📍 2421 E Johnson St, Madison, Dane County, 53704
Emerson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Madison, Dane County. The school has 351 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Emerson Elementary enrolls 351 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 25% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 148 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 86 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 14% |
| Asian | 11 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
201 of the school's 351 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 179 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Emerson Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-20, state senate district 26, state house district 76.
Emerson Elementary is one of 54 schools in Madison Metropolitan School District, based in Madison, Wisconsin. The district serves 25,155 students district-wide and employs 2,064 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 351 students, Emerson Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 466 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large