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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
251Lodi Elementary
Lodi · Lodi School District
Elementary78.3%+21.3pp
252Meadowview Elementary
Eau Claire · Eau Claire Area School District
Elementary78.2%+21.2pp
253Quest Charter School
Ripon · Ripon Area School District
Elementary78.2%+21.2pp
254Lake Shore Middle
Mequon · Mequon-Thiensville School District
Middle78.1%+21.1pp
255Poynette Middle
Poynette · Poynette School District
Middle78.1%+21.1pp
256Royall Intermediate
Elroy · Royall School District
Middle78.1%+21.1pp
257Stoner Prairie Elementary
Fitchburg · Verona Area School District
Elementary78.1%+21.1pp
258THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids
Rudolph · Wisconsin Rapids School District
Elementary78.1%+21.1pp
259Deerfield Elementary
Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
Elementary78.0%+21.0pp
260Randall Elementary School
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary78.0%+21.0pp
261Slinger Elementary
Slinger · Slinger School District
Elementary78.0%+21.0pp
262Williams Bay Middle
Williams Bay · Williams Bay School District
Middle78.0%+21.0pp
263Prairie View Elementary
Holmen · Holmen School District
Elementary77.9%+20.9pp
264Waukesha STEM Academy
Waukesha · Waukesha School District
Elementary77.9%+20.9pp
265Edgewood Elementary
Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
Elementary77.8%+20.8pp
266Meyer Middle
River Falls · River Falls School District
Middle77.8%+20.8pp
267Oakfield Elementary
Oakfield · Oakfield School District
Elementary77.8%+20.8pp
268Southern Bluffs Elementary
La Crosse · La Crosse School District
Elementary77.8%+20.8pp
269Stanley Elementary
Stanley · Stanley-Boyd Area School District
Elementary77.8%+20.8pp
270Eisenhower Middle/High
New Berlin · New Berlin School District
High77.7%+20.7pp
271Sunnyside Elementary
Sobieski · Pulaski Community School District
Elementary77.7%+20.7pp
272Arrowhead High
Hartland · Arrowhead UHS School District
High77.6%+20.6pp
273Cambridge Elementary
Cambridge · Cambridge School District
Elementary77.6%+20.6pp
274Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle
Galesville · Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District
Middle77.6%+20.6pp
275New Glarus Middle
New Glarus · New Glarus School District
Middle77.6%+20.6pp
276Waters Elementary
Fond du Lac · Fond du Lac School District
Elementary77.6%+20.6pp
277West Salem Middle
West Salem · West Salem School District
Middle77.6%+20.6pp
278Hayward Intermediate
Hayward · Hayward Community School District
Elementary77.5%+20.5pp
279Luxemburg-Casco Middle
Luxemburg · Luxemburg-Casco School District
Middle77.5%+20.5pp
280Parkview Elementary
New London · New London School District
Elementary77.5%+20.5pp
281Nasonville Elementary
Marshfield · Marshfield Unified School District
Elementary77.4%+20.4pp
282Stratford Elementary
Stratford · Stratford School District
Elementary77.4%+20.4pp
283Carollton Elementary
Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
Elementary77.3%+20.3pp
284Douglas Elementary
Watertown · Watertown Unified School District
Elementary77.3%+20.3pp
285John Long Middle
Grafton · Grafton School District
Middle77.3%+20.3pp
286Mount Horeb Intermediate
Mount Horeb · Mount Horeb Area School District
Elementary77.3%+20.3pp
287Tiffany Creek Elementary
Boyceville · Boyceville Community School District
Elementary77.3%+20.3pp
288Van Hise Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary77.3%+20.3pp
289Woodland School
Appleton · Kimberly Area School District
Elementary77.3%+20.3pp
290Kewaskum Middle
Kewaskum · Kewaskum School District
Middle77.2%+20.2pp
291Kewaunee Elementary
Kewaunee · Kewaunee School District
Elementary77.2%+20.2pp
292Winkler Elementary
Burlington · Burlington Area School District
Elementary77.2%+20.2pp
293Elm Dale Elementary
Greenfield · Greenfield School District
Elementary77.1%+20.1pp
294Mound View Elementary
Elk Mound · Elk Mound Area School District
Elementary77.0%+20.0pp
295Northside Elementary
Monroe · Monroe School District
Elementary77.0%+20.0pp
296East Elementary
Jefferson · Jefferson School District
Elementary76.9%+19.9pp
297Lake Geneva Middle
Lake Geneva · Lake Geneva J1 School District
Middle76.9%+19.9pp
298Blakewood Elementary
South Milwaukee · South Milwaukee School District
Elementary76.7%+19.7pp
299High School of Health Sciences
Wales · Kettle Moraine School District
High76.6%+19.6pp
300Roosevelt Elementary
Kenosha · Kenosha School District
Elementary76.6%+19.6pp
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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.