MidTown Elementary School

MidTown Elementary School is a K-5 school of roomy scale in Madison, Alabama, one of the schools within Madison City, teacheing 1,097 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 129% larger than the state mean of about 480.

MidTown Elementary School is one of 13 schools operated by Madison City, a district that teaches 13,046 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MidTown Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 25% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian. By comparison, Madison County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 29% of students at MidTown Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Madison County (around 41%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MidTown Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.9%; this one delivers 70.9%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Madison County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $86,499 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Madison County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,800 students), of which MidTown Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bob Jones High School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MidTown Elementary School. On composite proficiency, MidTown Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 36.7%.

MidTown Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. MidTown Elementary School's enrollment has rose 148% since 2018, when it stood at 442 (now 1,097). White enrollment moved from 62% to 51% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the MidTown Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.