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Wisconsin schools ranked by test score

Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 1,544 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 57.0%.
Subject:English Language ArtsMathematicsScienceSocial Studies
Order:Highest firstLowest first
Level:AllElementaryMiddleHighCombined
RankSchoolLevelSocial Studiesvs state
201Stillson Elementary
Chippewa Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District
Elementary80.0%+23.0pp
202Wisconsin Heights Elementary
Mazomanie · Wisconsin Heights School District
Elementary80.0%+23.0pp
203Fox River Middle
Waterford · Waterford Graded J1 School District
Middle79.8%+22.8pp
204Greenville Middle
Greenville · Hortonville Area School District
Middle79.8%+22.8pp
205Bay Harbor Elementary
Suamico · Howard-Suamico School District
Elementary79.7%+22.7pp
206Horicon Elementary School
Horicon · Horicon School District
Elementary79.7%+22.7pp
207Highland View Elementary
Greendale · Greendale School District
Elementary79.6%+22.6pp
208Wilson Elementary
Mequon · Mequon-Thiensville School District
Elementary79.6%+22.6pp
209Cuba City Middle
Cuba City · Cuba City School District
Middle79.5%+22.5pp
210Southern Door Middle
Brussels · Southern Door County School District
Middle79.5%+22.5pp
211Allenton Elementary
Allenton · Slinger School District
Elementary79.4%+22.4pp
212Kennedy Elementary
Janesville · Janesville School District
Elementary79.4%+22.4pp
213River Valley Middle
Spring Green · River Valley School District
Middle79.4%+22.4pp
214Waunakee Middle
Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District
Middle79.4%+22.4pp
215Holmen Middle
Holmen · Holmen School District
Middle79.3%+22.3pp
216Jeffery Elementary
Kenosha · Kenosha School District
Elementary79.3%+22.3pp
217Shorewood Intermediate
Shorewood · Shorewood School District
Middle79.3%+22.3pp
218South Elementary
Hartland · Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District
Elementary79.3%+22.3pp
219Sauk Prairie Middle
Sauk City · Sauk Prairie School District
Middle79.2%+22.2pp
220Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School
Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District
Elementary79.1%+22.1pp
221Elk Mound Middle
Elk Mound · Elk Mound Area School District
Middle79.1%+22.1pp
222Washington Elementary
Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids School District
Elementary79.1%+22.1pp
223Hortonville Middle
Hortonville · Hortonville Area School District
Middle79.0%+22.0pp
224Park Lawn Elementary
Oconomowoc · Oconomowoc Area School District
Elementary79.0%+22.0pp
225Bristol Elementary
Bristol · Bristol #1 School District
Elementary78.9%+21.9pp
226Decorah Elementary
West Bend · West Bend School District
Elementary78.9%+21.9pp
227Eastview Elementary
Lake Geneva · Lake Geneva J1 School District
Elementary78.9%+21.9pp
228Oostburg Elementary
Oostburg · Oostburg School District
Elementary78.9%+21.9pp
229Westside Elementary
River Falls · River Falls School District
Elementary78.9%+21.9pp
230Hales Corners Elementary
Hales Corners · Whitnall School District
Elementary78.8%+21.8pp
231Hayward Middle
Hayward · Hayward Community School District
Middle78.8%+21.8pp
232McKinley Elementary
Wauwatosa · Wauwatosa School District
Elementary78.8%+21.8pp
233Park View Middle
Mukwonago · Mukwonago School District
Middle78.8%+21.8pp
234Belleville Elementary
Belleville · Belleville School District
Elementary78.7%+21.7pp
235Malone Elementary
Prescott · Prescott School District
Elementary78.7%+21.7pp
236Marathon Elementary
Marathon · Marathon City School District
Elementary78.7%+21.7pp
237Osceola Intermediate
Osceola · Osceola School District
Elementary78.7%+21.7pp
238Pardeeville Middle
Pardeeville · Pardeeville Area School District
Middle78.7%+21.7pp
239Somerset Middle
Somerset · Somerset School District
Middle78.6%+21.6pp
240Clarendon Avenue Elementary
Mukwonago · Mukwonago School District
Elementary78.5%+21.5pp
241Lakeview Elementary
Neenah · Neenah Joint School District
Elementary78.5%+21.5pp
242Prairie View Elementary
Oregon · Oregon School District
Elementary78.5%+21.5pp
243Fairview Elementary
Plymouth · Plymouth Joint School District
Elementary78.4%+21.4pp
244Hemlock Creek Elementary
De Pere · West De Pere School District
Elementary78.4%+21.4pp
245Lake Country Academy - Charter
Sheboygan · Sheboygan Area School District
Elementary78.4%+21.4pp
246Ozaukee Middle
Fredonia · Northern Ozaukee School District
Middle78.4%+21.4pp
247Silver Lake Intermediate
Oconomowoc · Oconomowoc Area School District
Middle78.4%+21.4pp
248Westview Elementary
Platteville · Platteville School District
Elementary78.4%+21.4pp
249Zielanis Elementary
Kiel · Kiel Area School District
Elementary78.4%+21.4pp
250Belleville Middle
Belleville · Belleville School District
Middle78.3%+21.3pp
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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.