Madison Elem School

Madison Elem School is one of the medium-sized elementary schools in Wheaton, Illinois, overseen by CUSD 200, with 360 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

CUSD 200 comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 11,639 students; Madison Elem School is among them.

On demographics, Madison Elem School logs that White students make up the majority at 66%. The remainder is composed of 14% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. Compared to DuPage County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, DuPage County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Madison Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.2%; this one delivers 69.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for DuPage County indicate median household income runs about $112,096, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Madison Elem School is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students).

Emerson Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Madison Elem School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 68.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Madison Elem School's enrollment has contracted 29% since 2018, when it stood at 507 (now 360). Class-load math has fell: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.