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Sennett Middle

Public Grades 6-8

508^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Sennett Middle is a public middle school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving 579 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, which is ranked 317 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Sennett Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, with a 1-star rating as well.

Academically, Sennett Middle struggles, with significantly lower proficiency rates on the Forward Exam compared to district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 32.72% to 40.21%, compared to 48.54% to 51.62% for the district and 53.59% to 53.97% for the state. The school's performance in Mathematics is also below the district and state, with proficiency rates ranging from 26.26% to 41.8% compared to 41.5% to 46.29% for the district and 52.98% to 55.53% for the state. Sennett Middle also has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 35.4% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Sennett Middle to other nearby middle schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District, such as Black Hawk Middle, James Wright Middle, and Sherman Middle, Sennett Middle generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism. However, one notable exception is O'Keeffe Middle, which consistently outperforms Sennett Middle and the district as a whole.

570

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,603

Per pupil spending ?

52.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

502 Pflaum Rd
Madison, WI 53716-2193

(608) 204-1920

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

Students who attend Sennett Middle usually attend:

High:

LaFollette High

Feeder schools for Sennett Middle:

Elementary:	Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School
	Elvehjem Elementary
	Nuestro Mundo
	Southside Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.3%

White:

28.2%

African American:

13.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (36% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg49%

Wisconsin avg54%

508^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 12Middle Schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District

317^th of 426Madison Metropolitan School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	508 of 628	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	543 of 641	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	477 of 640	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	497 of 617	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	520 of 613	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	507 of 594	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	505 of 579	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	538 of 612	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	524 of 609	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.3	516 of 612	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.8	497 of 585	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.8	489 of 569	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	497 of 559	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.1	484 of 549	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.7	441 of 539	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.7	456 of 521	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.0	424 of 519	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.1	285 of 366	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.4	308 of 382	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.4	280 of 332	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.0	270 of 324	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	92 of 117	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	86 of 118	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	89 of 130	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	65 of 125	48.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.5	121 of 134	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	75 of 127	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	103 of 123	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	65 of 88	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	77 of 87	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.0	41 of 90	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.4	69 of 95	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	55 of 90	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	52 of 91	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.2	74 of 90	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	149 of 178	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	94 of 173	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	71 of 170	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	44 of 158	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	39.1	97 of 153	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	57 of 140	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	462 of 573	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	492 of 580	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	440 of 579	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	466 of 576	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	486 of 574	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	492 of 557	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	482 of 551	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	210 of 237	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	218 of 239	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	182 of 229	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	163 of 221	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	203 of 225	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	175 of 209	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	171 of 204	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	491 of 509	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	499 of 520	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	477 of 525	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	477 of 522	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	489 of 499	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	462 of 487	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	467 of 489	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	466 of 577	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	473 of 585	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	388 of 591	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	437 of 577	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	464 of 572	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	451 of 557	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	468 of 551	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	80 of 126	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	111 of 131	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	88 of 132	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	96 of 126	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	98 of 129	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	64 of 101	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.5	84 of 96	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	224 of 414	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	240 of 425	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	258 of 439	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	340 of 421	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	337 of 437	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	250 of 414	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	163 of 417	60.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	192 of 399	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	193 of 407	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	95 of 412	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	99 of 397	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	41.2	242 of 393	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	250 of 382	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	219 of 375	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)52nd percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile+17 vs school

Asian (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies41%-21 vs state

English Language Arts37%-17 vs state

Mathematics34%-20 vs state

Science34%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sennett Middle	Public	6-8	502 Pflaum Rd	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1920	570	47	12.2	52.6%	161 (28.2%)	78 (13.7%)	224 (39.3%)	33 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.6%)	23	508^th of 628 public middle schools	19.1%		20	543^rd of 641 public middle schools	15.3%	35	40.2	32.7	36.6	41.8	34.0	26.3	41.5	33.7	$15,603	$721	$14,883
One City Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1707 W Broadway	Monona	53713	Dane County	One City Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(608) 531-2128	99	11	9.1	72.7%	2 (2.0%)	77 (77.8%)	8 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.1%)	10.4	562^nd of 628 public middle schools	10.5%		9.6	580^th of 641 public middle schools	9.5%	18	20.6	25.7	38.1	11.8	17.7	19.1	38.1	28.6
Whitehorse Middle	Public	6-8	218 Schenk St	Madison	53714	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4480	415	33	12.6	59.0%	111 (26.7%)	131 (31.6%)	103 (24.8%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.3%)	22.1	512^th of 628 public middle schools	18.5%		22	537^th of 641 public middle schools	16.2%	25	37.5	37.8	37.4	30.9	40.8	28.2	39.5	31.5	$14,600	$615	$13,986
O'Keeffe Middle	Public	6-8	510 S Thornton Ave	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-6820	434	37	11.7	42.9%	233 (53.7%)	81 (18.7%)	50 (11.5%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.0%)	67.6	205^th of 628 public middle schools	67.4%		71.1	166^th of 641 public middle schools	74.1%	39	57.8	58.1	63.9	59.9	56.1	59.0	76.9	62.5	$14,964	$606	$14,359
Innovative and Alternative Middle	Public	6-8	1045 E Dayton St	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4220	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Badger Rock Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	509 E Badger Rd	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 442-1335	92	10	9.4	54.3%	26 (28.3%)	20 (21.7%)	33 (35.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.7%)	26.3	489^th of 628 public middle schools	22.1%		31.1	486^th of 641 public middle schools	24.2%	3	38.5	54.3	39.3	30.8	25.7	17.9	53.6	32.1	$16,809	$685	$16,125
Indian Mound Middle	Public	6-8	6330 Exchange St	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 838-8980	534	47	11.3	18.0%	436 (81.6%)	15 (2.8%)	29 (5.4%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	78.4	102^nd of 628 public middle schools	83.8%		80.6	82^nd of 641 public middle schools	87.2%	20	68.1	59.3	70.0	69.2	61.9	76.7	82.7	75.3	$15,097	$431	$14,666
James Wright Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1717 Fish Hatchery Rd	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(608) 204-1340	245	25	9.6	68.2%	29 (11.8%)	71 (29.0%)	121 (49.4%)	11 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	21.4	517^th of 628 public middle schools	17.7%		16.3	554^th of 641 public middle schools	13.6%	37	30.9	29.9	48.1	19.8	24.7	27.3	55.8	32.5	$18,044	$1,081	$16,964
Sherman Middle	Public	6-8	1610 Ruskin St	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2100	400	36	11.0	60.0%	115 (28.8%)	96 (24.0%)	122 (30.5%)	25 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.0%)	19.2	525^th of 628 public middle schools	16.4%		19.2	546^th of 641 public middle schools	14.8%	21	30.6	35.9	39.2	29.1	29.9	23.4	45.3	31.0	$14,764	$789	$13,976
Glacial Drumlin School	Public	6-8	801 Damascus Tr	Cottage Grove	53527	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 839-8437	766	64	11.9	20.0%	587 (76.6%)	34 (4.4%)	52 (6.8%)	31 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.6%)	56.3	296^th of 628 public middle schools	52.9%		48.6	375^th of 641 public middle schools	41.5%	79	63.1	53.5	44.9	65.0	64.3	43.6	62.4	45.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Sennett Middle

What district is Sennett Middle in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

How many students attend Sennett Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 570 students attended Sennett Middle.

Is Sennett Middle a good school?

Sennett Middle ranks in the bottom 19.1% of Wisconsin middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sennett Middle?

Students at Sennett Middle are 39% Hispanic, 28% White, 14% African American, 13% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Sennett Middle attend?

Students who attend Sennett Middle usually go on to attend LaFollette High

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