Summary
Nuestro Mundo is a PK–5 elementary school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving 311 students in the Madison Metropolitan School District. Its 2025–26 state rank is 695th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — 33rd percentile, 2 stars — better than its district's overall standing (321st of 432 districts, 26th percentile) and up from the 14th percentile in 2014–15, though growth has plateaued in the 33rd–39th percentile range since 2022–23.
Results vary a lot by grade and subject. In 2025–26, fifth grade was the standout: math at 60.47% proficient and ELA at 55.81%, both above district and state averages, while third-grade math (54.9%) was above the district and essentially at the state level. Fourth grade is the clearest weak spot — math 31.11%, science 42.22%, and social studies 48.89%, all noticeably below district and state. The bigger concern is how unevenly results fall across groups: students from low-income families rank near the bottom statewide (10th percentile in recent years, with 0–1 stars), and special education students also lag, even though the school's overall 2-star rating looks midpack. That suggests some groups are being served well and others are not.
Attendance is a relative strength. Chronic absenteeism was 20.5% in 2024–25 — below the district's 29.6%, but above the state's 17.3% and higher than nearby Winnequah School (15.2%) and Elvehjem Elementary (18.8%). Spending is $22,479 per student, up 22.6% since 2021–22, with a student-teacher ratio of 11.1. Compared with neighbors, Nuestro Mundo outperforms Lori Mann Carey Elementary, Schenk Elementary, Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School, and One City Elementary School, but trails Elvehjem Elementary, Lowell Elementary, Marquette Elementary, and Winnequah School. Marquette Elementary serves a similar share of low-income students with the same 11.1 ratio, yet its proficiency average is about 21 points higher.
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