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Madison Metropolitan School District Schools
Madison Metropolitan School District is a public school district in Wisconsin, based in Dane County (Madison). SchoolGrade grades 52 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Madison Metropolitan School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Madison Metropolitan School District
46 of 52 schools in Madison Metropolitan School District carry a SchoolGrade (6 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 4B: 13C: 10D: 18F: 1
Best schools in Madison Metropolitan School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Shorewood Hills Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Randall Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Hamilton Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Van Hise Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ West High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Emerson Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Lowell Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Marquette Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Crestwood Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Vel Phillips Memorial High (High school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Madison Metropolitan School District
High schools (7)
- F Capital High, Madison
- C+ East High, Madison
- Innovative High, Madison
- D+ Lafollette High, Madison
- D+ Shabazz City High, Madison
- B Vel Phillips Memorial High, Madison
- B+ West High, Madison
Middle and junior high schools (12)
- B Badger Rock Middle, Madison
- D- Black Hawk Middle, Madison
- C Cherokee Heights Middle, Madison
- A+ Hamilton Middle, Madison
- D- James Wright Middle, Madison
- C Jefferson Middle, Madison
- B- Okeeffe Middle, Madison
- D- Sennett Middle, Madison
- D Sherman Middle, Madison
- C+ Spring Harbor Middle, Madison
- C Toki Middle, Madison
- D Whitehorse Middle, Madison
Elementary and primary schools (31)
- D- Allis Elementary, Madison
- B- Cesar Chavez Elementary, Madison
- B+ Crestwood Elementary, Madison
- C- Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School, Madison
- B Elvehjem Elementary, Madison
- B+ Emerson Elementary, Madison
- Franklin Elementary, Madison
- D+ Gompers Elementary, Madison
- D Hawthorne Elementary, Madison
- C Huegel Elementary, Madison
- D+ Kennedy Elementary, Madison
- D- Lake View Elementary, Madison
- Lapham Elementary, Madison
- D- Leopold Elementary, Madison
- C- Lincoln Elementary, Madison
- D- Lindbergh Elementary, Madison
- B+ Lowell Elementary, Madison
- B+ Marquette Elementary, Madison
- D- Mendota Elementary, Madison
- Midvale Elementary, Madison
- D+ Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School, Madison
- B- Muir Elementary, Madison
- C+ Olson Elementary, Verona
- B Orchard Ridge Elementary, Madison
- A+ Randall Elementary School, Madison
- Sandburg Elementary, Madison
- D Schenk Elementary, Madison
- A+ Shorewood Hills Elementary, Madison
- B Stephens Elementary, Madison
- C+ Thoreau Elementary, Madison
- A Van Hise Elementary, Madison
Other schools and academies (2)
- 4k Pk Off Site, Madison
- D+ Nuestro Mundo, Monona
Where Madison Metropolitan School District schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Wisconsin
- County: Dane County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 25,247 students with 2,046 full-time-equivalent teachers and 4,048 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5508520
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- McFarland School District (8 schools, 7 mi)
- Monona Grove School District (7 schools, 9 mi)
- Waunakee Community School District (7 schools, 9 mi)
- Verona Area School District (12 schools, 9 mi)
- Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District (12 schools, 10 mi)
- Oregon School District (8 schools, 10 mi)
- Sun Prairie Area School District (14 schools, 12 mi)
- De Forest Area School District (7 schools, 13 mi)
Questions about Madison Metropolitan School District
How many schools are in Madison Metropolitan School District?
SchoolGrade grades 52 public schools in Madison Metropolitan School District, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Madison Metropolitan School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Madison, Monona, Verona.
How good are the schools in Madison Metropolitan School District?
Across the 46 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 34.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 35.8%. 54% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Madison Metropolitan School District?
25,247 students were enrolled in Madison Metropolitan School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Madison Metropolitan School District?
Madison Metropolitan School District is in Wisconsin, based in Dane County, with its district office in Madison. Its boundary covers about 74.6 sq mi.