Summary
Madison Elementary School is a K–6 public elementary school in Warsaw, Indiana, serving 475 students as part of Warsaw Community Schools, in a northern Indiana community that also includes nearby schools from the Whitko Community School Corp and the Wawasee Community School Corp. In 2025–2026, Madison Elementary School ranks 214th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools, at the 79th percentile with 4 stars, making it the second-highest-ranked nearby comparison school behind only Eisenhower Elementary School. That is a major rise from 2018–2019, when Madison was at the 33rd percentile.
Academically, Madison is strong and improving. Its all-grade ILEARN proficiency is 61.96% in English Language Arts, 61.45% in Math, and 50% in Science, which is above the Warsaw Community Schools district by about 16 points in ELA, 17 points in Math, and 7 points in Science. Upper grades shine: 5th-grade Math is 82.43%, 6th-grade Math is 73.44%, 6th-grade ELA is 75.38%, and 5th-grade Social Studies is 68.92%, all far above district and state. The main academic watch item is 4th grade, where Math is 33.33% and Science is 39.13%, below district and state. Chronic absenteeism is low at 5.9%, compared with 9.7% for the district and 16.7% for the state.
Among nearby schools, Madison is ahead of Washington Elementary School, Milford Elementary School, North Webster Elementary School, Leesburg Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, Harrison Elementary School, Pierceton Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School, and Claypool Elementary School, and it outperforms several with similar or more favorable resources. Eisenhower Elementary School remains the benchmark: it has higher all-grade Science (61.83% vs. 50%) and much stronger 4th-grade Math and Science, though Madison beats Eisenhower in 5th- and 6th-grade Math. With about 48.42% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, $10,659 per-student spending in 2023–2024, and a 14:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025, Madison’s outcomes are not simply explained by resources. Bottom line: a high-performing, improving school with exceptional upper-grade Math and ELA, a standout 5th-grade Social Studies program, low absenteeism, and 4th-grade Math/Science as the clearest area to watch.
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