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What's something Madison Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
521
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDNER EDGERTON·NCES 200642001780
Madison Elementary
800 W. Madison St., Gardner, KS 66030 · (913) 856-0400 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
176 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 51%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (96).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
37.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 | 55.7% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 43.9% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Elementary
Madison Elementary's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Elementary this school | 521 | 33.8% | 46.5% |
| Berryton Elem Berryton | 560 | 34.5% | 47.9% |
| Deerfield Elem Lawrence | 433 | 32.1% | 50.7% |
| Ray Marsh Elem Shawnee | 458 | 32.1% | 64.7% |
| Apollo Elementary School Goddard | 544 | 29.0% | 68.0% |
| Maize Elementary Maize | 413 | 34.9% | 47.6% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #273 of 625 | #84 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #382 of 625 | #97 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #218 of 625 | #81 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #60 of 714 | #17 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #292 of 539 | #54 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #314 of 540 | #78 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.8% | #518 of 658 | #39 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #222 of 377 | #45 of 76 |
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
521
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 521 | 38.2 | 13.7:1 | 34% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 35.4 | 14.8:1 | 32% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 30% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 18% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 37 | 15.9:1 | 13% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | N/A | N/A | 18% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 15% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (588 to 521); teachers up 3% (37 to 38.2).
About Madison Elementary
In Gardner, Kansas, part of Johnson County, Madison Elementary is an elementary school. Enrolled students number 521 students, in pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 66% higher than the average for elementary schools in Kansas, which is about 313.
Gardner Edgerton enrolls 5,854 students in 11 schools, including Madison Elementary.
At Madison Elementary, White students make up 74% of the student body. It is also 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 5% Black. Madison Elementary's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Madison Elementary is 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 34%.
Madison Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.5% and a predicted 46.0%.
Federal survey data for Johnson County show that the median household income is $109,208, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Johnson County is home to 168 public schools and about 93,598 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Gardner Edgerton High is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Madison Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 46.5% is above the 40.1% average for nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 25 more students in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
620,631
Census ACS
Median income
$109,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
93,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gardner Edgerton
- Gardner Edgerton HighHigh · 1,794 students
- Trail Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Pioneer Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 548 students
- Wheatridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
- Grand Star ElementaryElementary · 380 students
- Nike ElementaryElementary · 365 students
Other schools in Gardner
- Gardner Edgerton HighHigh · 1,794 students
- Trail Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Pioneer Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 548 students
- Wheatridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
- Grand Star ElementaryElementary · 380 students
- Nike ElementaryElementary · 365 students
Other Madison Elementary schools
59 other US public schools in 27 states are named Madison Elementary. Madison Elementary is the 11th largest of the 60.
- Madison ElemMadison, KS · 130 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
- Gardner Edgerton High0.3 mi · 1,794
- Sunflower Elementary1.0 mi · 293
- Gardner Elem1.2 mi · 304
- Wheatridge Middle School1.2 mi · 517
- Pioneer Ridge Middle School1.5 mi · 548
- Grand Star Elementary1.6 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Madison ElementaryHow large is Madison Elementary?
Madison Elementary enrolls approximately 521 students in grades PK-04.
Is Madison Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Madison Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Madison Elementary?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Madison Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Madison Elementary?
Student demographics at Madison Elementary are roughly 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Madison Elementary in?
Madison Elementary is part of Gardner Edgerton.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.