The top reported proficiency rate is 69% in English language arts. The lowest is 56% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Madison Place Elementary
Madison Place Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and operates within the Olathe school district, a large suburban system in Johnson County. The school’s student body is mostly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic, Black, and Asian students, and a modest share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a public school, not a charter or magnet, and sits in a part of Olathe that has seen the city’s sustained growth in recent years; Olathe is a sprawling suburban city southwest of Kansas City, and its population has been rising steadily, making it the fourth-most populous city in Kansas.
On state assessments, Madison Place’s students perform well in English language arts and mathematics. Across the grades tested—third, fourth, and fifth—proficiency rates are consistently in the mid-sixties to mid-seventies range. Fifth graders, for example, show a higher proficiency rate in math, and fourth graders show a higher rate in ELA, while third and fifth graders in ELA land in the upper sixties. Science, tested only in fifth grade, shows a lower proficiency rate, in the mid-fifties, which is a softer spot a parent may want to ask the school about. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages performance across all tested subjects and grades, places Madison Place in the top quartile of schools within Johnson County, meaning its academic results are on the stronger end compared to other schools in the same county.
The testing data comes from the 2024-25 school year, and the state changed the cut scores for math and ELA assessments recently, which means you cannot directly compare this year’s results to prior years. That shift does not change the current snapshot, but it does make it harder to see whether performance is improving or declining over time. No chronic absenteeism data was reported for this school, so that dimension of student engagement is not available for review.
In terms of programs, the data provided does not include any details about what extracurriculars, enrichment, or specialized offerings Madison Place provides. Many elementary schools in the Olathe district offer things like gifted programming or intervention services, but nothing specific is listed here. Similarly, information on staffing ratios, class sizes, and discipline rates is absent, so a parent visiting the school or reviewing its website would want to ask about those directly.
The Olathe district is in a period of change. In 2024, voters approved a bond issue to fund a new elementary school, security upgrades, technology, and land for a future middle school, while also extending the existing bond cycle without increasing the tax rate. At the same time, the school board voted to close three elementary schools at the end of the 2024-25 school year because of budget constraints and declining enrollment districtwide. Those closures will redraw attendance boundaries and affect families in several neighborhoods. Madison Place is not one of the closed schools, but families moving into Olathe should be aware that boundary adjustments are happening and may shift which elementary school a given address feeds into.
The housing market in the area reflects the same growth. Home values and rents in the zip code serving Madison Place are well above the Kansas state median, and the price-to-income ratio nationally suggests homebuying in this market requires a substantial income. Rents are also rising. For families considering a move, affordability is a real consideration.
Madison Place is a solidly performing elementary school in a fast-growing suburban district that is actively managing capacity and finances. Its test scores are strong relative to the county, especially in ELA and math, while science results are more middling. The school’s size and demographics are what you would expect from a neighborhood elementary in an affluent, expanding part of Olathe. A parent considering this school should look into what programming is actually offered in the building, how the district’s boundary changes may affect their address, and what the school’s approach is to the subjects where proficiency dips below its own averages.
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