Acton Academy Madison West
Private · Grades Pre-K–4 · 9 students
Thoreau Elementary
3870 Nakoma Rd, Madison, WI 53711
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
403
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Madison Metropolitan School District
Dane County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,025 Wisconsin elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Wisconsin elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Thoreau Elementary
Thoreau Elementary is a public elementary school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Madison Metropolitan School District. The school is located in a large city in Dane County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 403 students were enrolled, with about 11 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Wisconsin elementary school (12.6 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 1,025 Wisconsin elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 403 students
- Students per teacher
- 11 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Madison Metropolitan School District
- County
- Dane County
- NCES school ID
- 550852000964
Schools near Thoreau Elementary
All 84 schools in Madison →
Wingra School
Private · Grades K–8 · 112 students
Midvale Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 372 students
Our Lady Queen of Peace School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 451 students
Edgewood Campus School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 381 students
Preschool of the Arts
Private · Grades K · 15 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.