📍 702 Pflaum Rd, Madison, Dane County, 53716
LaFollette High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Madison, Dane County. The school has 1,482 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 94.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 28 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
LaFollette High enrolls 1,482 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 94.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 22% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 476 | 32% |
| White | 431 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 330 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 141 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 86 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
803 of the school's 1,482 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 691 qualify for free lunch and 112 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.
LaFollette High 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.
LaFollette High 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 1,482 students, LaFollette High is larger 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