Summary:
Whitehorse Middle is a public middle school located in Madison, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 452 students. The school is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, which is ranked 330 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Whitehorse Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, ranking 537 out of 641 in the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Whitehorse Middle faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, subgroup equity, and student engagement. The school's test scores are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 30% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 48.07% for the district and 54.1% for the state. Whitehorse Middle's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students performing relatively well, but other subgroups, such as Asian, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, performing much worse. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 20.2% in 2018-2019 to 41.4% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.
When comparing Whitehorse Middle to other nearby schools within the Madison Metropolitan School District, it becomes evident that Whitehorse is one of the lower-performing schools. For example, O'Keeffe Middle, located just 1.76 miles away, consistently outperforms Whitehorse across various metrics, including test scores, subgroup performance, and chronic absenteeism. Expanding the comparison to schools outside the Madison Metropolitan School District, Whitehorse Middle's performance appears even more concerning, as schools like Indian Mound Middle and Glacial Drumlin School significantly outperform Whitehorse Middle across a range of measures.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Madison Metropolitan School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
537th of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,600
Students who attend Whitehorse Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Whitehorse Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 12.2
Number of students: 452
Racial breakdown:
White:
31.2%
African American:
28.5%
Hispanic:
22.6%
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Two or more races:
11.3%
Asian:
5.8%
Not Specified:
0.4%
American Indian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 57.3%
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