Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Madison

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
A

Lowell Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

401 Maple Ave, Madison, WI 53704 · (608) 204-6600 · Part of Madison Metropolitan School District

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

Students
329
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Lowell Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Wisconsin’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Madison kids: 11 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Lowell ElementaryYou are here
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 38.6%

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

401 Maple Ave, Madison

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten41
Grade 155
Grade 251
Grade 357
Grade 444
Grade 548
Enrollment over time
359’20
353’21
334’22
335’23
329’24

Down 8.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Black 26%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 9%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lowell Elementary from Madison families.

Other schools in Madison Metropolitan School District

The district →

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.