Daily Schedule
Start/Dismissal Times by School
Anana Elementary
- Start: 8:25 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:00 PM
- Dismissal: 3:20 PM
Chávez Elementary
- Start: 8:25 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:00 PM
- Dismissal: 3:20 PM
Crestwood Elementary
- Soft Landing: 8:15 AM
- Start: 8:25 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:00 PM
- Dismissal: 3:20 PM
Elvehjem Elementary
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 1:10 PM
- Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Emerson Elementary
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 1:10 PM
- Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Franklin Elementary
- Soft Landing: 7:25 AM
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 1:10 PM
- Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Gompers Elementary
- Start: 8:25 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:00 PM
- Dismissal: 3:20 PM
Hawthorne Elementary
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 1:10 PM
- Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Henderson Elementary
- Start: 8:25 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:00 PM
- Dismissal: 3:20 PM
Huegel Elementary
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 1:10 PM
- Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Kennedy Elementary
- Start: 8:25 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:00 PM
- Dismissal: 3:20 PM
Lake View Elementary
- Start: 8:25 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:00 PM
- Dismissal: 3:20 PM
Lapham Elementary
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 1:10 PM
- Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Leopold Elementary
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 1:10 PM
- Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Lincoln Elementary
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 1:10 PM
- Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Lindbergh Elementary
- Start: 8:25 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:00 PM
- Dismissal: 3:20 PM
Lowell Elementary
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 1:10 PM
- Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Marquette Elementary
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 1:10 PM
- Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Mendota Elementary
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 1:10 PM
- Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Midvale Elementary
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 1:10 PM
- Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Muir Elementary
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 1:10 PM
- Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Nuestro Mundo Community School - Nuestro Mundo, Inc.
- Doors Open: 7:20 AM
- Breakfast: 7:20 to 7:35 AM
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 1:10 PM
- Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Olson Elementary
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 1:10 PM
- Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Orchard Ridge Elementary
- Start: 8:25 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:00 PM
- Dismissal: 3:20 PM
Randall Elementary
- Soft Landing: 7:20 AM
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 1:10 PM
- Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Sandburg Elementary
- Start: 8:25 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:00 PM
- Dismissal: 3:20 PM
Schenk Elementary
- Start: 8:25 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:00 PM
- Dismissal: 3:20 PM
Shorewood Elementary
- Start: 8:25 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:00 PM
- Dismissal: 3:20 PM
Southside Elementary
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 1:10 PM
- Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Stephens Elementary
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 1:10 PM
- Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Thoreau Elementary
- Start: 8:25 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:00 PM
- Dismissal: 3:20 PM
Van Hise Elementary
- Start: 8:25 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:00 PM
- Dismissal: 3:20 PM
Badger Rock Middle
- Start: 8:20 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:20 PM
- Dismissal: 2:20 PM
Black Hawk Middle
- Start: 9:00 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:45 PM
- Dismissal: 4:25 PM
Cherokee Heights Middle
- Start: 9:00 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:45 PM
- Dismissal: 4:25 PM
Hamilton Middle
- Start: 9:00 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:45 PM
- Dismissal: 4:25 PM
Gillespie Middle
- Start: 9:00 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:45 PM
- Dismissal: 4:25 PM
O'Keeffe Middle
- Start: 9:00 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:45 PM
- Dismissal: 4:25 PM
Sennett Middle
- Start: 9:00 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:45 PM
- Dismissal: 4:25 PM
Sherman Middle
- Start: 9:00 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:45 PM
- Dismissal: 4:25 PM
Spring Harbor Middle
- Start: 9:00 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:45 PM
- Dismissal: 4:25 PM
Toki Middle
- Start: 9:00 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:45 PM
- Dismissal: 4:25 PM
Whitehorse Middle
- Start: 9:00 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:45 PM
- Dismissal: 4:25 PM
Wright Middle
- Start: 9:00 AM
- Monday Early Release Dismissal: 2:45 PM
- Dismissal: 4:25 PM
Capital High
- Start: 9:00 AM
- Dismissal: 2:15 PM
To view the high school daily schedule visit their website.
East High
- Start: 8:15 AM
- Dismissal: 3:39 PM
To view the high school daily schedule visit their website.
La Follette High
- Start: 8:15 AM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
To view the high school daily schedule visit their website.
Memorial High
- Start: 8:15 AM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
To view the high school daily schedule visit their website.
Shabazz City High
- Start (Monday): 10:00 AM
- Start (Tuesday-Friday): 8:45 AM
- Dismissal (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday): 3:05 PM
- Dismissal (Wednesday): Varies
To view the high school daily schedule visit their website.
West High
- Start: 8:15 AM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
To view the high school daily schedule visit their website.
Choose Your School From the List Above.
Why are students released early on Mondays?
Early release allows for staff professional collaboration time on Mondays. This aligns with MMSD's commitment to excellence by ensuring all student have the best educational experience. This time offers staff an opportunity to engage in professional learning, collaborate with other teachers and building staff, and supports new learning as it relates to shifts in best practices and district priorities. Bus schedules are adjusted to accommodate the early release times.
Start Times Plan
The MMSD Board of Education approved changing school start times in July 2018. You can view this presentation from April 2018 to learn more about the school start times plan. The implementation of the plan, though, was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the beginning of 2023-24 school year, start times were shifted to reflecting the spirit of the start times plan the Board of Education approved. Moving from a three-tier routing system to a more consistent two tier structure. This means we will be able to accommodate earlier start times for our youngest learners while moving all of our middle school students to later start times.
The district engaged in a bid process to hire transportation providers in the spring of 2023, as our current contract ended in the summer of 2023. First Student has been selected as the district's transportation provider. Beginning in the fall 2023, elementary and middle school students were transported on yellow buses provided by First Student. High school students will continue to ride Metro buses to and from school.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where can I find before or after school care for my child?
- How does this change affect my middle school student?
- Are there any changes at the high school level?
- Will my bus stop be the same?
- What is the pickup and dropoff time for my child?
- My student has received a bus pass in the past and it has worked better for them to ride a regular Madison Metro bus route. Will this be possible?
- Why can’t all of the schools start at the same time?
- I am concerned about my middle school student having to get off on their own in the morning. Have you considered that?
- By moving elementary schools earlier, aren’t you just transferring the issue to elementary students?
- What was the original implementation plan from 2018?
- How can school start times affect my child's well-being and learning?
- Won't students just stay up later in the evening if they don't have to wake up so early?
- What is the science behind the impact of school start times on children's well-being?
- How does MMSD determine the start and dismissal times for each school?
- Can I request a change in my child's school start and dismissal times?
- Are there any considerations for families with children attending different schools within MMSD?
- Can families provide feedback or suggestions regarding start and dismissal times?
- How far in advance are start and dismissal times determined for the upcoming school year?