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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON-PLAINS LOCAL·NCES 390482705675

Madison-Plains Intermediate School

9940 State Route 38 SW, London, OH 43140 · (740) 490-0610 · Madison County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
Enrollment
269
Middle
DISTRICT 219 · STATE 482
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
266 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 43%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 4
84
Grade 5
92
Grade 6
93
Student demographics
White
24089%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
114%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 8%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 17%
Two+
145%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7%
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
Male
14654%
Female
12346%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Madison-Plains Intermediate SchoolMadison-Plains Junior HighMadison-Plains High School
Feeds from
Madison-Plains Elementary SchoolPK03
Based on grade levels within Madison-Plains Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
66.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -8.0pp since 2021
Math
58.2%
OH avg 56.1% . -12.6pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 13 points.

Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Ohio's top 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
269
-26 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 19.7:1
% White
89%
was 92%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Madison-Plains Intermediate School

Madison-Plains Intermediate School, an intimate middle school in London, Ohio, operated by Madison-Plains Local, enrolls 269 students, covering grades 4 through 6. That puts it 44% below the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.

Madison-Plains Local comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,094 students; Madison-Plains Intermediate School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Madison-Plains Intermediate School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest is composed of 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. Compared to Madison County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Madison-Plains Intermediate School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 99% 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 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Madison-Plains Intermediate School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 51.5%; this one delivers 65.8%, a residual of +14.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Madison County shows median household income runs about $87,045, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Madison County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,189 students), of which Madison-Plains Intermediate School is one.

The closest other public school is Madison-Plains Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Madison-Plains Intermediate School comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 63.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Madison-Plains Intermediate School has fell 9%, going from 295 students in 2018 to 269 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Madison County at a glance

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Population
44,423
Census ACS
Median income
$87,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,189 students

Quick facts

School name
Madison-Plains Intermediate School
District
Madison-Plains Local
Address
9940 State Route 38 SW, London, OH 43140
Phone
(740) 490-0610
County
Madison County
Level
Middle
Grade range
04–06
Total enrollment
269
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
17.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
266 (99%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
390482705675
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Madison-Plains Intermediate School
How many students attend Madison-Plains Intermediate School?
Madison-Plains Intermediate School enrolls approximately 269 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Madison-Plains Intermediate School serve?
Madison-Plains Intermediate School serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Madison-Plains Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Madison-Plains Intermediate School is approximately 17.9:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Madison-Plains Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Madison-Plains Intermediate School are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Madison-Plains Intermediate School public or private?
Madison-Plains Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison-Plains Local.
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