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Cesar Chavez Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3502 Maple Grove Dr, Madison, WI 53719 · (608) 442-2000 · Part of Madison Metropolitan School District

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

Directions
Students
631
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cesar Chavez Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Wisconsin’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Madison kids: 11 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 38.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

3502 Maple Grove Dr, Madison

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K68
Kindergarten85
Grade 1102
Grade 294
Grade 393
Grade 495
Grade 594
Enrollment over time
602’20
588’21
607’22
652’23
631’24

Up 4.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%Hispanic 27%Black 11%Two or more races 8%Asian 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cesar Chavez Elementary from Madison families.

Other schools in Madison Metropolitan School District

The district →
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
Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Madison
C
455 students10:1

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.