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Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON LOCAL·NCES 390478803023
South Elementary School
92 E Main St, Madison, OH 44057 · (440) 428-5121 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
214 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
68.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +6.6pp since 2021
Math
79.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +12.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.7% | 79.7% |
| 2023-24 | 74.5% | 76.2% |
| 2022-23 | 65.1% | 74.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.2% | 67.6% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 South Elementary School
South Elementary School's state test result (75.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Elementary School this school | 506 | 42.3% | 75.3% |
| Vermilion Elementary School Vermilion | 511 | 43.2% | 66.3% |
| Pleasant Elementary School Marion | 480 | 44.2% | 69.7% |
| Carlisle Primary Elementary School Carlisle | 526 | 42.8% | 77.1% |
| Seaborn Elementary School Mineral Ridge | 478 | 45.6% | 88.1% |
| Waynedale Elementary School Apple Creek | 459 | 44.7% | 62.1% |
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 South Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #350 of 673 | #5 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #393 of 1,569 ▲ 56 | #6 of 25 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #639 of 1,569 ▼ 104 | #10 of 25 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.3pp | #294 of 1,514 | #5 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #467 of 1,808 | #10 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #911 of 1,582 | #18 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #1,040 of 1,590 | #20 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.3% | #382 of 767 | #10 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #159 of 992 | #2 of 18 |
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
506
-77 (-13%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 506 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 42% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 46% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 27.8 | 20.3:1 | 34% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 27 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 677 | 29.8 | 22.8:1 | 41% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | 30 | 21.5:1 | 38% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 512 | 31 | 16.5:1 | 34% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 591 | 30 | 19.7:1 | 17% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 588 | 30 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (677 to 506); teachers down 6% (29.8 to 28).
About South Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, South Elementary School serves students in Madison, Ohio. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 506 students. Elementary schools in Ohio have about 404 students on average; enrollment here is 25% higher.
South Elementary School is run by Madison Local, whose 5 schools enroll 2,630 students.
South Elementary School is 86% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 7% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. That is in line with Lake County, where about 86% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 25%.
The school's 28 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Ohio is similar, at 17.9:1. Income data for the school show 42% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Lake County is close, at 39%.
On BeatsExpectations, South Elementary School is 2.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Ohio schools.
Looking at the county, Lake County, median household income comes to about $80,925, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 65 public schools and about 27,899 students.
Madison High School sits about 1.8 miles from South Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. South Elementary School comes in 2nd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school's student count decreased 13% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 21.6:1 to 18.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at South Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
232,216
Census ACS
Median income
$80,925
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
27,899 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison Local
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 818 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Madison Pre-KElementary · 129 students
- Madison Online Learning AcademyCombined
Other schools in Madison
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 818 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Madison Pre-KElementary · 129 students
- Madison Online Learning AcademyCombined
Other South Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 18 states are named South Elementary. South Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 44.
- South Elementary SchoolNew Philadelphia, OH · 429 students
- South Elementary SchoolDover, OH · 422 students
- South Elementary SchoolStockport, OH · 277 students
- South ElementaryHamden, OH · 221 students
- South Elementary SchoolUpper Sandusky, OH · 129 students
Nearby schools
- Madison High School1.8 mi · 818
- Madison Middle School2.0 mi · 605
- North Elementary School3.6 mi · 572
- Madison Pre-K3.7 mi · 129
- Perry Elementary School4.7 mi · 538
- Perry Middle School4.8 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About South Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Elementary School?
South Elementary School enrolls approximately 506 students in grades KG-05.
Is South Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does South Elementary School have?
South Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
How diverse is South Elementary School?
South Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees South Elementary School?
South Elementary School is overseen by Madison Local in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.