Is Madison Elementary a good school?

Madison Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.7% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Madison Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 512 students attended Madison Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Madison Elementary?

Students at Madison Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 20% White, 1% Two or more races.

Madison Elementary

Summary:

Madison Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mount Vernon, Washington, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school has a predominantly Hispanic student population, with around 78% of students coming from low-income families.

Despite increased spending per student, Madison Elementary consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Math. The school has ranked in the bottom 20% of all elementary schools in Washington for several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. This trend is reflective of the broader academic struggles faced by the Mount Vernon School District, which is ranked 199 out of 247 school districts in the state.

While Madison Elementary's performance is particularly low for Hispanic students and English Language Learners, the nearby schools within the Mount Vernon School District, such as Harriet Rowley and Jefferson Elementary, also struggle academically, with most ranking in the bottom 20-30% of elementary schools in Washington. This suggests that the challenges faced by Madison Elementary may be systemic within the district, requiring a comprehensive approach to address the underlying issues.

Detail:

Public K-5

400 53rd St
Mount Vernon, WA 98273-2971

(360) 428-6131

District: Mount Vernon School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
996^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,557

Student/teacher ratio: 14.9

Number of students: 512

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.7%

White:

19.9%

Two or more races:

1.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 62.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Madison Elementary ranks worse than 85.3% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 4^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Mount Vernon School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.95. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Madison Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Mount Vernon School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.7%), White (19.9%), two or more races (1.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 62.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Mount Vernon School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Madison Elementary is 14.9. 4 elementary schools in the Mount Vernon School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Madison Elementary employs 34.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Madison Elementary is $19,557, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Mount Vernon School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Madison Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Madison Elementary 996^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Madison Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Mount Vernon School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mount Vernon School District 199^th of 247 Washington 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	WA State Percentile
2004	8.48	982^nd	1026	4.3%
2005	11.20	960^th	1031	6.9%
2006	8.71	1007^th	1051	4.2%
2007	9.36	1020^th	1069	4.6%
2008	17.81	931^st	1067	12.7%
2009	16.34	957^th	1072	10.7%
2010	19.50	952^nd	1088	12.5%
2011	20.64	942^nd	1092	13.7%
2012	26.78	884^th	1097	19.4%
2013	29.98	843^rd	1106	23.8%
2015	45.09	596^th	1067	44.1%
2016	25.25	833^rd	1053	20.9%
2017	20.38	871^st	1056	17.5%
2018	22.00	854^th	1054	19.0%
2019	17.64	959^th	1130	15.1%
2021	18.30	915^th	1107	17.3%
2022	18.86	981^st	1169	16.1%
2023	25.38	907^th	1169	22.4%
2024	17.95	996^th	1168	14.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Madison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	39.78	192^nd	333	42.3%
2023	16.74	225^th	254	11.4%
2024	12.73	305^th	320	4.7%

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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	WA State Percentile
2018	23.45	715^th	835	14.4%
2019	13.30	932^nd	979	4.8%
2021	30.88	625^th	854	26.8%
2022	17.21	935^th	1019	8.2%
2023	25.58	830^th	1013	18.1%
2024	14.51	946^th	1024	7.6%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Madison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	36.87	46^th	61	24.6%
2019	36.38	40^th	64	37.5%
2022	52.00	23^rd	45	48.9%
2023	54.07	7^th	26	73.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Madison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	22.78	807^th	1004	19.6%
2019	21.53	884^th	1068	17.2%
2021	22.16	804^th	1008	20.2%
2022	19.99	924^th	1100	16.0%
2023	26.83	832^nd	1094	23.9%
2024	17.57	947^th	1093	13.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Madison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	24.86	785^th	999	21.4%
2019	17.45	924^th	1075	14.0%
2021	18.16	869^th	1025	15.2%
2022	18.30	956^th	1113	14.1%
2023	24.35	861^st	1099	21.7%
2024	17.36	961^st	1099	12.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Madison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	29.51	412^th	540	23.7%
2019	20.35	613^th	697	12.1%
2021	26.83	390^th	501	22.2%
2022	27.20	546^th	694	21.3%
2023	27.74	487^th	633	23.1%
2024	19.89	564^th	651	13.4%

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Rank History for White students at Madison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	58.63	429^th	1027	58.2%
2021	47.78	481^st	943	49.0%
2022	50.33	502^nd	1031	51.3%
2023	76.02	233^rd	1011	77.0%
2024	57.19	419^th	1009	58.5%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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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	521	2	9	93	3	n/a	n/a	0	628
1989	535	1	11	97	6	n/a	n/a	0	650
1990	435	1	6	139	3	n/a	n/a	0	584
1991	462	4	10	147	7	n/a	n/a	0	630
1992	451	2	10	171	2	n/a	n/a	0	636
1993	408	1	13	187	5	n/a	n/a	0	614
1994	376	5	10	218	4	n/a	n/a	0	613
1995	273	5	12	269	7	n/a	n/a	0	566
1996	273	5	12	269	7	n/a	n/a	0	566
1997	222	13	10	301	7	n/a	n/a	0	553
1998	204	1	10	232	4	n/a	n/a	0	451
1999	193	3	3	248	2	n/a	n/a	0	449
2000	182	6	6	269	9	n/a	n/a	0	472
2001	170	6	6	347	4	n/a	n/a	0	533
2002	122	8	8	328	14	n/a	n/a	0	480
2003	122	8	8	328	14	n/a	n/a	0	480
2004	132	8	10	317	15	n/a	n/a	0	482
2005	104	2	6	303	5	n/a	n/a	0	420
2006	107	6	3	346	5	n/a	n/a	5	472
2007	113	6	3	312	8	n/a	n/a	6	448
2008	128	4	16	307	6	n/a	n/a	11	472
2009	148	11	19	341	5	n/a	n/a	0	524
2010	179	12	21	334	8	n/a	n/a	0	554
2011	181	3	18	360	3	5	19	0	589
2012	163	4	13	369	1	8	20	0	578
2013	176	5	12	380	1	8	27	0	609
2014	182	6	12	396	1	5	26	0	628
2015	151	8	9	341	0	2	12	0	523
2016	146	6	6	362	0	2	10	0	532
2017	136	8	1	370	0	1	5	0	521
2018	140	8	3	378	0	0	2	0	531
2019	139	5	3	400	0	0	2	0	549
2020	140	3	3	398	0	0	1	0	545
2021	120	2	3	389	0	0	1	0	515
2022	103	0	2	411	1	0	1	0	518
2023	102	0	0	403	1	0	6	0	512

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	628	27.0	23.2	0
1989	650	30.0	21.6	n/a
1990	584	27.0	21.6	0
1991	630	32.5	19.3	n/a
1992	636	34.5	18.4	n/a
1993	614	31.5	19.5	n/a
1994	613	31.6	19.4	n/a
1995	566	29.2	19.4	n/a
1996	566	29.2	19.4	n/a
1997	553	28.5	19.4	n/a
1998	451	25.0	18.0	n/a
1999	449	24.2	18.6	n/a
2000	472	26.1	18.1	n/a
2001	533	28.5	18.7	n/a
2002	480	30.5	15.7	78.8
2003	480	30.5	15.7	78.8
2004	482	30.0	16.1	79
2005	420	29.8	14.1	84.3
2006	472	27.0	17.5	83.3
2007	448	25.7	17.4	80.5
2008	472	29.3	16.1	80
2009	524	30.3	17.3	87.6
2010	554	31.8	17.3	76.4
2011	589	32.2	18.2	75.2
2012	578	31.4	18.4	74.7
2013	609	33.2	18.3	76.8
2014	628	n/a	n/a	71.3
2015	523	33.0	15.8	69
2016	532	30.0	17.7	65
2017	521	31.0	16.7	63.3
2018	531	31.6	16.7	60.5
2019	549	36.5	15.0	61.9
2020	545	32.8	16.5	61.3
2021	515	33.0	15.5	58.3
2022	518	34.2	15.1	59.5
2023	512	34.2	14.9	62.7

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 Madison Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	628	27.0	23.2	0
1989	650	30.0	21.6	n/a
1990	584	27.0	21.6	0
1991	630	32.5	19.3	n/a
1992	636	34.5	18.4	n/a
1993	614	31.5	19.5	n/a
1994	613	31.6	19.4	n/a
1995	566	29.2	19.4	n/a
1996	566	29.2	19.4	n/a
1997	553	28.5	19.4	n/a
1998	451	25.0	18.0	n/a
1999	449	24.2	18.6	n/a
2000	472	26.1	18.1	n/a
2001	533	28.5	18.7	n/a
2002	480	30.5	15.7	78.8
2003	480	30.5	15.7	78.8
2004	482	30.0	16.1	79
2005	420	29.8	14.1	84.3
2006	472	27.0	17.5	83.3
2007	448	25.7	17.4	80.5
2008	472	29.3	16.1	80
2009	524	30.3	17.3	87.6
2010	554	31.8	17.3	76.4
2011	589	32.2	18.2	75.2
2012	578	31.4	18.4	74.7
2013	609	33.2	18.3	76.8
2014	628	n/a	n/a	71.3
2015	523	33.0	15.8	69
2016	532	30.0	17.7	65
2017	521	31.0	16.7	63.3
2018	531	31.6	16.7	60.5
2019	549	36.5	15.0	61.9
2020	545	32.8	16.5	61.3
2021	515	33.0	15.5	58.3
2022	518	34.2	15.1	59.5
2023	512	34.2	14.9	62.7

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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