Enrollment
130
Elementary
DISTRICT 118 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON-VIRGIL·NCES 200909000861
Madison Elem
1014 S Fourth, Madison, KS 66860 · (620) 437-2918 · Greenwood County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL130 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Kansas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
65 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 51%
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 | 19 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 39% smaller than its 6th grade class (18).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 58% · 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
Madison Elem→Madison High
Based on grade levels within Madison-Virgil. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
49.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
47.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.2% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 43.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Elem
Madison Elem's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Elem this school | 130 | 50.0% | 50.9% |
| White City Elem White City | 140 | 47.9% | 36.7% |
| Burlingame Elementary Burlingame | 142 | 47.9% | 33.3% |
| Dighton Elem Dighton | 139 | 48.9% | 56.2% |
| Wakefield Elem Wakefield | 129 | 51.9% | 28.0% |
| Kiowa County Elementary School Greensburg | 130 | 46.9% | 54.8% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #210 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #239 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #322 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 130 | #624 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #372 of 658 |
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
130
-5 (-4%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 209
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 130 | 12.2 | 10.7:1 | 50% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 132 | 11.4 | 11.6:1 | 47% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 150 | 10.1 | 14.8:1 | 55% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 135 | 12 | 11.3:1 | 56% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 134 | 11.4 | 11.8:1 | 49% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 117 | 11 | 10.6:1 | 44% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 141 | 13 | 10.8:1 | 52% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 143 | 11 | 13.0:1 | 40% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 209 | 12 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (134 to 130); teachers up 7% (11.4 to 12.2).
About Madison Elem
Madison Elem is a small elementary school in Madison-Virgil, located in Madison, Kansas. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 130 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students.
Madison-Virgil has 2 schools; together they serve 236 students.
The large majority of students at Madison Elem, 87%, are White. Next come 8% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Madison Elem has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.7:1. Among elementary schools in Kansas, the typical ratio is 13.2:1. Eligible students account for 50% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Greenwood County report 65%.
The allk12 Grade for Madison Elem is B+. Compared with Kansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Madison Elem posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.9%, compared with a predicted 38.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Greenwood County has about 5,919 residents, and median household income is about $60,042, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 6 public schools in Greenwood County, with a combined enrollment of about 869.
Of nearby public schools, Madison High is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Madison Elem comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Madison Elem is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
The number of students declined from 135 to 130 over 4 years.
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Greenwood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,919
Census ACS
Median income
$60,042
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
869 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Madison Elementary schools
59 other US public schools in 27 states are named Madison Elementary. Madison Elem is the 57th largest of the 60.
- Madison ElementaryGardner, KS · 521 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
- Madison High0.2 mi · 106
- Olpe Jr./Sr. High School9.6 mi · 179
- Olpe Elementary9.6 mi · 149
- Hamilton Elem10.0 mi · 49
- Hamilton High10.0 mi · 41
- Southern Coffey County Elementary13.8 mi · 84
Frequently asked questions
About Madison ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Madison Elem?
Madison Elem enrolls approximately 130 students in grades PK-06.
Is Madison Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Madison Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Madison Elem have?
Madison Elem employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Madison Elem?
Student demographics at Madison Elem are roughly 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
Is Madison Elem public or private?
Madison Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison-Virgil.
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