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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 | Oconto High Oconto · Oconto Unified School District | High | 49.2% | -7.8pp |
| 1102 | Westfield Area High Westfield · Westfield School District | High | 49.2% | -7.8pp |
| 1103 | Creekside Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 49.1% | -7.9pp |
| 1104 | Marshall Middle Marshall · Marshall School District | Middle | 49.1% | -7.9pp |
| 1105 | Osseo-Fairchild Middle Osseo · Osseo-Fairchild School District | Middle | 49.1% | -7.9pp |
| 1106 | Horicon High School Horicon · Horicon School District | High | 49.0% | -8.0pp |
| 1107 | Lincoln Elementary Whitewater · Whitewater Unified School District | Elementary | 49.0% | -8.0pp |
| 1108 | Milton High Milton · Milton School District | High | 49.0% | -8.0pp |
| 1109 | North High Appleton · Appleton Area School District | High | 49.0% | -8.0pp |
| 1110 | Richland Center High Richland Center · Richland School District | High | 49.0% | -8.0pp |
| 1111 | Saint Croix Falls High Saint Croix Falls · Saint Croix Falls School District | High | 49.0% | -8.0pp |
| 1112 | Kenosha School of Language (KSOL) Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 48.9% | -8.1pp |
| 1113 | Lac du Flambeau Elementary Lac du Flambeau · Lac du Flambeau #1 School District | Elementary | 48.9% | -8.1pp |
| 1114 | Menominee Elementary School Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 48.9% | -8.1pp |
| 1115 | Prescott High Prescott · Prescott School District | High | 48.9% | -8.1pp |
| 1116 | Lakeland High Minocqua · Lakeland UHS School District | High | 48.8% | -8.2pp |
| 1117 | South Milwaukee Middle South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Middle | 48.8% | -8.2pp |
| 1118 | Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School Waupun · Waupun School District | High | 48.8% | -8.2pp |
| 1119 | Williams Bay High Williams Bay · Williams Bay School District | High | 48.8% | -8.2pp |
| 1120 | Chegwin Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 48.7% | -8.3pp |
| 1121 | Longfellow Elementary Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | Elementary | 48.7% | -8.3pp |
| 1122 | Tri-County Middle Plainfield · Tri-County Area School District | Middle | 48.7% | -8.3pp |
| 1123 | Butte des Morts Elementary Menasha · Menasha Joint School District | Elementary | 48.6% | -8.4pp |
| 1124 | East High West Bend · West Bend School District | High | 48.5% | -8.5pp |
| 1125 | Lakeview Elementary Whitewater · Whitewater Unified School District | Elementary | 48.5% | -8.5pp |
| 1126 | Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High Chetek · Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District | High | 48.4% | -8.6pp |
| 1127 | O Brown Elementary Racine · Racine Unified School District | Elementary | 48.4% | -8.6pp |
| 1128 | Clear Lake High Clear Lake · Clear Lake School District | High | 48.3% | -8.7pp |
| 1129 | Crandon High Crandon · Crandon School District | High | 48.3% | -8.7pp |
| 1130 | Whitnall High Greenfield · Whitnall School District | High | 48.3% | -8.7pp |
| 1131 | Wisconsin Connections Academy Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Combined | 48.3% | -8.7pp |
| 1132 | Wilson Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 48.2% | -8.8pp |
| 1133 | Badger High Lake Geneva · Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS School District | High | 48.0% | -9.0pp |
| 1134 | Lake Mills Middle Lake Mills · Lake Mills Area School District | Middle | 48.0% | -9.0pp |
| 1135 | Phoenix Middle Delavan · Delavan-Darien School District | Middle | 48.0% | -9.0pp |
| 1136 | Bangor Middle/High Bangor · Bangor School District | High | 47.9% | -9.1pp |
| 1137 | Crivitz High Crivitz · Crivitz School District | High | 47.9% | -9.1pp |
| 1138 | Brillion High Brillion · Brillion School District | High | 47.8% | -9.2pp |
| 1139 | Hadfield Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 47.8% | -9.2pp |
| 1140 | Pittsville Elementary Pittsville · Pittsville School District | Elementary | 47.8% | -9.2pp |
| 1141 | Westby High Westby · Westby Area School District | High | 47.8% | -9.2pp |
| 1142 | Cherokee Heights Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 47.7% | -9.3pp |
| 1143 | Farnsworth Middle Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Middle | 47.7% | -9.3pp |
| 1144 | Evans Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 47.6% | -9.4pp |
| 1145 | Grewenow Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 47.6% | -9.4pp |
| 1146 | Iola-Scandinavia High Iola · Iola-Scandinavia School District | High | 47.6% | -9.4pp |
| 1147 | Lancaster High Lancaster · Lancaster Community School District | High | 47.6% | -9.4pp |
| 1148 | Owen-Withee Junior High Owen · Owen-Withee School District | Middle | 47.5% | -9.5pp |
| 1149 | Valders High Valders · Valders Area School District | High | 47.5% | -9.5pp |
| 1150 | Augusta Middle Augusta · Augusta School District | Middle | 47.4% | -9.6pp |
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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.