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One City Elementary School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

913^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

One City Elementary School is a public charter school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving 283 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the One City Schools Inc. district, which is ranked 417 out of 426 districts in the state.

One City Elementary School consistently performs below the state and district averages in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 21.95% to 39.13%, compared to the state averages of 51.26% to 52.21%. Similarly, in Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 7.32% to 26.83%, compared to the state averages of 52.58% to 55%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively higher rankings for African American students but lower rankings for students with low socioeconomic status, special education students, and Hispanic students.

One City Elementary School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 41.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's spending per student, ranging from $22,299 to $28,249 over the past few years, is relatively high compared to nearby schools like Forest Edge Elementary, Marquette Elementary, and Winnequah School, which significantly outperform One City Elementary School in academic proficiency and have lower chronic absenteeism rates and student-teacher ratios.

328

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,249

Per pupil spending ?

68%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1707 W Broadway
Monona, WI 53713

(608) 531-2128

District: One City Schools Inc

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.6%

Two or more races:

12.8%

Hispanic:

11.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2023 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (27% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Wisconsin avg54%

913^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2023

From bottom 8% (2023) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

417^th of 426One City Schools Inc 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	913 of 1044	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	919 of 1061	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	980 of 1067	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	68 of 144	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	33 of 137	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	32.1	90 of 138	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	818 of 1001	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	879 of 1011	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	951 of 1010	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	24.8	236 of 290	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	821 of 870	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	796 of 866	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	855 of 871	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	896 of 1000	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	855 of 1012	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	907 of 1011	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	84 of 113	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	655 of 802	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)53rd percentile+40 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2023)19th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies37%-27 vs state

English Language Arts33%-19 vs state

Mathematics20%-34 vs state

Science15%-36 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 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
One City Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1707 W Broadway	Monona	53713	Dane County	One City Schools Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 531-2128	328	26	12.5	68.0%	30 (9.1%)	212 (64.6%)	38 (11.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.8%)	14.2	913^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.5%		15.6	919^th of 1061 public elementary schools	13.4%	6	39.1	22.0	38.1				26.1	26.8	7.3				36.6		14.6		$28,249	$1,002	$27,247
Nuestro Mundo	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	902 Nichols Rd	Monona	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1076	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		$15,110	$923	$14,187
Winnequah School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Greenway Rd	Monona	53716	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 221-7677	602	51	11.8	20.3%	455 (75.6%)	21 (3.5%)	53 (8.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.8%)	78.1	189^th of 1044 public elementary schools	81.9%		78.1	185^th of 1061 public elementary schools	82.6%	4	70.2	67.6	63.0				72.3	66.7	64.2				76.9		70.4
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		$17,788	$1,074	$16,715
Southside Elementary School	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		$16,185	$1,316	$14,870
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)																	$14,061	$401	$13,661
Forest Edge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4848 Brassica Rd	Fitchburg	53711	Dane County	Oregon School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-4600	446	40	11.1	16.8%	320 (71.7%)	18 (4.0%)	39 (8.7%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.4%)	86.9	61^st of 1044 public elementary schools	94.2%		84.3	97^th of 1061 public elementary schools	90.9%	36	65.6	82.3	74.6	70.5			75.8	82.0	67.8	77.1			93.6		83.9		$13,432	$268	$13,164
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		$15,911	$747	$15,164
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
Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA)	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	4721 Dale-Curtin Dr	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(608) 838-9482	1,393	63	22.0	68.1%	645 (46.3%)	266 (19.1%)	280 (20.1%)	39 (2.8%)	16 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	146 (10.5%)	12	929^th of 1044 public elementary schools	11.0%		10.8	944^th of 1061 public elementary schools	11.0%	15	15.1	31.0	31.3	36.0	32.4	38.5	21.2	16.9	17.3	19.1	14.9	12.1	32.4	35.1	25.0	21.6	$9,030	$14	$9,016

Frequently Asked Questions about One City Elementary School

What district is One City Elementary School in?

One City Schools Inc

Is One City Elementary School a good school?

One City Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend One City Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended One City Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of One City Elementary School?

Students at One City Elementary School are 65% African American, 13% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 9% White, 2% Asian.

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