Shorewood Hills Elementary

Summary:

Shorewood Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving 381 students in grades PK-5. This top-performing school consistently ranks among the best in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for exceptional academic achievement and student outcomes.

Shorewood Hills Elementary outperforms the Madison Metropolitan School District and the state of Wisconsin in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 89.09% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to just 45.27% for the district and 52.07% for the state. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking among the top schools in Wisconsin for Asian, Hispanic, and White student performance, as well as for English Language Learners and students with special education needs.

While Shorewood Hills Elementary is a standout performer, nearby schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District, such as Muir Elementary, Franklin Elementary, and Stephens Elementary, have significantly lower academic proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism. This highlights the disparity in educational outcomes within the same district and the need for targeted interventions and support in the lower-performing schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1105 Shorewood Blvd
       Madison, WI  53705-1424


(608) 204-1200

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
25th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,642 Help


Students who attend Shorewood Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Hamilton Middle
    James Wright Middle
High:    West High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  381

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.0%
Asian:
27.8%
Hispanic:
13.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  23.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Shorewood Hills Elementary ranks better than 97.6% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks first 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 91.54. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Shorewood Hills Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (48%), Asian (27.8%), Hispanic (13.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 23.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Shorewood Hills Elementary is 12.8. 25 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 Shorewood Hills Elementary is $14,642. 23 elementary schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Shorewood Hills Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Shorewood Hills Elementary 25th of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Shorewood Hills Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 Shorewood Hills Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Shorewood Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 60.62 307th 633 51.5%
2005 74.46 157th 632 75.2%
2006 71.63 212th 712 70.2%
2007 80.15 80th 689 88.4%
2008 87.66 11th 1021 98.9%
2009 86.76 15th 1030 98.5%
2010 84.06 42nd 1045 96.0%
2011 83.74 41st 1046 96.1%
2012 82.07 47th 1045 95.5%
2013 93.08 6th 1053 99.4%
2014 89.71 25th 1061 97.6%
2015 85.83 58th 1076 94.6%
2016 93.45 14th 1075 98.7%
2017 93.40 15th 1071 98.6%
2018 93.10 16th 1025 98.4%
2019 93.29 17th 1037 98.4%
2021 96.05 10th 1050 99.0%
2022 94.72 11th 1067 99.0%
2023 91.86 26th 1067 97.6%
2024 91.54 25th 1061 97.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Shorewood Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.83 9th 67 86.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Shorewood Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.52 11th 287 96.2%
2019 97.24 2nd 275 99.3%
2022 97.79 4th 248 98.4%
2023 95.53 5th 249 98.0%
2024 98.99 4th 269 98.5%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Shorewood Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 90.56 38th 790 95.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Shorewood Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.44 16th 854 98.1%
2019 87.01 30th 874 96.6%
2021 91.62 13th 847 98.5%
2022 80.02 81st 859 90.6%
2023 70.49 167th 871 80.8%
2024 68.92 201st 866 76.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Shorewood Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.74 41st 997 95.9%
2019 85.03 70th 1002 93.0%
2021 90.93 34th 1004 96.6%
2022 92.57 19th 1017 98.1%
2023 87.76 55th 1010 94.6%
2024 87.79 43rd 1011 95.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Shorewood Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.34 10th 997 99.0%
2019 96.18 5th 1002 99.5%
2021 98.11 3rd 1003 99.7%
2022 95.04 10th 1017 99.0%
2023 93.88 12th 1011 98.8%
2024 91.90 16th 1012 98.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Shorewood Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.78 7th 107 93.5%
2019 89.68 13th 122 89.3%
2021 90.95 9th 106 91.5%
2022 88.63 13th 110 88.2%
2023 83.17 26th 116 77.6%
2024 91.71 8th 123 93.5%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin Elementary Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Shorewood Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 96.39 5th 274 98.2%
2022 99.00 3rd 296 99.0%
2023 90.93 19th 290 93.4%
2024 94.00 12th 331 96.4%
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Rank History for White students at Shorewood Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.97 13th 686 98.1%
2019 95.38 10th 718 98.6%
2021 96.79 6th 699 99.1%
2022 96.49 4th 704 99.4%
2023 94.55 9th 715 98.7%
2024 92.63 15th 727 97.9%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin Elementary Schools for White Students!

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 Shorewood Hills Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 249 34 139 28 7 n/a n/a 0 457
1989 268 28 141 34 12 n/a n/a 0 483
1990 281 35 160 34 7 n/a n/a 0 517
1991 276 30 179 32 7 n/a n/a 0 524
1992 276 24 184 23 4 n/a n/a 0 511
1993 289 32 209 30 5 n/a n/a 0 565
1994 299 36 168 35 2 n/a n/a 0 540
1995 281 34 154 38 4 n/a n/a 0 511
1996 281 34 154 38 4 n/a n/a 0 511
1997 297 27 154 37 4 n/a n/a 0 519
1998 282 25 164 33 0 n/a n/a 0 504
1999 255 21 160 36 3 n/a n/a 0 475
2000 223 14 169 26 8 n/a n/a 0 440
2001 223 19 177 37 2 n/a n/a 0 458
2002 213 14 167 33 4 n/a n/a 0 431
2003 213 14 167 33 4 n/a n/a 0 431
2004 212 18 168 29 4 n/a n/a 0 431
2005 230 21 155 30 3 n/a n/a 0 439
2006 237 19 153 33 1 n/a n/a 0 443
2007 230 18 120 29 3 n/a n/a 0 400
2008 225 14 133 26 2 n/a n/a 0 400
2009 214 31 143 32 4 n/a n/a 0 424
2010 229 31 143 16 7 n/a n/a 0 426
2011 201 22 138 36 4 1 16 0 418
2012 299 29 181 39 4 1 38 0 591
2013 205 30 152 35 5 1 30 0 458
2014 194 37 173 50 5 1 40 0 500
2015 183 20 167 39 4 1 43 0 457
2016 189 25 159 33 4 0 47 0 457
2017 187 36 149 43 1 0 56 0 472
2018 187 41 142 42 1 0 50 0 463
2019 195 28 157 50 0 0 39 0 469
2020 193 28 160 51 0 0 37 0 469
2021 169 28 135 44 1 0 28 0 405
2022 167 19 99 40 2 0 22 0 349
2023 183 15 106 50 2 0 25 0 381

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 Shorewood Hills Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 457 25.8 17.7 15.5
1989 483 27.2 17.7 34.2
1990 517 26.5 19.5 29.8
1991 524 28.7 18.2 15.6
1992 511 30.0 17.0 15.9
1993 565 32.6 17.3 20.5
1994 540 30.9 17.5 20.4
1995 511 31.3 16.3 21.7
1996 511 31.3 16.3 21.7
1997 519 32.7 15.9 22.5
1998 504 33.7 15.0 22
1999 475 33.3 14.3 27.8
2000 440 32.7 13.5 28.4
2001 458 33.6 13.6 29.5
2002 431 36.0 12.0 34.3
2003 431 36.0 12.0 34.3
2004 431 36.2 11.9 31.6
2005 439 35.2 12.5 n/a
2006 443 32.4 13.7 n/a
2007 400 31.3 12.8 26.5
2008 400 24.8 16.1 22.5
2009 424 27.4 15.5 31.4
2010 426 27.6 15.4 33.1
2011 418 27.8 15.0 34.2
2012 591 36.8 16.0 29.3
2013 458 43.6 10.5 34.9
2014 500 32.6 15.3 34
2015 457 n/a n/a 29.1
2016 457 34.0 13.4 30.6
2017 472 35.4 13.3 25.6
2018 463 32.6 14.2 24.8
2019 469 36.6 12.8 25.2
2020 469 35.0 13.4 20.7
2021 405 31.5 12.8 21.5
2022 349 31.0 11.2 23.2
2023 381 29.6 12.8 23.6

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 Shorewood Hills Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 457 25.8 17.7 15.5
1989 483 27.2 17.7 34.2
1990 517 26.5 19.5 29.8
1991 524 28.7 18.2 15.6
1992 511 30.0 17.0 15.9
1993 565 32.6 17.3 20.5
1994 540 30.9 17.5 20.4
1995 511 31.3 16.3 21.7
1996 511 31.3 16.3 21.7
1997 519 32.7 15.9 22.5
1998 504 33.7 15.0 22
1999 475 33.3 14.3 27.8
2000 440 32.7 13.5 28.4
2001 458 33.6 13.6 29.5
2002 431 36.0 12.0 34.3
2003 431 36.0 12.0 34.3
2004 431 36.2 11.9 31.6
2005 439 35.2 12.5 n/a
2006 443 32.4 13.7 n/a
2007 400 31.3 12.8 26.5
2008 400 24.8 16.1 22.5
2009 424 27.4 15.5 31.4
2010 426 27.6 15.4 33.1
2011 418 27.8 15.0 34.2
2012 591 36.8 16.0 29.3
2013 458 43.6 10.5 34.9
2014 500 32.6 15.3 34
2015 457 n/a n/a 29.1
2016 457 34.0 13.4 30.6
2017 472 35.4 13.3 25.6
2018 463 32.6 14.2 24.8
2019 469 36.6 12.8 25.2
2020 469 35.0 13.4 20.7
2021 405 31.5 12.8 21.5
2022 349 31.0 11.2 23.2
2023 381 29.6 12.8 23.6

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 Shorewood Hills Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $394 (3.1%) $12,480 (96.9%) $12,874
2020 $398 (3.1%) $12,633 (96.9%) $13,032
2021 $399 (2.7%) $14,244 (97.3%) $14,642

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Shorewood Hills Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 17th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 26th of 1067 Elementary schools
 0.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Shorewood Hills Elementary)72.467.2
 5.2%
   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 (Shorewood Hills Elementary)82.390.3
 8.1%
   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 (Shorewood Hills Elementary)71.467.3
 4.1%
   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 (Shorewood Hills Elementary)8770.7
 16.3%
   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 (Shorewood Hills Elementary)76.181
 4.9%
   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 (Shorewood Hills Elementary)76.175.9
 0.2%
   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 (Shorewood Hills Elementary)73.872.3
 1.4%
   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 (Shorewood Hills Elementary)79.789.8
 10.1%
   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 Students469381
 18.8%
African American2815
 46.4%
American Indian02
Asian157106
 32.5%
Hispanic5050
Pacific Islander00
White195183
 6.2%
Two or More Races3925
 35.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients25.2%23.6%
 1.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Shorewood Hills Elementary

Yes! Shorewood Hills Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 25th of 1061 Wisconsin elementary schools.

Students who attend Shorewood Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hamilton Middle
Middle : James Wright Middle
High : West High

In the 2022-23 school year, 381 students attended Shorewood Hills Elementary.

Students at Shorewood Hills Elementary are 48% White, 28% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.


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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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