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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Madison County

This page covers 11 of the 12 elementary schools in Madison County had enough federal data to rank. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

11
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 11
1
rank
Shannon Johnson Elementary School
Grades PK–05466 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
56
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,043
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
50%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Boonesborough Elementary
Grades PK–05418 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
56
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,043
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
39%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Waco Elementary School
Grades PK–05428 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
55
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,043
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
57%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Glenn R Marshall Elementary School
Grades 01–05420 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.0:1)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
13.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,043
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Kit Carson Elementary School
Grades 01–05466 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,043
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
50%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
White Hall Elementary School
Grades 01–05379 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,043
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
57%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Kingston Elementary School
Grades PK–05618 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,043
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
50%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Daniel Boone Elementary School
Grades 01–05477 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,043
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
57%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Silver Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–05512 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,043
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
59%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Kirksville Elementary School
Grades PK–05563 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
15.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,043
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
1 more elementary schools in Madison County not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
11
Elementary Schools
21
Total Schools
56
#1 Score
54
Avg Score
District profileMadison County
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.