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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Heyer Elementary Waukesha · Waukesha School District | Elementary | 72.6% | +15.6pp |
| 402 | Evergreen Elementary Waterford · Waterford Graded J1 School District | Elementary | 72.5% | +15.5pp |
| 403 | Washburn Middle Washburn · Washburn School District | Middle | 72.5% | +15.5pp |
| 404 | Washington Elementary Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 72.5% | +15.5pp |
| 405 | McFarland High McFarland · McFarland School District | High | 72.4% | +15.4pp |
| 406 | Neillsville Elementary Neillsville · Neillsville School District | Elementary | 72.4% | +15.4pp |
| 407 | Elvehjem Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 72.3% | +15.3pp |
| 408 | Greendale Middle Greendale · Greendale School District | Middle | 72.3% | +15.3pp |
| 409 | Halmstad Elementary Chippewa Falls · Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District | Elementary | 72.3% | +15.3pp |
| 410 | Riverdale High Muscoda · Riverdale School District | High | 72.3% | +15.3pp |
| 411 | Jefferson Elementary Stevens Point · Stevens Point Area Public School District | Elementary | 72.2% | +15.2pp |
| 412 | Pewaukee High Pewaukee · Pewaukee School District | High | 72.2% | +15.2pp |
| 413 | Riverview Middle Plymouth · Plymouth Joint School District | Middle | 72.2% | +15.2pp |
| 414 | Boscobel Elementary Boscobel · Boscobel Area School District | Elementary | 72.1% | +15.1pp |
| 415 | Colfax Elementary Colfax · Colfax School District | Elementary | 72.1% | +15.1pp |
| 416 | Evergreen Elementary Holmen · Holmen School District | Elementary | 72.1% | +15.1pp |
| 417 | Hillsboro Elementary Hillsboro · Hillsboro School District | Elementary | 72.1% | +15.1pp |
| 418 | Weyauwega Elementary Weyauwega · Weyauwega-Fremont School District | Elementary | 72.1% | +15.1pp |
| 419 | Meadow View Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 72.0% | +15.0pp |
| 420 | Augusta Elementary Augusta · Augusta School District | Elementary | 71.9% | +14.9pp |
| 421 | Hamilton High Sussex · Hamilton School District | High | 71.9% | +14.9pp |
| 422 | School for Arts and Performance Wales · Kettle Moraine School District | High | 71.9% | +14.9pp |
| 423 | Cashton Elementary Cashton · Cashton School District | Elementary | 71.8% | +14.8pp |
| 424 | Northwestern Elementary Poplar · Maple School District | Elementary | 71.8% | +14.8pp |
| 425 | Dousman Elementary Dousman · Kettle Moraine School District | Elementary | 71.7% | +14.7pp |
| 426 | Eleva-Strum Elementary Strum · Eleva-Strum School District | Elementary | 71.7% | +14.7pp |
| 427 | De Forest Middle De Forest · De Forest Area School District | Middle | 71.6% | +14.6pp |
| 428 | Oak Creek West Middle Oak Creek · Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District | Middle | 71.6% | +14.6pp |
| 429 | Westside Elementary Kimberly · Kimberly Area School District | Elementary | 71.6% | +14.6pp |
| 430 | Dodgeland Elementary Juneau · Dodgeland School District | Elementary | 71.4% | +14.4pp |
| 431 | Greenwood Elementary River Falls · River Falls School District | Elementary | 71.4% | +14.4pp |
| 432 | Kohler High Kohler · Kohler School District | High | 71.4% | +14.4pp |
| 433 | Little Chute Middle Little Chute · Little Chute Area School District | Middle | 71.4% | +14.4pp |
| 434 | Pleasant View Elementary Franklin · Franklin Public School District | Elementary | 71.4% | +14.4pp |
| 435 | Renaissance School Appleton · Appleton Area School District | High | 71.4% | +14.4pp |
| 436 | Waller Elementary Burlington · Burlington Area School District | Elementary | 71.4% | +14.4pp |
| 437 | Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary Chetek · Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District | Elementary | 71.2% | +14.2pp |
| 438 | Mondovi Elementary Mondovi · Mondovi School District | Elementary | 71.2% | +14.2pp |
| 439 | Thorp Elementary Thorp · Thorp School District | Elementary | 71.2% | +14.2pp |
| 440 | Emerson Elementary La Crosse · La Crosse School District | Elementary | 71.1% | +14.1pp |
| 441 | Marshfield Middle Marshfield · Marshfield Unified School District | Middle | 71.1% | +14.1pp |
| 442 | De Soto Middle De Soto · De Soto Area School District | Middle | 71.0% | +14.0pp |
| 443 | Grant Elementary Wausau · Wausau School District | Elementary | 71.0% | +14.0pp |
| 444 | Lake Mills Elementary Lake Mills · Lake Mills Area School District | Elementary | 71.0% | +14.0pp |
| 445 | Lancaster Middle Lancaster · Lancaster Community School District | Middle | 71.0% | +14.0pp |
| 446 | Muskego Lakes Middle Muskego · Muskego-Norway School District | Middle | 71.0% | +14.0pp |
| 447 | Haen Elementary Kaukauna · Kaukauna Area School District | Elementary | 70.9% | +13.9pp |
| 448 | Highland Community School Milwaukee · Milwaukee School District | Elementary | 70.8% | +13.8pp |
| 449 | Prairie View Elementary East Troy · East Troy Community School District | Elementary | 70.8% | +13.8pp |
| 450 | Saint Croix Falls Middle Saint Croix Falls · Saint Croix Falls School District | Middle | 70.8% | +13.8pp |
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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.