📍 1045 E Dayton St, Madison, Dane County, 53703
Capital High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Madison, Dane County. The school has 139 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 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.5:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Capital High enrolls 139 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 42% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 66 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 15% |
| White | 19 | 14% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
107 of the school's 139 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 102 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Capital High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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.
Capital 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 139 students, Capital High 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