Madison Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.3% |
| Met Standard | 14.8% |
| Below Standard | 72.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Madison Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.3% of students exceeded standard while 14.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.2 points above the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.6% 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 16.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 98 | 5.1% | 7.1% | 12.2% |
| 4th | 102 | 17.6% | 11.8% | 29.4% |
| 5th | 116 | 11.2% | 24.1% | 35.3% |
| 6th | 66 | 16.7% | 30.3% | 47.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 98 | 5.1% | 10.2% | 15.3% |
| 4th | 103 | 17.5% | 8.7% | 26.2% |
| 5th | 118 | 9.3% | 15.3% | 24.6% |
| 6th | 68 | 16.2% | 11.8% | 27.9% |
Nearby schools
30 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.1