MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of mid-tier scale in MADISON, Nebraska, part of MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, hosting 248 students in grades pre-K through 5.

MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 580 students; MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 24% White, 6% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Madison County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Madison County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,128 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 6,196 students).

MADISON PRESCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 58.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has grew 34%, going from 185 students in 2018 to 248 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 78% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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