Madison Elementary

As an average-sized elementary-level community in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Madison Elementary hosts 360 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within Stevens Point Area Public School District.

Madison Elementary is one of 17 schools operated by Stevens Point Area Public School District, a district that enrolls 6,885 students overall.

Demographically, Madison Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment; the rest looks like 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Portage County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Portage County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Madison Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 46.8%; this one delivers 62.0%, a residual of +15.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Portage County shows median household earnings sit near $76,070, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Portage County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,217 students), Madison Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Stevens Point Area Senior High, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Madison Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 52.0%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Madison Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 400 (now 360). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 78% to 68%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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