Summary:
The 53719 zip code in Madison, Wisconsin is home to a single elementary school, Cesar Chavez Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 607 students. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, its academic performance on standardized tests lags behind the Madison Metropolitan School District and the state of Wisconsin as a whole.
Cesar Chavez Elementary's test scores on the Forward Exam are consistently below district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5. The school's strongest performance is in 5th-grade English Language Arts, where 53.13% of students scored proficient or better, compared to the district's 51.07% and the state's 53.75%. However, the school's weakest area is 3rd-grade Mathematics, where only 33.33% of students scored proficient or better, significantly lower than the district's 44.89% and the state's 56.58%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Despite the school's relatively high spending per student of $14,459, the data suggests that Cesar Chavez Elementary is a struggling school within the Madison Metropolitan School District, with declining academic performance and significant challenges in student engagement and attendance. Addressing these issues through targeted interventions and support could be crucial for improving the school's overall performance and student outcomes.
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