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Dane County schools ranked by test score

Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 75 schools in Dane County, Wisconsin with reported Mathematics scores. Wisconsin state average: 54.8%.
RankSchoolLevelMathematicsvs state
51Elvehjem Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary46.2%-8.6pp
52Stephens Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary46.0%-8.8pp
53Cesar Chavez Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary43.3%-11.5pp
54Nuestro Mundo
Monona · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary43.3%-11.5pp
55Emerson Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary41.1%-13.7pp
56Lincoln Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary40.7%-14.1pp
57Creekside Elementary
Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District
Elementary39.5%-15.3pp
58Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary39.3%-15.5pp
59Orchard Ridge Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary38.8%-16.0pp
60Gompers Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary37.8%-17.0pp
61Northside Elementary
Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District
Elementary37.6%-17.2pp
62Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary35.8%-19.0pp
63Mendota Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary29.3%-25.5pp
64Lake View Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary27.8%-27.0pp
65C H Bird Elementary
Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District
Elementary26.5%-28.3pp
66Hawthorne Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary26.2%-28.6pp
67Schenk Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary25.8%-29.0pp
68Westside Elementary
Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District
Elementary25.5%-29.3pp
69Kennedy Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary25.4%-29.4pp
70Sandburg Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary24.5%-30.3pp
71Leopold Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary19.9%-34.9pp
72One City Elementary School
Monona · One City Schools Inc
Elementary19.6%-35.2pp
73Lindbergh Elementary
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary18.3%-36.5pp
74Southside Elementary School
Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District
Elementary16.4%-38.4pp
75Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA)
McFarland · McFarland School District
Elementary10.1%-44.7pp

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 Mathematics test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Dane County, Wisconsin with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.

The comparison column shows the gap to the Wisconsin statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Wisconsin ranking.