Elvehjem Elementary

Summary:

Elvehjem Elementary is a public elementary school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving 418 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, which is ranked 330 out of 428 districts in the state.

Elvehjem Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with 73.68% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 51.07% for the district and 53.75% for the state. In Mathematics, 61.4% of 5th-graders at Elvehjem are proficient or better, compared to 47.39% for the district and 54.24% for the state. The school performs particularly well for African American and White students, ranking in the top 30 and top 204 in the state, respectively. However, Elvehjem struggles with the performance of students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom 695 and 651 in the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Elvehjem Elementary generally outperforms schools like Lowell Elementary, Nuestro Mundo, and Hawthorne Elementary. However, Marquette Elementary, located slightly further away, consistently outperforms Elvehjem in both academic performance and student group rankings. Additionally, Elvehjem's spending per student ($13,778) is lower than some nearby schools, such as Marquette ($17,647) and Southside Elementary School ($16,185), and it has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 14.2 compared to other nearby schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 5106 Academy Dr
       Madison, WI  53716-1404


(608) 204-1400

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
497th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,778 Help


Students who attend Elvehjem Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Sennett Middle
High:    LaFollette High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  418

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.3%
African American:
13.9%
Hispanic:
13.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  32.1% Help


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Compare Details Elvehjem Elementary ranks better than 53.2% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 8th among 29 ranked elementary schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.2. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Elvehjem Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (54.3%), African American (13.9%), Hispanic (13.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 32.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elvehjem Elementary is 14.2. 28 elementary schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elvehjem Elementary is $13,778. 30 elementary schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elvehjem Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Elvehjem Elementary 497th of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Elvehjem Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Madison Metropolitan School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Madison Metropolitan School District 330th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Elvehjem Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Elvehjem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 64.39 260th 633 58.9%
2006 71.26 217th 712 69.5%
2007 65.91 279th 689 59.5%
2008 60.03 480th 1021 53.0%
2009 44.10 721st 1030 30.0%
2010 34.21 823rd 1045 21.2%
2011 42.41 778th 1046 25.6%
2012 48.88 709th 1045 32.2%
2013 61.81 400th 1053 62.0%
2014 61.57 414th 1061 61.0%
2015 57.01 533rd 1076 50.5%
2016 50.23 588th 1075 45.3%
2017 60.26 432nd 1071 59.7%
2018 70.98 270th 1025 73.7%
2019 60.66 422nd 1037 59.3%
2021 56.35 492nd 1050 53.1%
2022 59.57 458th 1067 57.1%
2023 60.55 448th 1067 58.0%
2024 59.20 497th 1061 53.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Elvehjem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.39 28th 67 58.2%
2019 55.60 28th 76 63.2%
2021 55.23 30th 85 64.7%
2022 26.46 55th 77 28.6%
2024 37.48 80th 119 32.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Elvehjem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.06 120th 287 58.2%
2019 45.38 142nd 275 48.4%
2022 72.83 33rd 248 86.7%
2023 54.39 87th 249 65.1%
2024 40.02 156th 269 42.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Elvehjem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.66 150th 721 79.2%
2019 58.72 246th 742 66.8%
2021 54.36 282nd 746 62.2%
2022 79.10 77th 748 89.7%
2023 47.14 379th 770 50.8%
2024 18.60 695th 790 12.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elvehjem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.07 595th 854 30.3%
2019 28.99 694th 874 20.6%
2021 16.15 781st 847 7.8%
2022 27.61 688th 859 19.9%
2023 23.55 748th 871 14.1%
2024 31.58 651st 866 24.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Elvehjem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.54 397th 997 60.2%
2019 56.93 455th 1002 54.6%
2021 53.95 481st 1004 52.1%
2022 58.05 447th 1017 56.0%
2023 59.82 429th 1010 57.5%
2024 60.24 449th 1011 55.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Elvehjem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.69 170th 997 82.9%
2019 63.14 356th 1002 64.5%
2021 56.49 474th 1003 52.7%
2022 59.71 405th 1017 60.2%
2023 61.18 414th 1011 59.1%
2024 57.07 496th 1012 51.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Elvehjem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 56.03 39th 133 70.7%
2024 65.87 30th 137 78.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elvehjem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.15 58th 271 78.6%
2021 52.45 105th 274 61.7%
2023 49.56 133rd 290 54.1%
2024 51.31 144th 331 56.5%
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Rank History for White students at Elvehjem Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.96 139th 686 79.7%
2019 67.91 194th 718 73.0%
2021 65.42 212th 699 69.7%
2022 80.70 88th 704 87.5%
2023 80.47 91st 715 87.3%
2024 68.66 204th 727 71.9%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Elvehjem Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 382 16 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 403
1989 386 14 n/a n/a 1 n/a n/a 0 401
1990 390 21 0 4 4 n/a n/a 0 419
1991 424 23 2 3 1 n/a n/a 0 453
1992 420 25 2 4 1 n/a n/a 0 452
1993 429 21 2 5 2 n/a n/a 0 459
1994 452 27 4 3 2 n/a n/a 0 488
1995 463 42 4 3 3 n/a n/a 0 515
1996 463 42 4 3 3 n/a n/a 0 515
1997 431 37 10 7 6 n/a n/a 0 491
1998 410 32 10 8 3 n/a n/a 0 463
1999 409 33 9 6 3 n/a n/a 0 460
2000 414 33 10 8 2 n/a n/a 0 467
2001 406 35 11 10 4 n/a n/a 0 466
2002 372 39 19 13 3 n/a n/a 0 446
2003 372 39 19 13 3 n/a n/a 0 446
2004 371 40 17 8 1 n/a n/a 0 437
2005 346 39 18 6 4 n/a n/a 0 413
2006 330 45 16 9 1 n/a n/a 0 401
2007 306 54 18 14 6 n/a n/a 0 398
2008 297 62 22 22 4 n/a n/a 0 407
2009 315 60 13 32 5 n/a n/a 0 425
2010 310 71 10 34 5 n/a n/a 0 430
2011 321 59 11 56 5 0 43 0 495
2012 322 64 12 43 6 0 42 0 489
2013 337 53 11 55 3 0 52 0 511
2014 323 53 18 55 3 0 58 0 510
2015 316 47 17 59 5 0 65 0 509
2016 313 42 17 57 2 0 73 0 504
2017 274 46 16 52 5 0 54 0 447
2018 260 39 13 49 4 0 59 0 424
2019 244 39 21 48 3 0 67 0 422
2020 230 32 19 54 5 0 61 0 401
2021 246 43 22 56 5 0 56 0 428
2022 221 52 21 52 3 0 48 0 397
2023 227 58 22 56 5 0 50 0 418

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Elvehjem Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 403 26.5 15.2 15.4
1989 401 28.0 14.3 5
1990 419 29.4 14.2 5.3
1991 453 31.0 14.6 16.6
1992 452 38.9 11.6 15.9
1993 459 36.3 12.6 20.5
1994 488 32.2 15.2 20.5
1995 515 35.4 14.5 21.7
1996 515 35.4 14.5 21.7
1997 491 35.4 13.9 22.6
1998 463 32.8 14.1 22
1999 460 36.0 12.8 27.6
2000 467 34.9 13.4 28.5
2001 466 37.1 12.6 29.6
2002 446 32.4 13.8 14.8
2003 446 32.4 13.8 14.8
2004 437 31.0 14.1 17.2
2005 413 27.7 14.9 n/a
2006 401 26.4 15.2 n/a
2007 398 25.0 15.9 21.6
2008 407 27.2 15.0 22.6
2009 425 27.1 15.7 26.1
2010 430 27.4 15.6 32.3
2011 495 32.7 15.1 34.1
2012 489 32.0 15.2 34.4
2013 511 35.1 14.5 34.4
2014 510 34.9 14.6 37.1
2015 509 n/a n/a 34.8
2016 504 35.0 14.4 35.7
2017 447 32.4 13.7 32.2
2018 424 32.9 12.8 28.3
2019 422 32.4 13.0 31.5
2020 401 31.2 12.8 26.4
2021 428 30.3 14.1 32.7
2022 397 29.2 13.5 28
2023 418 29.3 14.2 32.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Elvehjem Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 403 26.5 15.2 15.4
1989 401 28.0 14.3 5
1990 419 29.4 14.2 5.3
1991 453 31.0 14.6 16.6
1992 452 38.9 11.6 15.9
1993 459 36.3 12.6 20.5
1994 488 32.2 15.2 20.5
1995 515 35.4 14.5 21.7
1996 515 35.4 14.5 21.7
1997 491 35.4 13.9 22.6
1998 463 32.8 14.1 22
1999 460 36.0 12.8 27.6
2000 467 34.9 13.4 28.5
2001 466 37.1 12.6 29.6
2002 446 32.4 13.8 14.8
2003 446 32.4 13.8 14.8
2004 437 31.0 14.1 17.2
2005 413 27.7 14.9 n/a
2006 401 26.4 15.2 n/a
2007 398 25.0 15.9 21.6
2008 407 27.2 15.0 22.6
2009 425 27.1 15.7 26.1
2010 430 27.4 15.6 32.3
2011 495 32.7 15.1 34.1
2012 489 32.0 15.2 34.4
2013 511 35.1 14.5 34.4
2014 510 34.9 14.6 37.1
2015 509 n/a n/a 34.8
2016 504 35.0 14.4 35.7
2017 447 32.4 13.7 32.2
2018 424 32.9 12.8 28.3
2019 422 32.4 13.0 31.5
2020 401 31.2 12.8 26.4
2021 428 30.3 14.1 32.7
2022 397 29.2 13.5 28
2023 418 29.3 14.2 32.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Elvehjem Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $584 (4.1%) $13,636 (95.9%) $14,219
2020 $316 (2.2%) $13,943 (97.8%) $14,261
2021 $523 (3.8%) $13,256 (96.2%) $13,778

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Elvehjem Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 422nd of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 448th of 1067 Elementary schools
 1.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Elvehjem Elementary)31.440.7
 9.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District)35.334.9
 0.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Elvehjem Elementary)48.642.4
 6.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District)45.840.3
 5.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Elvehjem Elementary)6067.2
 7.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District)41.944.9
 3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Elvehjem Elementary)58.355.9
 2.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District)45.942.2
 3.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Elvehjem Elementary)7069.5
 0.5%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Madison Metropolitan School District)50.156.6
 6.6%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Elvehjem Elementary)61.752.5
 9.1%
   4th Grade Science (Madison Metropolitan School District)48.250.5
 2.4%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Elvehjem Elementary)44.640.7
 3.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District)38.538.2
 0.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Elvehjem Elementary)49.242.6
 6.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District)4541.5
 3.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students422418
 0.9%
African American3958
 48.7%
American Indian35
 66.7%
Asian2122
 4.8%
Hispanic4856
 16.7%
Pacific Islander00
White244227
 7%
Two or More Races6750
 25.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients31.5%32.1%
 0.5%


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Elvehjem Elementary ranks 497th of 1061 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 418 students attended Elvehjem Elementary.

Students at Elvehjem Elementary are 54% White, 14% African American, 13% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Students who attend Elvehjem Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sennett Middle
High : LaFollette High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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