Madison Elementary

Madison Elementary, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Janesville, Wisconsin, part of Janesville School District, enrolls 307 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Janesville School District comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 9,355 students; Madison Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Madison Elementary shows that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 26% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Madison Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 76% of students at Madison Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Rock County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Madison Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 30.9%; Madison Elementary posts 47.3%, +16.4 points above that line.

Around the school, Rock County reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,673 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Rock County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,542 students), Madison Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Franklin Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Madison Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 43.8%.

Madison Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Madison Elementary has decreased 31%, going from 447 students in 2018 to 307 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 72% to 52%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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