Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School

Set in Madison, Wisconsin, Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School is a mid-tier 6-8 campus, part of Madison Metropolitan School District. It educates 462 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 21% above typical.

Within Madison Metropolitan School District, which oversees 53 schools and 25,155 students, Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School logs that 37% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 28% White, 17% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 8% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 53% of students at Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dane County (around 32%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Dane County) reports that median household earnings sit near $89,975, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dane County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students), of which Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School is one.

Vel Phillips Memorial High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 10%: 514 students in 2018 compared to 462 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 25% to 37%.

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