Madison Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.8% |
| Met Standard | 12.7% |
| Below Standard | 81.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Madison Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.8% of students exceeded standard while 12.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 18.0 points below the Pasadena Unified district average of 23.7%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.3% exceeded — 14.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 9.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 31.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 8.7% | 13.0% | 21.7% |
| 4th | 72 | 8.3% | 9.7% | 18.1% |
| 5th | 65 | 7.7% | 12.3% | 20.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 4.2% | 21.1% | 25.4% |
| 4th | 72 | 5.6% | 12.5% | 18.1% |
| 5th | 65 | 0.0% | 7.7% | 7.7% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.4