Madison Cross Roads Elementary School

Set in Toney, Alabama, Madison Cross Roads Elementary School is a sizable elementary school, run under Madison County. It works with 841 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Madison Cross Roads Elementary School sits 75% larger than that benchmark.

Madison County comprises 28 schools with combined enrollment of 20,691 students; Madison Cross Roads Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Madison Cross Roads Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 27% Black, 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Native American. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

On the income-and-resources front, Madison Cross Roads Elementary School records 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Madison County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Madison Cross Roads Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.9%.

In the area at large, Madison County reports that median household income runs about $86,499, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Madison Cross Roads Elementary School is one of 89 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 55,800 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sparkman Middle School, around 3.8 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Madison Cross Roads Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.4%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Madison Cross Roads Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 900 (now 841). White enrollment moved from 60% to 46% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.