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De Forest Area School District Schools
De Forest Area School District is a public school district in Wisconsin, based in Dane County (Deforest). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
De Forest Area School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for De Forest Area School District
5 of 7 schools in De Forest Area School District carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 4C: 1
Best schools in De Forest Area School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ De Forest Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B- Windsor Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- B- Eagle Point Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Yahara Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C De Forest High (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in De Forest Area School District
High schools (1)
- C De Forest High, De Forest
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B+ De Forest Middle, De Forest
- Harvest Intermediate School, Deforest
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- B- Eagle Point Elementary, Deforest
- B- Windsor Elementary, Windsor
- B- Yahara Elementary, De Forest
Other schools and academies (1)
- Holum Education Center, Deforest
Where De Forest Area School District schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Wisconsin
- County: Dane County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,153 students with 305 full-time-equivalent teachers and 603 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5503180
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Sun Prairie Area School District (14 schools, 7 mi)
- Waunakee Community School District (7 schools, 8 mi)
- Poynette School District (3 schools, 10 mi)
- Lodi School District (5 schools, 11 mi)
- Madison Metropolitan School District (52 schools, 13 mi)
- Monona Grove School District (7 schools, 14 mi)
- Marshall School District (5 schools, 14 mi)
- Columbus School District (4 schools, 14 mi)
Questions about De Forest Area School District
How many schools are in De Forest Area School District?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in De Forest Area School District, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does De Forest Area School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Deforest, Windsor.
How good are the schools in De Forest Area School District?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 42.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 48.6%. 40% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend De Forest Area School District?
4,153 students were enrolled in De Forest Area School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is De Forest Area School District?
De Forest Area School District is in Wisconsin, based in Dane County, with its district office in Deforest. Its boundary covers about 89.5 sq mi.