Enrollment
202
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANITOWOC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550861000977
Madison Elementary
701 N 4th St, Manitowoc, WI 54220 · (920) 663-9540 · Manitowoc County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL202 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
131 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
33.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.8% | 33.0% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 (41.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Elementary this school | 202 | 64.9% | 41.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary Beaver Dam | 201 | 66.2% | 50.5% |
| Franklin Elementary West Allis | 244 | 67.2% | 37.0% |
| West Side Elementary Reedsburg | 198 | 61.1% | N/A |
| Taft Elementary Neenah | 179 | 59.2% | 37.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary Oshkosh | 260 | 64.6% | 38.3% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin | In Manitowoc County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #746 of 982 | #10 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #797 of 992 ▲ 17 | #9 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #650 of 992 ▲ 69 | #6 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 202 | #894 of 1,157 | #13 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #31 of 901 | #2 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #227 of 901 | #6 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #226 of 1,064 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #355 of 664 | #5 of 9 |
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
202
-20 (-9%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 202 | 21 | 9.6:1 | 65% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 19.7 | 10.5:1 | 69% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 228 | 15.8 | 14.4:1 | 55% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | 22 | 10.1:1 | 60% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 234 | 19.3 | 12.1:1 | 55% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 228 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 64% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 20 | 13.1:1 | 54% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 19 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 320 | 14 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (234 to 202); teachers up 9% (19.3 to 21).
About Madison Elementary
Madison Elementary is a public elementary school run by Manitowoc School District in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. School enrollment was 202 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Wisconsin is roughly 323 students; this school is 37% smaller than that.
A total of 11 schools make up Manitowoc School District, with 4,452 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Madison Elementary is 59% White. The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Manitowoc County's population at about 88%. The chance that two students picked at random at Madison Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
The teaching staff at Madison Elementary is 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 9.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. About 65% of students, or 131, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 25 points above the 40% average for public schools in Manitowoc County.
Madison Elementary is 3.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (41.0% versus 37.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Manitowoc County show that median household income is about $69,148, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Madison Elementary is one of 30 public schools in Manitowoc County, which together enroll about 10,090 students.
The school nearest to Madison Elementary is Wilson Middle, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Within five miles of Madison Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Madison Elementary is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 222 to 202.
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.
Manitowoc County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,406
Census ACS
Median income
$69,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
10,090 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manitowoc School District
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,385 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 566 students
- Wilson MiddleMiddle · 478 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 356 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 336 students
Other schools in Manitowoc
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,385 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 566 students
- Wilson MiddleMiddle · 478 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 356 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 336 students
Other Madison Elementary schools
59 other US public schools in 27 states are named Madison Elementary. Madison Elementary is the 53rd largest of the 60.
- Madison ElementaryStevens Point, WI · 360 students
- Madison ElementaryJanesville, WI · 307 students
- Madison ElementaryMarshfield, WI · 295 students
- Madison ElementaryWauwatosa, WI · 257 students
- Madison ElementaryNorth Highlands, CA · 754 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Middle0.7 mi · 478
- Jackson Elementary1.1 mi · 336
- Lincoln High1.5 mi · 1,385
- Jefferson Elementary1.6 mi · 344
- McKinley Academy1.6 mi · 59
- Washington Middle1.9 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About Madison ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Madison Elementary?
Madison Elementary enrolls approximately 202 students in grades KG-05.
Is Madison Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Madison Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Madison Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Madison Elementary is approximately 9.6:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Madison Elementary?
At Madison Elementary, the student body is approximately 59% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Madison Elementary?
Madison Elementary is overseen by Manitowoc School District in Manitowoc County.
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