Madison Elementary School

Madison Elementary School, a close-knit primary school in OLYMPIA, Washington, run under Olympia School District, enrolls 203 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 47% leaner than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Across the 20 schools in Olympia School District (9,386 students total), Madison Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Madison Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 8% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 44% of students at Madison Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Madison Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Thurston County indicate the typical household earns roughly $96,563 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Thurston County runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,412 students), of which Madison Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Avanti High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Madison Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Madison Elementary School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 51.8%.

Madison Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Madison Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 21% since 2018, when it stood at 258 (now 203). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 60% to 52%. Class-load math has grew: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

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