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Enrollment
434
Middle
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550852000949
O'Keeffe Middle
510 S Thornton Ave, Madison, WI 53703 · (608) 204-6820 · Dane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
186 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 148 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 132 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 154 | 35% |
Student demographics
64%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
58.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
56.9%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.6% | 56.9% |
| 2023-24 | 62.6% | 55.7% |
% 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 O'Keeffe Middle
O'Keeffe Middle's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Keeffe Middle this school | 434 | 42.9% | 60.4% |
| Theisen Middle Fond du Lac | 431 | 44.5% | 57.4% |
| South Park Middle Oshkosh | 354 | 44.1% | 52.2% |
| Woodworth Middle Fond du Lac | 413 | 54.0% | 49.5% |
| Whitman Middle Wauwatosa | 570 | 33.2% | 53.1% |
| Glen Hills Middle Glendale | 483 | 38.9% | 51.3% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 O'Keeffe Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #136 of 323 | #15 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #178 of 327 ▲ 12 | #17 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #139 of 327 ▼ 51 | #17 of 33 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #145 of 389 | #22 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #62 of 265 | #13 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #36 of 265 | #11 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #116 of 323 | #9 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #130 of 176 | #15 of 18 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
434
-19 (-4%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 434 | 37.1 | 11.7:1 | 43% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 34.4 | 12.8:1 | 40% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 38.6 | 11.7:1 | 42% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 35 | 12.9:1 | 51% (233) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 38.7 | 12.2:1 | 49% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 47% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 32 | 13.5:1 | 48% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 39 | 11.9:1 | 30% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 618 | 47 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for O'Keeffe Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (470 to 434); teachers down 4% (38.7 to 37.1).
About O'Keeffe Middle
O'Keeffe Middle is a middle-grades school with a street address in Madison, Wisconsin. Enrollment totals 434 students across grades 6 through 8.
Madison Metropolitan School District is the local district for O'Keeffe Middle. It runs 53 schools with 25,155 students.
At O'Keeffe Middle, 54% of students are White. It is also 19% Black, 12% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Dane County is roughly 77% White. The diversity index for O'Keeffe Middle is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at O'Keeffe Middle, giving a ratio of 11.7:1. The school's 11.7:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for middle schools in Wisconsin. By family income, 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 11 points above the 32% average for public schools in Dane County.
O'Keeffe Middle earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, O'Keeffe Middle is 9.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 60.4%. Predicted: 51.4%.
Census data for Dane County show the median household earns about $89,975 a year, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Dane County number 169, with about 78,525 students.
Marquette Elementary is the nearest public school to O'Keeffe Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 45.6% proficiency; O'Keeffe Middle posts 60.4%.
In the federal locale system, O'Keeffe Middle is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 4% over 4 years, reaching 434 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.9:1 to 11.7:1 over the same years.
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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
Nearby schools
- Marquette Elementary0.0 mi · 169
- 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 O'Keeffe MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at O'Keeffe Middle?
O'Keeffe Middle enrolls approximately 434 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does O'Keeffe Middle serve?
O'Keeffe Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does O'Keeffe Middle have?
O'Keeffe Middle employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at O'Keeffe Middle?
At O'Keeffe Middle, the student body is approximately 54% White, 12% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees O'Keeffe Middle?
O'Keeffe Middle is overseen by Madison Metropolitan School District in Dane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.