Enrollment
47
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 280279001318
Madison County Preschool
476 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland, MS 39157 · (601) 853-1326 · Madison County
GRADES PK–PKELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL47 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
4.5:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
18 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 80%
Community
0
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 | 47 | 100% |
Student demographics
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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
69.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.6% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 69.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
47
+7 (+18%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 65
Student : Teacher
4.5:1
was 4.0:1
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 | 47 | 10.4 | 4.5:1 | 38% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 50 | 9.9 | 5.1:1 | 34% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 51 | 8.9 | 5.7:1 | 94% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 40 | 10 | 4.0:1 | 93% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 75 | 12.7 | 5.9:1 | 13% (10) |
| 2010-11 | 65 | 5 | 13.0:1 | 22% (14) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison County Preschool.
About Madison County Preschool
Madison County Preschool is a very small elementary school with an address in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Federal data show 47 students enrolled in pre-K in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 446 students for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Madison County Preschool is one of 21 schools in Madison County Schools, which enrolls 12,926 students in total.
The largest group at Madison County Preschool is Black students, at 53%. Enrollment also includes 34% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Madison County, the Black share is about 37%.
On staff are 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 4.5:1. Elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1, 11.3 more students per teacher than here. Madison County Preschool has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 38%. For comparison, public schools in Madison County average 52%.
Madison County Preschool holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Madison County Preschool falls in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools: 68.3% actual against 75.2% predicted.
The school's county is Madison County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $83,441 a year, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Madison County number 34, with about 16,432 students.
A public school about 1.1 miles away, Highland Elementary School, is the closest to Madison County Preschool. Madison County Preschool has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 68.3% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
An 18% rise took enrollment from 40 in 2020-21 to 47 in 2024-25.
The Madison County Preschool discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Ridgeland
- Ridgeland High SchoolHigh · 995 students
- Ann E. Smith ElementaryElementary · 715 students
- Old Town Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Elementary School1.1 mi · 629
- Old Town Middle School2.1 mi · 693
- Callaway High School2.1 mi · 994
- North Jackson Elementary School2.3 mi · 346
- Kirksey Middle School2.4 mi · 389
- Ann E. Smith Elementary2.8 mi · 715
Frequently asked questions
About Madison County PreschoolHow large is Madison County Preschool?
Madison County Preschool enrolls approximately 47 students in grades PK-PK.
What age range does Madison County Preschool serve?
Madison County Preschool serves students from grade PK through grade PK.
How many students per teacher at Madison County Preschool?
Approximately 4.5:1 students per teacher at Madison County Preschool.
What is the student diversity at Madison County Preschool?
Student demographics at Madison County Preschool are roughly 34% White, 6% Hispanic, 53% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Madison County Preschool?
Madison County Preschool is overseen by Madison County Schools in Madison County.
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