Madison Elementary

As a mid-tier K-5 school in BLAINE, Minnesota, Madison Elementary educates 369 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Anoka-Hennepin School District.

Anoka-Hennepin School District runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 38,746 students. Madison Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Madison Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 56%; the rest comes out to 14% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Madison Elementary sits in the top 10% of Minnesota schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 41.0%; actual is 56.1%, +15.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Anoka County) records that the typical household earns roughly $101,869 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Anoka County runs 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), of which Madison Elementary is one.

University Avenue Elementary - Aero is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Madison Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 38.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Madison Elementary has edged down 23%, going from 477 students in 2018 to 369 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 68% to 56%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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