Lowest Student–Teacher Ratio in Madison (2025)
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 45 schools in Madison, Wisconsin. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Wisconsin.
- 172Lapham ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.3
- 226Black Hawk MiddleMadison · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 8.8
- 326Lake View ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.1
- 442Gompers ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.4
- 537Schenk ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.6
- 629Mendota ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.7
- 728James Wright MiddleMadison · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 9.8
- 844Toki MiddleMadison · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 9.9
- 926Southside Elementary SchoolMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.9
- 1033Lindbergh ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.0
- 1155Muir ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.2
- 1254Emerson ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.2
- 1338Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary SchoolMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.3
- 1437Sandburg ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.3
- 1534Hawthorne ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.3
- 1631Leopold ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.3
- 1755Stephens ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.4
- 1878Midvale ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.6
- 1936Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary SchoolMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.6
- 2045Lincoln ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.9
- 2156Huegel ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.0
- 2247Kennedy ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.0
- 2331Sherman MiddleMadison · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.1
- 2459Thoreau ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.2
- 2566Marquette ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.3
- 2648Cherokee Heights MiddleMadison · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.4
- 2736Orchard Ridge ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.5
- 2843Ezekiel Gillespie Middle SchoolMadison · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.6
- 2951O'Keeffe MiddleMadison · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.7
- 3088Shorewood Hills ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.9
- 3165Cesar Chavez ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.1
- 3270Lowell ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.2
- 3367Crestwood ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.2
- 3459Spring Harbor MiddleMadison · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.2
- 3532Sennett MiddleMadison · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.4
- 3629Whitehorse MiddleMadison · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 13.0
- 3776Franklin ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.4
- 3857Elvehjem ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.8
- 3986Van Hise ElementaryMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.1
- 4078Hamilton MiddleMadison · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 14.6
- 4128LaFollette HighMadison · Public HighStudents per teacher: 14.8
- 4275Randall Elementary SchoolMadison · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.2
- 4332East HighMadison · Public HighStudents per teacher: 15.5
- 4452Vel Phillips Memorial High SchoolMadison · Public HighStudents per teacher: 15.8
- 4563West HighMadison · Public HighStudents per teacher: 16.2
| # | School | Sector | Students per teacher | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lapham Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–2 | Public | 8.3 | 72.0 Top 25% | 44% Free/reduced-price lunch | 182 |
| 2 | Black Hawk Middle Madison · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 8.8 | 26.2 Lower 50% | 15% Math proficiency | 300 |
| 3 | Lake View Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 9.1 | 26.2 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 292 |
| 4 | Gompers Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.4 | 42.3 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 217 |
| 5 | Schenk Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 9.6 | 36.8 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 394 |
| 6 | Mendota Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.7 | 29.2 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 282 |
| 7 | James Wright Middle Madison · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 9.8 | 28.3 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 245 |
| 8 | Toki Middle Madison · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 9.9 | 44.4 Lower 50% | 33% Math proficiency | 487 |
| 9 | Southside Elementary School Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 9.9 | 26.2 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 336 |
| 10 | Lindbergh Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.0 | 33.0 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 180 |
| 11 | Muir Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.2 | 54.9 Top 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 377 |
| 12 | Emerson Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.2 | 54.0 Top 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 297 |
| 13 | Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.3 | 37.7 Lower 50% | 34% Math proficiency | 462 |
| 14 | Sandburg Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.3 | 36.6 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 410 |
| 15 | Hawthorne Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.3 | 34.0 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 360 |
| 16 | Leopold Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.3 | 30.7 Lower 50% | 18% Math proficiency | 626 |
| 17 | Stephens Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.4 | 55.1 Top 50% | 49% Math proficiency | 447 |
| 18 | Midvale Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–2 | Public | 10.6 | 77.6 Top 25% | 42.2% Free/reduced-price lunch | 372 |
| 19 | Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.6 | 36.2 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 455 |
| 20 | Lincoln Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.9 | 44.9 Lower 50% | 35% Math proficiency | 393 |
| 21 | Huegel Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 11.0 | 56.2 Top 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 417 |
| 22 | Kennedy Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 11.0 | 46.9 Lower 50% | 51% Math proficiency | 582 |
| 23 | Sherman Middle Madison · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 11.1 | 31.2 Lower 50% | 18% Math proficiency | 400 |
| 24 | Thoreau Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 11.2 | 58.9 Top 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 403 |
| 25 | Marquette Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 11.3 | 66.1 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 169 |
| 26 | Cherokee Heights Middle Madison · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 11.4 | 48.1 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 526 |
| 27 | Orchard Ridge Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 11.5 | 36.4 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 265 |
| 28 | Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School Madison · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 11.6 | 42.5 Lower 50% | 35% Math proficiency | 462 |
| 29 | O'Keeffe Middle Madison · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 11.7 | 50.8 Top 50% | 38% Math proficiency | 434 |
| 30 | Shorewood Hills Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 11.9 | 88.0 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 368 |
| 31 | Cesar Chavez Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.1 | 64.7 Top 50% | 55% Math proficiency | 631 |
| 32 | Lowell Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.2 | 70.0 Top 25% | 62% Math proficiency | 329 |
| 33 | Crestwood Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.2 | 67.2 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 293 |
| 34 | Spring Harbor Middle Madison · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 12.2 | 58.5 Top 50% | 45% Math proficiency | 269 |
| 35 | Sennett Middle Madison · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 12.4 | 32.1 Lower 50% | 25% Math proficiency | 570 |
| 36 | Whitehorse Middle Madison · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 13.0 | 29.1 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 415 |
| 37 | Franklin Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–2 | Public | 13.4 | 76.0 Top 25% | 29.9% Free/reduced-price lunch | 308 |
| 38 | Elvehjem Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.8 | 56.6 Top 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 415 |
| 39 | Van Hise Elementary Madison · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 14.1 | 86.0 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 396 |
| 40 | Hamilton Middle Madison · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 14.6 | 78.2 Top 25% | 62% Math proficiency | 790 |
| 41 | LaFollette High Madison · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 14.8 | 28.3 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 1,541 |
| 42 | Randall Elementary School Madison · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 15.2 | 74.9 Top 25% | 67% Math proficiency | 320 |
| 43 | East High Madison · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 15.5 | 32.2 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 1,643 |
| 44 | Vel Phillips Memorial High School Madison · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 15.8 | 52.0 Top 50% | 45% Math proficiency | 2,004 |
| 45 | West High Madison · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 16.2 | 63.1 Top 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 2,222 |
Lapham Elementary in Madison leads the 2025 list of lowest student–teacher ratio in Madison with Students per teacher 8.3. Of the 45 schools shown, 45 are public.
For the full picture see the wider Wisconsin lowest student–teacher ratio rankings, every school on the Madison page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best ratio school in Madison?
Lapham Elementary in Madison, Wisconsin ranks first among lowest student–teacher ratio in Madison with Students per teacher 8.3 (Enrollment: 182).
How are lowest student–teacher ratio in Madison ranked?
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.