Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550852000935
Schenk Elementary
230 Schenk St, Madison, WI 53714 · (608) 204-1500 · Dane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
229 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
74%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
27.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
25.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.8% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 25.0% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Schenk Elementary
Schenk Elementary's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schenk Elementary this school | 394 | 58.1% | 30.3% |
| Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School Madison | 462 | 58.7% | 34.8% |
| Burdick Elementary Milwaukee | 527 | 58.1% | 41.3% |
| Cooper Elementary Milwaukee | 447 | 55.5% | 53.6% |
| Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School Madison | 455 | 50.8% | 37.4% |
| Jefferson Elementary West Allis | 393 | 64.6% | 32.8% |
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 Schenk Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #842 of 982 | #67 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #859 of 992 ▲ 7 | #67 of 74 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #850 of 992 ▼ 3 | #69 of 74 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #359 of 1,157 | #41 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #24 of 901 | #6 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #30 of 901 | #8 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.1% | #297 of 1,064 | #10 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #540 of 664 | #52 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
394
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 349
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 394 | 41.9 | 9.4:1 | 58% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 39.1 | 11.4:1 | 56% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 39.1 | 10.0:1 | 59% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 39 | 10.1:1 | 67% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 42.6 | 9.9:1 | 65% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 34 | 12.6:1 | 66% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 31 | 12.7:1 | 65% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 358 | 32 | 11.2:1 | 30% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 349 | 30 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schenk Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (421 to 394); teachers down 2% (42.6 to 41.9).
About Schenk Elementary
Schenk Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Madison, Wisconsin. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 394 students. Enrollment is 22% higher than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, which is about 323.
Madison Metropolitan School District counts 25,155 students in its 53 schools, and Schenk Elementary is one of them.
Schenk Elementary has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 35%. Other students are 29% White, 20% Black, 10% multiracial, and 5% Asian. By comparison, Dane County residents are about 8% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 74%, meaning two students picked at random have a 74% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Schenk Elementary employs 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.4:1. This ratio sits 5.3 below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 58% in 2024-25. That rate is above the 32% average among public schools in Dane County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Schenk Elementary is -11.7 points: 30.3% actual, 42.0% predicted.
Dane County has about 572,674 residents, and 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. Besides Schenk Elementary, Dane County has 168 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Whitehorse Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 42.2% on proficiency, and Schenk Elementary is below that at 30.3%.
Federal data place Schenk Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 392 in 2020-21, 394 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Schenk Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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- West HighHigh · 2,222 students
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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
- Whitehorse Middle0.0 mi · 415
- Lowell Elementary0.8 mi · 329
- Kennedy Elementary1.4 mi · 582
- Hawthorne Elementary1.4 mi · 360
- Monona Grove High1.4 mi · 1,170
- Emerson Elementary1.6 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About Schenk ElementaryHow many students attend Schenk Elementary?
Schenk Elementary enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-05.
Is Schenk Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Schenk Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Schenk Elementary have?
Schenk Elementary employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
How diverse is Schenk Elementary?
Schenk Elementary reports a student body of 29% White, 35% Hispanic, 20% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Schenk Elementary?
Schenk Elementary 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.