Dane County schools ranked by test score
Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 35 schools in Dane County, Wisconsin with reported Mathematics scores. Wisconsin state average: 54.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | Mathematics | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belleville Middle Belleville · Belleville School District | Middle | 84.4% | +29.6pp |
| 2 | Waunakee Intermediate Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District | Middle | 77.9% | +23.1pp |
| 3 | Glacier Creek Middle Cross Plains · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Middle | 76.8% | +22.0pp |
| 4 | Waunakee Middle Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District | Middle | 73.2% | +18.4pp |
| 5 | Kromrey Middle Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Middle | 72.1% | +17.3pp |
| 6 | Rome Corners Intermediate Oregon · Oregon School District | Middle | 70.3% | +15.5pp |
| 7 | Hamilton Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 69.5% | +14.7pp |
| 8 | Indian Mound Middle McFarland · McFarland School District | Middle | 68.0% | +13.2pp |
| 9 | Deerfield Middle Deerfield · Deerfield Community School District | Middle | 67.9% | +13.1pp |
| 10 | Harvest Intermediate School DeForest · De Forest Area School District | Middle | 67.5% | +12.7pp |
| 11 | Savanna Oaks Middle Fitchburg · Verona Area School District | Middle | 64.3% | +9.5pp |
| 12 | De Forest Middle De Forest · De Forest Area School District | Middle | 63.7% | +8.9pp |
| 13 | Mount Horeb Middle Mount Horeb · Mount Horeb Area School District | Middle | 63.7% | +8.9pp |
| 14 | Wisconsin Heights Middle Mazomanie · Wisconsin Heights School District | Middle | 62.8% | +8.0pp |
| 15 | Oregon Middle Oregon · Oregon School District | Middle | 61.5% | +6.7pp |
| 16 | Spring Harbor Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 61.4% | +6.6pp |
| 17 | O'Keeffe Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 56.9% | +2.1pp |
| 18 | Patrick Marsh Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 55.9% | +1.1pp |
| 19 | Badger Ridge Middle Verona · Verona Area School District | Middle | 55.8% | +1.0pp |
| 20 | Marshall Middle Marshall · Marshall School District | Middle | 55.5% | +0.7pp |
| 21 | Glacial Drumlin School Cottage Grove · Monona Grove School District | Middle | 55.4% | +0.6pp |
| 22 | Nikolay Middle Cambridge · Cambridge School District | Middle | 53.3% | -1.5pp |
| 23 | River Bluff Middle Stoughton · Stoughton Area School District | Middle | 53.3% | -1.5pp |
| 24 | Central Heights Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 48.8% | -6.0pp |
| 25 | Prairie View Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 48.8% | -6.0pp |
| 26 | Toki Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 48.7% | -6.1pp |
| 27 | Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 38.1% | -16.7pp |
| 28 | Cherokee Heights Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 37.2% | -17.6pp |
| 29 | Sennett Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 33.2% | -21.6pp |
| 30 | Whitehorse Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 32.6% | -22.2pp |
| 31 | Sherman Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 26.9% | -27.9pp |
| 32 | Black Hawk Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 25.9% | -28.9pp |
| 33 | Badger Rock Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 24.4% | -30.4pp |
| 34 | James Wright Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 23.6% | -31.2pp |
| 35 | One City Preparatory Academy Monona · One City Schools Inc | Middle | 15.4% | -39.4pp |
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.