Summary:
Huegel Elementary is a public elementary school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving 434 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, which is ranked 330 out of 428 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Huegel Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, Huegel's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 54.72% to 59.7% across grades 3-5, compared to the district's 45.27%-51.07% and the state's 52.07%-53.75%. In Mathematics, Huegel's proficiency rates ranged from 50% to 59.32%, compared to the district's 44.89%-47.39% and the state's 54.24%-56.58%. Huegel's performance is particularly low in the 5th grade, where proficiency rates in both ELA and Math are below 55%. Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Thoreau Elementary and Stephens Elementary, Huegel generally underperforms, and the performance gap is even more pronounced when compared to schools outside the district, such as Sugar Creek Elementary and New Century School in the Verona Area School District.
Huegel's challenges may be partly attributed to its higher proportion of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 40.32% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, compared to the district average of around 35-43%. The school also has a higher percentage of minority students, with 24.2% African American, 16.4% Hispanic, and 7.8% multi-racial students in 2023-2024. Additionally, Huegel has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.5% in 2018-2019 to 31.3% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the nearby schools in the district. Despite higher per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Huegel has not been able to translate these resources into improved academic outcomes, suggesting the need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and instructional strategies to better support its student population.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Madison Metropolitan School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
568th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,945
Students who attend Huegel Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.6
Number of students: 434
Racial breakdown:
White:
51.8%
Hispanic:
17.5%
African American:
15.4%
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Two or more races:
11.1%
Asian:
3.9%
Not Specified:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 40.3%
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