Dane County schools ranked by test score
Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 31 schools in Dane County, Wisconsin with reported Science scores. Wisconsin state average: 50.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spring Harbor Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 77.0% | +26.2pp |
| 2 | Belleville Middle Belleville · Belleville School District | Middle | 75.0% | +24.2pp |
| 3 | Hamilton Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 73.7% | +22.9pp |
| 4 | Kromrey Middle Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Middle | 73.7% | +22.9pp |
| 5 | Indian Mound Middle McFarland · McFarland School District | Middle | 73.4% | +22.6pp |
| 6 | Glacier Creek Middle Cross Plains · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Middle | 73.3% | +22.5pp |
| 7 | Wisconsin Heights Middle Mazomanie · Wisconsin Heights School District | Middle | 73.0% | +22.2pp |
| 8 | Waunakee Middle Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District | Middle | 70.4% | +19.6pp |
| 9 | Deerfield Middle Deerfield · Deerfield Community School District | Middle | 64.7% | +13.9pp |
| 10 | Mount Horeb Middle Mount Horeb · Mount Horeb Area School District | Middle | 63.5% | +12.7pp |
| 11 | Savanna Oaks Middle Fitchburg · Verona Area School District | Middle | 60.9% | +10.1pp |
| 12 | O'Keeffe Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 60.8% | +10.0pp |
| 13 | De Forest Middle De Forest · De Forest Area School District | Middle | 59.6% | +8.8pp |
| 14 | Harvest Intermediate School DeForest · De Forest Area School District | Middle | 56.8% | +6.0pp |
| 15 | Oregon Middle Oregon · Oregon School District | Middle | 53.1% | +2.3pp |
| 16 | Prairie View Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 52.9% | +2.1pp |
| 17 | Toki Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 51.8% | +1.0pp |
| 18 | Patrick Marsh Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 49.0% | -1.8pp |
| 19 | Nikolay Middle Cambridge · Cambridge School District | Middle | 46.8% | -4.0pp |
| 20 | River Bluff Middle Stoughton · Stoughton Area School District | Middle | 46.3% | -4.5pp |
| 21 | Badger Ridge Middle Verona · Verona Area School District | Middle | 45.4% | -5.4pp |
| 22 | Central Heights Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 43.6% | -7.2pp |
| 23 | Glacial Drumlin School Cottage Grove · Monona Grove School District | Middle | 42.1% | -8.7pp |
| 24 | Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 37.1% | -13.7pp |
| 25 | Marshall Middle Marshall · Marshall School District | Middle | 35.9% | -14.9pp |
| 26 | Cherokee Heights Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 35.2% | -15.6pp |
| 27 | Sennett Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 32.6% | -18.2pp |
| 28 | James Wright Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 32.1% | -18.7pp |
| 29 | Whitehorse Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 30.5% | -20.3pp |
| 30 | Sherman Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 30.3% | -20.5pp |
| 31 | Black Hawk Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 28.0% | -22.8pp |
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 Science 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.