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Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550852000965
Van Hise Elementary
4747 Waukesha St, Madison, WI 53705 · (608) 204-4800 · Dane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
66 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
61%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
73.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
74.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.7% | 74.2% |
| 2023-24 | 76.1% | 79.4% |
% 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
76.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Van Hise Elementary
Van Hise Elementary's state test result (76.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Hise Elementary this school | 396 | 16.7% | 76.5% |
| Country Dale Elementary Franklin | 437 | 20.1% | 67.9% |
| Southwood Glen Elementary Franklin | 370 | 15.1% | 70.0% |
| Robinwood Elementary Franklin | 437 | 22.2% | 69.4% |
| Orchard Lane Elementary New Berlin | 453 | 18.8% | 67.6% |
| Riverside Elementary Menomonee Falls | 455 | 17.6% | 64.3% |
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 Van Hise Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #76 of 982 | #9 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #141 of 992 ▼ 60 | #12 of 74 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #97 of 992 ▼ 30 | #9 of 74 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #355 of 1,157 | #40 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #567 of 901 | #72 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #204 of 901 | #36 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.7% | #931 of 1,064 | #66 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #612 of 664 | #59 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
396
-26 (-6%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 396 | 28.4 | 13.9:1 | 17% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 27.2 | 15.5:1 | 15% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 29.1 | 14.8:1 | 17% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 32 | 13.2:1 | 14% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 31.9 | 12.8:1 | 14% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 18% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 368 | 25 | 14.7:1 | 23% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 291 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 30% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 281 | 20 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Van Hise Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (408 to 396); teachers down 11% (31.9 to 28.4).
About Van Hise Elementary
Van Hise Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Wisconsin, with an address in Madison. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 396 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Wisconsin is roughly 323 students; this school is 23% larger than that.
Within Madison Metropolitan School District, Van Hise Elementary is one of 53 schools. The district enrolls 25,155 students.
At Van Hise Elementary, White students make up 59% of the student body. The school is also 13% Asian, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 6% Black. That is lower than the 77% White share among all Dane County residents. Van Hise Elementary's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 13.9 students per teacher and 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 32% average among public schools in Dane County.
The model predicts 67.4% for a school in Wisconsin with Van Hise Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Van Hise Elementary posts 76.5%.
Within Dane County, the median household income is $89,975, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Dane County has 169 public schools and roughly 78,525 students.
The closest public school to Van Hise Elementary is Hamilton Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Van Hise Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 64.2% proficiency; Van Hise Elementary posts 76.5%.
In the federal locale system, Van Hise Elementary is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Van Hise Elementary's enrollment dropped from 422 in 2020-21 to 396 in 2024-25.
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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
- Hamilton Middle0.1 mi · 790
- Midvale Elementary0.8 mi · 372
- Capital High1.0 mi · 129
- Stephens Elementary1.1 mi · 447
- Shorewood Hills Elementary1.2 mi · 368
- Spring Harbor Middle1.3 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Van Hise ElementaryHow large is Van Hise Elementary?
Van Hise Elementary enrolls approximately 396 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Van Hise Elementary serve?
Van Hise Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Van Hise Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Van Hise Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Van Hise Elementary?
At Van Hise Elementary, the student body is approximately 59% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 13% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Van Hise Elementary public or private?
Van Hise Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison Metropolitan School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.