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Enrollment
704
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273351001487
MADISON ELEMENTARY
2805 9TH ST N, SAINT CLOUD, MN 56303 · (320) 370-6330 · Stearns County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
485 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 48%
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 | 56 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 60% · 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
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
33.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 (31.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MADISON ELEMENTARY this school | 704 | 68.9% | 31.6% |
| OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD | 878 | 66.4% | 32.6% |
| FOREST ELEMENTARY CRYSTAL | 464 | 67.9% | 25.4% |
| Highland Park Elementary SAINT PAUL | 406 | 72.4% | 21.6% |
| ELLEN HOPKINS ELEMENTARY MOORHEAD | 616 | 71.9% | 35.4% |
| Marcy Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 415 | 68.9% | 24.5% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 Minnesota | In Stearns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #657 of 844 | #16 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #657 of 844 | #16 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #632 of 844 | #15 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 704 | #79 of 1,130 | #3 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #388 of 769 | #12 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #127 of 796 | #2 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.9% | #166 of 942 | #6 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #234 of 244 | #11 of 11 |
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
704
+31 (+5%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 694
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 704 | 51.6 | 13.6:1 | 69% (485) |
| 2023-24 | 671 | 54.9 | 12.2:1 | 78% (525) |
| 2022-23 | 649 | 33.8 | 19.2:1 | 74% (479) |
| 2020-21 | 673 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 62% (414) |
| 2017-18 | 699 | 48.6 | 14.4:1 | 72% (502) |
| 2015-16 | 786 | 55 | 14.3:1 | 68% (537) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 65% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 475 | 35 | 13.6:1 | 35% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 694 | 30 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MADISON ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (699 to 704); teachers up 6% (48.6 to 51.6).
About MADISON ELEMENTARY
MADISON ELEMENTARY is one of the public schools in SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota. It is a large elementary school. Enrollment totals 704 students across pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 344.
ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 22 schools with a combined 9,803 students. MADISON ELEMENTARY is one of them.
Black students make up 42% of enrollment at MADISON ELEMENTARY, the largest share of any group. Next come 31% White, 13% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 9% Black among all Stearns County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
Its staff includes 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.6 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. MADISON ELEMENTARY has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 69%. Compared with the 44% average for public schools in Stearns County, the school's rate is higher.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, MADISON ELEMENTARY is 3.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 31.6%. Predicted: 28.0%.
Census data for Stearns County show the median household earns about $77,066 a year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting MADISON ELEMENTARY, Stearns County has 74 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, MADISON ELEMENTARY is closest to NORTH JUNIOR HIGH, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. MADISON ELEMENTARY's average proficiency of 31.6% compares with 22.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school grew from 673 students in 2020-21 to 704 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.3:1 to 13.6:1.
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Stearns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,865
Census ACS
Median income
$77,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
24,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,561 students
- APOLLO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,264 students
- OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 878 students
- SOUTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 831 students
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 720 students
- TALAHI COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 701 students
Other schools in SAINT CLOUD
- TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,561 students
- APOLLO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,264 students
- OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 878 students
- SOUTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 831 students
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 720 students
- TALAHI COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 701 students
Other Madison Elementary schools
59 other US public schools in 27 states are named Madison Elementary. MADISON ELEMENTARY is the 5th largest of the 60.
- Madison ElementaryBLAINE, MN · 369 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
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGH0.3 mi · 720
- Roosevelt Education Center0.7 mi · 14
- APOLLO SENIOR HIGH0.9 mi · 1,264
- Success Academy St. Cloud - Middle1.0 mi · 46
- Success Academy St. Cloud Elem1.0 mi · 140
- ST. CLOUD HOSPITAL PROGRAMS NON-RES1.2 mi · 18
Frequently asked questions
About MADISON ELEMENTARYHow many students attend MADISON ELEMENTARY?
MADISON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 704 students in grades PK-05.
Is MADISON ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
MADISON ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MADISON ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MADISON ELEMENTARY is approximately 13.6:1 (52 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MADISON ELEMENTARY?
MADISON ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 31% White, 12% Hispanic, 42% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees MADISON ELEMENTARY?
MADISON ELEMENTARY is overseen by ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Stearns County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.