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Muir Elementary

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Muir Elementary ranks 514 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

514^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Muir Elementary is a public elementary school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving 418 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, which is ranked 317 out of 426 districts in the state.

Muir Elementary's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages, with a notable strength in Mathematics, particularly in 4th grade. The school's 4th-grade students also excel in Social Studies, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state. However, the school faces challenges related to equity, as students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform relatively lower compared to their peers. Additionally, Muir Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, which may be contributing to these achievement gaps.

When compared to nearby schools, Muir Elementary's academic performance is stronger than Orchard Ridge Elementary, but lags behind the high-performing Shorewood Hills Elementary and Van Hise Elementary. The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, which includes schools like Sauk Trail Elementary and Elm Lawn Elementary, generally outperforms the Madison Metropolitan School District in academic achievement.

377

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,106

Per pupil spending ?

50.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6602 Inner Dr
Madison, WI 53705-4297

(608) 663-8170

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

Students who attend Muir Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School
	Spring Harbor Middle
High:	Vel Phillips Memorial High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.1%

African American:

31.6%

Asian:

15.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Wisconsin median (51st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 17% Wisconsin)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg54%

514^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	55.8	514 of 1044	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	629 of 1061	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	588 of 1067	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	680 of 1067	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.7	529 of 1050	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	653 of 1037	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	592 of 1025	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.3	723 of 1071	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.9	515 of 1075	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.9	579 of 1076	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	66.1	327 of 1061	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.3	485 of 1053	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.3	614 of 1045	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.2	446 of 1046	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.0	477 of 1045	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.9	619 of 1030	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.7	549 of 1021	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.9	420 of 689	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.4	408 of 712	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.6	402 of 632	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.6	472 of 633	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	57 of 144	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	53 of 137	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	58 of 138	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	63 of 133	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	73 of 141	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	87 of 161	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	62 of 165	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	17 of 116	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	30 of 123	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	28 of 116	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	53.7	44 of 110	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	38 of 106	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	41 of 122	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	47 of 107	56.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	29 of 255	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	41 of 269	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	32 of 249	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	23 of 248	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	73.6	39 of 275	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	58 of 287	79.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	412 of 1001	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	562 of 1011	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	523 of 1010	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	516 of 1017	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.6	261 of 1004	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.9	603 of 1002	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	507 of 997	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	42.2	187 of 331	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	630 of 870	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	745 of 866	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	787 of 871	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	722 of 859	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	678 of 847	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	790 of 874	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	727 of 854	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	548 of 1000	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	619 of 1012	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	574 of 1011	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	740 of 1017	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	706 of 1003	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	633 of 1002	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	589 of 997	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	63.3	35 of 119	70.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	598 of 802	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	683 of 790	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	561 of 770	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.7	220 of 748	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	244 of 746	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	216 of 742	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	239 of 721	66.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	191 of 718	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	177 of 727	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	142 of 715	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	145 of 704	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	76 of 699	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.1	261 of 718	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.0	104 of 686	84.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)89th percentile+38 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile+35 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile+23 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)71st percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)44th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies70%+6 vs state

Science58%+7 vs state

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Mathematics52%~ state avg

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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
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	$15,106	$807	$14,300
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	$15,396	$499	$14,898
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	$17,154	$399	$16,756
Elm Lawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6701 Woodgate Rd	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9070	313	28	11.3	14.7%	224 (71.6%)	19 (6.1%)	27 (8.6%)	24 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	89.7	34^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.7%		84.1	100^th of 1061 public elementary schools	90.6%	66	68.9	85.5		75.4	85.5		90.3	83.9	$13,491	$309	$13,182
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	$13,664	$520	$13,145
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	$17,345	$1,174	$16,172
Sauk Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2205 Branch St	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 829-9190	360	39	9.1	41.9%	164 (45.6%)	38 (10.6%)	100 (27.8%)	30 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	60.6	451^st of 1044 public elementary schools	56.8%		58.1	513^th of 1061 public elementary schools	51.6%	62	66.7	48.6		55.3	54.8		71.2	57.5	$14,955	$557	$14,398
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)									$16,458	$891	$15,568
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	$18,086	$989	$17,098
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	$14,642	$399	$14,244

Frequently Asked Questions about Muir Elementary

How many students attend Muir Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Muir Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Muir Elementary?

Students at Muir Elementary are 32% White, 32% African American, 15% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic.

Is Muir Elementary a good school?

Muir Elementary ranks 514^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Muir Elementary in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

What schools do graduates of Muir Elementary attend?

Students who attend Muir Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School
Middle : Spring Harbor Middle
High : Vel Phillips Memorial High School

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