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Gompers Elementary

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Gompers Elementary ranks 675 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

675^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Gompers Elementary is a public elementary school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving 220 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Gompers Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's student performance on standardized tests is consistently below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 50% of 3rd graders, 66.67% of 4th graders, and 35.9% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district averages of 46.45%, 49.5%, and 45.8%, respectively. Gompers Elementary also has significantly higher rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14% to 35.4% over the past few years, which is much higher than the district and state averages.

While Gompers Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby Lowell Elementary, Emerson Elementary, and Sandburg Elementary schools within the Madison Metropolitan School District, it performs better than some of the other low-performing schools in the district, such as Lindbergh Elementary and Mendota Elementary. However, the nearby Waunakee Community School District, which is ranked much higher than the Madison district, has significantly higher-performing schools, such as Arboretum Elementary, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state.

217

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,566

Per pupil spending ?

49.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1502 Wyoming Way
Madison, WI 53704-1800

(608) 204-4520

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

Students who attend Gompers Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Black Hawk Middle
High:	East High

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.5%

African American:

19.8%

Hispanic:

17.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (47% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg54%

675^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 29Elementary 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	43.4	675 of 1044	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	804 of 1061	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	797 of 1067	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	755 of 1067	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	779 of 1050	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	824 of 1037	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	836 of 1025	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	945 of 1071	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.5	951 of 1075	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.7	923 of 1076	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.6	814 of 1061	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.8	819 of 1053	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.8	884 of 1045	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.1	893 of 1046	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	886 of 1045	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.5	863 of 1030	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.4	854 of 1021	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.1	480 of 689	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	73.1	192 of 712	73.0%	★★★★☆
2004	56.5	354 of 633	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	42.7	76 of 137	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	86 of 138	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	68 of 133	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	65 of 141	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.7	136 of 165	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	58.7	82 of 269	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	121 of 249	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	188 of 248	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	162 of 275	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	278 of 287	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	741 of 1001	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	809 of 1011	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	717 of 1010	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.9	549 of 1017	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.1	423 of 1004	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.7	725 of 1002	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	711 of 997	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	19.6	292 of 331	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.0	131 of 271	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	681 of 870	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	762 of 866	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	734 of 871	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	636 of 859	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	794 of 847	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	815 of 874	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	786 of 854	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	527 of 1000	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	687 of 1012	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	779 of 1011	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	822 of 1017	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	879 of 1003	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	811 of 1002	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	827 of 997	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	309 of 802	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	485 of 790	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	478 of 770	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	547 of 748	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	448 of 746	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	438 of 718	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	455 of 727	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	356 of 715	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	336 of 704	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	461 of 699	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	570 of 718	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.7	239 of 686	65.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2024)45th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2024)12th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies67%+3 vs state

Science50%~ state avg

English Language Arts49%~ state avg

Mathematics39%-15 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 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gompers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1502 Wyoming Way	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4520	217	24	9.0	49.3%	103 (47.5%)	43 (19.8%)	37 (17.1%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.4%)	43.4	675^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.3%		31.1	804^th of 1061 public elementary schools	24.2%	129	50.0	66.7	35.9	46.4	50.0	23.7	66.7	50.0	$15,566	$973	$14,594
Lake View Elementary	Public	K-5	1802 Tennyson Ln	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4040	292	33	8.9	73.6%	26 (8.9%)	53 (18.2%)	81 (27.7%)	103 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	23	853^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	18.3%		16.2	913^th of 1061 public elementary schools	13.9%	60	31.1	50.0	19.6	21.7	34.0	27.7	60.0	26.0	$18,068	$1,210	$16,859
Mendota Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4002 School Rd	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-7840	282	29	9.5	72.7%	46 (16.3%)	139 (49.3%)	40 (14.2%)	10 (3.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (15.6%)	21.3	866^th of 1044 public elementary schools	17.0%		28.9	821^st of 1061 public elementary schools	22.6%	45	14.3	37.0	30.0	19.1	38.5	37.9	53.9	44.4	$15,399	$1,285	$14,115
Lindbergh Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Kennedy Rd	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-6500	180	18	9.8	77.2%	32 (17.8%)	57 (31.7%)	36 (20.0%)	18 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (20.6%)	8.9	948^th of 1044 public elementary schools	9.2%		13.7	928^th of 1061 public elementary schools	12.5%	20	20.0	26.9	10.5	20.0	15.4	21.1	34.6	26.9	$18,334	$1,271	$17,064
Sandburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4114 Donald Dr	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-7940	410	40	10.2	57.3%	76 (18.5%)	59 (14.4%)	199 (48.5%)	22 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.9%)	15.7	902^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	13.6%		9.1	954^th of 1061 public elementary schools	10.1%	52	32.7	35.9	24.1	37.0	18.2	20.0	45.5	21.8	$15,782	$1,179	$14,604
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3344 Concord Ave	Madison	53714	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2500	360	35	10.2	66.7%	65 (18.1%)	90 (25.0%)	117 (32.5%)	38 (10.6%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.7%)	15.3	904^th of 1044 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.2	907^th of 1061 public elementary schools	14.5%	3	33.3	26.1	32.1	24.5	32.6	22.6	43.5	19.6	$17,322	$1,168	$16,154
Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2421 E Johnson St	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2000	297	30	9.9	54.2%	128 (43.1%)	80 (26.9%)	44 (14.8%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.4%)	41.2	712^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.8%		45.7	671^st of 1061 public elementary schools	36.8%	41	46.7	50.0	48.1	41.3	48.4	36.5	64.5	48.4	$16,002	$886	$15,116
Arboretum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1350 Arboretum Dr	Waunakee	53597	Dane County	Waunakee Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 849-1800	435	32	13.5	3.2%	367 (84.4%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.1%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	83.4	121^st of 1044 public elementary schools	88.4%		88.8	45^th of 1061 public elementary schools	95.8%	76	80.0	76.3		65.6	70.4		82.7	72.5	$12,811	$245	$12,565
Lowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Maple Ave	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-6600	329	28	11.7	44.7%	168 (51.1%)	84 (25.5%)	38 (11.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.4%)	59.6	467^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.3%		53.3	589^th of 1061 public elementary schools	44.5%	122	55.4	64.3	52.2	62.5	57.1	37.0	66.7	64.3	$14,452	$402	$14,051
Marquette Elementary	Public	3-5	1501 Jenifer St	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-3220	169	15	11.1	36.1%	97 (57.4%)	41 (24.3%)	13 (7.7%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.7%)	70.1	315^th of 1044 public elementary schools	69.8%		76.7	208^th of 1061 public elementary schools	80.4%	107	71.7	63.3	69.4	70.0	51.0	59.2	67.4	57.1	$17,647	$1,078	$16,570

Frequently Asked Questions about Gompers Elementary

What schools do graduates of Gompers Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gompers Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Black Hawk Middle
High : East High

How many students attend Gompers Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Gompers Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Gompers Elementary?

Students at Gompers Elementary are 47% White, 20% African American, 17% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Gompers Elementary a good school?

Gompers Elementary ranks 675^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Gompers Elementary in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

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