One City Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Madison, Wisconsin
One City Elementary School in Madison, Wisconsin enrolled 328 students in 2024-25 with 26.1 full-time teachers, 12.6 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 0-13% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 24%
317 students in 2022-23, 283 students in 2023-24, 328 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 26.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 317 | 21.0 | 15.1 |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 23.7 | 11.9 |
| 2024-25 | 328 | 26.1 | 12.6 |
12.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 of every 100 Wisconsin elementary schools
Among the 1,085 Wisconsin elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection One City Elementary School enrolled 211 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent38.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.6% of students were Black, 12.8% of two or more races, 11.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black64.6%
- Two or more races12.8%
- Hispanic11.6%
- White9.1%
- Asian1.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at One City Elementary School scored proficient or above: 0-13% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 0‑13% | 0‑13% | 38% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 6‑9% | 0‑13% (2021-22) | 40.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Madison
31 public elementary schools in Madison report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez Elementary | 631 | 12.0 | 29.2% |
| Leopold Elementary | 626 | 10.1 | 56.2% |
| Kennedy Elementary | 582 | 10.9 | 56.9% |
| Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School | 462 | 10.2 | 58.7% |
| Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School | 455 | 10.5 | 50.8% |
| Stephens Elementary | 447 | 10.4 | 38.7% |
| Huegel Elementary | 417 | 10.8 | 34.8% |
| Elvehjem Elementary | 415 | 13.6 | 31.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about One City Elementary School
- Nuestro MundoThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 311 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Winnequah SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 602 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare One City Elementary School with Nuestro MundoStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much One City Schools spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in WisconsinOne City Elementary School is the number 519 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#519 of 1,087
- Wisconsin schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.12.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about One City Elementary School
How many students attend One City Elementary School?
328 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 317 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Madison, WI.What is the student-teacher ratio at One City Elementary School?
12.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is One City Elementary School a Title I school?
One City Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at One City Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at One City Elementary School scored proficient or above: 0-13% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is One City Elementary School in?
One City Schools, NCES district ID 5500083. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550008303087 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.