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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1151 | Colby Elementary Colby · Colby School District | Elementary | 47.4% | -9.6pp |
| 1152 | Reedsville Jr/Sr High School Reedsville · Reedsville School District | High | 47.4% | -9.6pp |
| 1153 | Union Grove High Union Grove · Union Grove UHS School District | High | 47.4% | -9.6pp |
| 1154 | McKinley Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 47.3% | -9.7pp |
| 1155 | North High Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District | High | 47.3% | -9.7pp |
| 1156 | Wabeno High Wabeno · Wabeno Area School District | High | 47.3% | -9.7pp |
| 1157 | Colby Middle Colby · Colby School District | Middle | 47.1% | -9.9pp |
| 1158 | Schurz Elementary Watertown · Watertown Unified School District | Elementary | 47.1% | -9.9pp |
| 1159 | Shiocton High Shiocton · Shiocton School District | High | 47.1% | -9.9pp |
| 1160 | Kiel High Kiel · Kiel Area School District | High | 47.0% | -10.0pp |
| 1161 | Horace Mann Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 46.9% | -10.1pp |
| 1162 | Brown Deer Elementary Brown Deer · Brown Deer School District | Elementary | 46.8% | -10.2pp |
| 1163 | Urban Middle Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Middle | 46.7% | -10.3pp |
| 1164 | Wilson Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 46.7% | -10.3pp |
| 1165 | Boyceville High Boyceville · Boyceville Community School District | High | 46.5% | -10.5pp |
| 1166 | Central High Salem · Westosha Central UHS School District | High | 46.5% | -10.5pp |
| 1167 | Dodgeland Middle Juneau · Dodgeland School District | Middle | 46.5% | -10.5pp |
| 1168 | Monona Grove High Monona · Monona Grove School District | High | 46.5% | -10.5pp |
| 1169 | Webster High Webster · Webster School District | High | 46.5% | -10.5pp |
| 1170 | Badger Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 46.3% | -10.7pp |
| 1171 | Forest Park Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 46.3% | -10.7pp |
| 1172 | Gresham High Gresham · Gresham School District | High | 46.3% | -10.7pp |
| 1173 | Bonduel High Bonduel · Bonduel School District | High | 46.2% | -10.8pp |
| 1174 | Hillsboro High Hillsboro · Hillsboro School District | High | 46.2% | -10.8pp |
| 1175 | Southwestern Wisconsin High Hazel Green · Southwestern Wisconsin School District | High | 46.2% | -10.8pp |
| 1176 | Stephen Foster Elementary Charter Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 46.2% | -10.8pp |
| 1177 | Wisconsin Dells High Wisconsin Dells · Wisconsin Dells School District | High | 46.2% | -10.8pp |
| 1178 | Central High La Crosse · La Crosse School District | High | 46.1% | -10.9pp |
| 1179 | Kaukauna High Kaukauna · Kaukauna Area School District | High | 45.9% | -11.1pp |
| 1180 | Bloomer High Bloomer · Bloomer School District | High | 45.8% | -11.2pp |
| 1181 | Crandon Middle Crandon · Crandon School District | Middle | 45.8% | -11.2pp |
| 1182 | Neillsville Middle Neillsville · Neillsville School District | Middle | 45.8% | -11.2pp |
| 1183 | Stoughton High Stoughton · Stoughton Area School District | High | 45.8% | -11.2pp |
| 1184 | West High Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | High | 45.8% | -11.2pp |
| 1185 | Burlington High School Burlington · Burlington Area School District | High | 45.7% | -11.3pp |
| 1186 | Clay Lamberton Elementary Berlin · Berlin Area School District | Elementary | 45.7% | -11.3pp |
| 1187 | Mauston High Mauston · Mauston School District | High | 45.7% | -11.3pp |
| 1188 | Parkside Elementary Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -11.5pp |
| 1189 | Saint Croix Central High Hammond · Saint Croix Central School District | High | 45.5% | -11.5pp |
| 1190 | Superior High Superior · Superior School District | High | 45.5% | -11.5pp |
| 1191 | Lincoln Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1192 | Seeds of Health Elementary Program Milwaukee · Seeds of Health Inc | Elementary | 45.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1193 | Stevens Point Area Senior High Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | High | 45.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1194 | Algoma High Algoma · Algoma School District | High | 45.1% | -11.9pp |
| 1195 | Franklin Middle Janesville · Janesville School District | Middle | 45.0% | -12.0pp |
| 1196 | Adams-Friendship Middle Adams · Adams-Friendship Area School District | Middle | 44.8% | -12.2pp |
| 1197 | Antigo High Antigo · Antigo Unified School District | High | 44.8% | -12.2pp |
| 1198 | ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 44.7% | -12.3pp |
| 1199 | Blair-Taylor Elementary Blair · Blair-Taylor School District | Elementary | 44.7% | -12.3pp |
| 1200 | James Williams Middle Rhinelander · Rhinelander School District | Middle | 44.7% | -12.3pp |
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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.