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If you could change one rule at MADISON AVENUE UPPER ELEMENTARY, what would it be?
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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 280279001007
Madison Avenue Upper
1209 Madison Avenue, Madison, MS 39110 · (601) 856-6609 · Madison County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
83 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
81.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.4pp since 2022
Math
81.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -2.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
474
-43 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.9:1
% White
69%
was 74%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
18%
was 15%
% Asian
7%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Madison Avenue Upper
Madison Avenue Upper is a primary school of reasonably sized scale in Madison, Mississippi, overseen by Madison County Schools, serveing 474 students in grades 3 through 5.
Madison County Schools comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 12,926 students; Madison Avenue Upper is among them.
In terms of who attends, Madison Avenue Upper reports that White students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 18% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Madison County (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Madison County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,441 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Madison Avenue Upper is one of 34 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 16,432 students).
Nearest neighbor: Madison Avenue Elementary K2, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Madison Avenue Upper.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Madison Avenue Upper has declined 8%, going from 517 students in 2018 to 474 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 74% to 69% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,647
Census ACS
Median income
$83,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
16,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County Schools
- Germantown High SchoolHigh · 1,411 students
- Madison Central High SchoolHigh · 1,260 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,180 students
- Germantown MiddleMiddle · 1,008 students
- Ridgeland High SchoolHigh · 995 students
- Madison Station ElementaryElementary · 980 students
Other schools in Madison
- Germantown High SchoolHigh · 1,411 students
- Madison Central High SchoolHigh · 1,260 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,180 students
- Germantown MiddleMiddle · 1,008 students
- Madison Station ElementaryElementary · 980 students
- Mannsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Avenue Elementary K20.2 mi · 397
- Rosa Scott2.0 mi · 373
- Ridgeland High School2.8 mi · 995
- Ann E. Smith Elementary3.1 mi · 715
- Old Town Middle School3.3 mi · 693
- Madison Central High School3.9 mi · 1,260
Frequently asked questions
About Madison Avenue UpperWhat is the total enrollment at Madison Avenue Upper?
Madison Avenue Upper enrolls approximately 474 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Madison Avenue Upper serve?
Madison Avenue Upper serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Madison Avenue Upper?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Madison Avenue Upper.
How diverse is Madison Avenue Upper?
Madison Avenue Upper reports a student body of 69% White, 3% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Madison Avenue Upper?
Madison Avenue Upper is overseen by Madison County Schools in Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.