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Savanna Oaks Middle

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Savanna Oaks Middle ranks 126 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 80% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Savanna Oaks Middle is a public middle school located in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 380 students. The school is part of the Verona Area School District, which is ranked 104 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Savanna Oaks Middle consistently outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for the Forward Exam across all grade levels and subject areas, often exceeding the performance of its own district as well. The school's Mathematics performance is particularly strong, with 7th-grade proficiency rates reaching 71.3% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 55.53%. While the school excels in supporting the academic achievement of certain student subgroups, such as White, Asian, and African American students, its Hispanic student population lags behind, ranking in the bottom 25% of Wisconsin middle schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Savanna Oaks Middle's academic performance is generally stronger than Badger Ridge Middle, which is also part of the Verona Area School District. However, when compared to the high-performing Hamilton Middle in the Madison Metropolitan School District, Savanna Oaks lags behind in several subject areas. Additionally, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.8% in 2023-2024 to 17.7% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern that the school should address.

360

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,916

Per pupil spending ?

26.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5890 Lacy Rd
Fitchburg, WI 53711-5117

(608) 845-4010

District: Verona Area School District

Students who attend Savanna Oaks Middle usually attend:

High:

Verona Area High

Feeder schools for Savanna Oaks Middle:

Elementary:	Glacier Edge Elementary
	Stoner Prairie Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.8%

Hispanic:

18.9%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (67% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg63%

Wisconsin avg54%

126^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Verona Area School District

104^th of 426Verona Area 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	74.4	126 of 628	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	279 of 641	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	314 of 640	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	309 of 617	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	245 of 613	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	201 of 594	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	251 of 579	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.3	206 of 612	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.0	216 of 609	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.9	192 of 612	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.3	111 of 585	81.0%	★★★★☆
2013	76.5	80 of 569	85.9%	★★★★☆
2012	64.4	212 of 559	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.8	249 of 549	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.7	184 of 539	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.9	241 of 521	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.7	331 of 519	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.8	200 of 366	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.8	223 of 382	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.8	186 of 332	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.9	230 of 324	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	47 of 117	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	57 of 118	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	47 of 130	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	54 of 125	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	67 of 134	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	40 of 127	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	57 of 123	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	50.3	38 of 87	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	60 of 90	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	50 of 95	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.4	73 of 90	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	74.4	23 of 91	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	51.6	44 of 90	51.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	66 of 178	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	112 of 173	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	118 of 170	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	118 of 158	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.8	48 of 138	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	81 of 153	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	85 of 140	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	204 of 573	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	246 of 580	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	315 of 579	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	336 of 576	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	278 of 574	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	210 of 557	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	245 of 551	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	176 of 237	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	169 of 239	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	187 of 229	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	197 of 221	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	189 of 225	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	190 of 209	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	183 of 204	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	335 of 509	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	385 of 520	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	463 of 525	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	413 of 522	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	447 of 499	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	444 of 487	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	439 of 489	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	114 of 577	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	232 of 585	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	234 of 591	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	214 of 577	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	195 of 572	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	179 of 557	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	228 of 551	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	66.1	35 of 131	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	41.1	82 of 132	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	46 of 126	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	37 of 129	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	22 of 101	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	46.4	50 of 96	47.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	83 of 414	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	40.3	243 of 425	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	328 of 439	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.3	205 of 421	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	260 of 437	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.4	75 of 414	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	127 of 417	69.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	18 of 399	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	67.3	115 of 407	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	101 of 412	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	126 of 397	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.3	67 of 393	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	48 of 382	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	52 of 375	86.1%	★★★★☆

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)95th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)73rd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile-17 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2024)56th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-46 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+16 vs state

Social Studies69%+7 vs state

Mathematics65%+11 vs state

Science62%+12 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
Savanna Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	5890 Lacy Rd	Fitchburg	53711	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4010	360	35	10.2	26.7%	219 (60.8%)	25 (6.9%)	68 (18.9%)	18 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	74.4	126^th of 628 public middle schools	79.9%		58.1	279^th of 641 public middle schools	56.5%	153	74.8	73.6	62.4	65.4	71.3	58.8	69.1	61.8	$13,916	$412	$13,502
Toki Middle	Public	6-8	5606 Russett Rd	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4740	487	49	9.8	46.0%	210 (43.1%)	90 (18.5%)	90 (18.5%)	51 (10.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	52.2	332^nd of 628 public middle schools	47.1%		46.3	394^th of 641 public middle schools	38.5%	62	52.9	52.7	54.6	53.6	51.0	45.2	62.8	52.7	$14,581	$553	$14,029
Cherokee Heights Middle	Public	6-8	4301 Cherokee Dr	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1240	526	47	11.2	48.3%	194 (36.9%)	57 (10.8%)	213 (40.5%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	33.4	462^nd of 628 public middle schools	26.4%		25.3	520^th of 641 public middle schools	18.9%	58	61.4	39.5	38.6	53.1	33.5	29.3	50.0	37.1	$14,139	$633	$13,506
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
Badger Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	300 Richard Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4400	776	61	12.6	26.0%	462 (59.5%)	34 (4.4%)	202 (26.0%)	27 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.1%)	60.7	259^th of 628 public middle schools	58.8%		58.6	274^th of 641 public middle schools	57.3%	15	58.3	65.5	57.3	58.7	63.1	47.6	67.1	46.3	$12,900	$411	$12,489
Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	4801 Waukesha St	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4620	790	55	14.4	19.4%	502 (63.5%)	59 (7.5%)	71 (9.0%)	74 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.1%)	89.1	33^rd of 628 public middle schools	94.7%		88	36^th of 641 public middle schools	94.4%	3	75.8	79.2	81.7	72.0	77.9	75.2	88.9	79.8	$13,465	$404	$13,062
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
Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School	Public	6-8	101 S Gammon Rd	Madison	53717	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 663-6403	462	41	11.4	53.2%	131 (28.4%)	78 (16.9%)	173 (37.4%)	34 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.2%)	31.6	469^th of 628 public middle schools	25.3%		30.2	492^nd of 641 public middle schools	23.2%	23	43.6	37.2	43.9	36.4	38.9	41.2	56.6	38.1	$15,508	$605	$14,904
Spring Harbor Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1110 Spring Harbor Dr	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	Yes	No	No	(608) 204-1100	269	22	12.1	27.5%	156 (58.0%)	15 (5.6%)	32 (11.9%)	30 (11.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.8%)	81.6	77^th of 628 public middle schools	87.7%		75.5	121^st of 641 public middle schools	81.1%	44	70.1	78.7	81.6	58.6	66.3	60.5	88.2	77.0	$14,192	$425	$13,768
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Savanna Oaks Middle

How many students attend Savanna Oaks Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended Savanna Oaks Middle.

What high school do graduates of Savanna Oaks Middle attend?

Students who attend Savanna Oaks Middle usually go on to attend Verona Area High

What is the racial makeup of Savanna Oaks Middle?

Students at Savanna Oaks Middle are 61% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American, 5% Asian.

What district is Savanna Oaks Middle in?

Verona Area School District

Is Savanna Oaks Middle a good school?

Savanna Oaks Middle ranks 126^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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