One City Preparatory Academy
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Madison, Wisconsin
One City Preparatory Academy in Madison, Wisconsin enrolled 99 students in 2024-25 with 10.8 full-time teachers, 9.2 students per teacher against the Wisconsin middle-school median of 12.8. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 40.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 28% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 35%
138 students in 2022-23, 53 students in 2023-24, 99 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.0 to 10.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 138 | 8.0 | 17.3 |
| 2023-24 | 53 | 11.3 | 4.7 |
| 2024-25 | 99 | 10.8 | 9.2 |
9.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 Wisconsin middle schools
Among the 382 Wisconsin middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle 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 Preparatory Academy reported.
- Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
- Gifted and talented programnot reported
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
- Chronically absent84.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
77.8% of students were Black, 12.1% of two or more races, 8.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black77.8%
- Two or more races12.1%
- Hispanic8.1%
- White2.0%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at One City Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 20% or less in math, against 40.1% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 20% or less | 0‑13% (2021-22) | 40.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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.
Middle schools in Madison
13 public middle schools in Madison report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Middle | 790 | 14.5 | 18.0% |
| Sennett Middle | 570 | 12.2 | 46.8% |
| Cherokee Heights Middle | 526 | 11.3 | 43.7% |
| Toki Middle | 487 | 9.9 | 41.3% |
| Jefferson Middle | 462 | 11.4 | 48.1% |
| O'Keeffe Middle | 434 | 11.7 | 39.9% |
| Whitehorse Middle | 415 | 12.7 | 54.5% |
| Sherman Middle | 400 | 11.0 | 60.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about One City Preparatory Academy
- Sennett MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 570 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Badger Rock MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 92 students, 9.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare One City Preparatory Academy with Sennett MiddleStudents, 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 Preparatory Academy is the number 325 by size of 384 Wisconsin middle schools open in 2024-25.#325 of 384
- Wisconsin schools by students per teacher9.2 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.8 for middle schools.9.2:1
- 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 Preparatory Academy
How many students attend One City Preparatory Academy?
99 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 138 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Madison, WI.What is the student-teacher ratio at One City Preparatory Academy?
9.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is One City Preparatory Academy a Title I school?
One City Preparatory Academy has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).How do students at One City Preparatory Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at One City Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 20% or less in math, against 40.1% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is One City Preparatory Academy in?
One City Schools, NCES district ID 5500083. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550008303385 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, 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.