📍 1201 Tompkins Dr, Madison, Dane County, 53716
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Madison, Dane County. The school has 479 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 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School enrolls 479 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 181 | 38% |
| White | 124 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 83 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 13% |
| Asian | 25 | 5.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 479 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 241 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School 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 16, state house district 47.
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School 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 479 students, Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School is close to 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
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