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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Horizon Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 76.5% | +19.5pp |
| 302 | Turtle Lake Elementary Turtle Lake · Turtle Lake School District | Elementary | 76.5% | +19.5pp |
| 303 | Washington Elementary Marshfield · Marshfield Unified School District | Elementary | 76.5% | +19.5pp |
| 304 | Paris Elementary Kenosha · Paris J1 School District | Elementary | 76.4% | +19.4pp |
| 305 | Poynette Elementary Poynette · Poynette School District | Elementary | 76.4% | +19.4pp |
| 306 | New Holstein Middle New Holstein · New Holstein School District | Middle | 76.3% | +19.3pp |
| 307 | Osceola Middle Osceola · Osceola School District | Middle | 76.3% | +19.3pp |
| 308 | Suamico Elementary Green Bay · Howard-Suamico School District | Elementary | 76.3% | +19.3pp |
| 309 | Wisconsin Hills Middle Brookfield · Elmbrook School District | Middle | 76.3% | +19.3pp |
| 310 | New Berlin West Middle/High New Berlin · New Berlin School District | High | 76.2% | +19.2pp |
| 311 | Waunakee Prairie Elementary Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District | Elementary | 76.2% | +19.2pp |
| 312 | Amery Middle Amery · Amery School District | Middle | 76.1% | +19.1pp |
| 313 | Huntley Elementary Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 76.1% | +19.1pp |
| 314 | Jackson Elementary Elkhorn · Elkhorn Area School District | Elementary | 76.1% | +19.1pp |
| 315 | Token Springs Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 76.1% | +19.1pp |
| 316 | Grafton High Grafton · Grafton School District | High | 76.0% | +19.0pp |
| 317 | Horizon School Pewaukee · Pewaukee School District | Elementary | 76.0% | +19.0pp |
| 318 | Valders Middle Valders · Valders Area School District | Middle | 76.0% | +19.0pp |
| 319 | Walker Middle Sturgeon Bay · Sturgeon Bay School District | Middle | 76.0% | +19.0pp |
| 320 | Auburndale Elementary Auburndale · Auburndale School District | Elementary | 75.9% | +18.9pp |
| 321 | Cameron Elementary Cameron · Cameron School District | Elementary | 75.9% | +18.9pp |
| 322 | Forest Park Middle Franklin · Franklin Public School District | Middle | 75.9% | +18.9pp |
| 323 | Kromrey Middle Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Middle | 75.9% | +18.9pp |
| 324 | River Crest Elementary Hudson · Hudson School District | Elementary | 75.9% | +18.9pp |
| 325 | Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary Fountain City · Cochrane-Fountain City School District | Elementary | 75.8% | +18.8pp |
| 326 | Fox River Academy Appleton · Appleton Area School District | Elementary | 75.8% | +18.8pp |
| 327 | Rocky Branch Elementary River Falls · River Falls School District | Elementary | 75.7% | +18.7pp |
| 328 | Valley View Elementary Green Bay · Ashwaubenon School District | Elementary | 75.7% | +18.7pp |
| 329 | Wisconsin Heights Middle Mazomanie · Wisconsin Heights School District | Middle | 75.7% | +18.7pp |
| 330 | Parkview Elementary Plymouth · Plymouth Joint School District | Elementary | 75.6% | +18.6pp |
| 331 | Raymond Elementary Franksville · Raymond #14 School District | Elementary | 75.6% | +18.6pp |
| 332 | Rockfield Elementary Germantown · Germantown School District | Elementary | 75.5% | +18.5pp |
| 333 | Winnequah School Monona · Monona Grove School District | Elementary | 75.5% | +18.5pp |
| 334 | Lakeview Elementary Wind Lake · Muskego-Norway School District | Elementary | 75.4% | +18.4pp |
| 335 | Onalaska Middle Onalaska · Onalaska School District | Middle | 75.4% | +18.4pp |
| 336 | Hortonville Elementary Hortonville · Hortonville Area School District | Elementary | 75.3% | +18.3pp |
| 337 | Patrick Marsh Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 75.3% | +18.3pp |
| 338 | Tipler Middle Oshkosh · Oshkosh Area School District | Middle | 75.2% | +18.2pp |
| 339 | Hudson Middle Hudson · Hudson School District | Middle | 75.1% | +18.1pp |
| 340 | Ben Franklin Elementary Franklin · Franklin Public School District | Elementary | 75.0% | +18.0pp |
| 341 | Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle Livingston · Iowa-Grant School District | Elementary | 75.0% | +18.0pp |
| 342 | Oaklawn Elementary Menomonie · Menomonie Area School District | Elementary | 75.0% | +18.0pp |
| 343 | Summit View Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 75.0% | +18.0pp |
| 344 | Three Lakes Junior High Three Lakes · Three Lakes School District | Middle | 75.0% | +18.0pp |
| 345 | Washburn Elementary Washburn · Washburn School District | Elementary | 75.0% | +18.0pp |
| 346 | Karcher Middle School Burlington · Burlington Area School District | Middle | 74.9% | +17.9pp |
| 347 | Sheboygan Falls Middle Sheboygan Falls · Sheboygan Falls School District | Middle | 74.8% | +17.8pp |
| 348 | Clinton Elementary Clinton · Clinton Community School District | Elementary | 74.6% | +17.6pp |
| 349 | Jackson Elementary Jackson · West Bend School District | Elementary | 74.6% | +17.6pp |
| 350 | Peshtigo Elementary Peshtigo · Peshtigo School District | Elementary | 74.6% | +17.6pp |
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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.