James Madison Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.2% |
| Met Standard | 9.4% |
| Below Standard | 85.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "15% proficient" for James Madison Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.2% of students exceeded standard while 9.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.0 points below the Desert Sands Unified district average of 15.2%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.1% exceeded — 4.9 points higher. 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 0.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 35.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 6.3% | 8.3% | 14.6% |
| 4th | 70 | 12.9% | 15.7% | 28.6% |
| 5th | 57 | 3.5% | 10.5% | 14.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 0.0% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| 4th | 83 | 3.6% | 12.1% | 15.7% |
| 5th | 66 | 4.5% | 3.0% | 7.6% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.0