1
Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550852000940
Muir Elementary
6602 Inner Dr, Madison, WI 53705 · (608) 663-8170 · Dane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
192 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 29 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
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
52.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
51.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.5% | 51.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 49.7% |
% 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Muir Elementary
Muir Elementary's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muir Elementary this school | 377 | 50.9% | 54.0% |
| C H Bird Elementary Sun Prairie | 333 | 44.1% | 31.6% |
| Clovis Grove Elementary Menasha | 448 | 56.5% | 49.1% |
| Franklin Elementary Appleton | 277 | 52.7% | 48.4% |
| Creekside Elementary Sun Prairie | 394 | 43.9% | 45.5% |
| Oaklawn Elementary Oshkosh | 416 | 63.5% | 28.0% |
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 Muir Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #548 of 982 | #49 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #561 of 992 ▲ 69 | #48 of 74 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #504 of 992 ▲ 136 | #48 of 74 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #401 of 1,157 | #47 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #56 of 901 | #10 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.2% | #14 of 901 | #4 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #398 of 1,064 | #15 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #511 of 664 | #49 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
377
-80 (-18%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 377 | 37.4 | 10.1:1 | 51% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 33.9 | 12.3:1 | 46% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 37.7 | 10.7:1 | 46% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 35 | 13.1:1 | 48% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 37.1 | 11.0:1 | 40% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 36 | 12.5:1 | 40% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 40% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 456 | 36 | 12.7:1 | 29% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 34 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Muir Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (407 to 377); teachers up 1% (37.1 to 37.4).
About Muir Elementary
Muir Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in Madison, Wisconsin. The school enrolls 377 students, from pre-K through 5.
Across its 53 schools, Madison Metropolitan School District enrolls 25,155 students. Muir Elementary is one of those schools.
At Muir Elementary, the largest share of students is White, at 32%. The next largest groups are 32% Black, 15% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. The school's White share is 45 points below the 77% share among Dane County residents. The school's diversity index is 75%, meaning two students picked at random have a 75% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Muir Elementary is 37.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.1:1. That is lower than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The school counts 192 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 51%. On average, public schools in Dane County report 32%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Muir Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.0%; the prediction is 46.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Dane County show that the median household income is $89,975, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Muir Elementary is one of 169 public schools in the county.
Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School is the public school closest to Muir Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Muir Elementary at 6th of 9.
For locale, NCES codes Muir Elementary as City: Large.
Federal data show an 18% enrollment decrease, from 457 in 2020-21 to 377 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.1:1 in 2020-21 to 10.1:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Muir Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Muir Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Muir Elementary. Muir Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Muir ElementaryPortage, WI · 439 students
- Muir ElementaryFresno, CA · 469 students
Nearby schools
- Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School0.4 mi · 462
- Vel Phillips Memorial High School0.4 mi · 2,004
- Stephens Elementary0.8 mi · 447
- Crestwood Elementary0.8 mi · 293
- Spring Harbor Middle1.5 mi · 269
- Elm Lawn Elementary1.5 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Muir ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Muir Elementary?
Muir Elementary enrolls approximately 377 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Muir Elementary serve?
Muir Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Muir Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Muir Elementary is approximately 10.1:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Muir Elementary?
At Muir Elementary, the student body is approximately 32% White, 10% Hispanic, 32% Black, 15% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Muir Elementary public or private?
Muir Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison Metropolitan School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.