Enrollment
169
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550852000948
Marquette Elementary
1501 Jenifer St, Madison, WI 53703 · (608) 204-3220 · Dane County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
61 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 65 | 38% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 31% |
Student demographics
59%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
67.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
60.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 60.4% |
| 2023-24 | 70.8% | 65.6% |
% 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
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Marquette Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette Elementary this school | 169 | 36.1% | 66.7% |
| Lapham Elementary Madison | 182 | 44.0% | N/A |
| Jefferson Elementary Wauwatosa | 222 | 29.3% | 58.2% |
| Washington School of Early Learning Neenah | 248 | 39.1% | N/A |
| Sparta Montessori School Sparta | 161 | 29.8% | 45.1% |
| Marshfield K4 Marshfield | 158 | 35.4% | N/A |
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 Marquette Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #258 of 982 | #28 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #384 of 992 ▼ 64 | #35 of 74 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #178 of 992 ▼ 30 | #17 of 74 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 169 | #963 of 1,157 | #87 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #636 of 1,064 | #33 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #246 of 664 | #24 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
169
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 184
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 169 | 15.2 | 11.2:1 | 36% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 14.2 | 11.2:1 | 33% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 149 | 13.1 | 11.4:1 | 30% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 168 | 18 | 9.3:1 | 44% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 207 | 19.9 | 10.4:1 | 37% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 213 | 19 | 11.2:1 | 40% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 233 | 19 | 12.3:1 | 29% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 217 | 18 | 12.1:1 | 29% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 184 | 14 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marquette Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (207 to 169); teachers down 24% (19.9 to 15.2).
About Marquette Elementary
Marquette Elementary is a small elementary school in Madison, Wisconsin, one of the schools in Madison Metropolitan School District. Grades offered run from 3 through 5, with 169 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Wisconsin is roughly 323 students; this school is 48% smaller than that.
Federal data list 53 schools in Madison Metropolitan School District, with 25,155 students enrolled.
At Marquette Elementary, White students make up 57% of the student body. The school is also 24% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. That is lower than the 77% White share among all Dane County residents. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1 at Marquette Elementary, with 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.6 below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 36%.
A school with Marquette Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 55.5%. Marquette Elementary scores 66.7%, 11.2 points above that line.
In the county around the school, Dane County, the median household income is $89,975, roughly 55% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 169 public schools in Dane County, enrolling about 78,525 students in all.
The nearest public school is O'Keeffe Middle, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 66.7% average proficiency ranks 1st among 6 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Marquette Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 168 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 169. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 9.3:1 to 11.2:1.
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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 Marquette Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Marquette Elementary. Marquette Elementary is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Marquette Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 1,030 students
- Marquette Elementary SchoolMUSKEGON, MI · 367 students
- Marquette Elementary SchoolMachesney Park, IL · 268 students
- Marquette Elementary SchoolMarquette Heights, IL · 223 students
Nearby schools
- O'Keeffe Middle0.0 mi · 434
- Innovative High0.7 mi · 138
- Lapham Elementary0.7 mi · 182
- East High0.8 mi · 1,643
- Lowell Elementary1.0 mi · 329
- Emerson Elementary1.0 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About Marquette ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Marquette Elementary?
Marquette Elementary enrolls approximately 169 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Marquette Elementary serve?
Marquette Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Marquette Elementary?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Marquette Elementary.
How diverse is Marquette Elementary?
Marquette Elementary reports a student body of 57% White, 8% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Marquette Elementary?
Marquette Elementary is overseen by Madison Metropolitan School District in Dane County.
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