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What's something Stephens Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550852000932
Stephens Elementary
120 S Rosa Rd, Madison, WI 53705 · (608) 204-1900 · Dane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
197 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 | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
71%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
50.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 are down about 11 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.5% | 56.5% |
% 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Stephens Elementary
Stephens Elementary's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephens Elementary this school | 447 | 44.1% | 52.4% |
| Sauk Trail Elementary Middleton | 360 | 41.9% | 58.1% |
| Maple Grove Elementary Greenfield | 427 | 49.6% | 37.1% |
| Lincoln Elementary Madison | 393 | 46.8% | 47.5% |
| Midvale Elementary Madison | 372 | 42.2% | N/A |
| Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School Madison | 455 | 50.8% | 37.4% |
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 Stephens Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #581 of 982 | #51 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #653 of 992 ▼ 136 | #52 of 74 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #563 of 992 ▲ 16 | #50 of 74 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #245 of 1,157 | #21 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #79 of 901 | #16 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #64 of 901 | #13 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.1% | #516 of 1,064 | #22 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #170 of 664 | #17 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
447
-75 (-14%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 447 | 43.1 | 10.4:1 | 44% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 41.6 | 11.6:1 | 37% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 41.4 | 11.9:1 | 35% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 43 | 12.1:1 | 43% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 45.9 | 12.6:1 | 41% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 46 | 12.1:1 | 39% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 494 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 29% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 462 | 40 | 11.6:1 | 29% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 460 | 24 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stephens Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (578 to 447); teachers down 6% (45.9 to 43.1).
About Stephens Elementary
Stephens Elementary is an elementary school in Madison, Wisconsin, and it is part of Madison Metropolitan School District. The school's 447 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students each.
The district for Stephens Elementary is Madison Metropolitan School District, with 53 schools and 25,155 students.
White students are the largest group at Stephens Elementary, with 42% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% multiracial, and 8% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 77%. Stephens Elementary has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Stephens Elementary's 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 44%. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Dane County is 12 points.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Stephens Elementary is 1.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 52.4%. Predicted: 50.6%.
Within Dane County, median household income is about $89,975, about 55% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 169 public schools in Dane County, with a combined enrollment of about 78,525.
The next-closest public school is Crestwood Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 59.7% on proficiency, and Stephens Elementary is below that at 52.4%.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 522 in 2020-21 and 447 in 2024-25, a 14% decrease. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.1:1 to 10.4:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Stephens 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
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 Stephens Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Stephens Elementary. Stephens Elementary is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Stephens Elementary SchoolBurlington, KY · 577 students
- Stephens Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 517 students
- STEPHENS ELEMENTARYLITTLE ROCK, AR · 474 students
- Stephens Elementary SchoolSHADY SHORES, TX · 422 students
- Stephens ElementaryChowchilla, CA · 217 students
Nearby schools
- Crestwood Elementary0.7 mi · 293
- Muir Elementary0.8 mi · 377
- Hamilton Middle1.0 mi · 790
- Van Hise Elementary1.1 mi · 396
- Vel Phillips Memorial High School1.1 mi · 2,004
- Spring Harbor Middle1.1 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Stephens ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Stephens Elementary?
Stephens Elementary enrolls approximately 447 students in grades PK-05.
Is Stephens Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stephens Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Stephens Elementary have?
Stephens Elementary employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Stephens Elementary?
Student demographics at Stephens Elementary are roughly 42% White, 30% Hispanic, 12% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Stephens Elementary in?
Stephens Elementary is part of Madison Metropolitan School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.