Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550852000942
Lake View Elementary
1802 Tennyson Ln, Madison, WI 53704 · (608) 204-4040 · Dane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
215 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
75%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
33.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
27.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 27.8% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 31.1% |
% 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
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Lake View Elementary
Lake View Elementary's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake View Elementary this school | 292 | 73.6% | 32.4% |
| Lincoln Elementary Wausau | 204 | 75.0% | 37.5% |
| Jefferson Elementary Sheboygan | 252 | 89.7% | 29.4% |
| Cooper Elementary Sheboygan | 256 | 71.9% | 37.3% |
| Wilson Elementary Sheboygan | 472 | 70.8% | 58.1% |
| Garland Elementary Milwaukee | 541 | 88.7% | 24.3% |
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 Lake View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #824 of 982 | #64 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #849 of 992 ▼ 19 | #64 of 74 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #805 of 992 ▲ 67 | #64 of 74 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #640 of 1,157 | #72 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #10 of 901 | #2 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #16 of 901 | #5 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #156 of 1,064 | #3 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.9% | #85 of 240 | #9 of 17 |
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
292
+43 (+17%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 292 | 32.7 | 8.9:1 | 74% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 32.1 | 8.9:1 | 77% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 28.9 | 9.2:1 | 73% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 249 | 28 | 8.9:1 | 81% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 28.3 | 9.2:1 | 64% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 27 | 9.7:1 | 75% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 21 | 12.0:1 | 67% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 26 | 12.0:1 | 30% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 23 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (261 to 292); teachers up 16% (28.3 to 32.7).
About Lake View Elementary
Lake View Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Madison, Wisconsin. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 292 students in kindergarten through 5.
The district, Madison Metropolitan School District, has 25,155 students enrolled across 53 schools.
Lake View Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Asian students are the largest at 35%. The school is also 28% Hispanic, 18% Black, 10% multiracial, and 9% White. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 6%. Lake View Elementary has a diversity index of 75%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 8.9 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 74% of students. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Dane County, the school's rate is higher.
Test results at Lake View Elementary are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (32.4% actual, 32.5% predicted).
In the county around the school, Dane County, median household income is about $89,975, roughly 55% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Lake View Elementary is among the 169 public schools in Dane County.
Nearby, Gompers Elementary is about 0.8 miles away. Lake View Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Lake View Elementary ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 32.4% versus a 35.8% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 292, 17% above the 249 of 2020-21.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other Lake View Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Lake View Elementary. Lake View Elementary is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Lake View Elementary SchoolMcCalla, AL · 744 students
- Lake View Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WA · 413 students
- Lake View ElementaryLake View, SC · 372 students
- Lake View ElementaryHuntington Beach, CA · 361 students
Nearby schools
- Gompers Elementary0.8 mi · 217
- Black Hawk Middle0.9 mi · 300
- Mendota Elementary1.1 mi · 282
- Isthmus Montessori Academy Public1.2 mi · 210
- Sherman Middle1.2 mi · 400
- Shabazz-City High1.2 mi · 106
Frequently asked questions
About Lake View ElementaryHow large is Lake View Elementary?
Lake View Elementary enrolls approximately 292 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lake View Elementary serve?
Lake View Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake View Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake View Elementary is approximately 8.9:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake View Elementary?
At Lake View Elementary, the student body is approximately 9% White, 28% Hispanic, 18% Black, 35% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Lake View Elementary public or private?
Lake View Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison Metropolitan School District.
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