📍 115 W Doty St, 7E, Madison, Dane County, 53703
Metro School is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Madison, Dane County. The school has 19 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District school district. It serves grades 4–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 4.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 4.2:1. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Metro School enrolls 19 students across grades 4–12. The student body is 84% male and 16% female. A teaching staff of 4.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 4.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 21% White and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 11 | 58% |
| White | 4 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 5.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
13 of the school's 19 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 12 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Metro 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 26, state house district 76.
Metro 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 19 students, Metro School 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