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The public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Dane County, Wisconsin

131 public schools in Dane County, Wisconsin appear in this ranking of the public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. C H Bird Elementary leads the list at 8.6:1, against a median of 12.0:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
131
Dane County, Wisconsin
Best Students/teacher
8.6:1
Median Students/teacher
12.0:1
LOWEST RATIO · DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1C H Bird ElementarySun Prairie, WISun Prairie Area School DistrictElementary3338.6:1
2Black Hawk MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictMiddle3008.7:1
3Lake View ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary2928.9:1
4Westside ElementarySun Prairie, WISun Prairie Area School DistrictElementary4349.1:1
5Gompers ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary2179.1:1
6Sauk Trail ElementaryMiddleton, WIMiddleton-Cross Plains Area School DistrictElementary3609.1:1
7Schenk ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary3949.4:1
8Mendota ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary2829.6:1
9James Wright MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictMiddle2459.6:1
10Southside Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary3369.7:1
11Stoughton HighStoughton, WIStoughton Area School DistrictHigh8349.7:1
12Toki MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictMiddle4879.9:1
13Emerson ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary29710.0:1
14Muir ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary37710.1:1
15Leopold ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary62610.1:1
16Cottage Grove ElementaryCottage Grove, WIMonona Grove School DistrictElementary30710.2:1
17Waunakee MiddleWaunakee, WIWaunakee Community School DistrictMiddle66710.2:1
18Hawthorne ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary36010.2:1
19Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary46210.2:1
20Sandburg ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary41010.3:1
21Savanna Oaks MiddleFitchburg, WIVerona Area School DistrictMiddle36010.3:1
22Stephens ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary44710.4:1
23Midvale ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary37210.5:1
24Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary45510.5:1
25Rome Corners IntermediateOregon, WIOregon School DistrictMiddle46310.5:1
26West Middleton ElementaryVerona, WIMiddleton-Cross Plains Area School DistrictElementary33410.8:1
27Huegel ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary41710.8:1
28Creekside ElementarySun Prairie, WISun Prairie Area School DistrictElementary39410.8:1
29Lincoln ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary39310.8:1
30Kennedy ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary58210.9:1
31Olson ElementaryVerona, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary46210.9:1
32Thoreau ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary40311.0:1
33Sherman MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictMiddle40011.0:1
34Nuestro MundoMonona, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary31111.1:1
35Forest Edge Elementary SchoolFitchburg, WIOregon School DistrictElementary44611.1:1
36Meadow View ElementarySun Prairie, WISun Prairie Area School DistrictElementary40111.3:1
37Cherokee Heights MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictMiddle52611.3:1
38Country View ElementaryVerona, WIVerona Area School DistrictElementary38211.3:1
39Orchard Ridge ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary26511.3:1
40Indian Mound MiddleMcFarland, WIMcFarland School DistrictMiddle53411.3:1
41Elm Lawn ElementaryMiddleton, WIMiddleton-Cross Plains Area School DistrictElementary31311.3:1
42Northside ElementarySun Prairie, WISun Prairie Area School DistrictElementary43911.4:1
43Conrad Elvehjem Primary SchoolMcFarland, WIMcFarland School DistrictElementary44911.4:1
44Ezekiel Gillespie Middle SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictMiddle46211.4:1
45Glacier Creek MiddleCross Plains, WIMiddleton-Cross Plains Area School DistrictMiddle92411.4:1
46Shorewood Hills ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School DistrictElementary36811.5:1
47Mount Horeb Primary CenterMount Horeb, WIMount Horeb Area School DistrictElementary26911.5:1
48Deerfield HighDeerfield, WIDeerfield Community School DistrictHigh20711.6:1
49Marshall ElementaryMarshall, WIMarshall School DistrictElementary24611.6:1
50Waunakee IntermediateWaunakee, WIWaunakee Community School DistrictMiddle66111.6:1
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