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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
828
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON·NCES 120120003731
MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL
2093 W US 90, MADISON, FL 32340 · (850) 973-5192 · Madison County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL828 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Florida public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
636 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 124 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (124).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
30.2%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
36.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.2% | 36.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 29.6% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL
MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 828 | 76.8% | 30.4% |
| PALM TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAYTONA BEACH | 697 | 81.8% | 34.5% |
| MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE CITY | 635 | 82.2% | 41.5% |
| RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CYPRESS WEST PALM BEACH | 728 | 71.0% | 47.4% |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAYTONA BEACH | 774 | 83.9% | 35.8% |
| PINE HILLS ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 671 | 74.8% | 41.5% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #2,068 of 2,136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #2,017 of 2,149 ▲ 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #2,063 of 2,149 ▼ 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 828 | #407 of 2,267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,498 of 2,077 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #1,373 of 2,108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.8% | #238 of 2,188 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #278 of 1,374 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
828
-153 (-16%) vs 2020
-35% since 2010-11, when it was 1,270
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 828 | 48 | 17.3:1 | 77% (636) |
| 2023-24 | 802 | 44.5 | 18.0:1 | 88% (706) |
| 2022-23 | 846 | 49 | 17.3:1 | 80% (676) |
| 2020-21 | 981 | 55 | 17.8:1 | 67% (656) |
| 2017-18 | 1,131 | 71 | 15.9:1 | 67% (759) |
| 2015-16 | 1,196 | 85 | 14.1:1 | 64% (766) |
| 2010-11 | 1,270 | 75 | 16.9:1 | 83% (1,058) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL
MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL is a public elementary school in MADISON, Florida. The grade span is pre-K through 8, and enrollment is 828 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 37% above that.
MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL is in MADISON, a district with 2,280 students across 9 schools.
MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL's enrollment is 67% Black. Next come 20% White, 9% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 36% Black among all Madison County residents. By the diversity index, MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL comes in at 50%.
MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL's 48 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.3:1. Elementary schools in Florida average about 17.5:1, a similar figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 77%. The 62% average for public schools in Madison County is 15 points lower.
allk12 grades MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL an F. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Florida, MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 30.4% actual against a predicted 42.7%.
Among Madison County residents, median household income is about $48,485, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 13 public schools in Madison County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,280.
The shortest distance from MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to MADISON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. The five-mile area around MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL holds 4 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks 5th on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment was 981 in 2020-21 and 828 in 2024-25, a decrease of 153 students.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,089
Census ACS
Median income
$48,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,280 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MADISON
- MADISON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 464 students
- MADISON CREATIVE ARTS ACADEMY INCElementary · 397 students
- JAMES MADISON PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 180 students
- LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 163 students
- PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 121 students
- GREENVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 105 students
Other schools in MADISON
- MADISON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 464 students
- MADISON CREATIVE ARTS ACADEMY INCElementary · 397 students
- JAMES MADISON PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 180 students
- MADISON VIRTUAL FRANCHISECombined · 9 students
- MADISON TAP PROGRAMElementary
- MADISON VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined
Nearby schools
- MADISON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 464
- JAMES MADISON PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 180
- MADISON VIRTUAL FRANCHISE2.2 mi · 9
- MADISON CREATIVE ARTS ACADEMY INC2.6 mi · 397
- LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.1 mi · 163
- PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.8 mi · 121
Frequently asked questions
About MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL?
MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 828 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL serve?
MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL are roughly 20% White, 9% Hispanic, 67% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL?
MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL is overseen by MADISON in Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.