Madison Richard Simis School

Summary:

Madison Richard Simis School is an exemplary elementary school located in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 955 students in grades PK-4. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and exceptional academic performance that far exceeds state and district averages.

In the 2023-2024 school year, 65% of 3rd-grade students and 75% of 4th-grade students at Madison Richard Simis School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 39% and 46%, respectively. In mathematics, 66% of 3rd-grade students and 66% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 43% and 36%. This strong academic achievement has earned the school a ranking of 80th out of 904 elementary schools in Arizona.

While Madison Heights Elementary School and Madison Rose Lane School in the same area lag behind Madison Richard Simis School in academic performance, the nearby Madison Traditional Academy surpasses it, ranking 46th out of 904 elementary schools in the state. Madison Richard Simis School's strong performance is likely due to its relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (13.93%) and the significant increase in per-student spending, from $6,061 in 2019-2020 to $10,345 in 2021-2022.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 7302 N 10th St
       Phoenix, AZ  85020-5327


(602) 664-7300

District: Madison Elementary District

SchoolDigger Rank:
80th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,345 Help


Students who attend Madison Richard Simis School usually attend:

Middle:    Madison Meadows School
High:    Central High School

Student/teacher ratio:  23.0 Help
Number of students:  955

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.8%
Hispanic:
22.8%
Two or more races:
8.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  13.9% Help


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Compare Details Madison Richard Simis School ranks better than 91.2% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 2nd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Madison Elementary District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.66. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Madison Richard Simis School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Madison Elementary District. Racial makeup is: White (63.8%), Hispanic (22.8%), two or more races (8.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 13.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Madison Richard Simis School is 23. 3 elementary schools in the Madison Elementary District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Madison Richard Simis School is $10,345. 3 elementary schools in the Madison Elementary District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Madison Richard Simis School:

SchoolDigger ranks Madison Richard Simis School 80th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Madison Richard Simis School in the ranking list.)

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Madison Elementary District:

SchoolDigger ranks Madison Elementary District 97th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Madison Richard Simis School

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Rank History for all students at Madison Richard Simis School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 88.13 68th 1062 93.6%
2010 88.12 89th 1090 91.8%
2011 89.86 65th 1075 94.0%
2012 88.31 55th 1141 95.2%
2013 86.60 86th 1158 92.6%
2014 88.60 88th 1079 91.8%
2015 82.20 150th 955 84.3%
2016 90.08 90th 1079 91.7%
2017 84.58 172nd 1106 84.4%
2018 84.25 164th 1109 85.2%
2019 83.97 150th 1039 85.6%
2021 89.24 135th 1226 89.0%
2022 83.23 123rd 1000 87.7%
2023 91.73 87th 1245 93.0%
2024 88.66 80th 904 91.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Madison Richard Simis School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.37 12th 17 29.4%
2021 82.27 74th 1027 92.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Madison Richard Simis School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.56 940th 975 3.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Madison Richard Simis School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 55.79 348th 1201 71.0%
2023 27.63 624th 820 23.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Madison Richard Simis School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.54 144th 820 82.4%
2023 57.96 381st 1116 65.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Madison Richard Simis School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.58 201st 1023 80.4%
2019 79.13 142nd 862 83.5%
2021 82.02 202nd 1219 83.4%
2022 71.62 193rd 824 76.6%
2023 90.90 76th 1219 93.8%
2024 79.69 83rd 593 86.0%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Madison Richard Simis School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 20.03 136th 145 6.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Madison Richard Simis School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.76 126th 1032 87.8%
2019 79.27 144th 850 83.1%
2021 91.49 86th 1220 93.0%
2022 84.45 79th 830 90.5%
2023 90.53 94th 1216 92.3%
2024 81.29 84th 609 86.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Madison Richard Simis School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 52.94 310th 620 50.0%
2022 68.55 71st 270 73.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Madison Richard Simis School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.43 124th 911 86.4%
2019 71.64 182nd 709 74.3%
2021 77.46 167th 1198 86.1%
2022 62.09 271st 716 62.2%
2023 71.04 260th 1170 77.8%
2024 72.45 115th 472 75.6%
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Rank History for Native American students at Madison Richard Simis School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 77.36 41st 654 93.7%
2022 52.54 52nd 82 36.6%
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Rank History for White students at Madison Richard Simis School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.91 153rd 720 78.8%
2019 77.14 95th 595 84.0%
2021 81.41 148th 1161 87.3%
2022 82.16 66th 800 91.8%
2023 89.17 49th 1024 95.2%
2024 80.45 55th 477 88.5%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona 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.

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Thursday, May 30, 2019

Open Quote My two grandchildren have gone to Simis.
They have received an excellent education from a very caring staff and principal. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Madison Richard Simis School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 652 7 9 40 11 n/a n/a -45 674
1989 645 9 13 30 4 n/a n/a 2 703
1990 654 14 15 38 3 n/a n/a -204 520
1991 519 3 14 36 2 n/a n/a 106 680
1992 653 9 20 47 7 n/a n/a 0 736
1993 687 14 13 45 10 n/a n/a 0 769
1994 677 16 16 43 5 n/a n/a 0 757
1995 675 19 19 57 12 n/a n/a 0 782
1996 675 19 19 57 12 n/a n/a 0 782
1997 652 18 20 64 16 n/a n/a 0 770
1998 695 30 25 69 17 n/a n/a 0 836
1999 695 28 24 76 22 n/a n/a 0 845
2000 693 23 24 83 22 n/a n/a 0 845
2001 699 26 21 77 18 n/a n/a 0 841
2002 702 22 21 115 15 n/a n/a 0 875
2003 702 22 21 115 15 n/a n/a 0 875
2004 686 25 18 116 16 n/a n/a 0 861
2005 687 28 13 124 13 n/a n/a 0 865
2006 662 25 18 138 10 n/a n/a 0 853
2007 742 39 21 145 15 n/a n/a 0 962
2008 727 32 28 145 28 n/a n/a 0 960
2009 742 46 34 164 24 n/a n/a 0 1010
2010 653 46 40 165 21 n/a n/a 0 925
2011 747 54 4 161 27 0 0 0 993
2012 720 49 0 169 17 29 7 0 991
2013 657 42 26 192 14 5 18 0 954
2014 670 28 25 202 18 1 37 0 981
2015 626 30 17 212 13 2 51 0 951
2016 565 31 15 209 14 3 63 0 900
2017 569 27 16 245 12 2 79 0 950
2018 603 11 18 242 12 2 67 0 955
2019 616 14 20 228 7 3 67 0 955
2020 620 12 17 180 10 1 67 0 907
2021 576 15 16 186 8 0 75 0 876
2022 552 15 14 189 8 0 66 0 844
2023 609 25 17 218 8 0 78 0 955

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 Richard Simis School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 674 33.5 20.1 n/a
1989 703 36.5 19.2 n/a
1990 520 33.0 15.7 n/a
1991 680 36.0 18.8 n/a
1992 736 33.3 22.1 n/a
1993 769 33.6 22.9 n/a
1994 757 33.3 22.7 n/a
1995 782 34.1 22.9 n/a
1996 782 34.1 22.9 n/a
1997 770 33.5 23.0 n/a
1998 836 37.4 22.4 n/a
1999 845 39.3 21.5 n/a
2000 845 39.4 21.4 n/a
2001 841 41.2 20.4 n/a
2002 875 44.8 19.5 18.5
2003 875 44.8 19.5 18.5
2004 861 46.7 18.4 23.2
2005 865 44.3 19.5 19
2006 853 42.3 20.2 n/a
2007 962 43.8 22.0 19.5
2008 960 39.1 24.6 19
2009 1010 46.1 21.9 18.6
2010 925 46.0 20.1 1.5
2011 993 48.5 20.4 0.3
2012 991 55.2 17.9 18.9
2013 954 42.3 22.5 13.4
2014 981 41.5 23.6 12.1
2015 951 43.0 22.1 24.6
2016 900 43.0 20.9 18.4
2017 950 41.4 22.9 14.2
2018 955 43.8 21.7 17.9
2019 955 45.5 20.9 14.9
2020 907 43.5 20.8 11.9
2021 876 40.7 21.5 n/a
2022 844 41.2 20.4 7.2
2023 955 41.5 23.0 13.9

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 Richard Simis School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 674 33.5 20.1 n/a
1989 703 36.5 19.2 n/a
1990 520 33.0 15.7 n/a
1991 680 36.0 18.8 n/a
1992 736 33.3 22.1 n/a
1993 769 33.6 22.9 n/a
1994 757 33.3 22.7 n/a
1995 782 34.1 22.9 n/a
1996 782 34.1 22.9 n/a
1997 770 33.5 23.0 n/a
1998 836 37.4 22.4 n/a
1999 845 39.3 21.5 n/a
2000 845 39.4 21.4 n/a
2001 841 41.2 20.4 n/a
2002 875 44.8 19.5 18.5
2003 875 44.8 19.5 18.5
2004 861 46.7 18.4 23.2
2005 865 44.3 19.5 19
2006 853 42.3 20.2 n/a
2007 962 43.8 22.0 19.5
2008 960 39.1 24.6 19
2009 1010 46.1 21.9 18.6
2010 925 46.0 20.1 1.5
2011 993 48.5 20.4 0.3
2012 991 55.2 17.9 18.9
2013 954 42.3 22.5 13.4
2014 981 41.5 23.6 12.1
2015 951 43.0 22.1 24.6
2016 900 43.0 20.9 18.4
2017 950 41.4 22.9 14.2
2018 955 43.8 21.7 17.9
2019 955 45.5 20.9 14.9
2020 907 43.5 20.8 11.9
2021 876 40.7 21.5 n/a
2022 844 41.2 20.4 7.2
2023 955 41.5 23.0 13.9

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Madison Richard Simis School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $195 (2.4%) $25 (0.3%) $415 (5.1%) $6,852 (83.9%) $1,097 (13.4%) $7,949 (97.3%) $8,169
2020 $00 (0.0%) $264 (4.4%) $264 (4.4%) $5,556 (91.7%) $241 (4.0%) $5,796 (95.6%) $6,061
2021 $02 (0.0%) $467 (6.5%) $472 (6.6%) $6,506 (90.8%) $188 (2.6%) $6,695 (93.4%) $7,165
2022 $759 (7.3%) $103 (1.0%) $1,621 (15.7%) $7,480 (72.3%) $2,002 (19.4%) $9,483 (91.7%) $10,345

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Madison Richard Simis School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 150th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 87th of 1245 Elementary schools
 7.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students955955
African American1425
 78.6%
American Indian78
 14.3%
Asian2017
 15%
Hispanic228218
 4.4%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White616609
 1.1%
Two or More Races6778
 16.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients14.9%13.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Richard Simis School

In the 2022-23 school year, 955 students attended Madison Richard Simis School.

Students who attend Madison Richard Simis School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Madison Meadows School
High : Central High School

Yes. Madison Richard Simis School ranks in the top 8.8% of Arizona elementary schools.

Students at Madison Richard Simis School are 64% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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