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O'Keeffe Middle

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O'Keeffe Middle ranks 227 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 65% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

O’Keeffe Middle is a 6–8 middle school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving 434 students as part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, where it stands out as one of the stronger middle schools in a district that ranks in the 26th percentile statewide.

In 2025–26, O’Keeffe Middle ranked 227th out of 643 Wisconsin middle schools — the 65th percentile with 3 stars. That is well above its district’s overall standing, and among nearby MMSD middle schools only Hamilton Middle clearly outperforms it. Cherokee Heights Middle, Sennett Middle, Whitehorse Middle, Sherman Middle, James Wright Middle, Badger Rock Middle, Black Hawk Middle, and One City Preparatory Academy all rank substantially lower. The school has improved over the past decade, moving from around the 40th–51st percentile in the late 2010s to the 64th–74th percentile in recent years, peaking at the 74th percentile with 4 stars in 2023–24 before a modest dip.

Academically, proficiency is above the district average in every reported subject and grade and above the state average in most, with standout results in 7th grade math (68.38%, 12.71 points above the state), 8th grade social studies (72.31%), and 8th grade science (60.00%). Sixth grade ELA and math are the soft spots — above district but slightly below state. The dropout rate is 0.0%, while chronic absenteeism of 26.8% is below the district rate but above the state rate. Spending and class size are mid-range among nearby schools. The main concern is equity: effectiveness rankings for students from low-income families, English learners, and students with disabilities have declined in the latest data.

434

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,289

Per pupil spending ?

42.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

510 S Thornton Ave
Madison, WI 53703-3793

(608) 204-6820

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

Students who attend O'Keeffe Middle usually attend:

High:

East High

Feeder schools for O'Keeffe Middle:

Elementary:	Hawthorne Elementary
	Lapham Elementary
	Lowell Elementary
	Marquette Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.7%

African American:

18.7%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 74th percentile in 2024 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Madison Metropolitan School District

✓Above the Wisconsin median (65th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 17% Wisconsin)

!Ranking has slipped from its 74th-percentile peak (2024) to 65th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg50%

Wisconsin avg56%

227^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 12Middle 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	63.3	227 of 643	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.6	205 of 628	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	166 of 641	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	174 of 640	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	225 of 617	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	183 of 613	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	47.5	355 of 594	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	325 of 579	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.6	317 of 612	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.6	297 of 609	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.9	383 of 612	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	76.0	88 of 585	85.0%	★★★★☆
2013	68.2	146 of 569	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	50.1	387 of 559	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.1	286 of 549	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.3	297 of 539	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.9	233 of 521	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.5	187 of 519	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.9	145 of 366	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.0	236 of 382	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.9	236 of 332	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	49.0	226 of 324	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	97 of 125	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	78 of 117	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	45 of 118	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	54 of 130	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	44 of 125	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	70 of 134	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	45 of 127	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	71 of 123	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	29.0	64 of 90	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	70 of 95	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	52 of 90	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	135 of 169	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	65.4	30 of 178	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	21 of 173	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	45.8	76 of 170	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	83 of 158	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	86 of 153	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	61 of 140	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	156 of 573	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	153 of 580	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	211 of 579	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	213 of 576	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	99 of 574	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	39.5	387 of 557	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	393 of 551	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	90 of 236	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.8	96 of 237	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	80 of 239	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	100 of 229	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	91 of 221	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.0	27 of 225	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	37.6	142 of 209	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	116 of 204	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	457 of 513	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	426 of 509	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	351 of 520	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	428 of 525	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	425 of 522	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	310 of 499	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	411 of 487	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	441 of 489	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	215 of 575	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.0	246 of 577	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	156 of 585	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	151 of 591	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	222 of 577	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	302 of 572	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	240 of 557	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	227 of 551	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	48.7	64 of 132	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.6	15 of 126	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	45.2	57 of 101	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	77 of 96	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	227 of 439	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.5	163 of 414	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	103 of 425	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	138 of 439	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	119 of 421	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	131 of 437	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	63 of 414	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	35.0	284 of 417	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	91.3	16 of 391	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	92.2	10 of 399	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	11 of 407	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	19 of 412	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	78.8	56 of 397	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	32 of 393	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	76.3	53 of 382	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	43 of 375	88.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)96th percentile+31 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)52nd percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2023)29th percentile-44 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile-42 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile-45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies72%+8 vs state

Science60%+8 vs state

Mathematics59%+4 vs state

English Language Arts57%+3 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)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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 Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
O'Keeffe Middle	Public	6-8	510 S Thornton Ave	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-6820	434	37	11.7	42.9%	233 (53.7%)	81 (18.7%)	50 (11.5%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.0%)	63.3	227^th of 643 public middle schools	64.7%		67.6	205^th of 628 public middle schools	67.4%	22	53.3	61.5	57.3	51.7	68.4	55.3	72.3	60.0	$19,289	$614	$18,675
Innovative and Alternative Middle	Public	6-8	1045 E Dayton St	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4220	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Whitehorse Middle	Public	6-8	218 Schenk St	Madison	53714	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4480	415	33	12.6	59.0%	111 (26.7%)	131 (31.6%)	103 (24.8%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.3%)	22.4	529^th of 643 public middle schools	17.7%		22.1	512^th of 628 public middle schools	18.5%	17	28.5	39.1	38.5	21.7	43.2	38.5	48.7	31.6	$18,641	$1,220	$17,421
Sherman Middle	Public	6-8	1610 Ruskin St	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2100	400	36	11.0	60.0%	115 (28.8%)	96 (24.0%)	122 (30.5%)	25 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.0%)	24.2	525^th of 643 public middle schools	18.4%		19.2	525^th of 628 public middle schools	16.4%		40.3	37.1	39.4	36.0	41.0	30.4	45.7	34.8	$19,194	$1,214	$17,981
Sennett Middle	Public	6-8	502 Pflaum Rd	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1920	570	47	12.2	52.6%	161 (28.2%)	78 (13.7%)	224 (39.3%)	33 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.6%)	28.1	503^rd of 643 public middle schools	21.8%		23	508^th of 628 public middle schools	19.1%	5	46.5	44.9	37.3	42.5	45.9	31.1	42.9	28.7	$22,512	$1,222	$21,290
One City Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1707 W Broadway	Monona	53713	Dane County	One City Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(608) 531-2128	99	11	9.1	72.7%	2 (2.0%)	77 (77.8%)	8 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.1%)	9.3	581^st of 643 public middle schools	9.6%		10.4	562^nd of 628 public middle schools	10.5%	19	37.5	17.9	30.0	6.3	3.6	10.0	40.0	26.7
James Wright Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1717 Fish Hatchery Rd	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(608) 204-1340	245	25	9.6	68.2%	29 (11.8%)	71 (29.0%)	121 (49.4%)	11 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	24.5	522^nd of 643 public middle schools	18.8%		21.4	517^th of 628 public middle schools	17.7%	5	39.0	34.1	50.0	30.5	30.6	31.9	51.4	36.1	$22,591	$1,888	$20,702
Badger Rock Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	509 E Badger Rd	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 442-1335	92	10	9.4	54.3%	26 (28.3%)	20 (21.7%)	33 (35.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.7%)	26	510^th of 643 public middle schools	20.7%		26.3	489^th of 628 public middle schools	22.1%	21	36.0	41.7	44.1	25.0	20.8	29.4	55.9	44.1	$25,574	$966	$24,608
Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	1402 Wyoming Way	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4360	300	34	8.7	70.3%	65 (21.7%)	93 (31.0%)	73 (24.3%)	37 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	14.1	562^nd of 643 public middle schools	12.6%		17.6	531^st of 628 public middle schools	15.4%	31	30.5	20.8	27.7	33.9	26.0	35.7	30.4	24.1	$22,919	$2,057	$20,862
Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	4801 Waukesha St	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4620	790	55	14.4	19.4%	502 (63.5%)	59 (7.5%)	71 (9.0%)	74 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.1%)	90.5	21^st of 643 public middle schools	96.7%		89.1	33^rd of 628 public middle schools	94.7%	12	79.2	79.1	80.4	78.0	78.3	76.9	89.5	83.2	$16,988	$654	$16,333

Frequently Asked Questions about O'Keeffe Middle

What high school do graduates of O'Keeffe Middle attend?

Students who attend O'Keeffe Middle usually go on to attend East High

What is the racial makeup of O'Keeffe Middle?

Students at O'Keeffe Middle are 54% White, 19% African American, 12% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

How many students attend O'Keeffe Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended O'Keeffe Middle.

What district is O'Keeffe Middle in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

Is O'Keeffe Middle a good school?

O'Keeffe Middle ranks 227^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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