Summary:
Madison Middle is a public middle school located in Oceanside, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 956 students. The school faces several challenges, including lower academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic disparities that set it apart from many of the nearby schools in the region.
Academically, Madison Middle's performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly lower than the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 32.12% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 42.72% for the Vista Unified School District and 47.04% for the state of California. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was even lower at 22.53%, compared to 32.98% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Additionally, Madison Middle has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.4% in 2017-2018 to 24.2% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average of 14.4% in 2020-2021.
When compared to other nearby middle schools, such as Rancho Minerva Middle and Roosevelt Middle, both within the Vista Unified School District, Madison Middle generally performs worse academically. The school's performance has also declined over the years, as evidenced by its decreasing statewide ranking from 626 out of 2,259 California middle schools in 2011-2012 (4-star rating) to 1,746 out of 2,777 in 2023-2024 (2-star rating). These challenges may be attributed to the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which stands at 60.15% in the 2022-2023 school year, as well as the increasing chronic absenteeism rates.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Vista Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
1746th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,097
Students who attend Madison Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Madison Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 20.3
Number of students: 1,010
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
62.4%
White:
24.7%
Two or more races:
7.5%
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Asian:
2.7%
African American:
2.0%
Pacific Islander:
0.6%
American Indian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59%
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