Enrollment
328
Elementary
DISTRICT 214 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONE CITY SCHOOLS INC·NCES 550008303087
One City Elementary School
1707 W Broadway, Monona, WI 53713 · (608) 531-2128 · Dane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
223 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
One City Elementary School→One City Preparatory Academy
Based on grade levels within One City Schools Inc. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
19.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 down about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.3% | 19.6% |
| 2023-24 | 26.8% | 26.8% |
% 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
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 One City Elementary School
One City Elementary School's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| One City Elementary School this school | 328 | 68.0% | 27.8% |
| Milwaukee French Immersion Milwaukee | 426 | 68.1% | 41.7% |
| 21st Century Preparatory School Racine | 438 | 63.2% | 14.3% |
| Mendota Elementary Madison | 282 | 72.7% | 36.8% |
| Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary Milwaukee | 428 | 79.9% | 24.8% |
| Craig Montessori School Milwaukee | 220 | 60.9% | 19.4% |
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 One City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #856 of 982 | #69 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #892 of 992 ▼ 33 | #72 of 74 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #815 of 992 ▲ 42 | #65 of 74 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #527 of 1,157 | #59 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #352 of 901 | #58 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #271 of 901 | #46 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.0% | #198 of 1,064 | #5 of 91 |
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
328
+194 (+145%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 67.0:1
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 | 328 | 26.1 | 12.6:1 | 68% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 23.7 | 11.9:1 | 29% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 32% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 134 | 2 | 67.0:1 | 40% (53) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for One City Elementary School.
About One City Elementary School
Families in Monona, Wisconsin, are served by One City Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 328 students in pre-K through 5.
One City Schools Inc, which runs One City Elementary School, has 2 schools and 427 students.
At One City Elementary School, Black students make up 65% of the student body. Next come 13% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 9% White. That compares with about 5% Black among all Dane County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The school's lunch program data list 68% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Dane County average 32%.
The allk12 Grade for One City Elementary School is D. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, One City Elementary School's results are 8.1 points below predicted: 27.8% against 35.9%.
Dane County has about 572,674 residents, and the median household income is $89,975, about 55% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Dane County has 169 public schools and roughly 78,525 students.
The next-closest public school is One City Preparatory Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, One City Elementary School is behind the 37.6% nearby average, ranking 6th of 9.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, One City Elementary School is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Enrollment records show 134 in 2020-21 and 328 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The number of students per teacher fell from 67.0 to 12.6 over 4 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 One City Schools Inc
- One City Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 99 students
Other schools in Monona
- Monona Grove HighHigh · 1,170 students
- Winnequah SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Nuestro MundoElementary · 311 students
- One City Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 99 students
- Monona Grove Liberal ArtsHigh · 93 students
Nearby schools
- One City Preparatory Academy0.0 mi · 99
- Nuestro Mundo1.1 mi · 311
- Winnequah School1.3 mi · 602
- Monona Grove Liberal Arts1.3 mi · 93
- Sennett Middle1.6 mi · 570
- LaFollette High1.7 mi · 1,541
Frequently asked questions
About One City Elementary SchoolHow many students attend One City Elementary School?
One City Elementary School enrolls approximately 328 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does One City Elementary School serve?
One City Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at One City Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at One City Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at One City Elementary School?
At One City Elementary School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 12% Hispanic, 65% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees One City Elementary School?
One City Elementary School is overseen by One City Schools Inc in Dane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.