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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 060003204958
Madison Elementary
2200 MacKay Ln., Redondo Beach, CA 90278 · (310) 798-8623 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of California public elementary schools
- A-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.
- DThree-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
25.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
129 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 115 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 49% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
64.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
68.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +19.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.8% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 16.2% |
| Math | 47.1% | 21.4% | 18.6% | 12.9% |
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 | 64.3% | 68.6% |
| 2023-24 | 68.5% | 65.8% |
| 2022-23 | 73.5% | 66.7% |
| 2021-22 | 70.7% | 73.4% |
| 2018-19 | 72.2% | 68.2% |
| 2017-18 | 74.0% | 60.7% |
| 2016-17 | 69.2% | 61.5% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 57.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
66.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 (66.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Elementary this school | 476 | 27.1% | 66.6% |
| Kumeyaay Elementary San Diego | 398 | 26.9% | 70.7% |
| Loyal Barker Elementary Garden Grove | 444 | 28.2% | 83.4% |
| Joe Henderson Elementary Benicia | 530 | 22.5% | 60.1% |
| Lockhurst Drive Charter Elementary Woodland Hills | 438 | 31.7% | 69.2% |
| Suisun Valley Elementary Fairfield | 495 | 30.3% | 55.9% |
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 | 66.6% | #804 of 5,151 | #180 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #663 of 5,172 ▲ 117 | #146 of 1,129 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #1,071 of 5,172 ▼ 276 | #245 of 1,129 ▼ 63 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.6pp | #466 of 5,116 | #71 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #2,722 of 5,915 | #546 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #4,454 of 5,352 | #1,009 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.9% | #312 of 5,354 | #49 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #4,886 of 5,625 | #1,156 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #1,043 of 1,139 | #160 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
476
+28 (+6%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 476 | 19 | 25.1:1 | 27% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 17 | 27.4:1 | 21% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 17 | 27.7:1 | 21% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 19 | 23.6:1 | 18% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 19 | 24.8:1 | 26% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 19 | 24.9:1 | 21% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | N/A | N/A | 31% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 21 | 20.8:1 | 21% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (471 to 476); teachers unchanged (19 to 19).
About Madison Elementary
Madison Elementary serves students in Redondo Beach, California, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 476 students in kindergarten through 5.
Redondo Beach Unified is the local district for Madison Elementary. It runs 14 schools with 9,454 students.
White students form the largest group at Madison Elementary, 38% of enrollment. Other groups make up 28% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 15% Asian, and 3% Black. By the diversity index, Madison Elementary comes in at 73%.
The school employs the equivalent of 19 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 25.1:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 27%. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Madison Elementary is B+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 67% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Madison Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.6%; the prediction is 63.7%.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
The next-closest public school is Lincoln Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Madison Elementary ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 66.6% against a local average of 69.2%.
In the federal locale system, Madison Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 476 was 6% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 448. Federal data show the ratio rising from 23.6:1 to 25.1:1.
Community posts for Madison Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Redondo Beach Unified
- Redondo Union HighHigh · 2,921 students
- Adams MiddleMiddle · 1,165 students
- Parras (Nick G.) MiddleMiddle · 1,031 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 776 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 626 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 555 students
Other schools in Redondo Beach
- Redondo Union HighHigh · 2,921 students
- Adams MiddleMiddle · 1,165 students
- Parras (Nick G.) MiddleMiddle · 1,031 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 776 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 626 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 555 students
Other Madison Elementary schools
59 other US public schools in 27 states are named Madison Elementary. Madison Elementary is the 17th 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
- Lincoln Elementary0.5 mi · 626
- Birney Elementary0.6 mi · 432
- Adams Middle0.7 mi · 1,165
- William Green Elementary0.7 mi · 516
- Washington Elementary0.8 mi · 776
- Environmental Charter High - Lawndale0.9 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Madison ElementaryHow many students attend Madison Elementary?
Madison Elementary enrolls approximately 476 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Madison Elementary serve?
Madison Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Madison Elementary?
Approximately 25.1:1 students per teacher at Madison Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Madison Elementary?
Student demographics at Madison Elementary are roughly 38% White, 28% Hispanic, 3% Black, 15% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Madison Elementary public or private?
Madison Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Redondo Beach Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.