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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1351 | Converse Elementary Beloit · Beloit School District | Elementary | 35.4% | -21.6pp |
| 1352 | Stuart Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 35.4% | -21.6pp |
| 1353 | Oaklawn Elementary Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Elementary | 35.3% | -21.7pp |
| 1354 | Portage High Portage · Portage Community School District | High | 35.3% | -21.7pp |
| 1355 | Strange Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 35.3% | -21.7pp |
| 1356 | Sheboygan Falls High Sheboygan Falls · Sheboygan Falls School District | High | 35.2% | -21.8pp |
| 1357 | Wautoma High Wautoma · Wautoma Area School District | High | 35.2% | -21.8pp |
| 1358 | Greenfield High Greenfield · Greenfield School District | High | 35.1% | -21.9pp |
| 1359 | Augusta High Augusta · Augusta School District | High | 35.0% | -22.0pp |
| 1360 | Independence High Independence · Independence School District | High | 35.0% | -22.0pp |
| 1361 | Ladysmith High Ladysmith · Ladysmith School District | High | 35.0% | -22.0pp |
| 1362 | South High Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | High | 35.0% | -22.0pp |
| 1363 | Clinton Senior High Clinton · Clinton Community School District | High | 34.9% | -22.1pp |
| 1364 | Miller Elementary Tomah · Tomah Area School District | Elementary | 34.9% | -22.1pp |
| 1365 | Pardeeville High Pardeeville · Pardeeville Area School District | High | 34.9% | -22.1pp |
| 1366 | C H Bird Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 34.8% | -22.2pp |
| 1367 | Berlin High Berlin · Berlin Area School District | High | 34.6% | -22.4pp |
| 1368 | North High Waukesha · Waukesha School District | High | 34.3% | -22.7pp |
| 1369 | Brodhead High Brodhead · Brodhead School District | High | 34.2% | -22.8pp |
| 1370 | Nekoosa High Nekoosa · Nekoosa School District | High | 34.2% | -22.8pp |
| 1371 | Shawano High Shawano · Shawano School District | High | 34.2% | -22.8pp |
| 1372 | Loyal High Loyal · Loyal School District | High | 34.1% | -22.9pp |
| 1373 | Seymour High Seymour · Seymour Community School District | High | 34.1% | -22.9pp |
| 1374 | Southside Elementary School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 34.1% | -22.9pp |
| 1375 | Eisenhower Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -23.2pp |
| 1376 | Berlin Middle Berlin · Berlin Area School District | Middle | 33.7% | -23.3pp |
| 1377 | Bruce Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 33.3% | -23.7pp |
| 1378 | Delavan-Darien High Delavan · Delavan-Darien School District | High | 33.3% | -23.7pp |
| 1379 | Sheboygan Leadership Academy Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District | Elementary | 33.3% | -23.7pp |
| 1380 | South Milwaukee High South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | High | 33.0% | -24.0pp |
| 1381 | Arcadia Elementary Arcadia · Arcadia School District | Elementary | 32.9% | -24.1pp |
| 1382 | Wedgewood Park School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Middle | 32.9% | -24.1pp |
| 1383 | Lincoln High Manitowoc · Manitowoc School District | High | 32.7% | -24.3pp |
| 1384 | Victory Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 32.6% | -24.4pp |
| 1385 | Lakeview Elementary South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 32.5% | -24.5pp |
| 1386 | Nicolet Elementary Community School Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 32.5% | -24.5pp |
| 1387 | U S Grant School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 32.5% | -24.5pp |
| 1388 | Bowler High Bowler · Bowler School District | High | 32.4% | -24.6pp |
| 1389 | Lemonweir Elementary Tomah · Tomah Area School District | Elementary | 32.4% | -24.6pp |
| 1390 | Peshtigo High Peshtigo · Peshtigo School District | High | 32.4% | -24.6pp |
| 1391 | West High Appleton · Appleton Area School District | High | 32.1% | -24.9pp |
| 1392 | Odyssey Academy of Virtual Learning Ripon · Ripon Area School District | Combined | 31.9% | -25.1pp |
| 1393 | Vieau Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 31.9% | -25.1pp |
| 1394 | Frank Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 31.8% | -25.2pp |
| 1395 | Ashland High Ashland · Ashland School District | High | 31.7% | -25.3pp |
| 1396 | Longfellow Elementary Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 31.7% | -25.3pp |
| 1397 | Cudahy High Cudahy · Cudahy School District | High | 31.6% | -25.4pp |
| 1398 | Grant Elementary Kenosha · Kenosha School District | Elementary | 31.6% | -25.4pp |
| 1399 | Tomahawk High Tomahawk · Tomahawk School District | High | 31.5% | -25.5pp |
| 1400 | East High Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | High | 31.4% | -25.6pp |
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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.