Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550852000958
Gompers Elementary
1502 Wyoming Way, Madison, WI 53704 · (608) 204-4520 · Dane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
107 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 39 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
37.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 36.6% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Gompers Elementary
Gompers Elementary's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gompers Elementary this school | 217 | 49.3% | 45.1% |
| Orchard Ridge Elementary Madison | 265 | 52.1% | 43.8% |
| Emerson Elementary Madison | 297 | 54.2% | 49.1% |
| Lapham Elementary Madison | 182 | 44.0% | N/A |
| Marshall Elementary Marshall | 246 | 45.9% | 50.4% |
| Lowell Elementary Madison | 329 | 44.7% | 56.2% |
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 Gompers Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #699 of 982 | #58 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #758 of 992 ▲ 21 | #60 of 74 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #589 of 992 ▲ 33 | #52 of 74 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #858 of 1,157 | #82 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #14 of 901 | #4 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #98 of 901 | #17 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #426 of 1,064 | #17 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #496 of 664 | #47 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
217
-19 (-8%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 305
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 217 | 23.9 | 9.1:1 | 49% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 21.6 | 10.2:1 | 45% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 22 | 10.3:1 | 53% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 21 | 11.2:1 | 53% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 24.2 | 9.8:1 | 53% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 24 | 11.5:1 | 58% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 240 | 17 | 14.1:1 | 45% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 266 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 30% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 305 | 25 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gompers Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (236 to 217); teachers down 1% (24.2 to 23.9).
About Gompers Elementary
Gompers Elementary sits in Madison, Wisconsin, and is classified as an elementary school. It educates 217 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 33% smaller than the 323 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Gompers Elementary is part of Madison Metropolitan School District, where 53 schools serve 25,155 students.
The most common group at Gompers Elementary is White students, at 47%. The school is also 20% Black, 17% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 77%. Gompers Elementary's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
Gompers Elementary's 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 9.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin have 14.7:1, compared with 9.1:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 49%. The average for public schools in Dane County is 32%.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Gompers Elementary's results are 2.3 points below predicted: 45.1% against 47.4%.
Dane County has these Census figures: the median household income is $89,975, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Dane County is home to 169 public schools and about 78,525 public school students.
The shortest distance from Gompers Elementary to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Black Hawk Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 30.5%, lower than Gompers Elementary's 45.1%.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, Gompers Elementary's enrollment dropped 8%, to 217. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 11.2:1 to 9.1:1.
The Gompers Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Madison Metropolitan School District
- West HighHigh · 2,222 students
- Vel Phillips Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- East HighHigh · 1,643 students
- LaFollette HighHigh · 1,541 students
- Hamilton MiddleMiddle · 790 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Other schools in Madison
- West HighHigh · 2,222 students
- Vel Phillips Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- East HighHigh · 1,643 students
- LaFollette HighHigh · 1,541 students
- Hamilton MiddleMiddle · 790 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Nearby schools
- Black Hawk Middle0.1 mi · 300
- Lake View Elementary0.8 mi · 292
- Mendota Elementary1.0 mi · 282
- Lindbergh Elementary1.0 mi · 180
- Central Wisconsin Center1.4 mi · 1
- Mendota Mental Health Institution1.9 mi · 18
Frequently asked questions
About Gompers ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Gompers Elementary?
Gompers Elementary enrolls approximately 217 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Gompers Elementary serve?
Gompers Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gompers Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gompers Elementary is approximately 9.1:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gompers Elementary?
At Gompers Elementary, the student body is approximately 47% White, 17% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Gompers Elementary public or private?
Gompers Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison Metropolitan School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.