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LaFollette High
C−

LaFollette High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

702 Pflaum Rd, Madison, WI 53716 · (608) 204-3600 · Part of Madison Metropolitan School District

Madison’s School Grade C better than 29% of Wisconsin school districts

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Students
1,541
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about LaFollette High

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Wisconsin’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state

On the path

Where Madison kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12LaFollette HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency21%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 38.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

702 Pflaum Rd, Madison

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9370
Grade 10414
Grade 11334
Grade 12423
Enrollment over time
1,575’20
1,532’21
1,482’22
1,527’23
1,541’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 34%White 28%Black 23%Two or more races 9%Asian 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about LaFollette High from Madison families.

Other schools in Madison Metropolitan School District

The district →
Cesar Chavez Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Madison
B−
631 students12:1
Leopold Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Madison
D
626 students10:1
4K PK Off Site
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Madison
619 students13:1
Kennedy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Madison
C
582 students11:1
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Madison
B−
462 students10:1
Olson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Verona
B
462 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Wisconsin’s other public schools; Madison’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.