Enrollment
117
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENN-HARRIS-MADISON SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180876001447
Madison Elementary School
66030 Dogwood Rd, Wakarusa, IN 46573 · (574) 633-4531 · St. Joseph County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
44 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 5 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 14% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
54.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Where Madison Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #187 of 983 | #8 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #339 of 986 | #12 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #167 of 986 | #8 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 117 | #1,054 of 1,079 | #40 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #825 of 1,058 | #31 of 41 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
117
-18 (-13%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 216
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 117 | 11 | 10.6:1 | 38% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 132 | 11 | 12.0:1 | 41% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 8.2 | 14.7:1 | 30% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 135 | 8 | 16.9:1 | 27% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 127 | 9 | 14.2:1 | 28% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 126 | 8 | 15.8:1 | 27% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 145 | 5 | 29.0:1 | 26% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 220 | 12 | 18.3:1 | 6% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 216 | 11 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Elementary School.
About Madison Elementary School
Wakarusa, Indiana, is home to Madison Elementary School, a small elementary school. It serves 117 students in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Indiana is roughly 436 students; this school is 73% smaller than that.
Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp includes 15 schools. Together they enroll 11,329 students.
The large majority of students at Madison Elementary School, 92%, are White. Other reported shares: 3% Hispanic and 3% Black. St. Joseph County's residents are about 71% White, 21 points below the school's share. Madison Elementary School has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 11 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, higher than at this school. Madison Elementary School reports 38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 46% for public schools in St. Joseph County.
Madison Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.4%, compared with a predicted 48.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in St. Joseph County, median household income is about $66,868, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Madison Elementary School is one of 73 public schools in St. Joseph County, which together enroll about 35,614 students.
Nearest public school: Wakarusa Elementary School, about 4.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Madison Elementary School places 3rd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 135 to 117. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.6:1.
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St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
273,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
35,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp
- Penn High SchoolHigh · 3,687 students
- Schmucker Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,041 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Horizon Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Northpoint Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
Other schools in Wakarusa
- North Wood Middle SchoolMiddle · 653 students
- Wakarusa Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
Nearby schools
- Wakarusa Elementary School4.6 mi · 534
- North Wood Middle School4.9 mi · 653
- Virgil I Grissom Middle School5.2 mi · 662
- Meadow's Edge Elementary School6.3 mi · 382
- Bremen Elementary/Middle School6.5 mi · 1,015
- Bremen Senior High School6.6 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Madison Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Madison Elementary School?
Madison Elementary School enrolls approximately 117 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Madison Elementary School serve?
Madison Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Madison Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Madison Elementary School is approximately 10.6:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Madison Elementary School?
Madison Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Madison Elementary School public or private?
Madison Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp.
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