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Orchard Ridge Elementary

Q: Is Orchard Ridge Elementary a good school?

Orchard Ridge Elementary ranks 680 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Orchard Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Orchard Ridge Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Orchard Ridge Elementary?

Students at Orchard Ridge Elementary are 40% White, 26% African American, 19% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Orchard Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orchard Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Spring Harbor Middle Middle : Toki Middle High : Vel Phillips Memorial High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

680^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Orchard Ridge Elementary is a PK–5 school in Madison, WI, serving 265 students as part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, a district ranked 321st of 432 in Wisconsin. Orchard Ridge has historically been low-ranked but is trending upward: it moved from 853rd of 1,067 schools (20th percentile, 1 star) in 2021–2022 to 680th of 1,039 (35th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026 — its best statewide showing since 2020–2021, though still below the state median.

Results vary a lot by grade. In 2025–2026, 3rd and 4th grade were relative strengths: ELA 3 was 54.05% and math 3 was 51.35%, both ahead of the district. Fifth grade is the clearest weak spot, with ELA 5 and math 5 each at 39.02%, below both district and state, and social studies 4 (53.66%) also trailed. Locally, Orchard Ridge sits in the lower-middle of the cluster — similar to Muir Elementary and Stephens Elementary, ahead of Leopold Elementary and Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School, but behind Thoreau Elementary, Cesar Chavez Elementary, Huegel Elementary, and far behind Van Hise Elementary and Stoner Prairie Elementary.

Attendance is a genuine bright spot: chronic absenteeism fell from 38.1% in 2021–2022 to 21.7% in 2024–2025, now better than the district (29.6%) but still above the state (17.3%). About 52.08% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch, and the school's effectiveness with low-income students (5th percentile, 0 stars) and English Language Learner students (8th percentile, 0 stars in 2025–2026, down from 79th percentile in 2023–2024) is the biggest concern, since over half the school is low-income. With per-student spending of $20,250 and an 11.3 student–teacher ratio — mid-to-high locally — resources alone don't appear to explain the results. The most promising levers are consistent instruction across grades, sustaining attendance gains, and targeted support for low-income and ELL students.

265

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,250

Per pupil spending ?

52.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

5602 Russett Rd
Madison, WI 53711-3592

(608) 204-2320

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

Students who attend Orchard Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Spring Harbor Middle
	Toki Middle
High:	Vel Phillips Memorial High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.4%

African American:

26.4%

Hispanic:

18.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (49% vs 55% meeting standards)

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

!Social Studies scores 12 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Wisconsin avg55%

680^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	43.3	680 of 1039	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.3	793 of 1044	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	751 of 1061	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	823 of 1067	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	853 of 1067	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.3	610 of 1050	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	876 of 1037	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	856 of 1025	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	892 of 1071	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	935 of 1075	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	882 of 1076	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.4	874 of 1061	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.0	891 of 1053	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.1	971 of 1045	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	36.6	830 of 1046	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.7	952 of 1045	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	28.7	871 of 1030	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.4	815 of 1021	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.7	557 of 689	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.1	471 of 712	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.2	317 of 632	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.1	417 of 633	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	98 of 150	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.8	126 of 144	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	91 of 133	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	128 of 141	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	127 of 161	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	99 of 165	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	226 of 245	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	39.5	157 of 255	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.7	57 of 269	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	35.0	167 of 249	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	224 of 248	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	231 of 275	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	234 of 287	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	728 of 986	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	767 of 1001	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.7	674 of 1011	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	723 of 1010	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	817 of 1017	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.2	572 of 1004	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	802 of 1002	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	869 of 997	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	211 of 347	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	249 of 331	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	284 of 290	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	246 of 296	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	211 of 271	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	802 of 848	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	836 of 870	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	819 of 866	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	827 of 871	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	816 of 859	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	749 of 847	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	856 of 874	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	836 of 854	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	546 of 989	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	718 of 1000	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	729 of 1012	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	811 of 1011	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	789 of 1017	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.1	551 of 1003	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	837 of 1002	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	777 of 997	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	113 of 113	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	59 of 76	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	403 of 791	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.0	563 of 802	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.2	265 of 790	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.2	470 of 770	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	422 of 742	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	275 of 721	61.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	170 of 697	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	67.0	229 of 718	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.0	117 of 727	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	96 of 715	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	95 of 704	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	191 of 699	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	141 of 718	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	170 of 686	75.2%	★★★★☆

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)76th percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile~ school

Female (2026)26th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)8th percentile-27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies54%-12 vs state

Science51%~ state avg

English Language Arts49%-4 vs state

Mathematics47%-6 vs state

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Great neighborhood school with dedicated teachers that have really engaged and challenged my kids. 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
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%)	43.3	680^th of 1039 public elementary schools	34.6%		32.3	793^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	24.0%	113	54.1	53.7	39.0	51.4	51.2	39.0	53.7	51.2	$20,250	$1,176	$19,074
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%)	39.7	726^th of 1039 public elementary schools	30.1%		32.5	789^th of 1044 public elementary schools	24.4%	63	40.4	49.3	60.0	42.1	36.6	55.0	49.3	43.7	$21,201	$1,075	$20,126
Huegel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Prairie Rd	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-3100	417	39	10.8	37.9%	218 (52.3%)	69 (16.5%)	69 (16.5%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.8%)	51.8	567^th of 1039 public elementary schools	45.4%		46.5	637^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.0%	70	68.1	59.4	50.0	63.8	51.6	41.2	54.7	50.0	$24,527	$644	$23,883
Thoreau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3870 Nakoma Rd	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-6940	403	37	10.9	43.4%	206 (51.1%)	56 (13.9%)	103 (25.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)	54	545^th of 1039 public elementary schools	47.5%		64.3	395^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.2%	150	49.2	61.0	48.3	52.4	57.6	41.4	67.8	62.7	$21,138	$633	$20,505
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)									$24,845	$493	$24,352
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3502 Maple Grove Dr	Madison	53719	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 442-2000	631	53	12.0	32.3%	294 (46.6%)	69 (10.9%)	172 (27.3%)	47 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	53.1	557^th of 1039 public elementary schools	46.4%		42.7	686^th of 1044 public elementary schools	34.3%	129	54.2	57.0	54.1	51.8	48.1	45.9	65.8	58.2	$17,710	$552	$17,158
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%)	46.7	637^th of 1039 public elementary schools	38.7%		48.7	603^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	42.2%	34	46.3	47.7	55.6	55.6	40.9	55.6	54.6	40.9	$23,727	$492	$23,236
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%)	86.2	79^th of 1039 public elementary schools	92.4%		84.1	106^th of 1044 public elementary schools	89.8%	27	61.5	81.3	79.7	75.0	76.3	78.3	85.5	79.0	$16,268	$491	$15,777
Stoner Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	5830 Devoro Rd	Fitchburg	53711	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4200	407	31	12.9	29.2%	252 (61.9%)	36 (8.8%)	62 (15.2%)	23 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.9%)	71.1	298^th of 1039 public elementary schools	71.3%		74.9	241^st of 1044 public elementary schools	76.9%	57	66.7	66.3	75.4	66.1	65.1	67.2	67.5	55.4	$18,792	$572	$18,221
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%)	43.9	672^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	35.3%		55.8	514^th of 1044 public elementary schools	50.8%	158	41.8	51.3	58.5	50.9	40.0	51.2	53.9	47.5	$22,618	$1,392	$21,225

Frequently Asked Questions about Orchard Ridge Elementary

Is Orchard Ridge Elementary a good school?

Orchard Ridge Elementary ranks 680^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Orchard Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orchard Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spring Harbor Middle
Middle : Toki Middle
High : Vel Phillips Memorial High School

What district is Orchard Ridge Elementary in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

How many students attend Orchard Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Orchard Ridge Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Ridge Elementary?

Students at Orchard Ridge Elementary are 40% White, 26% African American, 19% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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