Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 180612001089
Lydia Middleton Elementary School
714 W Main St, Madison, IN 47250 · (812) 274-8005 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Indiana public elementary schools
- BTest 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
17.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
135 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 54 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (58).
Student demographics
22%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.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
43.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
55.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Lydia Middleton Elementary School
Lydia Middleton Elementary School's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia Middleton Elementary School this school | 333 | 40.5% | 46.8% |
| Converse Elementary School Converse | 323 | 41.5% | N/A |
| Lester B Sommer Elementary School Crawfordsville | 342 | 40.4% | 48.6% |
| Yankeetown Elementary School Newburgh | 310 | 41.0% | 56.7% |
| Riverdale Elementary School Saint Joe | 300 | 41.7% | 51.0% |
| Staunton Elementary School Brazil | 373 | 41.8% | 66.9% |
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 Lydia Middleton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #365 of 983 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #313 of 986 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #365 of 986 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #760 of 1,079 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #832 of 991 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #731 of 996 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #783 of 1,058 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #539 of 597 | 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
333
+27 (+9%) vs 2020
+86% since 1990-91, when it was 179
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 333 | 19 | 17.5:1 | 41% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 19.5 | 16.8:1 | 45% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 17.8 | 18.8:1 | 46% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 38% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 39% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 349 | 19 | 18.4:1 | 43% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 240 | 13 | 18.5:1 | 50% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 156 | 10 | 15.6:1 | 51% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 179 | 12 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lydia Middleton Elementary School.
About Lydia Middleton Elementary School
Lydia Middleton Elementary School is a small elementary school located in Madison, Indiana. Grades offered run from pre-K through 4, with 333 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Indiana is roughly 436 students; this school is 24% smaller than that.
Madison Consolidated Schools has 2,651 students spread across 6 schools.
The student body at Lydia Middleton Elementary School is 88% White. Other groups make up 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.5 students per teacher. That is 2.0 students per teacher above the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 41% of students. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is 53%.
Lydia Middleton Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Lydia Middleton Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.8% is within a point of the 46.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Jefferson County, the median household income is $64,577, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Lydia Middleton Elementary School is one of 10 public schools in the county.
Anderson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles away. Within five miles of Lydia Middleton Elementary School, there are 7 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lydia Middleton Elementary School is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 333 students in 2024-25, 27 more than the 306 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.5:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Anderson Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 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
- Anderson Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Rykers' Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 194 students
Nearby schools
- Anderson Elementary School2.2 mi · 489
- Madison Consolidated Jr High Sch2.3 mi · 728
- Madison Consolidated High School2.5 mi · 769
- Milton Elementary School3.5 mi · 232
- Rykers' Ridge Elementary School3.9 mi · 194
- Southwestern Middle School5.0 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Lydia Middleton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lydia Middleton Elementary School?
Lydia Middleton Elementary School enrolls approximately 333 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Lydia Middleton Elementary School serve?
Lydia Middleton Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lydia Middleton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lydia Middleton Elementary School is approximately 17.5:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lydia Middleton Elementary School?
At Lydia Middleton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Lydia Middleton Elementary School public or private?
Lydia Middleton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison Consolidated Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.