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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 | Random Lake Elementary Random Lake · Random Lake School District | Elementary | 44.7% | -12.3pp |
| 1202 | Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 44.6% | -12.4pp |
| 1203 | Jefferson Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 44.6% | -12.4pp |
| 1204 | Martin Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 44.6% | -12.4pp |
| 1205 | Wilmot High Wilmot · Wilmot UHS School District | High | 44.5% | -12.5pp |
| 1206 | Evansville High Evansville · Evansville Community School District | High | 44.4% | -12.6pp |
| 1207 | MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Combined | 44.4% | -12.6pp |
| 1208 | Parkview Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -12.6pp |
| 1209 | Zablocki Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -12.6pp |
| 1210 | Marinette Middle Marinette · Marinette School District | Middle | 44.3% | -12.7pp |
| 1211 | Milwaukee Spanish Immersion Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 44.3% | -12.7pp |
| 1212 | Beaver Dam High Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam Unified School District | High | 44.2% | -12.8pp |
| 1213 | Humboldt Park Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 44.1% | -12.9pp |
| 1214 | Reedsburg Area High Reedsburg · Reedsburg School District | High | 44.0% | -13.0pp |
| 1215 | Franklin Elementary West Allis · West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 43.9% | -13.1pp |
| 1216 | Garland Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 43.9% | -13.1pp |
| 1217 | Horning Middle Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Middle | 43.9% | -13.1pp |
| 1218 | Sandburg Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 43.9% | -13.1pp |
| 1219 | Sherman Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 43.9% | -13.1pp |
| 1220 | Hintgen Elementary La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 43.8% | -13.2pp |
| 1221 | Columbus High Columbus · Columbus School District | High | 43.7% | -13.3pp |
| 1222 | Suring Elementary Suring · Suring Public School District | Elementary | 43.7% | -13.3pp |
| 1223 | Lincoln High Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District | High | 43.6% | -13.4pp |
| 1224 | Osceola High Osceola · Osceola School District | High | 43.6% | -13.4pp |
| 1225 | Hawthorne Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 43.5% | -13.5pp |
| 1226 | Logan High La Crosse · La Crosse School District | High | 43.5% | -13.5pp |
| 1227 | Freedom High Freedom · Freedom Area School District | High | 43.3% | -13.7pp |
| 1228 | Boscobel High Boscobel · Boscobel Area School District | High | 43.2% | -13.8pp |
| 1229 | Jefferson Elementary Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 43.2% | -13.8pp |
| 1230 | Mondovi High Mondovi · Mondovi School District | High | 43.1% | -13.9pp |
| 1231 | Oregon High Oregon · Oregon School District | High | 43.1% | -13.9pp |
| 1232 | Riverview Middle Barron · Barron Area School District | Middle | 43.1% | -13.9pp |
| 1233 | Walden III High Racine · Racine Unified School District | High | 43.1% | -13.9pp |
| 1234 | The REAL Sch Sturtevant · Racine Unified School District | High | 43.0% | -14.0pp |
| 1235 | Wilson Middle Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Middle | 43.0% | -14.0pp |
| 1236 | Clement Avenue Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 42.9% | -14.1pp |
| 1237 | Cumberland High Cumberland · Cumberland School District | High | 42.9% | -14.1pp |
| 1238 | Gaston Elementary Beloit · Beloit School District | Elementary | 42.9% | -14.1pp |
| 1239 | Oak Creek High Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | High | 42.9% | -14.1pp |
| 1240 | Riverview Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 42.9% | -14.1pp |
| 1241 | Riverside Middle Watertown · Watertown Unified School District | Middle | 42.8% | -14.2pp |
| 1242 | Washington Middle Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District | Middle | 42.8% | -14.2pp |
| 1243 | West High West Bend · West Bend School District | High | 42.6% | -14.4pp |
| 1244 | Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 42.5% | -14.5pp |
| 1245 | Dodgeland High Juneau · Dodgeland School District | High | 42.1% | -14.9pp |
| 1246 | Maple Grove Elementary Greenfield · Greenfield School District | Elementary | 42.1% | -14.9pp |
| 1247 | Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Milwaukee · Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Inc | Elementary | 42.0% | -15.0pp |
| 1248 | Oconto Elementary Oconto · Oconto Unified School District | Elementary | 42.0% | -15.0pp |
| 1249 | The Lincoln Academy Beloit · The Lincoln Academy Inc | Combined | 42.0% | -15.0pp |
| 1250 | Black Hawk Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 41.9% | -15.1pp |
Page 25 of 31
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.