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Huegel Elementary

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.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2601 Prairie Rd
       Madison, WI  53711-4198

(608) 204-3100

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
568th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,945 Help


Students who attend Huegel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Spring Harbor Middle
    Toki Middle
High:    Vel Phillips Memorial High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.6 Help
Number of students:  434

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.8%
Hispanic:
17.5%
African American:
15.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  40.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Huegel Elementary ranks worse than 53.5% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 9th 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 54.96. (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 Huegel Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.8%), Hispanic (17.5%), African American (15.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 40.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Huegel Elementary is 11.6. 18 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 Huegel Elementary is $14,945. 22 elementary schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Huegel Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Huegel Elementary 568th of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Huegel 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 Huegel Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Huegel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 35.22 478th 633 24.5%
2005 34.07 481st 632 23.9%
2006 46.25 484th 712 32.0%
2007 45.04 481st 689 30.2%
2008 31.18 844th 1021 17.3%
2009 25.02 894th 1030 13.2%
2010 32.09 850th 1045 18.7%
2011 30.52 878th 1046 16.1%
2012 30.71 874th 1045 16.4%
2013 26.10 885th 1053 16.0%
2014 29.32 873rd 1061 17.7%
2015 24.14 910th 1076 15.4%
2016 34.41 784th 1075 27.1%
2017 35.17 777th 1071 27.5%
2018 38.91 702nd 1025 31.5%
2019 47.34 624th 1037 39.8%
2021 47.97 614th 1050 41.5%
2022 43.64 681st 1067 36.2%
2023 53.15 566th 1067 47.0%
2024 54.96 568th 1061 46.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Huegel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 40.82 77th 119 35.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Huegel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.06 268th 287 6.6%
2019 35.52 189th 275 31.3%
2022 63.40 59th 248 76.2%
2023 32.26 182nd 249 26.9%
2024 40.60 154th 269 42.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Huegel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.34 533rd 721 26.1%
2019 43.45 386th 742 48.0%
2021 36.85 475th 746 36.3%
2022 40.25 442nd 748 40.9%
2023 33.83 522nd 770 32.2%
2024 45.91 405th 790 48.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Huegel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.21 789th 854 7.6%
2019 19.75 787th 874 10.0%
2021 33.14 616th 847 27.3%
2022 22.55 737th 859 14.2%
2023 34.74 629th 871 27.8%
2024 25.09 715th 866 17.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Huegel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.94 690th 997 30.8%
2019 50.90 553rd 1002 44.8%
2021 47.72 565th 1004 43.7%
2022 37.87 706th 1017 30.6%
2023 62.05 391st 1010 61.3%
2024 62.03 418th 1011 58.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Huegel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.52 669th 997 32.9%
2019 44.48 629th 1002 37.2%
2021 49.31 575th 1003 42.7%
2022 50.08 559th 1017 45.0%
2023 52.17 542nd 1011 46.4%
2024 47.16 616th 1012 39.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Huegel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.75 108th 165 34.5%
2019 31.68 108th 161 32.9%
2021 43.93 62nd 141 56.0%
2022 49.48 53rd 133 60.2%
2023 41.31 65th 138 52.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Huegel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.45 188th 271 30.6%
2019 33.26 180th 266 32.3%
2021 40.44 154th 274 43.8%
2022 51.45 127th 296 57.1%
2023 48.47 137th 290 52.8%
2024 42.38 185th 331 44.1%
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Rank History for White students at Huegel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.33 212th 686 69.1%
2019 75.56 131st 718 81.8%
2021 60.28 259th 699 62.9%
2022 63.16 239th 704 66.1%
2023 81.82 81st 715 88.7%
2024 76.60 126th 727 82.7%
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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 Huegel Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 247 21 8 2 n/a n/a n/a 0 278
1989 265 17 7 2 n/a n/a n/a 0 291
1990 263 15 7 3 0 n/a n/a 0 288
1991 280 20 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 307
1992 426 26 9 6 2 n/a n/a 0 469
1993 448 39 11 4 1 n/a n/a 0 503
1994 452 28 16 10 0 n/a n/a 0 506
1995 474 39 20 13 2 n/a n/a 0 548
1996 474 39 20 13 2 n/a n/a 0 548
1997 454 60 24 11 3 n/a n/a 0 552
1998 479 56 23 14 2 n/a n/a 0 574
1999 463 57 24 19 6 n/a n/a 0 569
2000 448 71 22 20 6 n/a n/a 0 567
2001 422 88 25 27 1 n/a n/a 0 563
2002 276 99 29 25 4 n/a n/a 0 433
2003 276 99 29 25 4 n/a n/a 0 433
2004 273 103 33 22 5 n/a n/a 0 436
2005 241 139 37 28 3 n/a n/a 0 448
2006 245 132 37 39 3 n/a n/a 0 456
2007 264 145 31 42 3 n/a n/a 0 485
2008 243 138 31 57 3 n/a n/a 0 472
2009 216 117 27 62 2 n/a n/a 0 424
2010 218 94 25 68 2 n/a n/a 0 407
2011 185 66 27 85 0 0 30 0 393
2012 217 84 23 104 0 0 45 0 473
2013 227 89 20 91 1 0 52 0 480
2014 241 100 16 84 2 0 51 0 494
2015 233 87 23 85 0 0 53 0 481
2016 232 87 20 71 0 0 53 0 463
2017 249 94 22 80 0 0 53 0 498
2018 242 96 26 79 0 1 57 0 501
2019 234 89 24 76 0 0 64 0 487
2020 227 73 27 93 0 0 63 0 483
2021 210 84 21 87 1 0 56 0 459
2022 203 73 24 80 1 0 57 0 438
2023 225 67 17 76 0 0 48 1 434

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 Huegel Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 278 17.5 15.8 15.5
1989 291 17.6 16.5 6.2
1990 288 18.1 15.9 8.7
1991 307 19.7 15.5 16.3
1992 469 27.8 16.8 16
1993 503 34.6 14.5 20.5
1994 506 31.3 16.2 20.4
1995 548 33.1 16.6 21.7
1996 548 33.1 16.6 21.7
1997 552 33.8 16.3 22.5
1998 574 35.2 16.3 22
1999 569 39.2 14.5 27.6
2000 567 40.1 14.1 28.2
2001 563 40.4 13.9 29.5
2002 433 31.6 13.7 30.5
2003 433 31.6 13.7 30.5
2004 436 37.1 11.8 34.9
2005 448 39.5 11.3 n/a
2006 456 38.4 11.9 n/a
2007 485 39.1 12.4 42.3
2008 472 36.8 12.8 45.3
2009 424 32.9 12.9 44.6
2010 407 32.4 12.5 45.2
2011 393 29.3 13.3 49.6
2012 473 27.9 16.9 49.5
2013 480 40.2 11.9 50
2014 494 42.2 11.7 48.4
2015 481 n/a n/a 46.4
2016 463 41.0 11.2 45.8
2017 498 42.9 11.5 41.4
2018 501 42.8 11.7 41.7
2019 487 41.3 11.7 49.3
2020 483 40.3 11.9 47.8
2021 459 39.1 11.7 52.1
2022 438 39.1 11.2 41.3
2023 434 37.1 11.6 40.3

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 Huegel Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 278 17.5 15.8 15.5
1989 291 17.6 16.5 6.2
1990 288 18.1 15.9 8.7
1991 307 19.7 15.5 16.3
1992 469 27.8 16.8 16
1993 503 34.6 14.5 20.5
1994 506 31.3 16.2 20.4
1995 548 33.1 16.6 21.7
1996 548 33.1 16.6 21.7
1997 552 33.8 16.3 22.5
1998 574 35.2 16.3 22
1999 569 39.2 14.5 27.6
2000 567 40.1 14.1 28.2
2001 563 40.4 13.9 29.5
2002 433 31.6 13.7 30.5
2003 433 31.6 13.7 30.5
2004 436 37.1 11.8 34.9
2005 448 39.5 11.3 n/a
2006 456 38.4 11.9 n/a
2007 485 39.1 12.4 42.3
2008 472 36.8 12.8 45.3
2009 424 32.9 12.9 44.6
2010 407 32.4 12.5 45.2
2011 393 29.3 13.3 49.6
2012 473 27.9 16.9 49.5
2013 480 40.2 11.9 50
2014 494 42.2 11.7 48.4
2015 481 n/a n/a 46.4
2016 463 41.0 11.2 45.8
2017 498 42.9 11.5 41.4
2018 501 42.8 11.7 41.7
2019 487 41.3 11.7 49.3
2020 483 40.3 11.9 47.8
2021 459 39.1 11.7 52.1
2022 438 39.1 11.2 41.3
2023 434 37.1 11.6 40.3

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 Huegel Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $359 (2.5%) $14,015 (97.5%) $14,374
2020 $729 (5.0%) $13,820 (95.0%) $14,551
2021 $837 (5.6%) $14,108 (94.4%) $14,945

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Huegel Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 624th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 566th of 1067 Elementary schools
 7.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Huegel Elementary)45.138.3
 6.7%
   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 (Huegel Elementary)6247.5
 14.4%
   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 (Huegel Elementary)42.346.9
 4.7%
   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 (Huegel Elementary)46.557.1
 10.7%
   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 (Huegel Elementary)49.357.1
 7.8%
   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 (Huegel Elementary)47.957.1
 9.3%
   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 (Huegel Elementary)32.838.2
 5.4%
   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 (Huegel Elementary)35.838.6
 2.8%
   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 Students487434
 10.9%
African American8967
 24.7%
American Indian00
Asian2417
 29.2%
Hispanic7676
Pacific Islander00
White234225
 3.8%
Two or More Races6448
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients49.3%40.3%
 9%

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Huegel Elementary ranks 568th of 1061 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Huegel Elementary are 52% White, 18% Hispanic, 15% African American, 11% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 434 students attended Huegel Elementary.

Students who attend Huegel Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spring Harbor Middle
Middle : Toki Middle
High : Vel Phillips Memorial High School


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