Dane County schools ranked by test score
Latest Forward Exam year (2024-25). 122 schools in Dane County, Wisconsin with reported Social Studies scores. Wisconsin state average: 57.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | Social Studies | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Savanna Oaks Middle Fitchburg · Verona Area School District | Middle | 68.1% | +11.1pp |
| 52 | Marquette Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 67.4% | +10.4pp |
| 53 | Waunakee High Waunakee · Waunakee Community School District | High | 67.3% | +10.3pp |
| 54 | Royal Oaks Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 67.2% | +10.2pp |
| 55 | Wisconsin Heights High Mazomanie · Wisconsin Heights School District | High | 67.2% | +10.2pp |
| 56 | River Bluff Middle Stoughton · Stoughton Area School District | Middle | 67.0% | +10.0pp |
| 57 | Deerfield Middle Deerfield · Deerfield Community School District | Middle | 66.7% | +9.7pp |
| 58 | Harvest Intermediate School DeForest · De Forest Area School District | Middle | 66.7% | +9.7pp |
| 59 | Mount Horeb High Mount Horeb · Mount Horeb Area School District | High | 66.5% | +9.5pp |
| 60 | Country View Elementary Verona · Verona Area School District | Elementary | 66.1% | +9.1pp |
| 61 | Nuestro Mundo Monona · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 66.0% | +9.0pp |
| 62 | Badger Ridge Middle Verona · Verona Area School District | Middle | 65.7% | +8.7pp |
| 63 | Oregon Middle Oregon · Oregon School District | Middle | 65.7% | +8.7pp |
| 64 | Lowell Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 65.1% | +8.1pp |
| 65 | Deerfield Elementary Deerfield · Deerfield Community School District | Elementary | 65.0% | +8.0pp |
| 66 | Emerson Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 64.5% | +7.5pp |
| 67 | Gompers Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 64.5% | +7.5pp |
| 68 | Marshall Elementary Marshall · Marshall School District | Elementary | 64.4% | +7.4pp |
| 69 | Granite Ridge School Cottage Grove · Monona Grove School District | Elementary | 64.2% | +7.2pp |
| 70 | Glacier Edge Elementary Verona · Verona Area School District | Elementary | 63.6% | +6.6pp |
| 71 | Prairie View Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 62.9% | +5.9pp |
| 72 | Cesar Chavez Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 61.7% | +4.7pp |
| 73 | Middleton High Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | High | 61.3% | +4.3pp |
| 74 | Toki Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 61.3% | +4.3pp |
| 75 | Belleville High Belleville · Belleville School District | High | 61.1% | +4.1pp |
| 76 | Kegonsa Elementary Stoughton · Stoughton Area School District | Elementary | 60.8% | +3.8pp |
| 77 | Clark Street Community School Middleton · Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District | High | 60.6% | +3.6pp |
| 78 | Lake View Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 60.0% | +3.0pp |
| 79 | Northside Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 59.4% | +2.4pp |
| 80 | De Forest High DeForest · De Forest Area School District | High | 59.2% | +2.2pp |
| 81 | Central Heights Middle Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Middle | 59.0% | +2.0pp |
| 82 | Stephens Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 59.0% | +2.0pp |
| 83 | Glacial Drumlin School Cottage Grove · Monona Grove School District | Middle | 57.9% | +0.9pp |
| 84 | Schenk Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 55.4% | -1.6pp |
| 85 | Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 55.2% | -1.8pp |
| 86 | James Wright Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 55.1% | -1.9pp |
| 87 | Deerfield High Deerfield · Deerfield Community School District | High | 54.0% | -3.0pp |
| 88 | Huegel Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 53.5% | -3.5pp |
| 89 | Lincoln Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 53.1% | -3.9pp |
| 90 | Verona Area High Verona · Verona Area School District | High | 51.8% | -5.2pp |
| 91 | Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 49.2% | -7.8pp |
| 92 | Creekside Elementary Sun Prairie · Sun Prairie Area School District | Elementary | 49.1% | -7.9pp |
| 93 | Marshall Middle Marshall · Marshall School District | Middle | 49.1% | -7.9pp |
| 94 | Cherokee Heights Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 47.7% | -9.3pp |
| 95 | Monona Grove High Monona · Monona Grove School District | High | 46.5% | -10.5pp |
| 96 | Stoughton High Stoughton · Stoughton Area School District | High | 45.8% | -11.2pp |
| 97 | Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 44.6% | -12.4pp |
| 98 | Sandburg Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 43.9% | -13.1pp |
| 99 | Sherman Middle Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Middle | 43.9% | -13.1pp |
| 100 | Hawthorne Elementary Madison · Madison Metropolitan School District | Elementary | 43.5% | -13.5pp |
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 Social Studies 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.