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Alumni: what's one memory from Madison Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 767 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510066000241
Madison Elementary
9075 Chance Place, Ruther Glen, VA 22546 · (804) 448-2171 · Caroline County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
377 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 66%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Caroline County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +9.0pp since 2022
Math
69.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +16.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 16 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 53.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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
Madison Elementary's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Elementary this school | 456 | 82.7% | 66.5% |
| Pembroke Elementary Virginia Beach | 529 | 80.2% | 70.8% |
| Madison Heights Elementary Madison Heights | 449 | 84.0% | 54.8% |
| Samuel P. Langley Elementary Hampton | 429 | 92.3% | 81.4% |
| Windsor Oaks Elementary Virginia Beach | 497 | 76.7% | 66.3% |
| Luxford Elementary Virginia Beach | 476 | 78.2% | 65.1% |
Matched among Virginia 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #687 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #695 of 1,111 ▲ 150 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #644 of 1,111 ▲ 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #686 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #425 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #179 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.7% | #469 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #628 of 759 |
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
456
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 456 | 34 | 13.4:1 | 83% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 81% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 76% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 25 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 57% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 21 | 24.1:1 | 64% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 54% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 37% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 23 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (476 to 456); teachers up 36% (25 to 34).
About Madison Elementary
Students in Ruther Glen, Virginia, attend Madison Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 456 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Caroline County Public Schools (5 schools, 4,600 students) runs Madison Elementary.
White students form the largest group at Madison Elementary, 40% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 29% Black, 18% Hispanic, and 13% multiracial. In Caroline County overall, about 62% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Madison Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
Madison Elementary operates with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.4:1. Elementary schools in Virginia have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1. About 83% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is close to the 81% average for public schools in Caroline County.
allk12 grades Madison Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Madison Elementary is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (66.5% versus 65.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
Census Bureau estimates for Caroline County show that median household income is about $87,407, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Madison Elementary is one of 5 public schools in Caroline County, which together enroll about 4,600 students.
Nearest public school: Lewis and Clark Elementary, about 2.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 3. On average proficiency, Madison Elementary is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 466 in 2020-21, 456 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.6:1 in 2020-21 to 13.4:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Caroline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,098
Census ACS
Median income
$87,407
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
4,600 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caroline County Public Schools
- Caroline HighHigh · 1,315 students
- Lewis and Clark ElementaryElementary · 1,009 students
- Caroline MiddleMiddle · 983 students
- Bowling Green ElementaryElementary · 837 students
Other schools in Ruther Glen
- Lewis and Clark ElementaryElementary · 1,009 students
Other Madison Elementary schools
59 other US public schools in 27 states are named Madison Elementary. Madison Elementary is the 20th largest of the 60.
- Madison ElementaryNorth Highlands, CA · 754 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolADRIAN, MI · 753 students
- Madison ElementarySanta Ana, CA · 749 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolMiddletown, OH · 711 students
- MADISON ELEMENTARYSAINT CLOUD, MN · 704 students
Nearby schools
- Lewis and Clark Elementary2.2 mi · 1,009
- Caroline High4.5 mi · 1,315
- Caroline Middle4.6 mi · 983
- Bowling Green Elementary8.1 mi · 837
- Thornburg Middle8.8 mi · 755
- Riverview Elementary9.0 mi · 691
Frequently asked questions
About Madison ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Madison Elementary?
Madison Elementary enrolls approximately 456 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Madison Elementary serve?
Madison Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Madison Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Madison Elementary is approximately 13.4:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Madison Elementary?
Madison Elementary reports a student body of 40% White, 18% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Madison Elementary?
Madison Elementary is overseen by Caroline County Public Schools in Caroline County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.