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Thoreau Elementary

(608) 204-6940

Physical Address:
3870 Nakoma RD
Madison, WI  53711
Mailing Address:
3870 Nakoma RD
Madison, WI  53711

School Information

District:
Madison Metropolitan School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Dane County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 5
Number of Students:
425

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Thoreau Elementary

This School County Average State Average
White 48.24% 70.23% 77.48%
Black 29.41% 14.29% 11.88%
Hispanic 16.47% 9.52% 8.39%
Asian/Pacific 4.94% 5.88% 3.86%
American Indian 0.94% 0.91% 2.56%

Genders in Thoreau Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Female 54.12% 51.37% 51.95%
Male 45.88% 48.63% 48.05%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Thoreau Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 188 189 205
Black 128 114 125
Hispanic 47 52 70
Asian/Pacific 22 18 21
American Indian 3 7 4
Others 0 0 0
Total 388 380 425

Enrollment by Gender for Thoreau Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 211 206 230
Male 177 174 195
Total 388 380 425

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Thoreau Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 388 380 425
# Eligible for free lunch 172 (44%) 176 (46%) 198 (47%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 22 (6%) 22 (6%) 24 (6%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 194 (50%) 198 (52%) 222 (52%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Thoreau Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 388 380 425
Fulltime teachers 31.4 28.6 33.7
Student/Teacher Ratio 12.40 13.30 12.61
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.02 13.82 14.81