Thoreau Elementary School in Madison WI

Performance Trends

Compare Details Thoreau Elementary ranks worse than 73.5% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 11^th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.74. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Thoreau Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (52.8%), Hispanic (24.3%), African American (13.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 46.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thoreau Elementary is 11.7. 18 elementary schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thoreau Elementary is $15,078. 21 elementary schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District spend more per student.

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Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

Thoreau Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Thoreau Elementary 757^th of 1030 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Thoreau Elementary in the ranking list.)

Madison Metropolitan School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Madison Metropolitan School District 343^rd of 423 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Thoreau Elementary

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WI State Percentile
2004	24.40	522^nd	633	17.5%
2005	30.81	493^rd	632	22.0%
2006	39.74	531^st	712	25.4%
2007	40.10	521^st	689	24.4%
2008	52.87	606^th	1021	40.6%
2009	37.65	797^th	1030	22.6%
2010	26.13	887^th	1045	15.1%
2011	27.65	890^th	1046	14.9%
2012	29.49	881^st	1045	15.7%
2013	44.37	706^th	1053	33.0%
2014	54.77	537^th	1061	49.4%
2015	59.57	491^st	1076	54.4%
2016	62.13	405^th	1075	62.3%
2017	46.34	639^th	1071	40.3%
2018	71.62	272^nd	1061	74.4%
2019	61.57	414^th	1067	61.2%
2021	31.74	757^th	1030	26.5%

Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Thoreau Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	278	2	5	3	2	n/a	n/a	290
1989	339	50	5	5	2	n/a	n/a	401
1990	342	59	5	7	1	n/a	n/a	414
1991	338	86	7	11	3	n/a	n/a	445
1992	342	104	69	24	4	n/a	n/a	543
1993	310	127	113	21	5	n/a	n/a	576
1994	285	134	123	25	3	n/a	n/a	570
1995	222	158	96	19	0	n/a	n/a	495
1996	222	158	96	19	0	n/a	n/a	495
1997	238	175	68	23	1	n/a	n/a	505
1998	229	124	65	20	1	n/a	n/a	439
1999	222	79	69	23	1	n/a	n/a	394
2000	218	77	63	29	5	n/a	n/a	392
2001	194	82	26	16	5	n/a	n/a	323
2002	210	99	25	39	1	n/a	n/a	374
2003	210	99	25	39	1	n/a	n/a	374
2004	215	103	24	46	2	n/a	n/a	390
2005	216	125	29	46	7	n/a	n/a	423
2006	211	121	27	45	7	n/a	n/a	411
2007	200	141	29	46	5	n/a	n/a	421
2008	188	128	22	47	3	n/a	n/a	388
2009	189	114	18	52	7	n/a	n/a	380
2010	205	125	21	70	4	n/a	n/a	425
2011	178	97	15	81	2	0	31	404
2012	209	154	11	136	3	0	39	552
2013	218	83	8	114	1	0	29	453
2014	216	68	12	95	1	0	32	424
2015	243	66	9	104	1	0	39	462
2016	237	55	13	107	0	0	42	454
2017	234	61	7	98	0	0	30	430
2018	232	62	13	92	0	0	35	434
2019	243	51	15	90	0	0	32	431
2020	254	50	15	98	0	0	29	446
2021	219	57	8	101	0	0	30	415

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Thoreau Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	290	16.3	17.7	15.5
1989	401	21.8	18.3	17.5
1990	414	24.7	16.7	19.3
1991	445	28.2	15.7	15.5
1992	543	39.3	13.8	15.8
1993	576	40.4	14.3	20.5
1994	570	40.3	14.1	20.4
1995	495	46.8	10.6	21.8
1996	495	46.8	10.6	21.8
1997	505	44.4	11.4	22.6
1998	439	41.1	10.7	21.9
1999	394	40.3	9.8	27.7
2000	392	38.3	10.2	28.3
2001	323	30.9	10.5	29.4
2002	374	34.8	10.7	38.5
2003	374	34.8	10.7	38.5
2004	390	35.0	11.1	42.8
2005	423	35.8	11.8	n/a
2006	411	35.9	11.4	n/a
2007	421	31.3	13.5	49.4
2008	388	31.4	12.4	50
2009	380	28.6	13.3	52.1
2010	425	33.7	12.6	52.2
2011	404	33.0	12.2	53.5
2012	552	37.8	14.6	54.3
2013	453	44.6	10.1	49.7
2014	424	39.3	10.7	46.2
2015	462	n/a	n/a	46.3
2016	454	36.0	12.6	43.8
2017	430	36.0	11.9	45.3
2018	434	37.8	11.4	42.9
2019	431	36.6	11.7	43.6
2020	446	35.3	12.6	42.6
2021	415	35.3	11.7	46.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Thoreau Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	290	16.3	17.7	15.5
1989	401	21.8	18.3	17.5
1990	414	24.7	16.7	19.3
1991	445	28.2	15.7	15.5
1992	543	39.3	13.8	15.8
1993	576	40.4	14.3	20.5
1994	570	40.3	14.1	20.4
1995	495	46.8	10.6	21.8
1996	495	46.8	10.6	21.8
1997	505	44.4	11.4	22.6
1998	439	41.1	10.7	21.9
1999	394	40.3	9.8	27.7
2000	392	38.3	10.2	28.3
2001	323	30.9	10.5	29.4
2002	374	34.8	10.7	38.5
2003	374	34.8	10.7	38.5
2004	390	35.0	11.1	42.8
2005	423	35.8	11.8	n/a
2006	411	35.9	11.4	n/a
2007	421	31.3	13.5	49.4
2008	388	31.4	12.4	50
2009	380	28.6	13.3	52.1
2010	425	33.7	12.6	52.2
2011	404	33.0	12.2	53.5
2012	552	37.8	14.6	54.3
2013	453	44.6	10.1	49.7
2014	424	39.3	10.7	46.2
2015	462	n/a	n/a	46.3
2016	454	36.0	12.6	43.8
2017	430	36.0	11.9	45.3
2018	434	37.8	11.4	42.9
2019	431	36.6	11.7	43.6
2020	446	35.3	12.6	42.6
2021	415	35.3	11.7	46.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Thoreau Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$482 (3.3%)	$14,287 (96.7%)	$14,769
2020	$315 (2.2%)	$14,147 (97.8%)	$14,463
2021	$470 (3.1%)	$14,609 (96.9%)	$15,078

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Thoreau Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 414^th of 1067 Elementary schools	Ranks 757^th of 1030 Elementary schools	34.7%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Thoreau Elementary)	40.8	36.2	4.6%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District)	34.4	21.7	12.7%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)	39	31.3	7.7%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Thoreau Elementary)	40.8	34.5	6.3%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District)	44.8	22	22.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)	50	40.8	9.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Thoreau Elementary)	54.3	30.8	23.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District)	40.2	22.4	17.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)	43.3	35.7	7.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Thoreau Elementary)	46.9	21.5	25.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District)	44.3	19.4	24.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)	45.7	36.9	8.8%
4th Grade Social Studies (Thoreau Elementary)	61.7	36.9	24.8%
4th Grade Social Studies (Madison Metropolitan School District)	48.3	25.3	23%
4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)	52.7	43.4	9.3%
4th Grade Science (Thoreau Elementary)	59.3	35.4	23.9%
4th Grade Science (Madison Metropolitan School District)	46.4	25.1	21.4%
4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)	53.3	45.4	7.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Thoreau Elementary)	48.5	63.5	15%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District)	37.2	22.8	14.4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)	40.4	33.4	7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Thoreau Elementary)	59.1	19.2	39.9%
5th Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District)	43.6	22.1	21.6%
5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)	47.3	37.4	9.9%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	431	415	3.7%
African American	51	57	11.8%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	15	8	46.7%
Hispanic	90	101	12.2%
Pacific Islander	0	0
Two or More Races	32	30	6.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	43.6%	46.5%	2.9%

Middle:	Cherokee Heights Middle
	James Wright Middle
High:	West High

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