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Best Alternative Schools in Madison, WI

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Wisconsin Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	317 Knutson Dr	Madison	53704	Dane County	Wisconsin Department of Health Services	No	No	No	No	(608) 267-5150	1	3	.3		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mendota Mental Health Institution	Public, Alternative	K-12	301 Troy Dr	Madison	53704	Dane County	Wisconsin Department of Health Services	No	No	No	No	(608) 267-5150	18	2	9.0		3 (16.7%)	13 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Isthmus Montessori Academy Public	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1802 Pankratz St	Madison	53704	Dane County	Isthmus Montessori Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 661-8200	210	14	15.2	17.6%	142 (67.6%)	6 (2.9%)	30 (14.3%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.4%)								(n/a)	21.7	42.9	52.4	60.0	81.8	78.6	43.5	46.4	47.6	80.0	63.6	42.9	78.6	84.6	71.4	84.6	$1,835	$1,281	$554
Metro School	Public, Alternative	4-12	115 W Doty St	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 663-1634	12	6	2.0	41.7%	3 (25.0%)	3 (25.0%)	3 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (25.0%)								(n/a)																	$30,839	$4,767	$26,073

Cities Near Madison

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Middleton	2.46 mi	9	43^rd
Fitchburg	5.05 mi	5	60^th
Verona	5.18 mi	11	117^th
Monona	5.88 mi	6	198^th
Waunakee	6.88 mi	7	41^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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