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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Anderson Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 180612001088
Anderson Elementary School
2325 Cherry Dr, Madison, IN 47250 · (812) 274-8004 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
341 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 78 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 18% larger than its 4th grade class (68).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Madison Consolidated Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
18.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
16.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
17.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Anderson Elementary School
Anderson Elementary School's state test result (17.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Elementary School this school | 489 | 69.7% | 17.6% |
| Scottsburg Elem School Scottsburg | 493 | 70.2% | 37.4% |
| Blackford Intermediate School Hartford City | 447 | 70.2% | 36.3% |
| Parkview Elementary School Bedford | 528 | 71.2% | 52.6% |
| North Vernon Elementary School North Vernon | 566 | 73.1% | 30.3% |
| Sugar Creek Consolidated Elem Sch West Terre Haute | 452 | 65.9% | 32.9% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Anderson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #875 of 983 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #909 of 986 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #853 of 986 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #402 of 1,079 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #627 of 991 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #712 of 996 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.7% | #164 of 1,058 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +37.0% | #40 of 353 | N/A |
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
489
+69 (+16%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 489 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 70% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 29.5 | 15.6:1 | 71% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 22.8 | 20.0:1 | 70% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 22 | 19.1:1 | 60% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 23.1 | 15.5:1 | 68% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 29 | 18.4:1 | 61% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | 24 | 20.5:1 | 60% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 36% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 586 | 30 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anderson Elementary School.
About Anderson Elementary School
Anderson Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Madison, Indiana, (ZIP code 47250). The school enrolls 489 students in pre-K through 4.
Besides Anderson Elementary School, Madison Consolidated Schools runs 5 other schools. The district enrolls 2,651 students.
White students are 87% of those enrolled at Anderson Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 15.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Anderson Elementary School, which has 31. The ratio is within a point of the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 70%. The 53% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 17 points lower.
Anderson Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 10% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Anderson Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 17.6% is 8.6 points below the 26.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Jefferson County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $64,577 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Jefferson County number 10, with about 4,109 students.
Anderson Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Madison Consolidated Jr High Sch, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Anderson Elementary School's average proficiency of 17.6% compares with 35.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Anderson Elementary School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment rose 16% over 4 years, reaching 489 in 2024-25. The ratio was 19.1:1 in 2020-21 and 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,998
Census ACS
Median income
$64,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,109 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison Consolidated Schools
- Madison Consolidated High SchoolHigh · 769 students
- Madison Consolidated Jr High SchMiddle · 728 students
- Lydia Middleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Rykers' Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 194 students
- Deputy Elementary SchoolElementary · 138 students
Other schools in Madison
- Madison Consolidated High SchoolHigh · 769 students
- Madison Consolidated Jr High SchMiddle · 728 students
- Lydia Middleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Rykers' Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 194 students
Other Anderson Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 15 states are named Anderson Elementary. Anderson Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 23.
- Anderson Elementary SchoolAnderson, IN · 496 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 748 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 686 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolSPRING, TX · 635 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 585 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Consolidated Jr High Sch0.6 mi · 728
- Madison Consolidated High School0.7 mi · 769
- Lydia Middleton Elementary School2.2 mi · 333
- Rykers' Ridge Elementary School3.1 mi · 194
- Milton Elementary School5.6 mi · 232
- Southwestern Middle School6.1 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Anderson Elementary SchoolHow large is Anderson Elementary School?
Anderson Elementary School enrolls approximately 489 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Anderson Elementary School serve?
Anderson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Anderson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Anderson Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Anderson Elementary School?
At Anderson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Anderson Elementary School public or private?
Anderson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison Consolidated Schools.
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