Dane County schools ranked by test score
Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 100 schools in Dane County, Wisconsin with reported Science scores. Wisconsin state average: 50.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Country View Elementary Verona · Verona Area School District | Elementary | 54.2% | +3.4pp |
| 52 | Stephens Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 54.2% | +3.4pp |
| 53 | Oregon Middle Oregon · Oregon School District | Middle | 53.1% | +2.3pp |
| 54 | Prairie View Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 52.9% | +2.1pp |
| 55 | Elvehjem Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 52.3% | +1.5pp |
| 56 | Sugar Creek Elementary Verona · Verona Area School District | Elementary | 51.8% | +1.0pp |
| 57 | Toki Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 51.8% | +1.0pp |
| 58 | Horizon Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 51.0% | +0.2pp |
| 59 | Token Springs Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 50.8% | -0.0pp |
| 60 | Lincoln Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -0.8pp |
| 61 | Northside Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -0.8pp |
| 62 | Patrick Marsh Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 49.0% | -1.8pp |
| 63 | Emerson Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 48.4% | -2.4pp |
| 64 | Gompers Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 48.4% | -2.4pp |
| 65 | Deerfield Elementary Deerfield · Deerfield Community School District | Elementary | 48.3% | -2.5pp |
| 66 | Marshall Elementary Marshall · Marshall School District | Elementary | 47.9% | -2.9pp |
| 67 | Nikolay Middle Cambridge · Cambridge School District | Middle | 46.8% | -4.0pp |
| 68 | River Bluff Middle Stoughton · Stoughton Area School District | Middle | 46.3% | -4.5pp |
| 69 | Royal Oaks Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 45.7% | -5.1pp |
| 70 | Glacier Edge Elementary Verona · Verona Area School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -5.3pp |
| 71 | Badger Ridge Middle Verona · Verona Area School District | Middle | 45.4% | -5.4pp |
| 72 | Huegel Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 45.1% | -5.7pp |
| 73 | Kegonsa Elementary Stoughton · Stoughton Area School District | Elementary | 45.1% | -5.7pp |
| 74 | Cesar Chavez Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 44.7% | -6.1pp |
| 75 | Central Heights Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 43.6% | -7.2pp |
| 76 | Glacial Drumlin School Cottage Grove · Monona Grove School District | Middle | 42.1% | -8.7pp |
| 77 | Meadow View Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 42.0% | -8.8pp |
| 78 | Schenk Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 41.1% | -9.7pp |
| 79 | Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 40.7% | -10.1pp |
| 80 | Creekside Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 39.6% | -11.2pp |
| 81 | Leopold Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 38.1% | -12.7pp |
| 82 | Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 37.1% | -13.7pp |
| 83 | Marshall Middle Marshall · Marshall School District | Middle | 35.9% | -14.9pp |
| 84 | Cherokee Heights Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 35.2% | -15.6pp |
| 85 | Sennett Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 32.6% | -18.2pp |
| 86 | James Wright Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 32.1% | -18.7pp |
| 87 | Orchard Ridge Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 31.7% | -19.1pp |
| 88 | Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 30.8% | -20.0pp |
| 89 | Whitehorse Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 30.5% | -20.3pp |
| 90 | Sherman Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 30.3% | -20.5pp |
| 91 | Black Hawk Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 28.0% | -22.8pp |
| 92 | Southside Elementary School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 27.3% | -23.5pp |
| 93 | Lake View Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 26.0% | -24.8pp |
| 94 | C H Bird Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 23.9% | -26.9pp |
| 95 | Kennedy Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 22.0% | -28.8pp |
| 96 | Sandburg Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 21.0% | -29.8pp |
| 97 | Hawthorne Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 19.6% | -31.2pp |
| 98 | Westside Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 16.2% | -34.6pp |
| 99 | Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA) McFarland · McFarland School District | Elementary | 15.1% | -35.7pp |
| 100 | One City Elementary School Monona · One City Schools Inc | Elementary | 14.3% | -36.5pp |
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.