Rykers' Ridge Elementary School

Rykers' Ridge Elementary School is an intimate primary school in Madison, Indiana, part of Madison Consolidated Schools. The school hosts 194 students in grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 56% leaner than typical.

Madison Consolidated Schools comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,651 students; Rykers' Ridge Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Rykers' Ridge Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder consists of 3% multiracial. Compared to Jefferson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Rykers' Ridge Elementary School reports 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 49% of students at Rykers' Ridge Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Rykers' Ridge Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.9%; this one delivers 39.4%.

Across the wider county, Jefferson County reports that median household income runs about $64,577, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,109 students), Rykers' Ridge Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Anderson Elementary School, around 3.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Rykers' Ridge Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rykers' Ridge Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 28.1%.

Rykers' Ridge Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Rykers' Ridge Elementary School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 191 (now 194). Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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