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Schenk Elementary

Public Grades K-5

873^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Schenk Elementary is a K–5 school in Madison, WI, located at 230 Schenk St, serving 394 students within the Madison Metropolitan School District.

For 2025–2026, Schenk Elementary ranks 873rd of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — the 16th percentile with 1 star — placing it below the district average and in the bottom sixth of the state. Its rank history shows stable low performance, ranging from the 8th to 19th percentile in recent years. Test scores trail both the district and Wisconsin in every reported subject; math is the weakest area, with 2025–2026 proficiency of 22.22% in 3rd grade, 26.92% in 4th grade, and 24.56% in 5th grade. Social studies is comparatively stronger at 52.56%, though still below district and state rates. Among nearby schools, Marquette Elementary (80th percentile), Winnequah School (79th), Lowell Elementary (67th), and Elvehjem Elementary (54th) rank far higher; Nuestro Mundo (33rd) and Emerson Elementary (30th) are also above, while Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School (18th), Kennedy Elementary (16th), and Hawthorne Elementary (15th) are closer to Schenk Elementary.

Beyond academics, 58.12% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, and chronic absenteeism improved from 46.5% in 2021–2022 to 24.8% in 2024–2025 — better than the district average but worse than Wisconsin. Schenk Elementary also had the highest per-pupil spending among nearby schools ($25,633) and a favorable student–teacher ratio (9.4), yet outcomes remain low. The most important concern is subgroup effectiveness: rankings for low-income students (3rd percentile), English learners (16th), and students with disabilities (23rd) are much lower than the school’s overall rank, suggesting these groups need targeted support. These are school-effectiveness rankings, not ratings of the students themselves.

394

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,633

Per pupil spending ?

58.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

230 Schenk St
Madison, WI 53714-2398

(608) 204-1500

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

Students who attend Schenk Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Whitehorse Middle
High:	LaFollette High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.0%

White:

29.4%

African American:

20.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (33% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg49%

Wisconsin avg55%

873^rd of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District

321^st of 432Madison 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
2026	19.0	873 of 1039	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	876 of 1044	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	929 of 1061	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	883 of 1067	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	883 of 1067	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	850 of 1050	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	901 of 1037	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	895 of 1025	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	982 of 1071	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	964 of 1075	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	936 of 1076	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.6	944 of 1061	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	942 of 1053	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.0	949 of 1045	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.0	961 of 1046	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.3	987 of 1045	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.2	935 of 1030	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	25.3	878 of 1021	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.5	574 of 689	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.9	605 of 712	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	44.2	430 of 632	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.3	447 of 633	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	116 of 150	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.1	88 of 144	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	112 of 137	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	79 of 138	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	60 of 133	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	67 of 141	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	85 of 161	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	88 of 165	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	206 of 245	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	227 of 255	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	245 of 269	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	231 of 249	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	201 of 248	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	154 of 275	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	240 of 287	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	876 of 986	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	834 of 1001	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	849 of 1011	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	819 of 1010	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	820 of 1017	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	782 of 1004	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	880 of 1002	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	849 of 997	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	340 of 347	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	306 of 322	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	314 of 331	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	270 of 290	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	264 of 296	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	227 of 274	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	214 of 266	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	236 of 271	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	825 of 848	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	831 of 870	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	852 of 866	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	845 of 871	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	838 of 859	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	823 of 847	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	843 of 874	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	812 of 854	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	777 of 989	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	837 of 1000	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	915 of 1012	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	859 of 1011	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	839 of 1017	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	824 of 1003	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	844 of 1002	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	878 of 997	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	611 of 791	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	604 of 802	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	721 of 790	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	618 of 770	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	587 of 748	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	592 of 746	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	560 of 742	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	566 of 721	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	242 of 697	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.5	286 of 718	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	427 of 727	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	293 of 715	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	282 of 704	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	159 of 699	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	34.4	527 of 718	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	594 of 686	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)65th percentile+49 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies53%-13 vs state

Science41%-12 vs state

English Language Arts30%-23 vs state

Mathematics25%-28 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, December 22, 2014

I am very impressed by how involved, confident & encouraging EVERYONE that I have come in contact with so far, the teachers, before & after school program leaders, & Dr. Durtschi the principal. I am very glad that the school my 2 kids attend is Schenk Elementary School & it will be so for the next 6 or so years. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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	873^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	16.0%		19.6	876^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.1%	3	22.2	35.9	31.6	22.2	26.9	24.6	52.6	41.0	$25,633	$1,089	$24,545
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%)	68.4	340^th of 1039 public elementary schools	67.3%		59.6	467^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.3%	127	47.8	72.2	62.8	60.9	55.6	58.1	74.1	75.9	$21,086	$695	$20,391
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%)	19.4	869^th of 1039 public elementary schools	16.4%		13.3	920^th of 1044 public elementary schools	11.9%	51	21.9	42.9	21.4	33.3	31.9	20.0	47.8	42.9	$23,491	$1,260	$22,230
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%)	17.5	887^th of 1039 public elementary schools	14.6%		15.3	904^th of 1044 public elementary schools	13.4%	17	18.6	34.8	29.0	9.3	32.6	31.6	54.4	32.6	$22,157	$1,261	$20,896
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%)	39.9	724^th of 1039 public elementary schools	30.3%		41.2	712^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.8%	12	50.0	49.2	41.2	41.7	40.3	38.2	55.6	55.6	$23,216	$1,144	$22,073
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%)	77.2	209^th of 1039 public elementary schools	79.9%		70.1	315^th of 1044 public elementary schools	69.8%	106	70.4	75.4	63.0	70.4	65.6	55.6	80.3	72.1	$20,381	$527	$19,854
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%)	58.1	479^th of 1039 public elementary schools	53.9%		55.4	526^th of 1044 public elementary schools	49.6%	47	55.4	63.0	52.2	60.7	54.4	35.8	73.9	71.7	$22,344	$491	$21,853
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%)	77	214^th of 1039 public elementary schools	79.4%		78.1	189^th of 1044 public elementary schools	81.9%	25	74.5	72.9	59.7	67.4	71.9	57.9	80.2	72.9	$16,598	$309	$16,289
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%)	42.1	695^th of 1039 public elementary schools	33.1%		46.7	634^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.3%	61	45.1	46.7	55.8	54.9	31.1	60.5	48.9	42.2	$22,479	$839	$21,640
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Schenk Elementary

What district is Schenk Elementary in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

What is the racial makeup of Schenk Elementary?

Students at Schenk Elementary are 35% Hispanic, 29% White, 20% African American, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Schenk Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Schenk Elementary.

Is Schenk Elementary a good school?

Schenk Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Schenk Elementary attend?

Students who attend Schenk Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whitehorse Middle
High : LaFollette High

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