Thoreau Elementary

Virtual

Regular School · Madison, WI

Thoreau Elementary is a regular school school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving grades PK–05 with 403 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

403

Teachers (FTE)

36.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

11:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	206	51%
Hispanic/Latino	103	26%
Black or African American	56	14%
Two or more races	29	7%
Asian	5	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Not Specified	2	0%
Total enrollment	403	205M / 196F

English Language Learners: 89 (22% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30-34%	39.0%	136
Reading Proficiency	40-44%	40.7%	134
Science Proficiency	40-49%	—	52

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.09 grade levels

Math

+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

39 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

13.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	403	100%

Contact & Location

3870 Nakoma Rd

Madison, WI 53711

Phone: (608)204-6940

http://thoreau.madison.k12.wi.us/

District

Madison Metropolitan School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,731

District enrollment: 25,237

Other Schools in District

Cesar Chavez Elementary Elementary
Crestwood Elementary Elementary
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School Elementary
Elvehjem Elementary Elementary
Emerson Elementary Elementary
Franklin Elementary Elementary
Gompers Elementary Elementary
Hawthorne Elementary Elementary

View all 53 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 53711) → CensusDepth.com
Wisconsin population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Wisconsin teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

550852000964

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD