James Madison Intermediate School

Summary:

James Madison Intermediate School is a high-performing public elementary school in Edison, New Jersey, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 606 students. The school is part of the Edison Township School District, which is ranked 163 out of 615 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

James Madison Intermediate School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with students significantly outperforming state and district averages in NJSLA assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, over 70% of 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of around 50%. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Female students. However, the school's performance for African American and Hispanic students is more mixed, indicating a need for targeted interventions to ensure equitable outcomes.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Menlo Park Elementary, Martin Luther King Elementary, and James Madison Primary, James Madison Intermediate School stands out with its consistently higher academic achievement, particularly in Mathematics and Science, as well as its lower chronic absenteeism rates. This success may be attributed to the school's unique racial composition, with a predominant Asian student population, and its efficient use of resources, as evidenced by its slightly lower spending per student compared to the nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 838 New Dover Road
       Edison, NJ  08820


(732) 452-2960

District: Edison Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
67th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,668 Help


Students who attend James Madison Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:    John Adams Middle School
High:    John P. Stevens High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  606

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
85.3%
African American:
4.8%
Hispanic:
4.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  9.7% Help


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Compare Details James Madison Intermediate School ranks better than 95% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks first among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Edison Township School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.18. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (85.3%), African American (4.8%), Hispanic (4.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 9.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at James Madison Intermediate School is 15.3. 10 elementary schools in the Edison Township School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at James Madison Intermediate School is $5,668, which is the lowest among 13 elementary schools in the Edison Township School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

James Madison Intermediate School:

SchoolDigger ranks James Madison Intermediate School 67th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See James Madison Intermediate School in the ranking list.)

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Edison Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Edison Township School District 163rd of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for James Madison Intermediate School

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Rank History for all students at James Madison Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 76.57 309th 1204 74.3%
2004 72.36 389th 1298 70.0%
2005 70.14 457th 1303 64.9%
2006 73.87 366th 1314 72.1%
2007 75.74 266th 1329 80.0%
2008 76.89 273rd 1338 79.6%
2009 78.64 250th 1346 81.4%
2010 80.48 192nd 1354 85.8%
2011 84.61 85th 1360 93.8%
2012 85.10 72nd 1363 94.7%
2013 85.52 86th 1367 93.7%
2014 85.67 95th 1363 93.0%
2015 94.85 30th 1357 97.8%
2016 88.38 122nd 1346 90.9%
2017 87.60 135th 1352 90.0%
2018 90.31 91st 1353 93.3%
2019 89.18 103rd 1360 92.4%
2021 97.27 13th 1317 99.0%
2022 94.62 43rd 1345 96.8%
2023 93.18 67th 1342 95.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at James Madison Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.04 83rd 434 80.9%
2019 81.39 69th 463 85.1%
2021 89.32 37th 411 91.0%
2022 96.65 27th 489 94.5%
2023 94.78 36th 499 92.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at James Madison Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.01 177th 1001 82.3%
2019 63.07 312th 1007 69.0%
2021 81.36 102nd 868 88.2%
2022 73.09 189th 949 80.1%
2023 36.19 537th 958 43.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at James Madison Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.05 329th 942 65.1%
2019 32.31 644th 948 32.1%
2021 59.38 236th 839 71.9%
2022 62.20 250th 863 71.0%
2023 64.80 240th 910 73.6%
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Rank History for Female students at James Madison Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.94 120th 1333 91.0%
2019 85.21 153rd 1331 88.5%
2021 96.96 13th 1290 99.0%
2022 94.08 38th 1326 97.1%
2023 92.58 62nd 1318 95.3%
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Rank History for Male students at James Madison Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.38 71st 1334 94.7%
2019 90.83 73rd 1335 94.5%
2021 96.19 21st 1297 98.4%
2022 93.87 52nd 1324 96.1%
2023 92.35 66th 1315 95.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at James Madison Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.26 134th 370 63.8%
2019 62.91 134th 370 63.8%
2021 73.82 74th 339 78.2%
2022 70.54 94th 348 73.0%
2023 66.67 109th 346 68.5%
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Rank History for African American students at James Madison Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.85 192nd 517 62.9%
2019 47.29 267th 522 48.9%
2021 55.61 153rd 456 66.4%
2022 17.62 443rd 494 10.3%
2023 28.51 361st 463 22.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at James Madison Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.48 335th 870 61.5%
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Rank History for White students at James Madison Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.14 724th 1022 29.2%
2019 25.05 814th 1023 20.4%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey 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: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for James Madison Intermediate School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 251 33 190 9 0 n/a n/a 0 483
1989 264 37 221 6 0 n/a n/a 0 528
1990 274 43 240 7 0 n/a n/a 0 564
1991 262 50 259 11 0 n/a n/a 0 582
1992 258 38 229 4 0 n/a n/a 0 529
1993 254 39 234 8 0 n/a n/a 0 535
1994 251 33 251 7 0 n/a n/a 0 542
1995 248 32 234 8 0 n/a n/a 0 522
1996 248 32 234 8 0 n/a n/a 0 522
1998 238 29 230 4 0 n/a n/a 0 501
1999 221 35 248 10 0 n/a n/a 0 514
2000 197 25 234 9 0 n/a n/a 0 465
2001 152 34 220 10 0 n/a n/a 0 416
2002 125 30 288 11 0 n/a n/a 0 454
2003 125 30 288 11 0 n/a n/a 0 454
2004 155 38 325 9 0 n/a n/a 0 527
2005 128 37 334 12 0 n/a n/a 0 511
2006 119 43 333 10 0 n/a n/a 0 505
2007 103 39 355 12 0 n/a n/a 0 509
2008 98 31 380 13 0 n/a n/a 0 522
2009 91 41 413 16 0 0 0 0 561
2010 88 43 401 15 0 0 0 0 547
2011 88 41 420 15 0 0 0 0 564
2012 71 37 468 18 0 2 0 0 596
2013 55 36 492 15 0 1 0 0 599
2014 51 47 500 22 0 1 1 0 622
2015 42 38 491 18 1 0 3 0 593
2016 37 38 497 22 2 1 11 0 608
2017 37 31 528 23 2 1 10 0 632
2018 29 34 561 24 3 2 10 0 663
2019 27 32 586 20 5 0 9 0 679
2020 20 29 575 21 7 1 11 0 664
2021 18 36 542 19 11 1 8 0 635
2022 12 26 498 23 14 1 11 0 585
2023 12 29 517 27 16 0 5 0 606

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 James Madison Intermediate School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 483 26.0 18.5 n/a
1989 528 27.0 19.5 n/a
1990 564 32.0 17.6 4.6
1991 582 33.0 17.6 6.2
1992 529 26.0 20.3 7.4
1993 535 28.0 19.1 4.7
1994 542 34.0 15.9 4.8
1995 522 29.0 18.0 6.3
1996 522 29.0 18.0 6.3
1998 501 30.0 16.7 6.2
1999 514 31.0 16.6 6.2
2000 465 27.0 17.2 7.7
2001 416 27.3 15.2 5.3
2002 454 35.5 12.8 6.6
2003 454 35.5 12.8 6.6
2004 527 42.0 12.5 7.4
2005 511 40.0 12.8 n/a
2006 505 40.5 12.5 6.5
2007 509 55.0 9.3 4.9
2008 522 35.0 14.9 7.9
2009 561 65.0 7.9 9.6
2010 547 51.0 10.7 11.7
2011 564 36.0 15.6 11.5
2012 596 48.4 12.3 9.6
2013 599 39.9 15.0 8.7
2014 622 41.2 15.0 10.8
2015 593 39.0 15.2 11.8
2016 608 40.0 15.2 10.4
2017 632 38.4 16.4 10.1
2018 663 32.4 20.4 9.5
2019 679 34.4 19.7 3.4
2020 664 37.4 17.7 8.3
2021 635 39.4 16.1 5.8
2022 585 39.4 14.8 7
2023 606 39.4 15.3 9.7

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 James Madison Intermediate School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 483 26.0 18.5 n/a
1989 528 27.0 19.5 n/a
1990 564 32.0 17.6 4.6
1991 582 33.0 17.6 6.2
1992 529 26.0 20.3 7.4
1993 535 28.0 19.1 4.7
1994 542 34.0 15.9 4.8
1995 522 29.0 18.0 6.3
1996 522 29.0 18.0 6.3
1998 501 30.0 16.7 6.2
1999 514 31.0 16.6 6.2
2000 465 27.0 17.2 7.7
2001 416 27.3 15.2 5.3
2002 454 35.5 12.8 6.6
2003 454 35.5 12.8 6.6
2004 527 42.0 12.5 7.4
2005 511 40.0 12.8 n/a
2006 505 40.5 12.5 6.5
2007 509 55.0 9.3 4.9
2008 522 35.0 14.9 7.9
2009 561 65.0 7.9 9.6
2010 547 51.0 10.7 11.7
2011 564 36.0 15.6 11.5
2012 596 48.4 12.3 9.6
2013 599 39.9 15.0 8.7
2014 622 41.2 15.0 10.8
2015 593 39.0 15.2 11.8
2016 608 40.0 15.2 10.4
2017 632 38.4 16.4 10.1
2018 663 32.4 20.4 9.5
2019 679 34.4 19.7 3.4
2020 664 37.4 17.7 8.3
2021 635 39.4 16.1 5.8
2022 585 39.4 14.8 7
2023 606 39.4 15.3 9.7

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 James Madison Intermediate School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $5,668

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on James Madison Intermediate 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 103rd of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 67th of 1342 Elementary schools
 2.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (James Madison Intermediate School)71.371.7
 0.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Edison Township School District)70.362
 8.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (James Madison Intermediate School)84.580.1
 4.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Edison Township School District)73.767.4
 6.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (James Madison Intermediate School)87.187.9
 0.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Edison Township School District)74.868.9
 5.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (James Madison Intermediate School)83.780.3
 3.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Edison Township School District)68.862.5
 6.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (James Madison Intermediate School)7980.6
 1.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Edison Township School District)75.975.3
 0.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (James Madison Intermediate School)74.776.7
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Edison Township School District)64.563.1
 1.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students679606
 10.8%
African American3229
 9.4%
American Indian516
 220%
Asian586517
 11.8%
Hispanic2027
 35%
Pacific Islander00
White2712
 55.6%
Two or More Races95
 44.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients3.4%9.7%
 6.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about James Madison Intermediate School

Students at James Madison Intermediate School are 85% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 2% White.

In the 2022-23 school year, 606 students attended James Madison Intermediate School.

Yes! James Madison Intermediate School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 67th of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools.

Students who attend James Madison Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Adams Middle School
High : John P. Stevens High School


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