C−
Madison Metropolitan School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Madison, Shorewood Hills and Maple Bluff, and parts of Fitchburg and Blooming Grove.
Students
25,155
Schools
54
Spent per student
$18,827
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Debt
$268.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Madison Metropolitan School District
- School Grade C−: better than 15% of Wisconsin districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts below the state
- Spends 14% more per student than the WI average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $268.3M, about $10,664 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Unity.
K–5Colby ElementaryColby School District
6–8Colby MiddleColby School District
9–12Colby HighColby School District
Test scores vs. WI
2020–21Math proficiency35%
State average 37.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 90.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$18,827 per student · 14% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 42%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 29%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
26,151’20
25,497’21
25,237’22
25,247’23
25,155’24
Down 3.8% since 2020.
Students
White 39%Hispanic 26%Black 18%Two or more races 10%Asian 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
54 public schools.
Cesar Chavez Elementary
B−631 students12:1
Leopold Elementary
D626 students10:1
Kennedy Elementary
C582 students11:1
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School
B−462 students10:1
Olson Elementary
B462 students11:1
Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School
C455 students10:1
Stephens Elementary
B+447 students10:1
Huegel Elementary
B417 students11:1
Elvehjem Elementary
B415 students14:1
Sandburg Elementary
D−410 students10:1
Thoreau Elementary
B−403 students11:1
Van Hise Elementary
A+396 students14:1
Schenk Elementary
C−394 students9:1
Lincoln Elementary
C393 students11:1
Muir Elementary
B377 students10:1
Midvale Elementary
372 students10:1
Shorewood Hills Elementary
A+368 students12:1
Hawthorne Elementary
C−360 students10:1
Southside Elementary School
D336 students10:1
Lowell Elementary
A329 students12:1
Randall Elementary School
A+320 students15:1
Nuestro Mundo
C−311 students11:1
Franklin Elementary
308 students13:1
Emerson Elementary
A−297 students10:1
Crestwood Elementary
A−293 students12:1
Lake View Elementary
D292 students9:1
Mendota Elementary
D282 students10:1
Orchard Ridge Elementary
B−265 students11:1
Gompers Elementary
C217 students9:1
Lapham Elementary
182 students8:1
Lindbergh Elementary
D−180 students10:1
Marquette Elementary
A169 students11:1
Hamilton Middle
A+790 students14:1
Sennett Middle
C−570 students12:1
Cherokee Heights Middle
B−526 students11:1
Toki Middle
C+487 students10:1
Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School
C462 students11:1
O'Keeffe Middle
B434 students12:1
Whitehorse Middle
D415 students13:1
Sherman Middle
C−400 students11:1
Black Hawk Middle
D300 students9:1
Spring Harbor Middle
B−269 students12:1
James Wright Middle
D245 students10:1
Badger Rock Middle
B92 students9:1
Innovative and Alternative Middle
0 students0:1
West High
A2,222 students16:1
Vel Phillips Memorial High School
A−2,004 students16:1
East High
B−1,643 students15:1
LaFollette High
C−1,541 students15:1
Innovative High
138 students8:1
Capital High
D129 students9:1
Shabazz-City High
C−106 students7:1
4K PK Off Site
619 students13:1
Metro School
12 students2:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.