Madison Elem

Madison Elem is a primary school of low-enrollment scale in Madison, Kansas, operated by Madison-Virgil, works with 130 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 58% smaller than typical.

Across the 2 schools in Madison-Virgil (236 students total), Madison Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Madison Elem logs that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Madison Elem lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Madison Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Greenwood County (around 65%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Madison Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.3%; this one delivers 50.9%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Greenwood County) shows that median household income runs about $60,042, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Madison Elem is one of 6 public schools in Greenwood County (combined enrollment of about 869 students).

The closest other public school is Madison High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Madison Elem comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 34.8%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 134 students in 2018 compared to 130 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 4% to 0% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

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