Is Madison Elementary a good school?

Madison Elementary ranks 2834 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Madison Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 462 students attended Madison Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Madison Elementary?

Students at Madison Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 9% White, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Madison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Madison Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : El Capitan Middle High : Central East High

Madison Elementary

Summary:

Madison Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fresno, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 420 students. The school is part of the Central Unified School District, which is ranked 896 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Madison Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 12.7% in 2018-2019 to 43.3% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than nearby schools like McKinley Elementary (24.2%) and Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary (29.6%). The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the Central Unified district and the state of California averages across all grade levels. Additionally, Madison Elementary's subgroup performance, such as for female, male, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, is generally lower than the state averages for those subgroups.

The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Madison Elementary, ranging from 74.81% to 86.52% over the past few years, suggests that the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges. This could be a contributing factor to the school's lower performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of the student population. While Madison Elementary is part of the same school district as higher-performing schools like McKinley Elementary and Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary, its overall performance has steadily declined, indicating opportunities for the school to learn from its counterparts within the district.

Detail:

Public K-6

330 South Brawley Ave.
Fresno, CA 93706-2106

(559) 276-5280

District: Central Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2834^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,068

Students who attend Madison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Capitan Middle
High:	Central East High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.4

Number of students: 462

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.0%

Asian:

16.2%

White:

8.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Madison Elementary ranks better than 51.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Central Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.42. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69%), Asian (16.2%), White (8.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Madison Elementary is 26.4. 9 elementary schools in the Central Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Madison Elementary employs 17.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Madison Elementary is $6,068, which is the 3^rd highest among 14 elementary schools in the Central Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Madison Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Madison Elementary 2834^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Madison Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

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Hispanic students:

Central Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Unified 896^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Madison Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Madison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	31.35	3164^th	4809	34.2%
2005	33.26	3091^st	4822	35.9%
2006	31.68	3194^th	4818	33.7%
2007	27.98	3710^th	5113	27.4%
2008	26.84	3835^th	5113	25.0%
2009	19.77	4449^th	5193	14.3%
2010	27.14	4071^st	5314	23.4%
2011	24.46	4367^th	5377	18.8%
2012	18.91	4714^th	5390	12.5%
2013	16.52	4956^th	5530	10.4%
2015	15.56	5046^th	5611	10.1%
2016	14.64	5070^th	5614	9.7%
2017	25.11	4248^th	5692	25.4%
2018	29.86	3836^th	5662	32.3%
2019	36.04	3459^th	5789	40.2%
2022	27.07	4139^th	5883	29.6%
2023	32.96	3653^rd	5874	37.8%
2024	45.42	2834^th	5862	51.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Madison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.10	1706^th	3246	47.4%
2019	51.16	1186^th	3275	63.8%
2022	48.12	1306^th	3311	60.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Madison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.01	3087^th	5084	39.3%
2019	46.79	2621^st	5173	49.3%
2022	36.07	3328^th	5264	36.8%
2023	42.28	2887^th	5374	46.3%
2024	57.49	1936^th	5511	64.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Madison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.53	3871^st	5413	28.5%
2019	31.31	3731^st	5492	32.1%
2022	27.83	3945^th	5635	30.0%
2023	30.49	3712^th	5617	33.9%
2024	49.39	2439^th	5605	56.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Madison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.42	3591^st	5431	33.9%
2019	41.51	2944^th	5510	46.6%
2022	27.36	4021^st	5663	29.0%
2023	36.07	3333^rd	5650	41.0%
2024	40.69	3020^th	5636	46.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Madison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.15	3331^st	4830	31.0%
2019	43.09	2750^th	4963	44.6%
2022	38.67	3003^rd	5084	40.9%
2023	41.51	2791^st	5098	45.3%
2024	58.68	1746^th	5102	65.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Madison Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	333	19	28	236	4	n/a	n/a	0	620
1989	137	32	11	110	4	n/a	n/a	0	294
1990	200	35	12	165	11	n/a	n/a	0	423
1991	224	35	34	209	7	n/a	n/a	0	509
1992	238	40	47	259	10	n/a	n/a	0	594
1993	247	44	70	263	7	n/a	n/a	0	631
1994	289	51	71	272	1	n/a	n/a	0	684
1995	270	54	95	319	4	n/a	n/a	0	742
1996	270	54	95	319	4	n/a	n/a	0	742
1997	275	70	119	408	5	n/a	n/a	0	877
1998	244	76	91	436	10	n/a	n/a	0	857
1999	246	73	93	419	8	n/a	n/a	0	839
2000	228	67	107	475	7	n/a	n/a	0	884
2001	221	50	116	495	9	n/a	n/a	15	906
2002	144	35	104	393	6	n/a	n/a	6	688
2003	144	35	104	393	6	n/a	n/a	6	688
2004	132	38	110	446	3	n/a	n/a	0	729
2005	113	46	86	434	0	n/a	n/a	0	679
2006	105	30	72	449	1	n/a	n/a	0	657
2007	90	46	73	490	3	n/a	n/a	2	704
2008	84	40	71	495	2	n/a	n/a	0	692
2009	75	44	66	471	4	2	8	0	670
2010	90	42	73	489	4	2	4	0	704
2011	91	45	86	524	4	3	9	0	762
2012	88	44	88	567	7	2	7	0	803
2013	85	51	82	507	7	2	6	0	740
2014	82	39	86	526	5	2	7	0	747
2015	86	36	81	573	5	1	12	0	794
2016	62	33	62	485	4	2	4	0	652
2017	70	35	76	506	6	0	6	0	699
2018	64	37	75	512	3	0	4	0	695
2019	63	36	75	510	3	0	3	0	690
2020	64	18	64	349	1	0	3	0	499
2021	52	17	60	325	1	0	5	0	460
2022	39	12	51	281	1	0	5	0	389
2023	41	15	56	303	0	0	5	0	420
2024	41	19	75	319	2	1	5	0	462

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Madison Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	620	25.0	24.8	n/a
1989	294	13.5	21.7	n/a
1990	423	16.5	25.6	n/a
1991	509	18.7	27.2	n/a
1992	594	19.0	31.2	57.4
1993	631	24.3	26.0	65.8
1994	684	28.5	24.0	68.4
1995	742	33.9	21.9	92.5
1996	742	33.9	21.9	92.5
1997	877	40.3	21.8	77.7
1998	857	46.3	18.5	62.3
1999	839	48.0	17.5	69.8
2000	884	47.4	18.6	68.8
2001	906	44.8	20.2	77.1
2002	688	36.0	19.1	86.8
2003	688	36.0	19.1	86.8
2004	729	36.2	20.1	80.2
2005	679	34.6	19.6	87.3
2006	657	33.0	19.9	75.6
2007	704	31.0	22.7	80.9
2008	692	37.0	18.7	90.2
2009	670	33.0	18.6	86
2010	704	30.0	23.4	87.2
2011	762	n/a	n/a	97
2012	803	28.1	28.5	n/a
2013	740	27.6	26.8	87.7
2014	747	24.0	31.1	90.2
2015	794	27.0	29.4	85.1
2016	652	22.0	29.6	91.9
2017	699	28.0	24.9	86.4
2018	695	29.0	23.9	88.3
2019	690	30.0	23.0	94.8
2020	499	n/a	n/a	87.8
2021	460	20.5	22.4	86.5
2022	389	16.5	23.5	74.8
2023	420	17.5	24.0	86.4
2024	462	17.5	26.4	84.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Madison Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	620	25.0	24.8	n/a
1989	294	13.5	21.7	n/a
1990	423	16.5	25.6	n/a
1991	509	18.7	27.2	n/a
1992	594	19.0	31.2	57.4
1993	631	24.3	26.0	65.8
1994	684	28.5	24.0	68.4
1995	742	33.9	21.9	92.5
1996	742	33.9	21.9	92.5
1997	877	40.3	21.8	77.7
1998	857	46.3	18.5	62.3
1999	839	48.0	17.5	69.8
2000	884	47.4	18.6	68.8
2001	906	44.8	20.2	77.1
2002	688	36.0	19.1	86.8
2003	688	36.0	19.1	86.8
2004	729	36.2	20.1	80.2
2005	679	34.6	19.6	87.3
2006	657	33.0	19.9	75.6
2007	704	31.0	22.7	80.9
2008	692	37.0	18.7	90.2
2009	670	33.0	18.6	86
2010	704	30.0	23.4	87.2
2011	762	n/a	n/a	97
2012	803	28.1	28.5	n/a
2013	740	27.6	26.8	87.7
2014	747	24.0	31.1	90.2
2015	794	27.0	29.4	85.1
2016	652	22.0	29.6	91.9
2017	699	28.0	24.9	86.4
2018	695	29.0	23.9	88.3
2019	690	30.0	23.0	94.8
2020	499	n/a	n/a	87.8
2021	460	20.5	22.4	86.5
2022	389	16.5	23.5	74.8
2023	420	17.5	24.0	86.4
2024	462	17.5	26.4	84.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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