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LaFollette High

Q: Is LaFollette High a good school?

LaFollette High ranks in the bottom 7.7% of Wisconsin high schools.

Q: How many students attend LaFollette High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,541 students attended LaFollette High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of LaFollette High?

Students at LaFollette High are 34% Hispanic, 27% White, 22% African American, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into LaFollette High?

LaFollette High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School Elementary : Elvehjem Elementary Elementary : Kennedy Elementary Elementary : Nuestro Mundo Elementary : Schenk Elementary Elementary : Southside Elementary School Middle : Sennett Middle Middle : Whitehorse Middle

Public Grades 9-12

398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 8% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

LaFollette High is a public high school located in Madison, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,527 students. The school is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, which is ranked 317 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

LaFollette High consistently ranks in the bottom half of Wisconsin high schools, with a ranking between 310-408 out of 390-466 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the Forward Exam and ACT, is significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.54% of 10th-grade students at LaFollette High were proficient or better in ACT Mathematics, compared to 41.93% for the Madison Metropolitan School District and 42.73% for the state of Wisconsin. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 25% of Wisconsin high schools for African American, Hispanic, Multi-racial, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

While LaFollette High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 84% and 91% over the past few years, which is slightly lower than the district and state averages, the school's dropout rate has ranged from 1.2% to 1.8% during the same period, which is slightly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, LaFollette High has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.7% to 41.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Interestingly, nearby schools like Shabazz-City High and Monona Grove High outperform LaFollette High on several metrics, including academic performance, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism.

1,541

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,460

Per pupil spending ?

58.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

702 Pflaum Rd
Madison, WI 53716-2167

(608) 204-3600

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

Feeder schools for LaFollette High:

Elementary:	Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School
	Elvehjem Elementary
	Kennedy Elementary
	Nuestro Mundo
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	Schenk Elementary
	Southside Elementary School
Middle:	Sennett Middle
	Whitehorse Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.1%

White:

27.4%

African American:

22.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (28% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Wisconsin average (86% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg45%

Wisconsin avg46%

398^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High 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	12.3	398 of 431	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	403 of 431	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	395 of 415	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	360 of 391	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	310 of 390	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	333 of 400	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	367 of 410	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.6	378 of 410	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.4	373 of 408	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	26.6	408 of 466	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.4	409 of 462	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.4	408 of 457	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.4	413 of 452	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.5	410 of 445	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	26.0	403 of 450	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.0	397 of 438	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.9	410 of 437	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	29.2	240 of 281	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.8	246 of 292	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.7	246 of 287	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.8	239 of 275	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	22 of 26	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	23 of 26	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.0	19 of 20	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	24 of 29	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	23 of 23	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	21 of 32	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	29.2	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	8.4	338 of 353	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	328 of 343	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	285 of 332	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	309 of 343	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	324 of 355	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	115 of 126	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	93 of 97	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	79 of 86	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	75 of 86	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	69 of 76	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	326 of 335	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	314 of 326	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	268 of 271	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	237 of 250	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	237 of 251	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	237 of 255	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	347 of 380	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	336 of 365	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	344 of 359	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	287 of 347	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	267 of 334	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	284 of 354	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	336 of 373	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	12.6	67 of 71	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	38 of 41	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	32 of 37	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	37 of 37	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	35 of 35	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	30.4	71 of 95	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	134 of 285	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	109 of 300	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	134 of 271	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	143 of 269	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.3	48 of 266	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	68 of 266	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	54.5	98 of 261	62.5%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)53rd percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2024)25th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)6th percentile~ school

Female (2024)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies29%-18 vs state

English Language Arts29%-20 vs state

Science29%-15 vs state

Mathematics25%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, October 14, 2021

Absolutely horrible school. Can’t keep staff or principal. Fights all the time. No police to protect the students. District has forgotten about this school Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th 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 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
LaFollette High	Public	9-12	702 Pflaum Rd	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-3600	1,541	104	14.7	58.3%	423 (27.4%)	344 (22.3%)	525 (34.1%)	88 (5.7%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	143 (9.3%)	12.3	398^th of 431 public high schools	7.7%		12.1	403^rd of 431 public high schools	6.5%	5	28.8	24.5	28.8								29.2		$14,460	$426	$14,035
Monona Grove Liberal Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	5301 Monona Dr	Monona	53716	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 316-1924	93	9	10.6	26.9%	79 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)								(n/a)				58.3	27.3	73.3	66.7	27.3	60.0	73.3	75.0	53.3
Monona Grove High	Public	9-12	4400 Monona Dr	Monona	53716	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 221-7666	1,170	86	13.5	19.3%	900 (76.9%)	53 (4.5%)	104 (8.9%)	39 (3.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (6.0%)	64.5	138^th of 431 public high schools	68.0%		61.8	153^rd of 431 public high schools	64.5%	15	52.1	49.1	56.6								51.5
East High	Public	9-12	2222 E Washington Ave	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-1600	1,643	106	15.4	57.9%	562 (34.2%)	371 (22.6%)	415 (25.3%)	112 (6.8%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (9.7%)	24.4	358^th of 431 public high schools	16.9%		26.5	348^th of 431 public high schools	19.3%	10	37.0	31.4	34.8								38.7		$13,938	$411	$13,528
Innovative High	Public	9-12	1045 E Dayton St	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4220	138	18	7.8	72.5%	22 (15.9%)	64 (46.4%)	33 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.3%)								(n/a)													$10,910	$1,245	$9,666
Insight School of Wisconsin High	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	4721 Dale-Curtin	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(608) 838-9482	202	25	8.0	61.4%	105 (52.0%)	31 (15.3%)	32 (15.8%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.4%)								(n/a)													$9,188	$14	$9,174
Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA)	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	4721 Dale-Curtin Dr	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(608) 838-9482	1,566	70	22.4	60.5%	920 (58.7%)	221 (14.1%)	272 (17.4%)	18 (1.1%)	15 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	119 (7.6%)	6.9	410^th of 431 public high schools	4.9%		4	420^th of 431 public high schools	2.6%	10	18.2		15.6								31.3		$9,140	$14	$9,127
Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	4721 Dale-Curtin Dr	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(608) 838-9482	423	5	80.5	50.4%	260 (61.5%)	50 (11.8%)	64 (15.1%)	6 (1.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.7%)	8.2	406^th of 431 public high schools	5.8%		14.5	397^th of 431 public high schools	7.9%	9	25.3	12.6	25.3								32.7		$9,227	$14	$9,213
McFarland High	Public	9-12	5103 Farwell St	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 838-3166	727	53	13.8	15.5%	587 (80.7%)	14 (1.9%)	39 (5.4%)	32 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.3%)	77.3	71^st of 431 public high schools	83.5%		85.5	33^rd of 431 public high schools	92.3%	38	56.3	53.4	55.7								72.4		$12,085	$286	$11,799
Shabazz-City High	Public	9-12	1601 N Sherman Ave	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-2440	106	15	7.2	47.2%	57 (53.8%)	12 (11.3%)	16 (15.1%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.4%)	49.1	227^th of 431 public high schools	47.3%		41.7	271^st of 431 public high schools	37.1%	44	55.6	27.8	44.4								56.3		$23,155	$399	$22,758

Frequently Asked Questions about LaFollette High

What schools feed into LaFollette High?

LaFollette High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School
Elementary : Elvehjem Elementary
Elementary : Kennedy Elementary
Elementary : Nuestro Mundo
Elementary : Schenk Elementary
Elementary : Southside Elementary School
Middle : Sennett Middle
Middle : Whitehorse Middle

Is LaFollette High a good school?

LaFollette High ranks in the bottom 7.7% of Wisconsin high schools.

What district is LaFollette High in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

What is the racial makeup of LaFollette High?

Students at LaFollette High are 34% Hispanic, 27% White, 22% African American, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

How many students attend LaFollette High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,541 students attended LaFollette High.

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