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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Edgerton Elementary Hales Corners · Whitnall School District | Elementary | 84.4% | +27.4pp |
| 102 | Glacier Creek Middle Cross Plains · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Middle | 84.4% | +27.4pp |
| 103 | Roosevelt Elementary Janesville · Janesville School District | Elementary | 84.4% | +27.4pp |
| 104 | Sunset Ridge Elementary Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Elementary | 84.4% | +27.4pp |
| 105 | Richfield Middle Richfield · Holy Hill Area School District | Middle | 84.3% | +27.3pp |
| 106 | Slinger Middle Slinger · Slinger School District | Middle | 84.3% | +27.3pp |
| 107 | Amy Belle Elementary Colgate · Germantown School District | Elementary | 84.2% | +27.2pp |
| 108 | Bay View Middle Green Bay · Howard-Suamico School District | Middle | 84.2% | +27.2pp |
| 109 | Bayside Middle Milwaukee · Fox Point J2 School District | Middle | 84.2% | +27.2pp |
| 110 | Atwater Elementary Shorewood · Shorewood School District | Elementary | 84.1% | +27.1pp |
| 111 | Milwaukee German Immersion Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 84.1% | +27.1pp |
| 112 | Roosevelt Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 84.1% | +27.1pp |
| 113 | Spence Elementary La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 84.1% | +27.1pp |
| 114 | Waubesa Intermediate McFarland · McFarland School District | Elementary | 84.1% | +27.1pp |
| 115 | Kennedy Elementary Grafton · Grafton School District | Elementary | 84.0% | +27.0pp |
| 116 | Lake Denoon Middle Muskego · Muskego-Norway School District | Middle | 84.0% | +27.0pp |
| 117 | Mill Valley Elementary Muskego · Muskego-Norway School District | Elementary | 84.0% | +27.0pp |
| 118 | Poplar Creek Elementary New Berlin · New Berlin School District | Elementary | 84.0% | +27.0pp |
| 119 | Athens Middle Athens · Athens School District | Middle | 83.9% | +26.9pp |
| 120 | McAuliffe Elementary Green Bay · Green Bay Area Public School District | Elementary | 83.9% | +26.9pp |
| 121 | North Lakeland Elementary Manitowish Waters · North Lakeland School District | Elementary | 83.9% | +26.9pp |
| 122 | Minocqua Elementary Minocqua · Minocqua J1 School District | Elementary | 83.8% | +26.8pp |
| 123 | Reek Elementary Lake Geneva · Linn J6 School District | Elementary | 83.8% | +26.8pp |
| 124 | Saint Croix Central Middle Hammond · Saint Croix Central School District | Middle | 83.8% | +26.8pp |
| 125 | Fernwood Montessori Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 83.6% | +26.6pp |
| 126 | New Richmond Paperjack Elementary New Richmond · New Richmond School District | Elementary | 83.6% | +26.6pp |
| 127 | Woodview Elementary Grafton · Grafton School District | Elementary | 83.6% | +26.6pp |
| 128 | Chain Exploration Center Waupaca · Waupaca School District | Elementary | 83.3% | +26.3pp |
| 129 | Clayton Elementary Neenah · Neenah Joint School District | Elementary | 83.3% | +26.3pp |
| 130 | Kewaskum Elementary Kewaskum · Kewaskum School District | Elementary | 83.3% | +26.3pp |
| 131 | Dickinson Elementary De Pere · De Pere School District | Elementary | 83.2% | +26.2pp |
| 132 | Quinney Elementary Kaukauna · Kaukauna Area School District | Elementary | 83.2% | +26.2pp |
| 133 | Spring Valley Elementary Spring Valley · Spring Valley School District | Elementary | 83.0% | +26.0pp |
| 134 | Kettle Moraine Middle Dousman · Kettle Moraine School District | Middle | 82.9% | +25.9pp |
| 135 | Magee Elementary Genesee Depot · Kettle Moraine School District | Elementary | 82.9% | +25.9pp |
| 136 | River Ridge Elementary Patch Grove · River Ridge School District | Elementary | 82.9% | +25.9pp |
| 137 | Lannon Elementary Lannon · Hamilton School District | Elementary | 82.8% | +25.8pp |
| 138 | Longfellow Middle Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Middle | 82.8% | +25.8pp |
| 139 | Arboretum Elementary Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District | Elementary | 82.7% | +25.7pp |
| 140 | Maryland Montessori Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 82.7% | +25.7pp |
| 141 | New Richmond Middle New Richmond · New Richmond School District | Middle | 82.7% | +25.7pp |
| 142 | Sunrise Elementary Appleton · Kimberly Area School District | Elementary | 82.7% | +25.7pp |
| 143 | Lincoln Elementary Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District | Elementary | 82.6% | +25.6pp |
| 144 | Fontana Elementary Fontana · Fontana J8 School District | Elementary | 82.5% | +25.5pp |
| 145 | Prairie View Elementary Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam Unified School District | Elementary | 82.5% | +25.5pp |
| 146 | Crestwood Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 82.4% | +25.4pp |
| 147 | Dunwiddie Elementary Port Washington · Port Washington-Saukville School District | Elementary | 82.4% | +25.4pp |
| 148 | Meadow View Elementary Oconomowoc · Oconomowoc Area School District | Elementary | 82.3% | +25.3pp |
| 149 | Pioneer Elementary Green Bay · Ashwaubenon School District | Elementary | 82.1% | +25.1pp |
| 150 | Stettin Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 82.1% | +25.1pp |
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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.