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There were 389 preschool students enrolled in Madison County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 19.7% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Madison Kindergarten Academy welcomed most of the preschool students in the county, registering 104 students.

Within Madison County schools, the highest student population was found in eighth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in preschool.

Statewide, Madison County ranked eighth in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked eighth the year before.

Despite escaping some of the pandemic's educational disruptions, Kentucky's achievement gaps have remained an issue since 2019. In the eighth-grade reading assessments, for example, Hispanic students scored eight points lower than their white peers, and the gap reached 15 points in math. Black students fared even worse, falling more than 20 points behind and facing a failure rate nearly double that of their white counterparts.

School	# of Preschool Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Madison Kindergarten Academy	104	22.2%	469
Berea Community Elementary School	77	13.7%	561
Kirksville Elementary School	44	6.8%	644
Boonesborough Elementary School	43	9.4%	457
Silver Creek Elementary School	35	6.2%	562
Kingston Elementary School	32	4.7%	679
Waco Elementary School	30	6.4%	470
Shannon Johnson Elementary School	24	4.7%	513