Madison Elementary

Set in Fresno, California, Madison Elementary is a mid-tier elementary campus, run under Central Unified. It caters to 487 students across grades K through 6.

Across the 24 schools in Central Unified (15,956 students total), Madison Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Madison Elementary shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 15% Asian, 7% White, 4% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Fresno County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Madison Elementary reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Fresno County's rate of about 75%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Madison Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Fresno County shows median household income runs about $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Fresno County's 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), Madison Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Sunset Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Madison Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Madison Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 28.2%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 30%: 695 students in 2018 compared to 487 in 2025.

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