Schools in Zip Code 53704

ZIP code 53704, on Madison's east side, contains 13 schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade — seven elementary, two middle, two high, and two alternative schools — with 11 of them operated by Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) and a combined enrollment of about 4,684 students.

The clearest bright spots are Lowell Elementary, which rose from the 44th to the 67th percentile and earned 3 stars with strong reading, math, and social studies scores, and East High, which jumped from the 17th to the 50th percentile and 3 stars, with ACT English and science results above the state average. Gompers Elementary has the lowest chronic absenteeism among MMSD schools here at 20.8%, and Sherman Middle outperforms Black Hawk Middle on proficiency and absenteeism. Isthmus Montessori Academy Public posts impressive upper-grade scores and just 2.1% chronic absenteeism, but as an alternative school with no rank history and non-comparable spending data, it is not directly comparable.

Most other MMSD schools here struggle: proficiency sits below state averages and chronic absenteeism exceeds the state's 17.3% at every MMSD school, reaching 50.5% at Shabazz-City High and 45.9% at Mendota Elementary. Lindbergh Elementary has the lowest proficiency and the highest poverty rate (77.22% free/reduced lunch) despite spending $28,028 per student. Higher spending and smaller classes do not consistently translate into better results here. Mendota Mental Health Institution, with only 18 students, is a specialized setting best considered separately.