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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1051 | Elmore Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 51.4% | -5.6pp |
| 1052 | Lena Middle Lena · Lena School District | Middle | 51.4% | -5.6pp |
| 1053 | Lincoln Elementary Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Elementary | 51.4% | -5.6pp |
| 1054 | Glenwood Elementary Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Elementary | 51.3% | -5.7pp |
| 1055 | Chilton High Chilton · Chilton School District | High | 51.2% | -5.8pp |
| 1056 | Onalaska High Onalaska · Onalaska School District | High | 51.2% | -5.8pp |
| 1057 | Phillips Middle Phillips · Phillips School District | Middle | 51.2% | -5.8pp |
| 1058 | Vel Phillips Middle School Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Middle | 51.2% | -5.8pp |
| 1059 | Elkhorn Options Virtual School Elkhorn · Elkhorn Area School District | Combined | 51.1% | -5.9pp |
| 1060 | HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Combined | 51.1% | -5.9pp |
| 1061 | Horizon Elementary Plymouth · Plymouth Joint School District | Elementary | 51.1% | -5.9pp |
| 1062 | Lake Superior Elementary Ashland · Ashland School District | Elementary | 51.1% | -5.9pp |
| 1063 | Riverside Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 51.1% | -5.9pp |
| 1064 | West Milwaukee Intermediate West Milwaukee · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Middle | 51.1% | -5.9pp |
| 1065 | Colfax High Colfax · Colfax School District | High | 51.0% | -6.0pp |
| 1066 | Hartford High Hartford · Hartford UHS School District | High | 50.6% | -6.4pp |
| 1067 | Spooner High Spooner · Spooner Area School District | High | 50.6% | -6.4pp |
| 1068 | Stanley-Boyd High Stanley · Stanley-Boyd Area School District | High | 50.6% | -6.4pp |
| 1069 | Sparta Meadowview Middle Sparta · Sparta Area School District | Middle | 50.3% | -6.7pp |
| 1070 | Beaver Dam Middle Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam Unified School District | Middle | 50.2% | -6.8pp |
| 1071 | Greenfield Middle Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Middle | 50.2% | -6.8pp |
| 1072 | Cedar Hills Elementary Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1073 | Denmark High Denmark · Denmark School District | High | 50.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1074 | Fond du Lac STEM Academy Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | High | 50.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1075 | Franklin Elementary Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1076 | Gillett High Gillett · Gillett School District | High | 50.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1077 | Hillcrest Elementary Chippewa Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1078 | John Marshall Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1079 | Laconia High Rosendale · Rosendale-Brandon School District | High | 50.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1080 | Little Wolf High Manawa · Manawa School District | High | 50.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1081 | Milwaukee French Immersion Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1082 | Northside Elementary La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1083 | Oakfield High Oakfield · Oakfield School District | High | 50.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1084 | River Ridge High Patch Grove · River Ridge School District | High | 50.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1085 | Two Rivers High Two Rivers · Two Rivers Public School District | High | 50.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1086 | Wisconsin Virtual Learning Fredonia · Northern Ozaukee School District | Combined | 50.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1087 | Bruce Guadalupe Milwaukee · United Community Center Inc | Elementary | 49.6% | -7.4pp |
| 1088 | Cudahy Middle Cudahy · Cudahy School District | Middle | 49.6% | -7.4pp |
| 1089 | Bullen Middle Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Middle | 49.5% | -7.5pp |
| 1090 | Holmen High Holmen · Holmen School District | High | 49.5% | -7.5pp |
| 1091 | Maplewood Middle Menasha · Menasha Joint School District | Middle | 49.5% | -7.5pp |
| 1092 | Ripon High Ripon · Ripon Area School District | High | 49.5% | -7.5pp |
| 1093 | Academy of Accelerated Learning Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 49.3% | -7.7pp |
| 1094 | Adams-Friendship Elementary Adams · Adams-Friendship Area School District | Elementary | 49.3% | -7.7pp |
| 1095 | Altoona High Altoona · Altoona School District | High | 49.3% | -7.7pp |
| 1096 | Chippewa Falls High Chippewa Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District | High | 49.3% | -7.7pp |
| 1097 | Clovis Grove Elementary Menasha · Menasha Joint School District | Elementary | 49.3% | -7.7pp |
| 1098 | Fall Creek High Fall Creek · Fall Creek School District | High | 49.3% | -7.7pp |
| 1099 | West High Wausau · Wausau School District | High | 49.3% | -7.7pp |
| 1100 | Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 49.2% | -7.8pp |
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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.