Madison Elementary

Located at 800 W. Madison St., in Gardner, Kansas, Madison Elementary is an expansive K-5 school that teaches 521 students (grades pre-K through 4), operated by Gardner Edgerton. That puts it 66% larger than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Gardner Edgerton runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,854 students. Madison Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Madison Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Madison Elementary shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 34% of students at Madison Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Madison Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Johnson County indicate median household earnings sit near $109,208, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Johnson County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), Madison Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Gardner Edgerton High, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Madison Elementary. On composite proficiency, Madison Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 40.1%.

Madison Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Madison Elementary's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 588 (now 521). White enrollment moved from 88% to 74% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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