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What do students at Madison Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 604 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL UNIFIED·NCES 060797009123
Madison Elementary
330 South Brawley Ave., Fresno, CA 93706 · (559) 276-5280 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
414 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 132 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is 128% larger than its 6th grade class (58).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
42.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +23.1pp since 2014
Math
39.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +25.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 23 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.2% | 24.9% | 26.3% | 31.6% |
| Math | 18.4% | 20.7% | 26.7% | 34.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.1% | 39.2% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 38.7% |
| 2022-23 | 31.2% | 30.2% |
| 2021-22 | 29.3% | 22.8% |
| 2018-19 | 37.5% | 37.9% |
| 2017-18 | 35.9% | 28.1% |
| 2016-17 | 30.0% | 23.5% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 14.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Madison Elementary
Madison Elementary's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Elementary this school | 487 | 85.0% | 40.1% |
| Commonwealth Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 504 | 88.7% | 42.0% |
| Victoria Elementary San Bernardino | 474 | 84.8% | 34.7% |
| Marina Vista Elementary Marina | 466 | 83.5% | 23.2% |
| La Rosa Elementary Ceres | 516 | 83.9% | 47.9% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Fresno | 489 | 86.9% | 21.1% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Madison Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #2,468 of 5,151 | #76 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #2,345 of 5,172 ▼ 60 | #69 of 185 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #2,718 of 5,172 ▲ 5 | #88 of 185 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.6pp | #190 of 5,116 | #10 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #2,599 of 5,915 | #120 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #3,133 of 5,352 | #137 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #3,107 of 5,354 | #96 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.0% | #1,666 of 5,625 | #104 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.9% | #545 of 3,837 | #5 of 135 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
487
+27 (+6%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 23.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 487 | 21 | 23.2:1 | 85% (414) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 17.5 | 26.4:1 | 84% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 17.5 | 24.0:1 | 86% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 20 | 23.0:1 | 87% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 695 | 29 | 24.0:1 | 88% (614) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 22 | 29.6:1 | 92% (599) |
| 2010-11 | 762 | N/A | N/A | 97% (739) |
| 2000-01 | 906 | 44 | 20.6:1 | 76% (687) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 18 | 28.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (695 to 487); teachers down 28% (29 to 21).
About Madison Elementary
Madison Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Fresno, California, administered by Central Unified. Students in kindergarten through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 487 students.
Madison Elementary is part of Central Unified, where 24 schools serve 15,956 students.
Federal enrollment data show Madison Elementary is 72% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 15% Asian, 7% White, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. Fresno County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at Madison Elementary are from different groups.
There are 21 full-time-equivalent teachers at Madison Elementary, giving a ratio of 23.2:1. The school's 23.2:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. By family income, 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 75% average for public schools in Fresno County is 10 points lower.
Madison Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 74% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Madison Elementary is +10.4 points: 40.1% actual, 29.7% predicted.
In Fresno County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $74,201 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fresno County number 368, with about 206,072 students.
About 1.8 miles separate Madison Elementary from the closest public school, Sunset Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 29.1%; Madison Elementary's is 40.1%, ranking 2nd of 6.
In the federal locale system, Madison Elementary is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
A 6% gain took enrollment from 460 in 2020-21 to 487 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Madison Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Other Madison Elementary schools
59 other US public schools in 27 states are named Madison Elementary. Madison Elementary is the 14th largest of the 60.
- Madison ElementaryNorth Highlands, CA · 754 students
- Madison ElementarySanta Ana, CA · 749 students
- Madison ElementaryStockton, CA · 703 students
- Madison ElementarySan Leandro, CA · 694 students
- Madison ElementaryRiverside, CA · 675 students
Nearby schools
- Sunset Elementary1.8 mi · 413
- Pathway Community Day2.3 mi · 10
- Edison-Bethune Charter Academy2.4 mi · 368
- Pershing Continuation High2.4 mi · 101
- West Park Elementary2.5 mi · 286
- West Park Charter Academy2.5 mi · 165
Frequently asked questions
About Madison ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Madison Elementary?
Madison Elementary enrolls approximately 487 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Madison Elementary serve?
Madison Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Madison Elementary have?
Madison Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Madison Elementary?
Student demographics at Madison Elementary are roughly 7% White, 72% Hispanic, 4% Black, 15% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Madison Elementary?
Madison Elementary is overseen by Central Unified in Fresno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.