Enrollment
180
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550852000921
Lindbergh Elementary
4500 Kennedy Rd, Madison, WI 53704 · (608) 204-6500 · Dane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
139 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 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
78%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
19.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
18.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.7% | 18.3% |
| 2023-24 | 17.2% | 24.1% |
% 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
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Lindbergh Elementary
Lindbergh Elementary's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Elementary this school | 180 | 77.2% | 24.4% |
| Hamilton Elementary School La Crosse | 151 | 80.1% | 21.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary Green Bay | 260 | 83.1% | 39.3% |
| Jefferson Head Start Learning Center Green Bay | 161 | 83.9% | N/A |
| Beaumont Elementary Green Bay | 220 | 72.7% | 30.9% |
| Fort Howard Elementary Green Bay | 241 | 88.4% | 39.8% |
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 Lindbergh Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #877 of 982 | #73 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #901 of 992 ▼ 28 | #73 of 74 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #905 of 992 ▲ 17 | #73 of 74 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 180 | #945 of 1,157 | #85 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.2% | #137 of 1,064 | #1 of 91 |
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
180
+9 (+5%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 280
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 180 | 18.2 | 9.9:1 | 77% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 170 | 15.2 | 11.2:1 | 74% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 17.7 | 10.2:1 | 71% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 171 | 16 | 10.7:1 | 75% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 170 | 17.9 | 9.5:1 | 60% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 23 | 9.4:1 | 74% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 220 | 18 | 12.2:1 | 78% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 27 | 9.3:1 | 29% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 280 | 18 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lindbergh Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (170 to 180); teachers up 2% (17.9 to 18.2).
About Lindbergh Elementary
Lindbergh Elementary is a public elementary school run by Madison Metropolitan School District in Madison, Wisconsin. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 180 students. The school is 44% below the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Madison Metropolitan School District serves 25,155 students across 53 schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Lindbergh Elementary is Black, with 32% of students. Enrollment also includes 21% multiracial, 20% Hispanic, 18% White, and 10% Asian. The school's Black share is 26 points above the 5% share among Dane County residents. The diversity index for Lindbergh Elementary is 78%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. Compared with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 77% of the student body. Across public schools in Dane County, the average is 32%.
Lindbergh Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 24.4%, compared with a predicted 30.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Dane County, where median household income comes to about $89,975, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Dane County's 169 public schools enroll about 78,525 students and include Lindbergh Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, Central Wisconsin Center is closest at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Lindbergh Elementary is 6th among 6 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 180 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 171.
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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
- 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 Lindbergh Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Lindbergh Elementary. Lindbergh Elementary is the 9th largest of the 9.
- Lindbergh Elementary SchoolPALISADES PARK, NJ · 762 students
- Lindbergh ElementaryLynwood, CA · 552 students
- Lindbergh Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 492 students
- LINDBERGH ELEMENTARYLITTLE FALLS, MN · 473 students
- Lindbergh Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 442 students
Nearby schools
- Central Wisconsin Center0.4 mi · 1
- Mendota Elementary0.5 mi · 282
- Black Hawk Middle1.0 mi · 300
- Mendota Mental Health Institution1.0 mi · 18
- Gompers Elementary1.0 mi · 217
- Lake View Elementary1.5 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About Lindbergh ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lindbergh Elementary?
Lindbergh Elementary enrolls approximately 180 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lindbergh Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lindbergh Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lindbergh Elementary have?
Lindbergh Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Lindbergh Elementary?
Student demographics at Lindbergh Elementary are roughly 18% White, 20% Hispanic, 32% Black, 10% Asian, 21% Two or more.
What district is Lindbergh Elementary in?
Lindbergh Elementary is part of Madison Metropolitan School District.
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