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allk12 · Rankings · Most Black (count) · Wisconsin · Madison

The public schools with the most Black students in Madison, Wisconsin

Across Madison, Wisconsin, 52 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. East High leads the list at 371, against a median of 69 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
52
Madison, Wisconsin
Top Black students
371
Median Black students
69
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · MADISON, WISCONSIN
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1East HighMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District1,64322.6%371
2LaFollette HighMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District1,54122.3%344
3Vel Phillips Memorial High SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District2,00415.3%306
4Kennedy ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District58240.9%238
5West HighMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District2,22210.4%231
6Mendota ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District28249.3%139
7Whitehorse MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District41531.6%131
8Leopold ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District62620.4%128
94K PK Off SiteMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District61919.4%120
10Muir ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District37731.6%119
11Sherman MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District40024.0%96
12Black Hawk MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District30031.0%93
13Toki MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District48718.5%90
14Hawthorne ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District36025.0%90
15Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District46219.3%89
16Southside Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District33626.2%88
17Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District45518.5%84
18Lowell ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District32925.5%84
19O'Keeffe MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District43418.7%81
20Emerson ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District29726.9%80
21Schenk ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District39420.1%79
22Ezekiel Gillespie Middle SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District46216.9%78
23Sennett MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District57013.7%78
24James Wright MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District24529.0%71
25Orchard Ridge ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District26526.4%70
26Huegel ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District41716.6%69
27Cesar Chavez ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District63110.9%69
28Innovative HighMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District13846.4%64
29Sandburg ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District41014.4%59
30Hamilton MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District7907.5%59
31Lindbergh ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District18031.7%57
32Cherokee Heights MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District52610.8%57
33Capital HighMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District12944.2%57
34Thoreau ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District40313.9%56
35Lake View ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District29218.1%53
36Stephens ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District44711.6%52
37Elvehjem ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District41512.3%51
38Franklin ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District30814.6%45
39Gompers ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District21719.8%43
40Marquette ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District16924.3%41
41Lincoln ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District3939.9%39
42Midvale ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District37210.2%38
43Randall Elementary SchoolMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District32011.9%38
44Lapham ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District18218.1%33
45Crestwood ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District29310.9%32
46Van Hise ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District3965.6%22
47Badger Rock MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District9221.7%20
48Spring Harbor MiddleMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District2695.6%15
49Shorewood Hills ElementaryMadison, WIMadison Metropolitan School District3684.1%15
50Mendota Mental Health InstitutionMadison, WIWisconsin Department of Health Services1872.2%13
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