Dane County schools ranked by test score
Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 112 schools in Dane County, Wisconsin with reported Mathematics scores. Wisconsin state average: 54.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | Mathematics | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Marquette Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 60.4% | +5.6pp |
| 52 | Meadow View Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 60.3% | +5.5pp |
| 53 | Yahara Elementary DeForest · De Forest Area School District | Elementary | 58.8% | +4.0pp |
| 54 | Sugar Creek Elementary Verona · Verona Area School District | Elementary | 58.5% | +3.7pp |
| 55 | O'Keeffe Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 56.9% | +2.1pp |
| 56 | Country View Elementary Verona · Verona Area School District | Elementary | 56.4% | +1.6pp |
| 57 | Granite Ridge School Cottage Grove · Monona Grove School District | Elementary | 56.1% | +1.3pp |
| 58 | Thoreau Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 56.0% | +1.2pp |
| 59 | Patrick Marsh Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 55.9% | +1.1pp |
| 60 | Badger Ridge Middle Verona · Verona Area School District | Middle | 55.8% | +1.0pp |
| 61 | Marshall Middle Marshall · Marshall School District | Middle | 55.5% | +0.7pp |
| 62 | Glacial Drumlin School Cottage Grove · Monona Grove School District | Middle | 55.4% | +0.6pp |
| 63 | Kegonsa Elementary Stoughton · Stoughton Area School District | Elementary | 55.3% | +0.5pp |
| 64 | Eagle Point Elementary DeForest · De Forest Area School District | Elementary | 55.2% | +0.4pp |
| 65 | Sauk Trail Elementary Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | Elementary | 54.7% | -0.1pp |
| 66 | Royal Oaks Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 53.7% | -1.1pp |
| 67 | Nikolay Middle Cambridge · Cambridge School District | Middle | 53.3% | -1.5pp |
| 68 | River Bluff Middle Stoughton · Stoughton Area School District | Middle | 53.3% | -1.5pp |
| 69 | Glacier Edge Elementary Verona · Verona Area School District | Elementary | 53.1% | -1.7pp |
| 70 | Lowell Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 52.4% | -2.4pp |
| 71 | Muir Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 51.8% | -3.0pp |
| 72 | Marshall Elementary Marshall · Marshall School District | Elementary | 51.7% | -3.1pp |
| 73 | Huegel Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 51.3% | -3.5pp |
| 74 | Central Heights Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 48.8% | -6.0pp |
| 75 | Monona Grove Liberal Arts Monona · Monona Grove School District | High | 48.8% | -6.0pp |
| 76 | Prairie View Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 48.8% | -6.0pp |
| 77 | Toki Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 48.7% | -6.1pp |
| 78 | Isthmus Montessori Academy Public Madison · Isthmus Montessori Academy Inc | Combined | 48.2% | -6.6pp |
| 79 | Elvehjem Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 46.2% | -8.6pp |
| 80 | Stephens Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -8.8pp |
| 81 | Cesar Chavez Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 43.3% | -11.5pp |
| 82 | Nuestro Mundo Monona · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 43.3% | -11.5pp |
| 83 | Emerson Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 41.1% | -13.7pp |
| 84 | Lincoln Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 40.7% | -14.1pp |
| 85 | Creekside Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 39.5% | -15.3pp |
| 86 | Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 39.3% | -15.5pp |
| 87 | Orchard Ridge Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 38.8% | -16.0pp |
| 88 | Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 38.1% | -16.7pp |
| 89 | Gompers Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 37.8% | -17.0pp |
| 90 | Northside Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 37.6% | -17.2pp |
| 91 | Cherokee Heights Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 37.2% | -17.6pp |
| 92 | Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 35.8% | -19.0pp |
| 93 | Sennett Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 33.2% | -21.6pp |
| 94 | Whitehorse Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 32.6% | -22.2pp |
| 95 | Mendota Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 29.3% | -25.5pp |
| 96 | Lake View Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 27.8% | -27.0pp |
| 97 | Sherman Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 26.9% | -27.9pp |
| 98 | C H Bird Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 26.5% | -28.3pp |
| 99 | Hawthorne Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 26.2% | -28.6pp |
| 100 | Black Hawk Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 25.9% | -28.9pp |
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.