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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Madison, Wisconsin

27 public elementary schools in Madison, Wisconsin appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Shorewood Hills Elementary leads the list at 80.4%, against a median of 46.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
27
Madison, Wisconsin
Top % Proficient (Reading)
80.4%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
46.6%
BEST IN READING · MADISON, WISCONSIN
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Shorewood Hills ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary36880.4%
2Van Hise ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary39673.7%
3Randall Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary32068.2%
4Marquette ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary16967.9%
5Crestwood ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary29365.8%
6Thoreau ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary40359.3%
7Lowell ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary32956.6%
8Elvehjem ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary41555.6%
9Muir ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary37752.5%
10Stephens ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary44750.0%
11Huegel ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary41749.7%
12Gompers ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary21749.0%
13Cesar Chavez ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary63148.4%
14Emerson ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary29746.6%
15Orchard Ridge ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary26546.6%
16Lincoln ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary39345.1%
17Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary45538.3%
18Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary46236.8%
19Lake View ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary29233.3%
20Hawthorne ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary36030.2%
21Sandburg ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary41029.3%
22Schenk ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary39427.8%
23Leopold ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary62625.7%
24Kennedy ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary58225.4%
25Mendota ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary28225.3%
26Lindbergh ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary18019.7%
27Southside Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary33613.4%
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