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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Cambridge Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 227 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550210000254
Cambridge Elementary
802 W Water St, Cambridge, WI 53523 · (608) 423-9727 · Dane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
88 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Cambridge School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
67.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.7% | 67.8% |
| 2023-24 | 58.5% | 68.8% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cambridge Elementary
Cambridge Elementary's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Elementary this school | 399 | 22.1% | 65.8% |
| Poynette Elementary Poynette | 416 | 22.6% | 68.1% |
| Zielanis Elementary Kiel | 412 | 23.5% | 67.8% |
| Mineral Point Elementary Mineral Point | 377 | 20.4% | 70.5% |
| Malone Elementary Prescott | 457 | 22.1% | 71.4% |
| New Glarus Elementary New Glarus | 419 | 20.0% | 72.0% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cambridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #277 of 982 | #30 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #238 of 992 ▲ 19 | #24 of 74 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #321 of 992 ▲ 68 | #35 of 74 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #348 of 1,157 | #39 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #390 of 901 | #60 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.8% | #853 of 901 | #83 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.1% | #861 of 1,064 | #57 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #472 of 664 | #43 of 61 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
399
-33 (-8%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 654
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 399 | 31.1 | 12.8:1 | 22% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 31.1 | 13.5:1 | 28% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 25% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 26% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 27.2 | 16.1:1 | 24% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 25% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 26% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 6% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 654 | 41 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cambridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (439 to 399); teachers up 14% (27.2 to 31.1).
About Cambridge Elementary
Cambridge Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Cambridge, Wisconsin, one of the schools in Cambridge School District. It enrolls 399 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. The school is 24% above the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Cambridge Elementary is one of 4 schools in Cambridge School District, which enrolls 907 students in total.
White students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. It is also 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Dane County's residents are about 77% White, 15 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 14% means there is a 14% chance two randomly chosen students at Cambridge Elementary are from different groups.
Cambridge Elementary lists 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.8 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 22% of the student body. Among public schools in Dane County, the average eligibility rate is 32%.
Cambridge Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Cambridge Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 65.8% and a predicted 64.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Dane County show that the median household earns about $89,975 a year, about 55% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Dane County has 169 public schools with about 78,525 students, including Cambridge Elementary.
Nikolay Middle is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 6. Cambridge Elementary is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Cambridge Elementary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 33 students, from 432 to 399. Students per teacher dropped from 14.4 in 2020-21 to 12.8 in 2024-25.
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Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cambridge School District
- Cambridge HighHigh · 277 students
- Nikolay MiddleMiddle · 203 students
- Koshkonong Trails SchoolHigh · 28 students
Other schools in Cambridge
- Cambridge HighHigh · 277 students
- Nikolay MiddleMiddle · 203 students
- Koshkonong Trails SchoolHigh · 28 students
Other Cambridge Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Cambridge Elementary. Cambridge Elementary is the 8th largest of the 11.
- Cambridge Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 806 students
- Cambridge ElementaryVacaville, CA · 738 students
- CAMBRIDGE ELEM.BELTON, MO · 501 students
- Cambridge ElementaryConcord, CA · 469 students
- CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCAMBRIDGE, NY · 435 students
Nearby schools
- Nikolay Middle0.7 mi · 203
- Cambridge High1.0 mi · 277
- Koshkonong Trails School1.8 mi · 28
- Deerfield Middle4.0 mi · 114
- Deerfield High4.0 mi · 207
- Deerfield Elementary4.3 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Cambridge ElementaryHow many students attend Cambridge Elementary?
Cambridge Elementary enrolls approximately 399 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cambridge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cambridge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cambridge Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cambridge Elementary is approximately 12.8:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cambridge Elementary?
Student demographics at Cambridge Elementary are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Cambridge Elementary in?
Cambridge Elementary is part of Cambridge School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.