Schools in Zip Code 53719

ZIP code 53719 has just one listed public school, Cesar Chavez Elementary, a PK–5 school with 631 students at 3502 Maple Grove Dr in Madison, part of the Madison Metropolitan School District. Because it is the only school in the ZIP, there are no local school-to-school comparisons — the useful benchmarks are the district, the state, and the school's own trend over time. The district overall ranks 321 of 432 districts, at the 26th percentile with 1 star.

Cesar Chavez is on a clear upward path. Its state rank improved from 762 of 1,061 schools in 2023–24 to 686 of 1,044 in 2024–25 and 557 of 1,039 in 2025–26 — a move from the 28th to the 46th percentile, with its rating rising from 1 star to 2 stars. In 2025–26 it scored above the district in all 8 tested subject and grade areas, up from only 4 of 8 the year before, and above the state in 5 of 8. English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies are strengths; math is the one gap, still below the state in grades 3, 4, and 5, though those shortfalls shrank a lot from the prior year. Every tested area improved year over year. Attendance is another bright spot: chronic absenteeism is 17.8%, well below the district's 29.6% and nearly level with the state's 17.3%.

For context, 32.33% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $17,710, and the student-teacher ratio is 12:1. One caveat for parents: year-over-year grade scores reflect different groups of children, not the same students improving, so the consistent gains are encouraging but not a guarantee for any individual child.