Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin, elections

Madison Metropolitan School District
District details
	School board members: 7
	Students: 25,247 (2023-2024)
	Schools: 54 (2023-2024)
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Madison Metropolitan School District is a school district in Wisconsin (Dane County). During the 2024 school year, 25,247 students attended one of the district's 54 schools.

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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 3

General election

General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 3

Martha Siravo defeated Bret Wagner in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 3 on April 1, 2025.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Martha Siravo (Nonpartisan)	54.5	60,807
	Bret Wagner (Nonpartisan)	44.8	49,951
	Other/Write-in votes	0.8	848

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 111,606
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 4

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 4

Incumbent Ali Muldrow won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 4 on April 1, 2025.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ali Muldrow (Nonpartisan)	98.6	97,520
	Other/Write-in votes	1.4	1,409

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 98,929
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5

Incumbent Nichelle Nichols won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5 on April 1, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nichelle Nichols (Nonpartisan)	98.9	97,283
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	1,093

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 98,376
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 1

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 1

Incumbent Maia Pearson won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 1 on April 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Maia Pearson (Nonpartisan)	98.6	45,244
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	645

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,889
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 2

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 2

Incumbent Savion Castro won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 2 on April 2, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Savion Castro (Nonpartisan)	98.5	44,640
	Other/Write-in votes	1.5	660

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,300
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 6

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 6

Blair Feltham defeated Badri Lankella in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 6 on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Blair Feltham (Nonpartisan)	55.6	51,986
		Badri Lankella (Nonpartisan)	43.3	40,518
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	964

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 93,468
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 7

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 7

Incumbent Nicki Vander Meulen won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 7 on April 4, 2023.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Nicki Vander Meulen (Nonpartisan)	98.7	86,716
	Other/Write-in votes	1.3	1,171

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 87,887
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 3

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 3

Laura Simkin defeated Shepherd Joyner in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 3 on April 5, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Laura Simkin (Nonpartisan)	70.3	23,663
	Submit photo	Shepherd Joyner (Nonpartisan)	28.9	9,714
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	260

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,637
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 4

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 4

Incumbent Ali Muldrow defeated David Blaska in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 4 on April 5, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ali Muldrow (Nonpartisan)	79.0	26,199
	David Blaska (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	10.5	3,480
	Other/Write-in votes	10.5	3,480

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,159
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5

Nichelle Nichols won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5 on April 5, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nichelle Nichols (Nonpartisan)	97.9	27,468
		Other/Write-in votes	2.1	594

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,062
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 1

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 1

Maia Pearson won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 1 on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Maia Pearson (Nonpartisan)	98.9	41,097
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	463

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,560
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 2

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 2

Incumbent Savion Castro won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 2 on April 6, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Savion Castro (Nonpartisan)	98.8	40,680
	Other/Write-in votes	1.2	475

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,155
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 2

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Special general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 2

Incumbent Savion Castro won election in the special general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 2 on April 7, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Savion Castro (Nonpartisan)	99.1	67,557
	Other/Write-in votes	0.9	594

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,151
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 6

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 6

Christina Gomez Schmidt defeated Maia Pearson in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 6 on April 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christina Gomez Schmidt (Nonpartisan)	51.6	42,775
	Submit photo	Maia Pearson (Nonpartisan)	47.9	39,723
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	376

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 82,874
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 7

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 7

Incumbent Nicki Vander Meulen defeated Wayne Strong in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 7 on April 7, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Nicki Vander Meulen (Nonpartisan)	60.2	48,220
	Wayne Strong (Nonpartisan)	39.4	31,533
	Other/Write-in votes	0.4	338

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 80,091
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 3

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 3

Cristiana Carusi defeated Kaleem Caire in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 3 on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cristiana Carusi (Nonpartisan)	51.9	35,615
	Submit photo	Kaleem Caire (Nonpartisan)	47.6	32,646
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	393

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,654
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 4

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 4

Ali Muldrow defeated David Blaska in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 4 on April 2, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ali Muldrow (Nonpartisan)	69.3	48,975
	David Blaska (Nonpartisan)	30.1	21,230
	Other/Write-in votes	0.6	437

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,642
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5

Ananda Mirilli defeated incumbent TJ Mertz in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5 on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ananda Mirilli (Nonpartisan)	57.6	38,214
		TJ Mertz (Nonpartisan)	41.8	27,765
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	420

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,399
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 1

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 1

Gloria Reyes defeated incumbent Anna Moffit in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 1 on April 3, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Gloria Reyes (Nonpartisan)	52.5	30,982
	Anna Moffit (Nonpartisan)	46.9	27,644
	Other/Write-in votes	0.6	365

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,991
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 2

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 2

Incumbent Mary Burke won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 2 on April 3, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mary Burke (Nonpartisan)	98.5	52,215
	Other/Write-in votes	1.5	807

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,022
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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 6

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 6

Incumbent Kate Toews won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 6 on April 4, 2017.

		Candidate
✔		Kate Toews (Nonpartisan)

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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 7

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 7

Incumbent Nicki Vander Meulen won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 7 on April 4, 2017.

		Candidate
✔		Nicki Vander Meulen (Nonpartisan)

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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 3

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 3

Incumbent Dean Luomos won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 3 on April 5, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Dean Luomos (G)

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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 4

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 4

Incumbent James Howard won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 4 on April 5, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		James Howard (Nonpartisan)

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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5

Incumbent TJ Mertz won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 5 on April 5, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		TJ Mertz (D)

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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 1

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 1

Incumbent Anna Moffit won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 1 on April 7, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Anna Moffit (Nonpartisan)

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Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 2

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General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 2

Incumbent Mary Burke won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 2 on April 7, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Mary Burke (Nonpartisan)

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Election rules

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Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Wisconsin are held on the first Tuesday in April. The one first class city school district in the state, Milwaukee Public Schools, holds school board elections in odd-numbered years. All other school districts hold school board elections every year.

School board nonpartisan primary elections in Wisconsin are held on the third Tuesday in February. The one first class city school district in the state, Milwaukee Public Schools, holds school board elections every two years in odd-numbered years. All other school districts hold school board elections every year. School board primary elections are only held if there are more than two candidates running for any specific single-seat race or if the number of candidates running for multi-seat races is more than twice the number of seats up for election. Otherwise, the primary is canceled and candidates automatically advance to the general election ballot.

See law: Wisconsin Statute Section 5.02(21) and Wisconsin Statute Section 5.02(22)

Recent or upcoming election dates for all school districts in the state except first class school districts (Milwaukee Public Schools)

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all school districts in the state except first class school districts (Milwaukee Public Schools). There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

Filing deadline date: January 6, 2026
Primary election date: February 17, 2026
General election date: April 7, 2026

Recent or upcoming election dates for first class city school districts, which are districts serving cities with a population of more than 150,000 (Milwaukee Public Schools is the only first class city school district)

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for first class city school districts, which are districts serving cities with a population of more than 150,000 (Milwaukee Public Schools is the only first class city school district). There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

Filing deadline date: January 5, 2027
Primary election date: February 16, 2027
General election date: April 6, 2027

Election system

School board members in Wisconsin are elected through a system of a nonpartisan primary election and a nonpartisan general election. The primary election is only held if a large enough number of candidates run for office.

See law: Wisconsin Statute 8.10(2).a and Wisconsin Statute 120.41(1)

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Wisconsin are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Wisconsin Statute requires school board candidates to file nomination papers before the state's spring primary and for regular school board general elections to occur at the state's April spring election, which features nonpartisan races. Statute defines "spring primary" as "the nonpartisan primary held on the 3rd Tuesday in February to nominate nonpartisan candidates to be voted for at the spring election."

See law: Wisconsin Statute 8.10(2).a and Wisconsin Statute 120.41(1)

Winning an election

The school board candidate or candidates with the most votes are elected to office in the general election. State law requires a place on the school board general election ballot for write-in candidates.

School board primary elections are only held if (a) for single-seat races, there are more than two candidates for any one seat up for election; or (b) for multi-seat races, if the number of candidates is more than twice the number of seats up for election. If a primary is held, the top two vote getters per seat advance to the general election.

See law: Wisconsin Statute Section 8.10 and Wisconsin Statute Section 120
and Wisconsin Statute Section 8.10 and Wisconsin Statute Section 120

Term length and staggering

School board members for all school districts except first class city school districts are elected to staggered three-year terms.

First class city school district board members are elected to staggered four-year terms. As of 2022, the Milwaukee Public Schools district was the only first class city school district in the state.

See law: Wisconsin Statute 8.10.2
and Wisconsin Statute 119.08(1)(a) and Wisconsin Statute 119.06(3)(a)

School districts other than first class city districts elect as close to equal numbers of board members as possible every year to three-year terms, which means roughly one-third of board members are up for regular election every year.

As close to half of first class city school district board members as possible are elected every two years. As of 2022, the Milwaukee Public Schools district was the only first class city school district in the state and had nine board members, with five elected in the year after each midterm election and four elected in the year after each presidential election.

See law: Wisconsin Statute 120
and Wisconsin Statute 119.08(1)(a) and Wisconsin Statute 119.06(3)(a)

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members are elected at large by voters from the whole district for all school districts except first class city school districts. By default, board members are elected through multi-seat races. District voters can opt to establish numbered seats with members elected at large in single-seat races, for which candidates must file for specific seat numbers. District voters can also opt to create apportioned areas (sub-districts) and require board members to be elected to represent each sub-district. Under that system, school board candidates must reside within the sub-district for which they are running but are elected at large by all voters in the whole district. Voters in a school district can submit a petition with either 100 or 500 voter signatures, depending on whether the district contains part of a city, to propose electing school board members according to numbered seats or from apportioned residence areas. Upon such a petition the proposal is put before voters at either an annual meeting or election. Once adopted by a majority of voters, the structure can only be changed or reversed by the same petition and voter approval process.

School board members for first class city school districts are elected through a combination of one member elected at-large and eight members elected by voters from sub-districts determined by the school board. State law requires the sub-districts to be substantially equal in population and "reflect a balanced representation of citizens in all areas within the city." As of 2022, the Milwaukee Public Schools district was the only first class city school district in the state.

See law: Wisconsin Statute 120.06
and Wisconsin Statute 119.08(1)(a) and Wisconsin Statute 119.06(3)(a)

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates must file by 5:00 pm on the first Tuesday in January before elections, which are held every year.

First class city school district board candidates must file by 5:00 pm on the first Tuesday in January before elections, which are held in each odd-numbered year.

See law: Wisconsin Statute 8.10.2

School board candidates cannot circulate nominating petitions until after December 1 of the year before elections, which are held every year.

First class city school district board candidates cannot circulate nominating petitions until after December 1 of the year before elections, which are held in each odd-numbered year.

See law: Wisconsin Statute 8.10.2

New school board members officially take office on the fourth Monday in April.

See law: Wisconsin Statute 8.10.2

About the district

School board

The Madison Metropolitan School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Martha Siravo	Seat 3	2025	2028
Nichelle Nichols	Seat 5	2022	2028
Ali Muldrow	Seat 4	2019	2028
Maia Pearson	Seat 1	2021	2027
Savion Castro	Seat 2	2019	2027
Blair Feltham	Seat 6	2023	2026
Nicki Vander Meulen	Seat 7	2017	2026

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District map

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Overlapping state house districts

Madison Metropolitan School District
Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Wisconsin State Assembly District 78	Shelia Stubbs	Democratic Party	25%	50%
Wisconsin State Assembly District 79	Lisa Subeck	Democratic Party	18%	95%
Wisconsin State Assembly District 76	Francesca Hong	Democratic Party	14%	100%
Wisconsin State Assembly District 77	Renuka Mayadev	Democratic Party	12%	46%
Wisconsin State Assembly District 80	Mike Bare	Democratic Party	9%	7%
Wisconsin State Assembly District 47	Randy Udell	Democratic Party	9%	4%
Wisconsin State Assembly District 42	Maureen McCarville	Democratic Party	6%	1%
Wisconsin State Assembly District 48	Andrew Hysell	Democratic Party	4%	1%
Wisconsin State Assembly District 81	Alex Joers	Democratic Party	4%	1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[1]

Revenue
Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$48,333,000	$1,896	9%
Local:	$390,784,000	$15,327	73%
State:	$99,043,000	$3,884	18%
Total:	$538,160,000	$21,107

Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$517,660,000	$20,302
Total Current Expenditures:	$438,052,000	$17,180
Instructional Expenditures:	$243,918,000	$9,566	47%
Student and Staff Support:	$66,720,000	$2,616	13%
Administration:	$55,047,000	$2,158	11%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$72,367,000	$2,838	14%
Total Capital Outlay:	$47,407,000	$1,859
Construction:	$43,463,000	$1,704
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$13,394,000	$525
Interest on Debt:	$2,758,000	$108

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."^[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	35	46	6	11	<50	32	53
2018-2019	39	43	10	19	20-29	36	62
2017-2018	39	45	10	19	<=20	37	62
2016-2017	37	45	9	17	20-29	35	59
2015-2016	37	48	8	16	20-29	32	58
2014-2015	37	48	9	16	11-19	33	58
2013-2014	45	59	17	23	30-34		67
2012-2013	45	59	16	24	35-39		66
2011-2012	44	57	16	25	35-39		66
2010-2011	71	80	44	58	65-69		88

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	40	44	10	16	<50	36	61
2018-2019	37	36	11	17	30-39	33	61
2017-2018	39	39	11	17	21-39	37	62
2016-2017	39	43	11	18	21-39	35	61
2015-2016	38	41	10	18	20-29	34	59
2014-2015	45	50	16	25	20-29	41	69
2013-2014	37	43	13	16	35-39		59
2012-2013	36	41	12	15	35-39		57
2011-2012	36	39	12	15	30-34		56
2010-2011	77	81	57	63	70-74		92

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	84	90-94	67	81	>=50	80-84	93
2018-2019	82	90-94	66	76	PS	75-79	91
2017-2018	82	85-89	66	81	PS	75-79	88
2016-2017	83	85-89	73	77	>=50	65-69	91
2015-2016	78	80-84	59	70-74	>=50	75-79	89
2014-2015	80	85-89	58	65-69	>=50	70-74	91
2013-2014	79	85-89	59	70-74	60-79		91
2012-2013	77	85-89	59	65-69	60-79		87
2011-2012	75	80-84	55	60-64	60-79		87
2010-2011	74	85-89	53	55-59	60-79		84

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[3]

Enrollment
Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	25,247	0.0
2022-2023	25,237	-1.0
2021-2022	25,497	-2.6
2020-2021	26,151	-2.6
2019-2020	26,842	-0.3
2018-2019	26,917	-0.2
2017-2018	26,968	-0.1
2016-2017	26,999	-0.4
2015-2016	27,112	-0.6
2014-2015	27,274	0.3
2013-2014	27,185	0.3
2012-2013	27,112	1.1
2011-2012	26,817	7.5
2010-2011	24,806	0.7
2009-2010	24,628	0.5
2008-2009	24,496	-0.7
2007-2008	24,670	-0.3
2006-2007	24,755	1.2
2005-2006	24,452	-1.8
2004-2005	24,894	-0.1
2003-2004	24,913	-0.2
2002-2003	24,966	0.3
2001-2002	24,893	-0.8
2000-2001	25,087	0.6
1999-2000	24,943	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE	Madison Metropolitan School District (%)	Wisconsin K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.3	1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	7.5	4.3
Black	18.4	8.8
Hispanic	24.9	14.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	9.6	5.4
White	39.3	66.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Madison Metropolitan School District had 2,046.29 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.34.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	101.50
Kindergarten:	106.80
Elementary:	859.03
Secondary:	923.81
Total:	2,046.29

Madison Metropolitan School District employed 14.00 district administrators and 84.75 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	14.00
District Administrative Support:	107.36
School Administrators:	84.75
School Administrative Support:	89.62

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	358.08
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	27.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	47.55
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	43.55
Librarians/Media Specialists:	42.80
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	421.37
Other Support Services:	809.06

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[5]

The Madison Metropolitan School District operates 54 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
4k Pk Off Site	594	PK-PK
Badger Rock Middle	99	6-8
Black Hawk Middle	376	6-8
Capital High	123	9-12
Cesar Chavez Elementary	652	PK-5
Cherokee Heights Middle	537	6-8
Crestwood Elementary	287	PK-5
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School	463	PK-5
East High	1,644	9-12
Elvehjem Elementary	403	PK-5
Emerson Elementary	317	PK-5
Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School	436	6-8
Franklin Elementary	292	PK-2
Gompers Elementary	220	PK-5
Hamilton Middle	768	6-8
Hawthorne Elementary	321	PK-5
Huegel Elementary	422	PK-5
Innovative And Alternative Middle	0	6-8
Innovative High	139	9-12
James Wright Middle	259	6-8
Kennedy Elementary	579	PK-5
Lafollette High	1,527	9-12
Lake View Elementary	287	KG-5
Lapham Elementary	211	PK-2
Leopold Elementary	623	PK-5
Lincoln Elementary	385	PK-5
Lindbergh Elementary	170	PK-5
Lowell Elementary	335	PK-5
Marquette Elementary	159	3-5
Mendota Elementary	280	PK-5
Metro School	23	4-12
Midvale Elementary	372	PK-2
Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School	454	PK-5
Muir Elementary	418	PK-5
Nuestro Mundo	295	KG-5
O'Keeffe Middle	439	6-8
Olson Elementary	452	PK-5
Orchard Ridge Elementary	247	PK-5
Randall Elementary School	316	3-5
Sandburg Elementary	411	PK-5
Schenk Elementary	444	PK-5
Sennett Middle	579	6-8
Shabazz-City High	114	9-12
Sherman Middle	385	6-8
Shorewood Hills Elementary	382	PK-5
Southside Elementary School	357	PK-5
Spring Harbor Middle	270	6-8
Stephens Elementary	482	PK-5
Thoreau Elementary	398	PK-5
Toki Middle	538	6-8
Van Hise Elementary	421	KG-5
Vel Phillips Memorial High School	2,005	9-12
West High	2,137	9-12
Whitehorse Middle	400	6-8

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Footnotes

[1] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[2] U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021

[3] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[4] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[5] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

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