Is Madison Elementary a good school?

Madison Elementary ranks 2999 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Madison Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 626 students attended Madison Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Madison Elementary?

Students at Madison Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Madison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Madison Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sierra Middle High : Ramona High High : Riverside STEM Academy

Madison Elementary

Summary:

Madison Elementary is a public elementary school located in Riverside, California, serving 625 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Riverside Unified school district, which is ranked 774 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Madison Elementary faces several key challenges. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 11.6% in 2018-2019 to 39.0% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Madison Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. While the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner students perform better than the overall school, the White and Special Education students perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom 10% and 15% of California elementary schools, respectively. Additionally, 81.92% of Madison Elementary's students come from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which likely contributes to the school's academic challenges.

When compared to nearby Mountain View Elementary, Pachappa Elementary, and other schools in the Riverside Unified district, Madison Elementary generally performs worse in terms of academic proficiency rates and chronic absenteeism. Addressing the root causes of high absenteeism, providing targeted interventions and support for underperforming student subgroups, and allocating additional resources for students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds could help improve the overall performance and outcomes for the students at Madison Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

3635 Madison St.
Riverside, CA 92504-3718

(951) 352-8236

District: Riverside Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2999^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,360

Students who attend Madison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sierra Middle
High:	Ramona High
	Riverside STEM Academy

Student/teacher ratio: 24.0

Number of students: 626

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.6%

White:

11.2%

African American:

6.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Madison Elementary ranks worse than 51.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 29 ranked elementary schools in the Riverside Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.89. (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 (78.6%), White (11.2%), African American (6.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.1% 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 24. 15 elementary schools in the Riverside Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Madison Elementary is $7,360. 20 elementary schools in the Riverside Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Madison Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Madison Elementary 2999^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Madison Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Riverside Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Riverside Unified 774^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	56.32	1861^st	4809	61.3%
2005	60.21	1728^th	4822	64.2%
2006	49.20	2230^th	4818	53.7%
2007	54.19	2099^th	5113	58.9%
2008	42.91	2790^th	5113	45.4%
2009	39.72	3062^nd	5193	41.0%
2010	50.02	2566^th	5314	51.7%
2011	58.35	2119^th	5377	60.6%
2012	60.68	2007^th	5390	62.8%
2013	53.33	2486^th	5530	55.0%
2015	44.75	2753^rd	5611	50.9%
2016	48.87	2547^th	5614	54.6%
2017	55.37	2257^th	5692	60.3%
2018	50.67	2535^th	5662	55.2%
2019	50.20	2589^th	5789	55.3%
2022	47.09	2691^st	5883	54.3%
2023	36.52	3394^th	5874	42.2%
2024	42.89	2999^th	5862	48.8%

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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	49.61	1268^th	3246	60.9%
2019	43.20	1596^th	3275	51.3%
2022	53.22	1043^rd	3311	68.5%
2023	54.44	994^th	3250	69.4%
2024	61.88	653^rd	3160	79.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Madison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.95	1861^st	2420	23.1%
2024	22.75	2250^th	2634	14.6%

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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	64.79	1461^st	5084	71.3%
2019	64.03	1511^th	5173	70.8%
2022	61.55	1593^rd	5264	69.7%
2023	46.41	2597^th	5374	51.7%
2024	52.93	2199^th	5511	60.1%

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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	52.05	2373^rd	5413	56.2%
2019	55.60	2199^th	5492	60.0%
2022	41.97	2880^th	5635	48.9%
2023	34.15	3405^th	5617	39.4%
2024	42.97	2858^th	5605	49.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Madison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	16.64	2549^th	2585	1.4%

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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	48.67	2533^rd	5431	53.4%
2019	45.21	2718^th	5510	50.7%
2022	52.78	2297^th	5663	59.4%
2023	40.43	3045^th	5650	46.1%
2024	42.40	2910^th	5636	48.4%

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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	63.76	1451^st	4830	70.0%
2019	62.86	1536^th	4963	69.1%
2022	60.69	1603^rd	5084	68.5%
2023	51.13	2171^st	5098	57.4%
2024	55.44	1918^th	5102	62.4%

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Rank History for White students at Madison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	13.97	2371^st	2662	10.9%

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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	342	22	11	151	2	n/a	n/a	0	528
1989	396	26	16	174	2	n/a	n/a	0	614
1990	565	48	33	257	2	n/a	n/a	0	905
1991	397	50	16	242	2	n/a	n/a	0	707
1992	424	44	23	247	2	n/a	n/a	0	740
1993	420	45	17	248	3	n/a	n/a	0	733
1994	428	59	22	269	4	n/a	n/a	0	782
1995	324	89	16	289	9	n/a	n/a	0	727
1996	324	89	16	289	9	n/a	n/a	0	727
1997	275	86	16	304	7	n/a	n/a	0	688
1998	286	97	13	311	4	n/a	n/a	0	711
1999	284	99	11	317	3	n/a	n/a	0	714
2000	311	97	12	370	1	n/a	n/a	0	791
2001	296	85	12	382	3	n/a	n/a	0	778
2002	277	95	19	434	2	n/a	n/a	0	827
2003	277	95	19	434	2	n/a	n/a	0	827
2004	266	87	9	451	3	n/a	n/a	0	816
2005	250	91	12	480	4	n/a	n/a	0	837
2006	240	95	11	519	5	n/a	n/a	0	870
2007	199	81	28	542	5	n/a	n/a	2	857
2008	180	80	19	561	2	n/a	n/a	0	842
2009	156	69	11	542	1	7	12	0	798
2010	138	51	8	551	2	4	19	0	773
2011	129	46	4	542	0	2	20	0	743
2012	86	46	8	525	1	2	18	0	686
2013	89	36	8	574	1	4	23	0	735
2014	75	36	7	579	1	4	19	0	721
2015	76	41	4	569	1	3	24	0	718
2016	64	39	3	583	1	2	18	0	710
2017	70	30	2	596	1	2	10	0	711
2018	59	49	1	595	1	4	15	0	724
2019	74	51	2	583	2	4	14	0	730
2020	63	55	3	575	0	2	13	0	711
2021	53	38	2	530	0	2	8	0	633
2022	56	32	5	489	2	1	6	1	592
2023	63	40	8	501	3	1	9	0	625
2024	70	40	7	492	2	0	15	0	626

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	528	20.6	25.6	n/a
1989	614	22.0	27.9	n/a
1990	905	31.5	28.7	n/a
1991	707	27.0	26.1	n/a
1992	740	27.4	27.0	34.1
1993	733	28.0	26.2	41.5
1994	782	29.5	26.5	48.3
1995	727	25.5	28.5	59
1996	727	25.5	28.5	59
1997	688	29.0	23.7	59.9
1998	711	29.6	24.0	59.4
1999	714	33.2	21.5	59.1
2000	791	33.9	23.3	46.6
2001	778	36.5	21.3	56.6
2002	827	35.5	23.3	62.5
2003	827	35.5	23.3	62.5
2004	816	38.0	21.5	62.4
2005	837	40.5	20.7	70.1
2006	870	39.7	21.9	69.2
2007	857	38.7	22.1	75.1
2008	842	42.0	20.0	74.7
2009	798	37.6	20.2	78.9
2010	773	34.2	22.6	81.9
2011	743	n/a	n/a	72.3
2012	686	25.6	26.7	n/a
2013	735	27.1	27.0	87.6
2014	721	27.0	26.7	87.1
2015	718	28.0	25.6	85.7
2016	710	28.0	25.3	85.9
2017	711	28.0	25.3	79.9
2018	724	28.5	25.4	87.7
2019	730	30.0	24.3	87.8
2020	711	n/a	n/a	88.2
2021	633	27.6	22.9	82.3
2022	592	25.0	23.6	86
2023	625	26.0	24.0	81.9
2024	626	26.0	24.0	60.1

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	528	20.6	25.6	n/a
1989	614	22.0	27.9	n/a
1990	905	31.5	28.7	n/a
1991	707	27.0	26.1	n/a
1992	740	27.4	27.0	34.1
1993	733	28.0	26.2	41.5
1994	782	29.5	26.5	48.3
1995	727	25.5	28.5	59
1996	727	25.5	28.5	59
1997	688	29.0	23.7	59.9
1998	711	29.6	24.0	59.4
1999	714	33.2	21.5	59.1
2000	791	33.9	23.3	46.6
2001	778	36.5	21.3	56.6
2002	827	35.5	23.3	62.5
2003	827	35.5	23.3	62.5
2004	816	38.0	21.5	62.4
2005	837	40.5	20.7	70.1
2006	870	39.7	21.9	69.2
2007	857	38.7	22.1	75.1
2008	842	42.0	20.0	74.7
2009	798	37.6	20.2	78.9
2010	773	34.2	22.6	81.9
2011	743	n/a	n/a	72.3
2012	686	25.6	26.7	n/a
2013	735	27.1	27.0	87.6
2014	721	27.0	26.7	87.1
2015	718	28.0	25.6	85.7
2016	710	28.0	25.3	85.9
2017	711	28.0	25.3	79.9
2018	724	28.5	25.4	87.7
2019	730	30.0	24.3	87.8
2020	711	n/a	n/a	88.2
2021	633	27.6	22.9	82.3
2022	592	25.0	23.6	86
2023	625	26.0	24.0	81.9
2024	626	26.0	24.0	60.1

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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