James Madison Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.8% |
| Met Standard | 17.2% |
| Below Standard | 75.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for James Madison Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.8% of students exceeded standard while 17.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Madera Unified district average of 8.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.3% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 1.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 5.9% | 12.9% | 18.8% |
| 4th | 81 | 9.9% | 16.1% | 25.9% |
| 5th | 90 | 8.9% | 22.2% | 31.1% |
| 6th | 88 | 10.2% | 31.8% | 42.0% |
| 7th | 86 | 5.8% | 25.6% | 31.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 7.1% | 15.5% | 22.6% |
| 4th | 81 | 8.6% | 16.1% | 24.7% |
| 5th | 94 | 6.4% | 6.4% | 12.8% |
| 6th | 89 | 7.9% | 15.7% | 23.6% |
| 7th | 85 | 7.1% | 9.4% | 16.5% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.5