Madison Elementary School

Set in Wheeling, West Virginia, Madison Elementary School is a modestly sized K-5 school, overseen by Ohio County Schools. It hosts 231 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Ohio County Schools runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 4,718 students. Madison Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Madison Elementary School logs that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 24% Black, 12% multiracial. By comparison, Ohio County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Madison Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Ohio County shows the typical household earns roughly $57,094 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Ohio County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,215 students), Madison Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Wheeling Middle School, roughly 1.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Madison Elementary School operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Madison Elementary School has declined 8%, going from 250 students in 2018 to 231 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 64% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.