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Huegel Elementary

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Huegel Elementary ranks 567 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

567^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Huegel Elementary is a PK–5 neighborhood school at 2601 Prairie Rd on Madison's southwest side, serving 417 students in the Madison Metropolitan School District. Its natural comparison points are other MMSD elementaries within roughly one to three miles, plus a cluster of Verona Area schools a short drive away.

Huegel ranks 567th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementaries — 45th percentile, 2 stars — about 19 percentile points above its own district, which ranks 321st of 432 statewide. That is a genuine turnaround: a decade ago Huegel was a 1-star, bottom-quartile school, and it has since settled into a 36th–47th percentile band. It now sits essentially tied for the top of its nearby MMSD peer group with Thoreau Elementary (48th percentile) and Cesar Chavez Elementary (46th), while its closest neighbor, Orchard Ridge Elementary just 0.88 miles away, ranks 10 percentile points lower.

Third grade is the standout: 68.09% of third graders were proficient in English language arts, the highest of any nearby MMSD school and 16 points above the state, a pattern that has held for three straight years. Results weaken higher up — fifth-grade math proficiency of 41.18% trails the state by more than 10 points, and social studies is the weakest subject at 10.8 points below state. Chronic absenteeism has fallen sharply, from 34.5% to 18.3%, now near the state average and 11 points below the district. Huegel spends $24,527 per student, the most of any PK–5 school in the comparison set and up 40.6% since 2021-22, while Cesar Chavez achieves a nearly identical rank with $6,817 less per student. One important gap remains: students from low-income families rank in the 12th percentile, far below the school's 45th-percentile overall standing.

417

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,527

Per pupil spending ?

37.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2601 Prairie Rd
Madison, WI 53711-4198

(608) 204-3100

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

Students who attend Huegel Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.3%

African American:

16.5%

Hispanic:

16.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Social Studies scores 11 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg49%

Wisconsin avg55%

567^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	51.8	567 of 1039	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.5	637 of 1044	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	568 of 1061	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	566 of 1067	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	681 of 1067	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	614 of 1050	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	624 of 1037	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	702 of 1025	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.2	777 of 1071	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.4	784 of 1075	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.1	910 of 1076	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.3	873 of 1061	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.1	885 of 1053	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.7	874 of 1045	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.5	878 of 1046	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.1	850 of 1045	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.0	894 of 1030	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.2	844 of 1021	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.0	481 of 689	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.2	484 of 712	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.1	481 of 632	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.2	478 of 633	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	61 of 150	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.3	73 of 144	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	65 of 138	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	53 of 133	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	62 of 141	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.7	108 of 161	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	108 of 165	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	86 of 245	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.7	136 of 255	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	154 of 269	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	182 of 249	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.4	59 of 248	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	35.5	189 of 275	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	268 of 287	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	587 of 986	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.4	688 of 1001	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.0	418 of 1011	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	391 of 1010	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	706 of 1017	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	565 of 1004	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	553 of 1002	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	690 of 997	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	223 of 347	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.7	209 of 322	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	185 of 331	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	137 of 290	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	127 of 296	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	154 of 274	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	180 of 266	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	188 of 271	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	745 of 848	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	793 of 870	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	715 of 866	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	629 of 871	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	737 of 859	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	616 of 847	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	787 of 874	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	789 of 854	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	494 of 989	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.6	473 of 1000	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	616 of 1012	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	542 of 1011	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	559 of 1017	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	575 of 1003	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	629 of 1002	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	669 of 997	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	40.8	77 of 119	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	544 of 791	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	536 of 802	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	405 of 790	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	522 of 770	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	442 of 748	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	475 of 746	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	386 of 742	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	533 of 721	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	120 of 697	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	160 of 718	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	126 of 727	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	81 of 715	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	239 of 704	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	259 of 699	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.6	131 of 718	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	212 of 686	69.1%	★★★☆☆

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)83rd percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)65th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)35th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%+5 vs state

Social Studies55%-11 vs state

Mathematics51%~ state avg

Science50%-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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sugar Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	740 N Main Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4700	645	52	12.3	29.9%	380 (58.9%)	24 (3.7%)	172 (26.7%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.5%)	65.9	375^th of 1039 public elementary schools	63.9%		63.1	411^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.6%	36	57.8	61.3	58.9	61.4	68.2	55.4	70.1	61.7	$18,541	$464	$18,076
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 Huegel Elementary

How many students attend Huegel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Huegel Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Huegel Elementary?

Students at Huegel Elementary are 52% White, 17% African American, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Huegel Elementary a good school?

Huegel Elementary ranks 567^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Huegel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Huegel Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Huegel Elementary in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

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