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Madison Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Madison Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 210 students in grades PK-5 in Madison, Nebraska. The school is part of the Madison Public Schools district, which is ranked 171 out of 182 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Madison Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, below-average test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite an increase in spending per student, from $14,056 in 2019-2020 to $18,192 in 2022-2023, the school's academic outcomes remain poor compared to the state and nearby schools, such as Stanton Elementary School, Battle Creek Elementary School, and Leigh Elementary School, which perform significantly better on key metrics.

Interestingly, Madison Elementary School's performance on subgroup metrics, such as for Hispanic students and English Language Learners, is relatively stronger compared to the overall school performance. This suggests that the school may be doing a better job of supporting these student populations. However, the school's overall struggles raise questions about the effective use of resources and the need for a deeper examination of the school's instructional practices and support systems to improve outcomes for all students.

248

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,791

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

405 E 8th St
Madison, NE 68748-0450

(402) 454-2656

District: Madison Public Schools

Students who attend Madison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Madison Middle School
High:	Madison High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.7%

White:

24.2%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (41% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Nebraska average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg43%

Nebraska avg58%

Not ranked this year

Madison Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	26.6	332 of 428	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	386 of 459	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	353 of 457	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	378 of 442	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	392 of 452	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	376 of 450	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.5	303 of 459	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.4	389 of 480	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	441 of 488	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.0	457 of 483	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.8	462 of 485	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	29.5	377 of 480	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.0	407 of 473	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.2	487 of 502	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.7	449 of 471	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.2	476 of 478	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.7	425 of 430	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.3	395 of 418	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	36.1	53 of 76	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	38.9	218 of 349	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	260 of 337	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	280 of 349	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	271 of 341	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	51.4	51 of 108	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	56 of 81	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	52 of 68	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	58 of 90	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	55 of 81	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	33.3	233 of 312	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.6	136 of 259	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	172 of 264	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	185 of 298	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	195 of 281	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	33.2	264 of 366	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	212 of 356	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	175 of 328	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	305 of 367	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2023)53rd percentile+37 vs school

Female (2023)38th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)30th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2023)28th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)25th percentile+9 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-14 vs state

Mathematics37%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)					NSCAS Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 E 8th St	Madison	68748	Madison County	Madison Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 454-2656	248	20	12.2	61.3%	60 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	168 (67.7%)	16 (6.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)								(n/a)					45.2			37.0	37.0	$17,791	$3,075	$12,842
Humphrey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	405 South 7th Street	Humphrey	68642	Platte County	Humphrey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 923-1230	177	14	12.5	1.7%	169 (95.5%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				66.7	66.3				45.0	$21,373	$1,137	$17,818
Leigh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	222 W 4th St	Leigh	68643	Colfax County	Leigh Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 487-3301	201	13	15.1	21.9%	186 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	52.3	150^th of 294 public elementary schools	49.0%					(n/a)	60.0		77.3		71.3	63.3			63.2	$18,719	$828	$14,159
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1205 S 2nd St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2557	227	15	14.8	69.6%	76 (33.5%)	8 (3.5%)	126 (55.5%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	27	233^rd of 294 public elementary schools	20.7%		58.8	210^th of 428 public elementary schools	50.9%	23	51.0	59.2			55.1	46.9	67.4		57.1	$13,863	$821	$11,393
Battle Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	305 S 4th	Battle Creek	68715	Madison County	Battle Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 675-8085	292	20	14.6	21.2%	272 (93.2%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	86	27^th of 294 public elementary schools	90.8%		76.9	88^th of 428 public elementary schools	79.4%	61	86.5	86.5	65.7	81.3	80.1	86.5		82.9	80.9	$13,527	$751	$11,703
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1703 Philip Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2561	194	18	11.0	68.0%	84 (43.3%)	4 (2.1%)	85 (43.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	63.7	107^th of 294 public elementary schools	63.6%		72.1	109^th of 428 public elementary schools	74.5%	2	64.9	55.6			60.3	83.8	80.6		82.2	$18,967	$1,309	$15,536
Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1106 Philip Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2544	194	14	13.7	73.2%	80 (41.2%)	3 (1.5%)	95 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	46.2	174^th of 294 public elementary schools	40.8%		53.7	237^th of 428 public elementary schools	44.6%	63	61.0	70.2			65.9	61.0	66.0		63.6	$14,538	$963	$11,866
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	310 S 3rd St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2550	220	11	19.1	26.4%	189 (85.9%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	75.5	69^th of 294 public elementary schools	76.5%		59.1	207^th of 428 public elementary schools	51.6%	138	75.0	73.8			74.4	75.0			65.1	$13,265	$187	$11,180
Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	506 Fir St	Stanton	68779	Stanton County	Stanton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 439-2639	195	20	9.7	40.0%	161 (82.6%)	3 (1.5%)	16 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	75.6	68^th of 294 public elementary schools	76.9%		58.9	208^th of 428 public elementary schools	51.4%	140	80.0		69.2		72.2	76.0			55.7	$19,482	$1,013	$17,273
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	406 Cottonwood St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2546	256	17	14.9	66.4%	139 (54.3%)	3 (1.2%)	81 (31.6%)	6 (2.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.4%)	47.6	165^th of 294 public elementary schools	43.9%		41.1	285^th of 428 public elementary schools	33.4%	120	67.4	63.3			65.3	73.9	55.1		64.2	$12,158	$687	$9,977

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Madison Elementary School?

Students at Madison Elementary School are 68% Hispanic, 24% White, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Madison Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended Madison Elementary School.

What district is Madison Elementary School in?

Madison Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Madison Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Madison Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Madison Middle School
High : Madison High School

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