Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 53713

ZIP code 53713 in Madison, Wisconsin is home to four elementary schools — Leopold Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Lori Mann Carey Elementary, and One City Elementary School — all serving grades PK–5 and enrolling 1,683 students combined. Three of them belong to Madison Metropolitan School District and one to One City Schools Inc. Data covers 2023–24 through 2025–26 ranking history, 2024–25 and 2025–26 proficiency, and 2024–25 absenteeism rates. No test scores in this set are suppressed, so every figure is an exact percentage.

Lincoln Elementary is the clear standout. It holds the best 2025–26 rank (664th of 1,039, 36th percentile, 2 stars), the highest average proficiency (about 49.2%), the lowest chronic absenteeism (13.3% — the only rate below the state's 17.3%), and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (46.82%). Its 5th grade ELA score of 56.41% tops the state's 53.63%. The other three schools sit far lower, averaging roughly 23–28% proficiency. Leopold Elementary, the largest at 626 students, has 33.5% absenteeism and especially weak math (3rd grade 16.87%, 4th grade 19.51%).

Lori Mann Carey Elementary has the highest poverty indicator (75.6% free/reduced lunch), the most per-student spending ($23,043), and the smallest classes (9.6 students per teacher), yet the lowest proficiency average (about 23.4%) and 36.4% absenteeism; it did improve from 0 stars to 1 star. One City Elementary School has the highest absenteeism at 40.7%, and its district ranks 424th of 432 statewide. Notably, higher spending and smaller classes do not line up with higher scores here, and math runs weaker than ELA at every school. Attendance and targeted math support appear central to improvement.