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How has MADISON STATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
980
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 280279000304
Madison Station Elementary
459 Reunion Parkway, MADISON, MS 39110 · (601) 856-6246 · Madison County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL980 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
15.3:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
137 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 161 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 162 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 138 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 189 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 189 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (161) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (189).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 62% · 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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
87.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
85.7%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.5% | 85.7% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 86.4% |
% 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
87.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
87.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 87% 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 →
Schools most like Madison Station Elementary
Madison Station Elementary's state test result (87.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Station Elementary this school | 980 | 14.0% | 87.2% |
| Madison Avenue Upper Madison | 474 | 17.5% | 85.3% |
| Madison Avenue Elementary K2 MADISON | 397 | 18.4% | 87.8% |
| Northwest Elementary Flowood | 477 | 37.1% | 75.5% |
| Mannsdale Upper Elementary Madison | 578 | 13.8% | 85.0% |
| Flowood Elementary Flowood | 458 | 50.9% | 67.0% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Station Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.2% | #3 of 428 | #2 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #8 of 439 ▲ 3 | #3 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.5% | #3 of 439 ▲ 1 | #2 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 980 | #17 of 453 | #1 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #234 of 408 | #8 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #181 of 409 | #6 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.0% | #442 of 444 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #251 of 296 | #11 of 13 |
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
980
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 946
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 980 | 64 | 15.3:1 | 14% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 1,014 | 73.4 | 13.8:1 | 13% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 1,035 | 72.2 | 14.3:1 | 100% (1,032) |
| 2020-21 | 979 | 57 | 17.2:1 | 100% (976) |
| 2017-18 | 1,025 | 56.4 | 18.2:1 | 18% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 943 | 50 | 18.9:1 | 16% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 1,064 | 49 | 21.7:1 | 12% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 946 | 54 | 17.5:1 | 31% (296) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Station Elementary.
About Madison Station Elementary
Families in MADISON, Mississippi, are served by Madison Station Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 980 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average about 446 students.
Madison County Schools runs 21 schools with a combined 12,926 students. Madison Station Elementary is one of them.
At 69%, White students outnumber all other groups at Madison Station Elementary combined. After that, the student body is 14% Black, 11% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Madison County, the White share is about 55%. Madison Station Elementary has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 64 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.3:1. Elementary schools in Mississippi have a similar average ratio of 15.9:1. The school's lunch program data list 14% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Madison County averages 52%, higher than here.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, Madison Station Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 87.4% for a school in Mississippi with Madison Station Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Madison Station Elementary posts 87.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Madison County show that median household income is about $83,441, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Madison Station Elementary is one of 34 public schools in Madison County, which together enroll about 16,432 students.
Madison Middle School is the closest public school, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line. Within five miles of Madison Station Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Madison Station Elementary is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 980, close to the 979 recorded in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 15.3 students per teacher, compared with 17.2 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Crossing ElementaryElementary · 761 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
- Mannsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
- Mannsdale Upper ElementaryElementary · 578 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Middle School1.5 mi · 1,180
- Madison Central High School1.8 mi · 1,260
- Rosa Scott2.7 mi · 373
- Ridgeland High School3.5 mi · 995
- Germantown High School3.9 mi · 1,411
- Mannsdale Elementary School3.9 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Madison Station ElementaryHow many students attend Madison Station Elementary?
Madison Station Elementary enrolls approximately 980 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Madison Station Elementary serve?
Madison Station Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Madison Station Elementary have?
Madison Station Elementary employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Madison Station Elementary?
Student demographics at Madison Station Elementary are roughly 69% White, 1% Hispanic, 14% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Madison Station Elementary in?
Madison Station Elementary is part of Madison County Schools.
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