Crestwood Elementary

Crestwood Elementary is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in Madison, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Madison Metropolitan School District, with 293 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 53 schools in Madison Metropolitan School District (25,155 students total), Crestwood Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Crestwood Elementary reports that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Crestwood Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Crestwood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.8%; this one delivers 65.7%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Dane County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $89,975 per year, about 55% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Dane County's 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students), Crestwood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Spring Harbor Middle, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Crestwood Elementary comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 60.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Crestwood Elementary has declined 15%, going from 344 students in 2018 to 293 in 2025. The White share of enrollment grew from 55% to 62% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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