Marquette Elementary

Located at 1501 Jenifer St, in Madison, Wisconsin, Marquette Elementary is a tight-knit K-5 school that serves 169 students (grades 3 through 5), run under Madison Metropolitan School District. That puts it 48% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Madison Metropolitan School District runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 25,155 students. Marquette Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Marquette Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Black, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Marquette Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.5%; this one delivers 66.7%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Dane County) reports that median household earnings sit near $89,975, about 55% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Dane County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students), of which Marquette Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is O'Keeffe Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Marquette Elementary comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Marquette Elementary's enrollment has edged down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 207 (now 169). Over the same period, the Black share increased from 15% to 24%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.