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If you could change one rule at Sauk Trail Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLETON-CROSS PLAINS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550951001111
Sauk Trail Elementary
2205 Branch St, Middleton, WI 53562 · (608) 829-9190 · Dane County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
151 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 36% smaller than its 4th grade class (81).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
56.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
54.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.7% | 54.7% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 52.6% |
% 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Sauk Trail Elementary
Sauk Trail Elementary's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk Trail Elementary this school | 360 | 41.9% | 58.1% |
| Stephens Elementary Madison | 447 | 44.1% | 52.4% |
| Midvale Elementary Madison | 372 | 42.2% | N/A |
| Maple Grove Elementary Greenfield | 427 | 49.6% | 37.1% |
| Northside Elementary Sun Prairie | 439 | 40.5% | 44.1% |
| Ruth Harman Academy Kenosha | 427 | 37.0% | 52.3% |
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 Sauk Trail Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #452 of 982 | #43 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #503 of 992 ▲ 81 | #44 of 74 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #403 of 992 ▲ 113 | #39 of 74 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #439 of 1,157 | #51 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #16 of 901 | #5 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #96 of 901 | #16 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #541 of 1,064 | #28 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #608 of 664 | #58 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
360
-45 (-11%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 360 | 39.4 | 9.1:1 | 42% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 39.8 | 9.9:1 | 40% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 39.8 | 10.2:1 | 41% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 37 | 10.9:1 | 40% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 36 | 10.3:1 | 41% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 32 | 10.7:1 | 41% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 414 | 39 | 10.6:1 | 46% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 331 | 31 | 10.7:1 | 10% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 22 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sauk Trail Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (371 to 360); teachers up 10% (36 to 39.4).
About Sauk Trail Elementary
Sauk Trail Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school based in Middleton, Wisconsin. The school offers pre-K through 4 and enrolls 360 students.
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District has 7,167 students spread across 12 schools.
No group is above 50% at Sauk Trail Elementary; the largest is White, at 46%. After that, the student body is 28% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Dane County, the White share is about 77%. The diversity index for Sauk Trail Elementary is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.1:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1, 5.6 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 42% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Dane County averages 32%, lower than here.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 51.9%. Sauk Trail Elementary scores 58.1%.
Census data for Dane County show median household income comes to about $89,975, about 55% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 169 public schools in the county, enrolling about 78,525, Sauk Trail Elementary among them.
Sauk Trail Elementary's nearest public school is Kromrey Middle (about 0.7 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Sauk Trail Elementary places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Sauk Trail Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 405 to 360, an 11% decline. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.1:1.
The discussion board for Sauk Trail Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
- Middleton HighHigh · 2,303 students
- Kromrey MiddleMiddle · 1,230 students
- Glacier Creek MiddleMiddle · 924 students
- Pope Farm ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- West Middleton ElementaryElementary · 334 students
- Elm Lawn ElementaryElementary · 313 students
Other schools in Middleton
- Middleton HighHigh · 2,303 students
- Kromrey MiddleMiddle · 1,230 students
- Pope Farm ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Elm Lawn ElementaryElementary · 313 students
- Sunset Ridge ElementaryElementary · 309 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 307 students
Nearby schools
- Kromrey Middle0.7 mi · 1,230
- Clark Street Community School0.7 mi · 108
- Middleton High0.7 mi · 2,303
- Elm Lawn Elementary0.8 mi · 313
- Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District 4K0.9 mi · 286
- Northside Elementary1.2 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Sauk Trail ElementaryHow large is Sauk Trail Elementary?
Sauk Trail Elementary enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-04.
Is Sauk Trail Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sauk Trail Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Sauk Trail Elementary have?
Sauk Trail Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Sauk Trail Elementary?
Student demographics at Sauk Trail Elementary are roughly 46% White, 28% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Sauk Trail Elementary public or private?
Sauk Trail Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.