Muir Elementary

Muir Elementary, a medium-sized elementary campus in Madison, Wisconsin, run under Madison Metropolitan School District, works with 377 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

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

In terms of who attends, Muir Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 32% Black, 15% Asian, 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Muir Elementary has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Roughly 51% of students at Muir Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Dane County's rate of about 32%.

With demographic context factored in, Muir Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Dane County shows 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%. Across Dane County's 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students), Muir Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Muir Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Muir Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 61.7%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Muir Elementary's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 407 (now 377). Black enrollment moved from 20% to 32% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.