Dane County schools ranked by test score
Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 35 schools in Dane County, Wisconsin with reported English Language Arts scores. Wisconsin state average: 53.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waunakee Intermediate Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District | Middle | 77.4% | +24.3pp |
| 2 | Spring Harbor Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 76.5% | +23.4pp |
| 3 | Glacier Creek Middle Cross Plains · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Middle | 74.9% | +21.8pp |
| 4 | Hamilton Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 72.6% | +19.5pp |
| 5 | Waunakee Middle Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District | Middle | 72.3% | +19.2pp |
| 6 | Kromrey Middle Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Middle | 71.9% | +18.8pp |
| 7 | Wisconsin Heights Middle Mazomanie · Wisconsin Heights School District | Middle | 69.7% | +16.6pp |
| 8 | Mount Horeb Middle Mount Horeb · Mount Horeb Area School District | Middle | 69.4% | +16.3pp |
| 9 | Savanna Oaks Middle Fitchburg · Verona Area School District | Middle | 67.7% | +14.6pp |
| 10 | Indian Mound Middle McFarland · McFarland School District | Middle | 64.7% | +11.6pp |
| 11 | Rome Corners Intermediate Oregon · Oregon School District | Middle | 63.2% | +10.1pp |
| 12 | Belleville Middle Belleville · Belleville School District | Middle | 62.4% | +9.3pp |
| 13 | Harvest Intermediate School DeForest · De Forest Area School District | Middle | 60.7% | +7.6pp |
| 14 | De Forest Middle De Forest · De Forest Area School District | Middle | 60.1% | +7.0pp |
| 15 | Badger Ridge Middle Verona · Verona Area School District | Middle | 59.3% | +6.2pp |
| 16 | Oregon Middle Oregon · Oregon School District | Middle | 59.2% | +6.1pp |
| 17 | O'Keeffe Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 58.6% | +5.5pp |
| 18 | Patrick Marsh Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 54.9% | +1.8pp |
| 19 | Marshall Middle Marshall · Marshall School District | Middle | 53.8% | +0.7pp |
| 20 | Central Heights Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 52.4% | -0.7pp |
| 21 | River Bluff Middle Stoughton · Stoughton Area School District | Middle | 52.4% | -0.7pp |
| 22 | Toki Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 52.2% | -0.9pp |
| 23 | Glacial Drumlin School Cottage Grove · Monona Grove School District | Middle | 51.6% | -1.5pp |
| 24 | Prairie View Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 51.6% | -1.5pp |
| 25 | Nikolay Middle Cambridge · Cambridge School District | Middle | 50.3% | -2.8pp |
| 26 | Deerfield Middle Deerfield · Deerfield Community School District | Middle | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 27 | Badger Rock Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 44.4% | -8.7pp |
| 28 | Cherokee Heights Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 44.1% | -9.0pp |
| 29 | Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 30 | Whitehorse Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 36.8% | -16.3pp |
| 31 | James Wright Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 35.9% | -17.2pp |
| 32 | Sennett Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 35.4% | -17.7pp |
| 33 | Black Hawk Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 34.3% | -18.8pp |
| 34 | Sherman Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 34.0% | -19.1pp |
| 35 | One City Preparatory Academy Monona · One City Schools Inc | Middle | 26.4% | -26.7pp |
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 English Language Arts 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.