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Elementary Schools in Madison Metropolitan School District

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At a glance

DistrictMadison Metropolitan School District317^th of 426 Wisconsin districtsFull district overview →

Schools

11,751

Students

5-star school

Top rankedShorewood Hills Elementary7^th of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Crestwood Elementary up 224 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lapham Elementary 8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

1★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Madison Metropolitan School District operates 33 diverse elementary schools serving students from prekindergarten through 5th grade. The district's schools exhibit a wide range of academic performance, with some standout high-achieving institutions as well as others struggling to meet proficiency standards.

Among the top-performing elementary schools in the district are Shorewood Hills Elementary, which consistently ranks among the best in Wisconsin, and Van Hise Elementary, which also boasts exceptional test scores and a 5-star rating. Other high-achieving schools include Randall Elementary School and Crestwood Elementary, which has shown significant improvement in recent years.

However, the district also faces challenges, with some schools struggling to maintain proficiency levels, particularly in low-income areas. The district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% is a concern, and the wide range in free and reduced lunch rates, from 12.3% at Shorewood Hills to 76.66% at Lake View Elementary, suggests significant socioeconomic diversity and potential inequities in resource allocation. Addressing these disparities and replicating the best practices of the top-performing schools could help raise the overall academic achievement across the Madison Metropolitan School District.

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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 (2025)
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
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	$25,290	$789	$24,502
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	$28,028	$1,284	$26,744
Crestwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5930 Old Sauk Rd	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-1120	293	25	11.8	24.2%	181 (61.8%)	32 (10.9%)	41 (14.0%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.2%)	78.1	190^th of 1044 public elementary schools	81.8%		64.4	414^th of 1061 public elementary schools	61.0%	224	61.5	67.7	68.2	66.7	73.5	65.9	82.4	67.7	$22,675	$724	$21,951
Elvehjem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5106 Academy Dr	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-1400	415	31	13.6	36.6%	218 (52.5%)	51 (12.3%)	61 (14.7%)	23 (5.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (13.5%)	55.4	526^th of 1044 public elementary schools	49.6%		59.2	497^th of 1061 public elementary schools	53.2%	29	49.0	62.5	58.5	57.1	38.5	48.2	72.3	52.3	$22,344	$491	$21,853
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	$23,216	$1,144	$22,073
Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6323 Woodington Way	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2180	455	43	10.4	50.8%	157 (34.5%)	84 (18.5%)	140 (30.8%)	25 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.9%)	32.5	789^th of 1044 public elementary schools	24.4%		20.5	883^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	16.8%	94	38.8	53.6	30.7	44.1	45.6	33.8	50.9	42.1	$21,201	$1,075	$20,126
Lori Mann Carey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 E Badger Rd	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1056	336	35	9.6	75.6%	42 (12.5%)	88 (26.2%)	165 (49.1%)	13 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	7.9	952^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	8.8%		5.3	983^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	7.4%	31	10.5	25.6	6.1	13.2	29.6	7.8	34.1	27.3	$23,043	$1,500	$21,544
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	305 W Lakeside St	Madison	53715	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-2292	308	23	13.3	29.9%	190 (61.7%)	45 (14.6%)	43 (14.0%)	14 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)								(n/a)									$19,751	$797	$18,954
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Tompkins Dr	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2400	462	45	10.2	58.7%	119 (25.8%)	89 (19.3%)	174 (37.7%)	30 (6.5%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.9%)	25.1	837^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.8%		18.7	892^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	15.9%	55	37.1	26.6	47.0	31.9	32.3	43.9	44.6	30.8	$23,893	$1,175	$22,718
Stephens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 S Rosa Rd	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-1900	447	43	10.3	44.1%	187 (41.8%)	52 (11.6%)	133 (29.8%)	37 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	48.7	603^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	42.2%		50.4	624^th of 1061 public elementary schools	41.2%	21	51.2	51.3	51.4	48.8	40.2	51.3	59.8	54.9	$23,727	$492	$23,236
Schenk Elementary	Public	K-5	230 Schenk St	Madison	53714	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1500	394	42	9.4	58.1%	116 (29.4%)	79 (20.1%)	138 (35.0%)	20 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.4%)	19.6	876^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.1%		13.5	929^th of 1061 public elementary schools	12.4%	53	28.2	34.6	24.6	30.1	30.9	17.7	55.4	41.1	$25,633	$1,089	$24,545
Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	221 Meadowlark Dr	Madison	53714	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-3420	582	53	10.9	61.5%	174 (29.9%)	238 (40.9%)	62 (10.7%)	41 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.3%)	13.3	920^th of 1044 public elementary schools	11.9%		13.8	927^th of 1061 public elementary schools	12.6%	7	30.1	22.0	26.2	38.4	18.3	21.5	41.5	22.0	$23,491	$1,260	$22,230
Muir Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6602 Inner Dr	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 663-8170	377	37	10.0	50.9%	121 (32.1%)	119 (31.6%)	37 (9.8%)	57 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.4%)	55.8	514^th of 1044 public elementary schools	50.8%		49.4	629^th of 1061 public elementary schools	40.7%	115	54.4	51.2	52.9	47.8	67.4	43.1	69.8	58.1	$22,618	$1,392	$21,225
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	$24,632	$1,759	$22,873
Leopold Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2602 Post Rd	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4240	626	62	10.1	56.2%	127 (20.3%)	128 (20.4%)	301 (48.1%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.3%)	15	907^th of 1044 public elementary schools	13.1%		13.4	930^th of 1061 public elementary schools	12.3%	23	18.9	40.0	24.7	17.4	30.1	14.7	40.2	38.6	$22,067	$1,067	$21,000
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	$21,086	$695	$20,391
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	$20,381	$527	$19,854
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	$23,866	$1,489	$22,376
Midvale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	502 Caromar Dr	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-6700	372	36	10.4	42.2%	165 (44.4%)	38 (10.2%)	124 (33.3%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)								(n/a)									$24,845	$493	$24,352
Orchard Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5602 Russett Rd	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2320	265	23	11.3	52.1%	107 (40.4%)	70 (26.4%)	50 (18.9%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.7%)	32.3	793^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	24.0%		38	751^st of 1061 public elementary schools	29.2%	42	62.8	40.0	34.4	55.8	29.3	28.1	41.5	31.7	$20,250	$1,176	$19,074
Randall Elementary School	Public	3-5	1802 Regent St	Madison	53726	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-3300	320	22	14.8	25.3%	196 (61.3%)	38 (11.9%)	38 (11.9%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.4%)	79.9	158^th of 1044 public elementary schools	84.9%		85.8	76^th of 1061 public elementary schools	92.8%	82	72.6	70.1	71.1	68.4	68.4	63.9	80.4	68.0	$22,978	$617	$22,361
Huegel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Prairie Rd	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-3100	417	39	10.8	37.9%	218 (52.3%)	69 (16.5%)	69 (16.5%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.8%)	46.5	637^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.0%		55	568^th of 1061 public elementary schools	46.5%	69	54.7	43.7	52.4	58.5	43.7	52.4	53.5	45.1	$24,527	$644	$23,883
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	$21,970	$831	$21,139
Shorewood Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 Shorewood Blvd	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-1200	368	32	11.5	24.2%	175 (47.6%)	15 (4.1%)	35 (9.5%)	104 (28.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.3%)	94.8	7^th of 1044 public elementary schools	99.3%		91.5	25^th of 1061 public elementary schools	97.6%	18	82.0	86.3	83.6	90.0	90.6	89.8	94.3	83.0	$18,912	$498	$18,414
Thoreau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3870 Nakoma Rd	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-6940	403	37	10.9	43.4%	206 (51.1%)	56 (13.9%)	103 (25.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)	64.3	395^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.2%		61.5	460^th of 1061 public elementary schools	56.6%	65	60.7	57.1	60.9	60.7	53.6	54.7	69.6	62.5	$21,138	$633	$20,505
Van Hise Elementary	Public	K-5	4747 Waukesha St	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4800	396	28	13.9	16.7%	234 (59.1%)	22 (5.6%)	42 (10.6%)	50 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.9%)	84.1	106^th of 1044 public elementary schools	89.8%		88.9	44^th of 1061 public elementary schools	95.9%	62	69.3	70.8	82.4	66.7	75.8	80.9	81.0	71.9	$16,268	$491	$15,777
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	909 Sequoia Trl	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4900	393	36	10.8	46.8%	150 (38.2%)	39 (9.9%)	152 (38.7%)	26 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	38.4	742^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	28.9%		42.3	703^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	33.7%	39	35.9	47.7	50.4	36.5	45.3	39.6	53.1	50.0	$20,081	$575	$19,506
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	$22,157	$1,261	$20,896
Lapham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1045 E Dayton St	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4140	182	23	8.0	44.0%	105 (57.7%)	33 (18.1%)	16 (8.8%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (12.6%)								(n/a)									$21,320	$492	$20,829
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3502 Maple Grove Dr	Madison	53719	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 442-2000	631	53	12.0	32.3%	294 (46.6%)	69 (10.9%)	172 (27.3%)	47 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	42.7	686^th of 1044 public elementary schools	34.3%		37	762^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	28.2%	76	48.3	54.8	43.3	43.3	43.6	43.3	61.7	44.7	$17,710	$552	$17,158
Olson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Redan Dr	Verona	53593	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 442-2600	462	42	10.9	23.2%	242 (52.4%)	41 (8.9%)	51 (11.0%)	80 (17.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.0%)	70.6	304^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.9%		64	421^st of 1061 public elementary schools	60.3%	117	71.2	66.1	54.8	68.2	61.0	57.1	70.0	60.0	$19,142	$623	$18,519
Nuestro Mundo	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4201 Buckeye Rd	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1079	311	28	11.1	40.8%	80 (25.7%)	10 (3.2%)	199 (64.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	46.7	634^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.3%		42.2	705^th of 1061 public elementary schools	33.6%	71	42.0	51.1	53.5	48.0	38.3	44.2	66.0	57.5	$22,479	$839	$21,640

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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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