The highest-poverty public middle schools in Madison, Wisconsin
Across Madison, Wisconsin, 11 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Black Hawk Middle leads the list at 70.3%, against a median of 52.6% across the ranked schools.
The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.
| # | School | City | % FRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Hawk Middle | Madison, WI | 70.3% |
| 2 | James Wright Middle | Madison, WI | 68.2% |
| 3 | Sherman Middle | Madison, WI | 60.0% |
| 4 | Whitehorse Middle | Madison, WI | 59.0% |
| 5 | Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School | Madison, WI | 53.2% |
| 6 | Sennett Middle | Madison, WI | 52.6% |
| 7 | Cherokee Heights Middle | Madison, WI | 48.3% |
| 8 | Toki Middle | Madison, WI | 46.0% |
| 9 | O'Keeffe Middle | Madison, WI | 42.9% |
| 10 | Spring Harbor Middle | Madison, WI | 27.5% |
| 11 | Hamilton Middle | Madison, WI | 19.4% |
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