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Lake View Elementary

Public Grades K-5

867^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Lake View Elementary is a K–5 school at 1802 Tennyson Ln on Madison's east side, part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, serving 292 students — a midsized school for its neighborhood. It has ranked in the bottom fifth of Wisconsin schools for a decade, sitting at the 17th percentile (1 star) in 2025–26, though that is up from the 9th percentile in 2015–16 and 2018–19. About 73.6% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–25, the highest rate nearby except Lindbergh Elementary and Mendota Elementary. Per-student spending reached $24,632, paired with an unusually small student-teacher ratio of 8.9.

Test results are uneven by subject and grade. Fourth-grade math (43.40%) and fourth-grade social studies (57.41%) sit close to district averages and beat most nearby schools — only Lowell Elementary and Marquette Elementary scored higher in fourth-grade math. But fifth-grade math (16.98%) and fourth-grade science (27.78%) are roughly half the district rate, and science has stayed in the mid-20s to mid-30s for four straight years. Fourth-grade English language arts (27.78%) was the lowest among the comparison schools. Following the same students year to year, a group that scored 34% in fourth-grade math fell to about 17% in fifth grade.

There are real bright spots. Chronic absenteeism dropped from 49.4% in 2021–22 to 29.1% in 2024–25, essentially matching the district average. English learners ranked at the 66th percentile (3 stars), and special education students climbed from the 19th to the 44th percentile in a single year — well above the school's overall 17th percentile. Low-income students, at the 18th percentile, track the school-wide figure closely. Gompers Elementary is the most useful nearby benchmark: similar size and class ratio, but a 34th-percentile rank. Marquette and Lowell show strong results are achievable in this district at lower per-pupil cost.

292

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,632

Per pupil spending ?

73.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

86%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

1802 Tennyson Ln
Madison, WI 53704-2399

(608) 204-4040

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

Students who attend Lake View Elementary usually attend:

High:

East High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

35.3%

Hispanic:

27.7%

African American:

18.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 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 (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg49%

Wisconsin avg55%

867^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	19.5	867 of 1039	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	853 of 1044	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	913 of 1061	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	915 of 1067	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	926 of 1067	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	940 of 1050	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	947 of 1037	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	935 of 1025	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.3	938 of 1071	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.1	979 of 1075	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	952 of 1076	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.8	830 of 1061	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.7	743 of 1053	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.0	913 of 1045	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.5	898 of 1046	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.5	883 of 1045	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.5	937 of 1030	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.4	950 of 1021	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.5	636 of 689	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.3	654 of 712	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.2	584 of 632	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.2	608 of 633	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	75 of 150	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	45 of 144	68.8%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	51 of 137	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	90 of 133	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	84 of 141	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	93 of 161	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	133 of 165	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	81 of 121	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	67 of 116	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	98 of 123	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	90 of 116	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	83 of 245	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.3	140 of 255	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	146 of 269	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	172 of 249	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	160 of 248	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	221 of 275	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	275 of 287	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	850 of 986	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	866 of 1001	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	890 of 1011	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	853 of 1010	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	876 of 1017	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	911 of 1004	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	929 of 1002	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	930 of 997	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	275 of 347	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	263 of 322	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	228 of 331	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	201 of 290	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	251 of 296	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	253 of 274	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	235 of 266	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	246 of 271	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	692 of 848	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	667 of 870	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	782 of 866	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	847 of 871	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	828 of 859	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	818 of 847	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	869 of 874	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	846 of 854	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	772 of 989	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	850 of 1000	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	835 of 1012	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	868 of 1011	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	875 of 1017	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	838 of 1003	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	887 of 1002	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	864 of 997	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	8.7	116 of 119	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	72 of 76	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	52 of 67	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	443 of 791	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.4	650 of 802	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	515 of 790	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.0	728 of 770	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	556 of 748	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	740 of 746	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	568 of 742	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	471 of 721	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	492 of 697	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.3	426 of 715	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	441 of 704	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	571 of 699	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	613 of 718	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	634 of 686	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)66th percentile+50 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile+27 vs school

Asian (2026)33rd percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies57%-8 vs state

Mathematics30%-23 vs state

English Language Arts28%-25 vs state

Science28%-26 vs state

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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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	19.5	867^th of 1039 public elementary schools	16.6%		23	853^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	18.3%	14	23.8	27.8	32.1	31.0	43.4	17.0	57.4	27.8	86%		$24,632	$1,759	$22,873
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%)	42.9	687^th of 1039 public elementary schools	33.9%		43.4	675^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.3%	12	56.0	53.3	50.0	40.0	26.7	34.4	73.3	50.0	93%		$21,970	$831	$21,139
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%)	17.1	890^th of 1039 public elementary schools	14.3%		21.3	866^th of 1044 public elementary schools	17.0%	24	16.1	39.5	28.6	22.6	39.5	14.3	41.9	32.6	76%		$23,866	$1,489	$22,376
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%)	13.7	917^th of 1039 public elementary schools	11.7%		8.9	948^th of 1044 public elementary schools	9.2%	31	6.7	38.5	20.8	6.7	23.1	8.3	50.0	34.6	84%		$28,028	$1,284	$26,744
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	83%		$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	83%		$23,216	$1,144	$22,073
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%)	20.7	858^th of 1039 public elementary schools	17.4%		15.7	902^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	13.6%	44	37.7	38.6	35.9	38.7	22.4	22.2	46.6	32.8	79%		$25,290	$789	$24,502
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	91%		$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%)	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
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)									89%		$21,320	$492	$20,829

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake View Elementary

How many students attend Lake View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Lake View Elementary.

Is Lake View Elementary a good school?

Lake View Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lake View Elementary?

Students at Lake View Elementary are 35% Asian, 28% Hispanic, 18% African American, 10% Two or more races, 9% White.

What district is Lake View Elementary in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

What schools do graduates of Lake View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lake View Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : East High

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