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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Madison Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002741
Madison Elementary
2801 Bomberry St., Lakewood, CA 90712 · (562) 420-7731 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
23.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
209 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 82 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 44% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
61.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.1pp since 2014
Math
50.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.2% | 25.9% | 17.9% | 21.0% |
| Math | 25.9% | 24.7% | 30.3% | 19.1% |
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 | 61.1% | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.8% | 47.1% |
| 2022-23 | 57.2% | 52.9% |
| 2021-22 | 60.9% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 47.1% |
| 2018-19 | 65.0% | 66.9% |
| 2017-18 | 61.7% | 56.6% |
| 2016-17 | 62.5% | 58.9% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 (53.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Elementary this school | 406 | 51.5% | 53.5% |
| Rolling Hills Elementary Fairfield | 526 | 57.0% | 38.3% |
| Iron House Elementary Oakley | 503 | 44.9% | 30.5% |
| Collins Elementary Pinole | 311 | 50.5% | 31.5% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Sacramento | 357 | 61.9% | 26.8% |
| Twain Elementary Long Beach | 474 | 56.3% | 46.9% |
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 Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #1,483 of 5,151 | #338 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #1,547 of 5,172 ▲ 136 | #353 of 1,129 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #1,249 of 5,172 ▲ 254 | #281 of 1,129 ▲ 48 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #3,050 of 5,116 | #750 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #3,626 of 5,915 | #772 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,646 of 5,352 | #847 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #313 of 5,354 | #50 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.5% | #3,848 of 5,625 | #992 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #707 of 1,139 | #116 of 181 |
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
406
+33 (+9%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 406 | 17 | 23.9:1 | 51% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 16.5 | 25.2:1 | 52% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 15 | 25.0:1 | 42% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 15 | 24.9:1 | 51% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 15 | 25.5:1 | 56% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 17 | 26.6:1 | 47% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | N/A | N/A | 46% (253) |
| 2000-01 | 737 | 40 | 18.4:1 | 39% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 20 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (383 to 406); teachers up 13% (15 to 17).
About Madison Elementary
Madison Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Lakewood, California. Enrollment is 406 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
Long Beach Unified, which runs Madison Elementary, has 82 schools and 62,255 students.
Madison Elementary has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 44%. Other students are 18% Black, 15% Asian, 10% White, and 10% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 17 full-time positions, a ratio of 23.9:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 23.9:1 here. Around 51% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Madison Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Madison Elementary is +4.1 points: 53.5% actual, 49.4% predicted.
Madison Elementary is located in Los Angeles County, where the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Madison Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
Nearby, Hoover Middle is about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Madison Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.0%; Madison Elementary's is 53.5%, ranking 3rd of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment increase, from 373 in 2020-21 to 406 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Madison Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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Other Madison Elementary schools
59 other US public schools in 27 states are named Madison Elementary. Madison Elementary is the 26th 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
- Hoover Middle0.4 mi · 505
- Riley Elementary0.5 mi · 490
- Holmes Elementary0.9 mi · 378
- Barton Elementary1.3 mi · 418
- Twain Elementary1.3 mi · 474
- Odyssey STEM Academy1.4 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Madison ElementaryHow many students attend Madison Elementary?
Madison Elementary enrolls approximately 406 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Madison Elementary serve?
Madison Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Madison Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Madison Elementary is approximately 23.9:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Madison Elementary?
At Madison Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 44% Hispanic, 18% Black, 15% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Madison Elementary public or private?
Madison Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Long Beach Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.