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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARSAW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 181242001995
Madison Elementary School
1436 W 300 N, Warsaw, IN 46582 · (574) 267-6231 · Kosciusko County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
230 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
49.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
53.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Madison Elementary School
Madison Elementary School's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Elementary School this school | 475 | 48.4% | 50.4% |
| Washington Elementary School Warsaw | 500 | 51.8% | 48.1% |
| Jimtown Elementary School Elkhart | 418 | 47.6% | N/A |
| Jefferson Elementary School Winona Lake | 481 | 51.8% | 32.2% |
| Manchester Elementary School N Manchester | 474 | 49.4% | 47.9% |
| Jimtown Intermediate School Elkhart | 580 | 45.9% | 56.0% |
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 Madison Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Kosciusko County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #299 of 983 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #350 of 986 | #2 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #253 of 986 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #428 of 1,079 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #316 of 991 | #7 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #518 of 996 | #5 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #642 of 1,058 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #231 of 597 | #3 of 11 |
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
475
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 475 | 33.8 | 14.1:1 | 48% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 29.9 | 14.5:1 | 50% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 30.6 | 15.6:1 | 48% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 42% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 31.6 | 17.9:1 | 47% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 44% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 25 | 21.4:1 | 47% (253) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 20 | 19.7:1 | 36% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 24 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Elementary School.
About Madison Elementary School
Madison Elementary School is an elementary school in Warsaw, Indiana, and it is part of Warsaw Community Schools. Enrolled students number 475 students, in kindergarten through 6.
The district for Madison Elementary School is Warsaw Community Schools, with 11 schools and 6,709 students.
At 74%, White students outnumber all other groups at Madison Elementary School combined. Smaller groups are 20% Hispanic and 3% Asian. County-wide, 87% of Kosciusko County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Madison Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.1:1, with 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Madison Elementary School is 48%. Across public schools in Kosciusko County, the average is about the same, 51%.
The model predicts 41.3% for a school in Indiana with Madison Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Madison Elementary School posts 50.4%.
Madison Elementary School is located in Kosciusko County, where median household income is about $75,317, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 20 public schools in Kosciusko County, with a combined enrollment of about 11,029.
The closest public school to Madison Elementary School is Harrison Elementary School, about 3.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 42.1% proficiency; Madison Elementary School posts 50.4%.
NCES assigns Madison Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Madison Elementary School went from 501 students to 475.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Kosciusko County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,442
Census ACS
Median income
$75,317
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
11,029 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Warsaw Community Schools
- Warsaw Community High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Leesburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 545 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
Other schools in Warsaw
- Warsaw Community High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 545 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Edgewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 469 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
Other Madison Elementary schools
59 other US public schools in 27 states are named Madison Elementary. Madison Elementary School is the 18th largest of the 60.
- Madison Elementary SchoolWakarusa, IN · 117 students
- Madison ElementaryNorth Highlands, CA · 754 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolADRIAN, MI · 753 students
- Madison ElementarySanta Ana, CA · 749 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolMiddletown, OH · 711 students
Nearby schools
- Harrison Elementary School3.0 mi · 416
- Lincoln Elementary School3.3 mi · 452
- Lakeview Middle School3.4 mi · 545
- Edgewood Middle School3.5 mi · 469
- Leesburg Elementary School3.5 mi · 567
- Washington Elementary School3.6 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About Madison Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Madison Elementary School?
Madison Elementary School enrolls approximately 475 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Madison Elementary School serve?
Madison Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Madison Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Madison Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Madison Elementary School?
Madison Elementary School reports a student body of 74% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Madison Elementary School?
Madison Elementary School is overseen by Warsaw Community Schools in Kosciusko County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.