Madison (James) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.9% |
| Met Standard | 22.2% |
| Below Standard | 63.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Madison (James) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.9% of students exceeded standard while 22.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.0 points above the Anaheim Elementary district average of 9.9%. The 33 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.0% exceeded — 5.2 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 0.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 15.8% | 21.1% | 36.8% |
| 4th | 68 | 14.7% | 14.7% | 29.4% |
| 5th | 60 | 21.7% | 25.0% | 46.7% |
| 6th | 64 | 10.9% | 26.6% | 37.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 13.6% | 32.2% | 45.8% |
| 4th | 70 | 5.7% | 22.9% | 28.6% |
| 5th | 60 | 13.3% | 21.7% | 35.0% |
| 6th | 65 | 15.4% | 13.8% | 29.2% |
Nearby schools
33 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.1