Lisbon Junior High/High New Lisbon · New Lisbon School District | High | 52.4% | -4.6pp |
| 1019 | Niagara High Niagara · Niagara School District | High | 52.4% | -4.6pp |
| 1020 | Rock Elementary Hudson · Hudson School District | Elementary | 52.4% | -4.6pp |
| 1021 | West Salem High West Salem · West Salem School District | High | 52.4% | -4.6pp |
| 1022 | Westfield Area Middle Westfield · Westfield School District | Middle | 52.4% | -4.6pp |
| 1023 | Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High Whitehall · Whitehall School District | High | 52.4% | -4.6pp |
| 1024 | Monroe Elementary Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District | Elementary | 52.3% | -4.7pp |
| 1025 | Pulaski High Pulaski · Pulaski Community School District | High | 52.3% | -4.7pp |
| 1026 | Franklin High Franklin · Franklin Public School District | High | 52.2% | -4.8pp |
| 1027 | Logan Middle La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Middle | 52.2% | -4.8pp |
| 1028 | Jackson Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 52.1% | -4.9pp |
| 1029 | Locust Lane Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 52.1% | -4.9pp |
| 1030 | G D Jones Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 52.0% | -5.0pp |
| 1031 | Mellen Public School Mellen · Mellen School District | Combined | 52.0% | -5.0pp |
| 1032 | Jackson Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 51.9% | -5.1pp |
| 1033 | James Madison Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 51.9% | -5.1pp |
| 1034 | Dodgeville High Dodgeville · Dodgeville School District | High | 51.8% | -5.2pp |
| 1035 | Sauk Prairie High Prairie du Sac · Sauk Prairie School District | High | 51.8% | -5.2pp |
| 1036 | Verona Area High Verona · Verona Area School District | High | 51.8% | -5.2pp |
| 1037 | Kewaunee Middle Kewaunee · Kewaunee School District | Middle | 51.7% | -5.3pp |
| 1038 | Mayville Elementary Mayville · Mayville School District | Elementary | 51.7% | -5.3pp |
| 1039 | Menomonie High Menomonie · Menomonie Area School District | High | 51.7% | -5.3pp |
| 1040 | Roberts Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 51.7% | -5.3pp |
| 1041 | Ashland Middle Ashland · Ashland School District | Middle | 51.6% | -5.4pp |
| 1042 | De Soto High De Soto · De Soto Area School District | High | 51.6% | -5.4pp |
| 1043 | Elk Mound High Elk Mound · Elk Mound Area School District | High | 51.6% | -5.4pp |
| 1044 | Northern Hills Elementary Onalaska · Onalaska School District | Elementary | 51.6% | -5.4pp |
| 1045 | Oconto Middle Oconto · Oconto Unified School District | Middle | 51.6% | -5.4pp |
| 1046 | Mead Elementary Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District | Elementary | 51.5% | -5.5pp |
| 1047 | Shapiro STEM Academy Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 51.5% | -5.5pp |
| 1048 | Chequamegon Middle Glidden · Chequamegon School District | Middle | 51.4% | -5.6pp |
| 1049 | D C Everest High Weston · D C Everest Area School District | High | 51.4% | -5.6pp |
| 1050 | East Troy High East Troy · East Troy Community School District | High | 51.4% | -5.6pp |
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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.