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Madison Elementary School

5795 W Alexandria Rd, Middletown, OH 45042 · (513) 420-4755 · Butler County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL711 STUDENTS
Enrollment
711
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
368 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 43%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K537%
Kindergarten11116%
Grade 110515%
Grade 210615%
Grade 311616%
Grade 411316%
Grade 510715%

This year's kindergarten class (111) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (107).

Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
62388%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
254%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
152%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
446%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
36551%
Female
34649%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
72.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.6pp since 2021
Math
70.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -4.1pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2572.3%70.0%
2023-2479.2%78.0%
2022-2374.9%81.4%
2021-2271.7%74.1%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 School

Madison Elementary School's state test result (75.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Madison Elementary School this school71151.8%75.6%
Three Rivers Elementary
Cleves
73150.8%66.7%
Miami Whitewater Elementary School
Harrison
67250.0%71.4%
West Muskingum Elementary School
Zanesville
69149.6%71.3%
Bath Elementary School
Lima
72751.3%86.5%
Wapakoneta Elementary
Wapakoneta
80052.5%69.2%
Matched among Ohio 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 School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Butler County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
75.6%#344 of 673#12 of 23
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
70.0%#658 of 1,569
▼ 246
#15 of 42
▼ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
72.3%#526 of 1,569
▼ 157
#13 of 42
▼ 5
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-1.8pp#335 of 1,514#9 of 41
Enrollment
ranked largest first
711#138 of 1,808#10 of 52
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.2:1#946 of 1,582#18 of 49
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
22.7%#1,092 of 1,590#45 of 49
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
51.8%#233 of 767#7 of 32
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-17.9%#318 of 992#10 of 27
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 2024-25
Enrollment
711
+28 (+4%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 20.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257113918.2:152% (368)
2023-246883917.6:152% (355)
2022-236963519.9:136% (248)
2020-216833420.1:1N/A
2017-188664320.1:135% (306)
2015-168672831.0:148% (413)
2000-015563416.4:121% (115)
1990-915702423.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 18% (866 to 711); teachers down 9% (43 to 39).

About Madison Elementary School

Madison Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Middletown, Ohio. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 711 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students each.

The district, Madison Local, has 1,491 students enrolled across 3 schools.

The large majority of students at Madison Elementary School, 88%, are White. Other reported shares: 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Butler County's residents are about 76% White, 12 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Madison Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 23%.

Federal staffing data show 39 full-time-equivalent teachers at Madison Elementary School and a ratio of 18.2:1. Elementary schools in Ohio have a similar average ratio of 17.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 52% of students. That rate is above the 42% average among public schools in Butler County.

Madison Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 75.6%, compared with a predicted 69.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations.

Among Butler County residents, median household income is about $81,590, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 90 public schools in Butler County, with a combined enrollment of about 59,107.

The closest other public school is Madison High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.

Federal counts put enrollment at 683 in 2020-21 and 711 in 2024-25, a 4% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.2:1.

Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Madison Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Butler County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
392,876
Census ACS
Median income
$81,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
59,107 students

Quick facts

School name
Madison Elementary School
District
Madison Local
Address
5795 W Alexandria Rd, Middletown, OH 45042
Phone
(513) 420-4755
County
Butler County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
711
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
18.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
368 (52%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
390461202444
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other schools in Middletown
Other Madison Elementary schools

59 other US public schools in 27 states are named Madison Elementary. Madison Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 60.

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Frequently asked questions

About Madison Elementary School
How many students attend Madison Elementary School?
Madison Elementary School enrolls approximately 711 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Madison Elementary School serve?
Madison Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Madison Elementary School have?
Madison Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Madison Elementary School?
At Madison Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Madison Elementary School public or private?
Madison Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison Local.
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