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Enrollment
1,541
High
DISTRICT 1,112 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550852000941
LaFollette High
702 Pflaum Rd, Madison, WI 53716 · (608) 204-3600 · Dane County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,541 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
898 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 370 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 414 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 334 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 423 | 27% |
Student demographics
74%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 LaFollette High
LaFollette High's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaFollette High this school | 1,541 | 58.3% | 22.1% |
| East High Madison | 1,643 | 57.9% | 25.7% |
| Case High Racine | 1,856 | 51.6% | 24.6% |
| Memorial High Beloit | 1,305 | 61.9% | 17.9% |
| Bradford High Kenosha | 1,453 | 65.0% | 21.1% |
| West High Green Bay | 777 | 65.4% | 24.2% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 LaFollette High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #375 of 402 | #20 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,541 | #25 of 532 | #6 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #183 of 325 | #14 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.3% | #3 of 325 | #2 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #54 of 418 | #3 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #188 of 203 | #7 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,541
-34 (-2%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,430
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 1,541 | 104.3 | 14.8:1 | 58% (898) |
| 2023-24 | 1,527 | 99.5 | 15.3:1 | 53% (803) |
| 2022-23 | 1,482 | 94.4 | 15.7:1 | 54% (803) |
| 2020-21 | 1,575 | 106 | 14.9:1 | 60% (942) |
| 2017-18 | 1,560 | 106.6 | 14.6:1 | 54% (841) |
| 2015-16 | 1,504 | 102 | 14.8:1 | 57% (855) |
| 2010-11 | 1,590 | 104 | 15.3:1 | 51% (807) |
| 2000-01 | 1,552 | 104 | 14.9:1 | 29% (457) |
| 1990-91 | 1,430 | 106 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LaFollette High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,560 to 1,541); teachers down 2% (106.6 to 104.3).
About LaFollette High
LaFollette High, located in Madison, Wisconsin, is a large high school. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,541 students in 2024-25. Across high schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 475.
Madison Metropolitan School District counts 53 schools and 25,155 students, including LaFollette High.
About 34% of students at LaFollette High are Hispanic, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 27% White, 22% Black, 9% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Dane County's residents are about 8% Hispanic, 26 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 74, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 104.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. The average for high schools in Wisconsin is about 14.6:1. About 58% of students at LaFollette High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 32% for public schools in Dane County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, LaFollette High is in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools: 22.1% actual against 41.9% predicted.
In the wider Dane County area, the median household earns about $89,975 a year, about 55% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. LaFollette High shares Dane County with 168 other public schools.
LaFollette High is about 0.1 miles from Sennett Middle, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 22.1% is below the 47.7% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies LaFollette High's location as City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,575 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,541.
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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 Madison Metropolitan School District
- West HighHigh · 2,222 students
- Vel Phillips Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- East HighHigh · 1,643 students
- Hamilton MiddleMiddle · 790 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 631 students
- Leopold ElementaryElementary · 626 students
Other schools in Madison
- West HighHigh · 2,222 students
- Vel Phillips Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- East HighHigh · 1,643 students
- Hamilton MiddleMiddle · 790 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 631 students
- Leopold ElementaryElementary · 626 students
Nearby schools
- Sennett Middle0.1 mi · 570
- Monona Grove Liberal Arts0.4 mi · 93
- Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School0.5 mi · 462
- Monona Grove High0.6 mi · 1,170
- 4K PK Off Site0.9 mi · 619
- Winnequah School1.0 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About LaFollette HighHow many students attend LaFollette High?
LaFollette High enrolls approximately 1,541 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does LaFollette High serve?
LaFollette High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LaFollette High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LaFollette High is approximately 14.8:1 (104 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LaFollette High?
LaFollette High reports a student body of 27% White, 34% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees LaFollette High?
LaFollette High is overseen by Madison Metropolitan School District in Dane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.