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West Middleton Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

West Middleton Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Verona, Wisconsin, part of the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, which is ranked 32nd out of 426 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. With 338 students, West Middleton Elementary has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in Wisconsin, currently at 68th out of 1,044 schools.

West Middleton Elementary excels academically, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 84.44% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 76.63% for the district and 53.96% for the state. The school also serves various student subgroups well, ranking highly for female, male, and white students. However, the school's performance for Hispanic students and English Language Learners is relatively lower, suggesting a need to address the unique needs of these populations.

While West Middleton Elementary's academic performance is generally stronger than nearby schools in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, such as Sunset Ridge Elementary, Elm Lawn Elementary, and Pope Farm Elementary, the school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.2% in 2020-2021 to 17.7% in 2023-2024. Additionally, the relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at West Middleton Elementary may contribute to the school's strong academic performance, highlighting the importance of addressing socioeconomic disparities in education.

334

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,017

Per pupil spending ?

15.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7627 W Mineral Point Rd
Verona, WI 53593-9667

(608) 829-9360

District: Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District

Students who attend West Middleton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Glacier Creek Middle
High:	Middleton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.9%

African American:

8.7%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (77% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg75%

Wisconsin avg55%

68^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	86.3	68 of 1044	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.7	112 of 1061	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	145 of 1067	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	231 of 1067	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	305 of 1050	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	192 of 1037	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	228 of 1025	77.8%	★★★★☆
2017	73.8	240 of 1071	77.6%	★★★★☆
2016	77.8	182 of 1075	83.1%	★★★★☆
2015	76.6	171 of 1076	84.1%	★★★★☆
2014	85.1	66 of 1061	93.8%	★★★★★
2013	81.4	98 of 1053	90.7%	★★★★★
2012	72.8	212 of 1045	79.7%	★★★★☆
2011	73.3	200 of 1046	80.9%	★★★★☆
2010	80.9	83 of 1045	92.1%	★★★★★
2009	80.3	86 of 1030	91.7%	★★★★★
2008	71.1	262 of 1021	74.3%	★★★★☆
2007	71.8	199 of 689	71.1%	★★★★☆
2006	75.2	158 of 712	77.8%	★★★★☆
2005	64.7	281 of 632	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.6	219 of 633	65.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	28 of 144	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	10 of 137	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	58.3	36 of 138	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	24 of 133	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	24.1	130 of 141	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	62.2	41 of 161	74.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	31.2	188 of 249	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.8	65 of 248	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	46 of 222	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	80 of 275	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.4	111 of 287	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	62 of 1001	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	75.4	207 of 1011	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	123 of 1010	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	130 of 1017	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	378 of 1004	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	269 of 1002	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	220 of 997	77.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	34.9	215 of 331	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	226 of 296	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	151 of 274	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	91 of 266	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	76 of 271	72.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	736 of 870	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	751 of 866	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	816 of 871	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	744 of 859	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	841 of 847	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	814 of 874	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	838 of 854	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	108 of 1000	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	58 of 1012	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	77.1	188 of 1011	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	357 of 1017	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.8	232 of 1003	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	122 of 1002	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	235 of 997	76.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	66 of 113	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	246 of 802	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.5	71 of 770	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	34.8	500 of 748	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	283 of 742	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.0	587 of 721	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	19 of 718	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	17 of 727	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	34 of 715	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	18 of 704	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	56 of 699	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	57 of 718	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	48 of 686	93.0%	★★★★★

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)97th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile-52 vs school

Hispanic (2024)35th percentile-54 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)24th percentile-62 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-78 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies84%+21 vs state

Mathematics80%+26 vs state

English Language Arts74%+22 vs state

Science70%+19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, April 15, 2022

A dysfunctional school with an extremely chaotic atmosphere. Before 2021-2022 the school had great leadership not so anymore. Support for special needs has greatly suffered and new leaders come from the Madison school district. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, September 22, 2011

This school is amazing. My child really came out of her shell and the teachers are amazing Close Quote

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Middleton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7627 W Mineral Point Rd	Verona	53593	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 829-9360	334	31	10.7	15.6%	240 (71.9%)	29 (8.7%)	20 (6.0%)	17 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.1%)	86.3	68^th of 1044 public elementary schools	93.5%		83.7	112^th of 1061 public elementary schools	89.4%	44	68.1	78.9					75.4	84.4					84.4		70.0		$14,017	$643	$13,374
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
Olson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Redan Dr	Verona	53593	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 442-2600	462	42	10.9	23.2%	242 (52.4%)	41 (8.9%)	51 (11.0%)	80 (17.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.0%)	70.6	304^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.9%		64	421^st of 1061 public elementary schools	60.3%	117	71.2	66.1	54.8				68.2	61.0	57.1				70.0		60.0		$14,348	$527	$13,822
Sunset Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8686 Airport Rd	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9300	309	26	11.6	9.1%	221 (71.5%)	7 (2.3%)	22 (7.1%)	38 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	84	108^th of 1044 public elementary schools	89.7%		89.6	39^th of 1061 public elementary schools	96.3%	69	64.3	66.1					78.6	75.8					87.1		79.0		$13,408	$193	$13,216
Country View Elementary	Public	K-5	710 Lone Pine Way	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4800	382	34	11.3	29.3%	216 (56.5%)	47 (12.3%)	76 (19.9%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	62.7	419^th of 1044 public elementary schools	59.9%		73.2	264^th of 1061 public elementary schools	75.1%	155	59.0	63.8	60.6				53.2	57.6	58.2				66.1		54.2		$14,596	$586	$14,008
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
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
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%)	32.5	789^th of 1044 public elementary schools	24.4%		20.5	883^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	16.8%	94	38.8	53.6	30.7				44.1	45.6	33.8				50.9		42.1		$17,345	$1,174	$16,172
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%)	63.1	411^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.6%		69.8	325^th of 1061 public elementary schools	69.4%	86	59.6	61.1	52.1				62.7	62.4	53.0				71.6		53.2		$12,636	$439	$12,196
Core Knowledge Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	300 Richard Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4130	417	23	18.1	10.6%	319 (76.5%)	16 (3.8%)	28 (6.7%)	35 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	82.4	126^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.9%		82.4	128^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.9%	2	61.4	75.6	62.5	74.1	82.7	75.5	72.7	82.2	64.6	83.3	86.5	75.5	82.2	88.7	71.1	71.7	$11,787	$271	$11,515

Frequently Asked Questions about West Middleton Elementary

Is West Middleton Elementary a good school?

Yes. West Middleton Elementary ranks in the top 6.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of West Middleton Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Middleton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glacier Creek Middle
High : Middleton High

What district is West Middleton Elementary in?

Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District

What is the racial makeup of West Middleton Elementary?

Students at West Middleton Elementary are 72% White, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

How many students attend West Middleton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended West Middleton Elementary.

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