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The most racially diverse public schools in Madison, Wisconsin

Across Madison, Wisconsin, 37 public schools are ranked here, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Sherman Middle leads the list at 30.5%, against a median of 44.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Madison, Wisconsin

Best Largest group

30.5%

Median Largest group

44.1%

MOST DIVERSE · MADISON, WISCONSIN

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Sherman Middle	Madison, WI	400	30.5% Hispanic (122)	28.8%(115)	24.0%(96)	30.5%(122)	6.3%(25)
2	Black Hawk Middle	Madison, WI	300	31.0% Black (93)	21.7%(65)	31.0%(93)	24.3%(73)	12.3%(37)
3	Muir Elementary	Madison, WI	377	32.1% White (121)	32.1%(121)	31.6%(119)	9.8%(37)	15.1%(57)
4	Hawthorne Elementary	Madison, WI	360	32.5% Hispanic (117)	18.1%(65)	25.0%(90)	32.5%(117)	10.6%(38)
5	LaFollette High	Madison, WI	1,541	34.1% Hispanic (525)	27.4%(423)	22.3%(344)	34.1%(525)	5.7%(88)
6	Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School	Madison, WI	455	34.5% White (157)	34.5%(157)	18.5%(84)	30.8%(140)	5.5%(25)
7	Schenk Elementary	Madison, WI	394	35.0% Hispanic (138)	29.4%(116)	20.1%(79)	35.0%(138)	5.1%(20)
8	Lake View Elementary	Madison, WI	292	35.3% Asian (103)	8.9%(26)	18.1%(53)	27.7%(81)	35.3%(103)
9	Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School	Madison, WI	462	37.5% Hispanic (173)	28.4%(131)	16.9%(78)	37.5%(173)	7.4%(34)
10	Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School	Madison, WI	462	37.7% Hispanic (174)	25.8%(119)	19.3%(89)	37.7%(174)	6.5%(30)
11	Lincoln Elementary	Madison, WI	393	38.7% Hispanic (152)	38.2%(150)	9.9%(39)	38.7%(152)	6.6%(26)
12	Sennett Middle	Madison, WI	570	39.3% Hispanic (224)	28.3%(161)	13.7%(78)	39.3%(224)	5.8%(33)
13	Orchard Ridge Elementary	Madison, WI	265	40.4% White (107)	40.4%(107)	26.4%(70)	18.9%(50)	2.3%(6)
14	Cherokee Heights Middle	Madison, WI	526	40.5% Hispanic (213)	36.9%(194)	10.8%(57)	40.5%(213)	4.2%(22)
15	Kennedy Elementary	Madison, WI	582	40.9% Black (238)	29.9%(174)	40.9%(238)	10.7%(62)	7.0%(41)
16	Stephens Elementary	Madison, WI	447	41.8% White (187)	41.8%(187)	11.6%(52)	29.8%(133)	8.3%(37)
17	Emerson Elementary	Madison, WI	297	43.1% White (128)	43.1%(128)	26.9%(80)	14.8%(44)	2.4%(7)
18	Toki Middle	Madison, WI	487	43.1% White (210)	43.1%(210)	18.5%(90)	18.5%(90)	10.5%(51)
19	4K PK Off Site	Madison, WI	619	44.1% White (273)	44.1%(273)	19.4%(120)	23.1%(143)	4.0%(25)
20	Midvale Elementary	Madison, WI	372	44.4% White (165)	44.4%(165)	10.2%(38)	33.3%(124)	4.6%(17)
21	Cesar Chavez Elementary	Madison, WI	631	46.6% White (294)	46.6%(294)	10.9%(69)	27.3%(172)	7.5%(47)
22	Gompers Elementary	Madison, WI	217	47.5% White (103)	47.5%(103)	19.8%(43)	17.1%(37)	3.2%(7)
23	Shorewood Hills Elementary	Madison, WI	368	47.5% White (175)	47.5%(175)	4.1%(15)	9.5%(35)	28.3%(104)
24	Leopold Elementary	Madison, WI	626	48.1% Hispanic (301)	20.3%(127)	20.4%(128)	48.1%(301)	2.6%(16)
25	Sandburg Elementary	Madison, WI	410	48.5% Hispanic (199)	18.5%(76)	14.4%(59)	48.5%(199)	5.4%(22)
26	Southside Elementary School	Madison, WI	336	49.1% Hispanic (165)	12.5%(42)	26.2%(88)	49.1%(165)	3.9%(13)
27	Mendota Elementary	Madison, WI	282	49.3% Black (139)	16.3%(46)	49.3%(139)	14.2%(40)	3.5%(10)
28	James Wright Middle	Madison, WI	245	49.4% Hispanic (121)	11.8%(29)	29.0%(71)	49.4%(121)	4.5%(11)
29	Lowell Elementary	Madison, WI	329	51.1% White (168)	51.1%(168)	25.5%(84)	11.6%(38)	2.1%(7)
30	Thoreau Elementary	Madison, WI	403	51.1% White (206)	51.1%(206)	13.9%(56)	25.6%(103)	1.2%(5)
31	Huegel Elementary	Madison, WI	417	52.3% White (218)	52.3%(218)	16.6%(69)	16.6%(69)	4.6%(19)
32	Elvehjem Elementary	Madison, WI	415	52.5% White (218)	52.5%(218)	12.3%(51)	14.7%(61)	5.5%(23)
33	Spring Harbor Middle	Madison, WI	269	58.0% White (156)	58.0%(156)	5.6%(15)	11.9%(32)	11.2%(30)
34	Van Hise Elementary	Madison, WI	396	59.1% White (234)	59.1%(234)	5.6%(22)	10.6%(42)	12.6%(50)
35	Randall Elementary School	Madison, WI	320	61.3% White (196)	61.3%(196)	11.9%(38)	11.9%(38)	5.6%(18)
36	Franklin Elementary	Madison, WI	308	61.7% White (190)	61.7%(190)	14.6%(45)	14.0%(43)	4.5%(14)
37	Crestwood Elementary	Madison, WI	293	61.8% White (181)	61.8%(181)	10.9%(32)	14.0%(41)	4.8%(14)

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