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Cambridge Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
802 W Water St
Cambridge, WI 53523
Phone
(608) 423-9727
District
CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
DANE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
420
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.3% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Cambridge Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
42%
49%
36%
49%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
44%
39%
43%
47%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
44%
41%
41%
45%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 52 12.4%
Kindergarten 52 12.4%
Grade 1 68 16.2%
Grade 2 57 13.6%
Grade 3 63 15.0%
Grade 4 71 16.9%
Grade 5 57 13.6%
Total 420 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.1% 94.8% 71.2%
Black 0.0% 0.4% 9.2%
Hispanic 3.2% 3.6% 13.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 1.0% 4.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 25.2% 24.0% 39.4%
Free lunch eligible 22.6% 20.8% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.6% 3.2% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 5,820 5,892,539
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 92.2 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.7% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.5% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 36.3% 26.2%
65 OR OLDER 16.2% 17.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,384 2,425,488
Single Parent Households With Children 6.6% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 98.6% 93.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 38.7% 32.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.6% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.3% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.5% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.7% 18.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.0% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.2% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 6.7% 7.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,095 $6,584,160 48.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $686 $636,608 4.7%
Staff $589 $546,592 4.0%
General Administration $474 $439,872 3.2%
School Administration $682 $632,896 4.6%
Operation $1,928 $1,789,184 13.1%
Transportation $609 $565,152 4.1%
Other $847 $786,016 5.8%
Total Support $5,816 $5,397,248 39.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,775 $1,647,200 12.1%
Total Expenditures $14,685 $13,627,680 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,699 $6,386,625,832 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $674 $558,913,478 4.2%
Staff $736 $610,274,665 4.5%
General Administration $291 $241,011,944 1.8%
School Administration $677 $561,313,676 4.2%
Operation $1,271 $1,054,524,399 7.8%
Transportation $506 $419,848,997 3.1%
Other $663 $549,562,435 4.1%
Total Support $4,816 $3,995,343,921 29.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,688 $3,059,218,482 22.8%
Total Expenditures $16,204 $13,441,258,097 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%