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Best public schools in Madison, WI

55 public schools in Madison: 31 elementary · 13 middle · 7 high · 4 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

High school results are not in our data yet, so Wisconsin high schools have no score.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Wisconsin.

Elementary schools

31 schools in Madison, best first
1
Shorewood Hills Elementary 99.4
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 382 students
ELA 84%Math 90%Science 83%
#6 of 889 in Wisconsin
2
Van Hise Elementary 89.0
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades K-5 · 421 students
ELA 74%Math 74%Science 72%
#98 of 889 in Wisconsin
3
Randall Elementary School 80.9
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 3-5 · 316 students
ELA 71%Math 67%Science 68%
#170 of 889 in Wisconsin
4
Crestwood Elementary 77.2
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 287 students
ELA 66%Math 68%Science 68%
#203 of 889 in Wisconsin
5
Marquette Elementary 68.6
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 3-5 · 159 students
ELA 68%Math 61%Science 57%
#280 of 889 in Wisconsin
6
Thoreau Elementary 58.4
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 398 students
ELA 60%Math 56%Science 63%
#370 of 889 in Wisconsin
7
Lowell Elementary 53.1
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 335 students
ELA 57%Math 53%Science 64%
#417 of 889 in Wisconsin
8
Muir Elementary 45.2
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 418 students
ELA 53%Math 52%Science 58%
#488 of 889 in Wisconsin
9
Elvehjem Elementary 43.3
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 403 students
ELA 57%Math 47%Science 52%
#505 of 889 in Wisconsin
10
Stephens Elementary 38.1
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 482 students
ELA 51%Math 46%Science 55%
#551 of 889 in Wisconsin
11
Huegel Elementary 35.7
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 422 students
ELA 50%Math 51%Science 45%
#572 of 889 in Wisconsin
12
Cesar Chavez Elementary 29.9
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 652 students
ELA 49%Math 43%Science 45%
#624 of 889 in Wisconsin
13
Gompers Elementary 28.7
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 220 students
ELA 50%Math 39%Science 50%
#634 of 889 in Wisconsin
14
Emerson Elementary 28.3
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 317 students
ELA 48%Math 41%Science 48%
#638 of 889 in Wisconsin
15
Lincoln Elementary 25.8
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 385 students
ELA 45%Math 41%Science 50%
#660 of 889 in Wisconsin
16
Orchard Ridge Elementary 21.2
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 247 students
ELA 47%Math 39%Science 32%
#701 of 889 in Wisconsin
17
Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School 19.5
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 454 students
ELA 40%Math 41%Science 42%
#716 of 889 in Wisconsin
18
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School 14.6
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 463 students
ELA 37%Math 36%Science 31%
#760 of 889 in Wisconsin
19
Mendota Elementary 12.4
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 280 students
ELA 25%Math 30%Science 44%
#779 of 889 in Wisconsin
20
Schenk Elementary 11.4
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades K-5 · 444 students
ELA 29%Math 26%Science 41%
#788 of 889 in Wisconsin
21
Lake View Elementary 10.2
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades K-5 · 287 students
ELA 34%Math 28%Science 26%
#799 of 889 in Wisconsin
22
Leopold Elementary 9.2
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 623 students
ELA 27%Math 20%Science 39%
#808 of 889 in Wisconsin
23
Sandburg Elementary 8.3
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 411 students
ELA 31%Math 25%Science 22%
#816 of 889 in Wisconsin
24
Hawthorne Elementary 7.9
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 321 students
ELA 31%Math 26%Science 20%
#819 of 889 in Wisconsin
25
Kennedy Elementary 6.6
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 579 students
ELA 26%Math 26%Science 22%
#831 of 889 in Wisconsin
26
Lindbergh Elementary 5.5
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 170 students
ELA 20%Math 19%Science 27%
#841 of 889 in Wisconsin
27
Southside Elementary School 4.8
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-5 · 357 students
ELA 14%Math 17%Science 27%
#847 of 889 in Wisconsin
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4K PK Off Site —
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK · 594 students
No published test results
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Franklin Elementary —
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-2 · 292 students
No published test results
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Lapham Elementary —
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-2 · 211 students
No published test results
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Midvale Elementary —
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades PK-2 · 372 students
No published test results

Middle schools

13 schools in Madison, best first
1
Hamilton Middle 94.7
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 6-8 · 768 students
ELA 79%Math 75%Science 80%
#20 of 370 in Wisconsin
2
Spring Harbor Middle 85.0
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 6-8 · 270 students
ELA 77%Math 62%Science 77%
#56 of 370 in Wisconsin
3
O'Keeffe Middle 59.9
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 6-8 · 439 students
ELA 60%Math 58%Science 63%
#149 of 370 in Wisconsin
4
Toki Middle 38.8
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 6-8 · 538 students
ELA 54%Math 50%Science 53%
#227 of 370 in Wisconsin
5
Cherokee Heights Middle 16.1
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 6-8 · 537 students
ELA 46%Math 38%Science 37%
#311 of 370 in Wisconsin
6
Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School 14.2
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 6-8 · 436 students
ELA 42%Math 39%Science 38%
#318 of 370 in Wisconsin
7
Badger Rock Middle 11.8
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 99 students
ELA 45%Math 25%Science 32%
#327 of 370 in Wisconsin
8
Whitehorse Middle 9.3
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 6-8 · 400 students
ELA 38%Math 33%Science 32%
#336 of 370 in Wisconsin
9
Sennett Middle 9.1
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 6-8 · 579 students
ELA 37%Math 34%Science 34%
#337 of 370 in Wisconsin
10
Sherman Middle 6.6
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 6-8 · 385 students
ELA 35%Math 27%Science 31%
#346 of 370 in Wisconsin
11
James Wright Middle 6.1
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 6-8 · 259 students
ELA 36%Math 24%Science 33%
#348 of 370 in Wisconsin
12
Black Hawk Middle 4.7
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 6-8 · 376 students
ELA 35%Math 26%Science 29%
#353 of 370 in Wisconsin
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Innovative and Alternative Middle —
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 6-8 · 0 students
No published test results

High schools

7 schools in Madison
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Capital High —
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 9-12 · 123 students
No published test results
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East High —
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 9-12 · 1,644 students
No published test results
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Innovative High —
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 9-12 · 139 students
No published test results
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LaFollette High —
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 9-12 · 1,527 students
No published test results
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Shabazz-City High —
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 9-12 · 114 students
No published test results
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Vel Phillips Memorial High School —
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 9-12 · 2,005 students
No published test results
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West High —
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 9-12 · 2,137 students
No published test results

Combined schools

4 schools in Madison
1
Isthmus Montessori Academy Public 68.8
Isthmus Montessori Academy Inc · Grades PK-12 · Charter · 220 students
ELA 51%Math 51%Science 76%
#23 of 72 in Wisconsin
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Central Wisconsin Center —
Wisconsin Department of Health Services · Grades K-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Mendota Mental Health Institution —
Wisconsin Department of Health Services · Grades K-12 · 22 students
No published test results
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Metro School —
Madison Metropolitan School District · Grades 4-12 · 23 students
No published test results

School districts serving Madison

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