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Sauk Trail Elementary

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Sauk Trail Elementary ranks 451 st of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

451^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Sauk Trail Elementary is a public elementary school located in Middleton, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 393 students. The school is part of the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, which is ranked 32nd out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Sauk Trail Elementary's performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 66.67%, compared to the district's 70.39% and the state's 52.14%. Similarly, the 4th-grade Math proficiency rate was 54.79%, compared to the district's 76.63% and the state's 53.96%. Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Pope Farm Elementary and Elm Lawn Elementary, Sauk Trail Elementary's academic performance is also lower.

Sauk Trail Elementary has a relatively diverse student population, with significant representation of Asian, African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students. The school's performance on the Forward Exam varies across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students generally performing better than the state average, while Hispanic and multi-racial students tend to perform below the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 40% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This subgroup's performance is significantly lower than the state average. The school has also experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.0% to 19.5% over the past few years, which may be a contributing factor to its academic performance.

360

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,955

Per pupil spending ?

41.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2205 Branch St
Middleton, WI 53562-2840

(608) 829-9190

District: Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District

Students who attend Sauk Trail Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kromrey Middle
High:	Middleton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.6%

Hispanic:

27.8%

African American:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (57th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg75%

Wisconsin avg55%

451^st of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District

32^nd of 426Middleton-Cross Plains Area 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
2025	60.6	451 of 1044	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	513 of 1061	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	340 of 1067	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	333 of 1067	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	693 of 1050	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	83.0	103 of 1037	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	71.8	252 of 1025	75.4%	★★★★☆
2017	75.3	214 of 1071	80.0%	★★★★☆
2016	72.0	264 of 1075	75.4%	★★★★☆
2015	70.6	279 of 1076	74.1%	★★★★☆
2014	67.4	299 of 1061	71.8%	★★★★☆
2013	43.5	718 of 1053	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.4	671 of 1045	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.4	604 of 1046	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	661 of 1045	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.8	800 of 1030	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.8	764 of 1021	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.8	513 of 689	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.5	461 of 712	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.6	482 of 632	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.5	541 of 633	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	21 of 144	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	15 of 138	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	95.3	2 of 141	98.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	13 of 116	88.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	178 of 255	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	201 of 269	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	123 of 249	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	46 of 248	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	40.6	115 of 222	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.4	24 of 275	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.8	32 of 287	88.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	495 of 1001	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	554 of 1011	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.7	287 of 1010	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	313 of 1017	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	528 of 1004	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.0	110 of 1002	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	381 of 997	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	253 of 322	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	225 of 331	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	195 of 290	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.1	74 of 296	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	23.7	230 of 274	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	77.5	40 of 266	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	41 of 271	84.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	731 of 870	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	756 of 866	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	718 of 871	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.1	402 of 859	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.4	734 of 847	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.5	262 of 874	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	246 of 854	71.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	362 of 1000	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	421 of 1012	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	391 of 1011	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	355 of 1017	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.2	794 of 1003	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	81.8	111 of 1002	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	155 of 997	84.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	61 of 113	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	79.9	16 of 96	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	25 of 77	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	13 of 76	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	18 of 67	73.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	315 of 802	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	89.7	42 of 790	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	55.7	282 of 770	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	168 of 748	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	43.2	404 of 746	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.7	154 of 742	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	120 of 721	83.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	58 of 718	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	75.9	134 of 727	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	83 of 715	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	122 of 704	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	242 of 699	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.0	37 of 718	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	75.1	133 of 686	80.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)92nd percentile+35 vs school

Asian (2025)89th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies71%+8 vs state

English Language Arts58%+6 vs state

Science58%+7 vs state

Mathematics55%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Sauk Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2205 Branch St	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 829-9190	360	39	9.1	41.9%	164 (45.6%)	38 (10.6%)	100 (27.8%)	30 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	60.6	451^st of 1044 public elementary schools	56.8%		58.1	513^th of 1061 public elementary schools	51.6%	62	66.7	48.6		55.3	54.8		71.2	57.5	$14,955	$557	$14,398
Elm Lawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6701 Woodgate Rd	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9070	313	28	11.3	14.7%	224 (71.6%)	19 (6.1%)	27 (8.6%)	24 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	89.7	34^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.7%		84.1	100^th of 1061 public elementary schools	90.6%	66	68.9	85.5		75.4	85.5		90.3	83.9	$13,491	$309	$13,182
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3620 High Rd	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9130	307	25	12.4	19.5%	191 (62.2%)	7 (2.3%)	46 (15.0%)	28 (9.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.4%)	79.8	162^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	84.5%		90	38^th of 1061 public elementary schools	96.4%	124	78.3	72.1		64.5	62.3		82.4	70.6	$12,066	$503	$11,563
Crestwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5930 Old Sauk Rd	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-1120	293	25	11.8	24.2%	181 (61.8%)	32 (10.9%)	41 (14.0%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.2%)	78.1	190^th of 1044 public elementary schools	81.8%		64.4	414^th of 1061 public elementary schools	61.0%	224	61.5	67.7	68.2	66.7	73.5	65.9	82.4	67.7	$17,154	$399	$16,756
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%)	55.8	514^th of 1044 public elementary schools	50.8%		49.4	629^th of 1061 public elementary schools	40.7%	115	54.4	51.2	52.9	47.8	67.4	43.1	69.8	58.1	$15,106	$807	$14,300
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%)	48.7	603^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	42.2%		50.4	624^th of 1061 public elementary schools	41.2%	21	51.2	51.3	51.4	48.8	40.2	51.3	59.8	54.9	$15,396	$499	$14,898
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%)	84.1	106^th of 1044 public elementary schools	89.8%		88.9	44^th of 1061 public elementary schools	95.9%	62	69.3	70.8	82.4	66.7	75.8	80.9	81.0	71.9	$13,664	$520	$13,145
Shorewood Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 Shorewood Blvd	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-1200	368	32	11.5	24.2%	175 (47.6%)	15 (4.1%)	35 (9.5%)	104 (28.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.3%)	94.8	7^th of 1044 public elementary schools	99.3%		91.5	25^th of 1061 public elementary schools	97.6%	18	82.0	86.3	83.6	90.0	90.6	89.8	94.3	83.0	$14,642	$399	$14,244
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)									$16,458	$891	$15,568
Pope Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	816 Schewe Rd	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 826-7700	448	32	13.8	7.8%	231 (51.6%)	13 (2.9%)	16 (3.6%)	161 (35.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.7%)	92	17^th of 1044 public elementary schools	98.4%		91.9	23^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	97.8%	6	77.0	85.6		82.8	87.8		87.8	82.2	$13,285	$165	$13,120

Frequently Asked Questions about Sauk Trail Elementary

What district is Sauk Trail Elementary in?

Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District

What schools do graduates of Sauk Trail Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sauk Trail Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kromrey Middle
High : Middleton High

How many students attend Sauk Trail Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended Sauk Trail Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sauk Trail Elementary?

Students at Sauk Trail Elementary are 46% White, 28% Hispanic, 11% African American, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

Is Sauk Trail Elementary a good school?

Sauk Trail Elementary ranks 451^st of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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