How does Madison Middle compare to other middle schools in Oceanside?

Madison Middle has a Scope Score of 28.6/100, ranked #1363 among California middle schools. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,226 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Madison Middle?

9.9% of students at Madison Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 29.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Madison Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Madison Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 6.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Madison Middle?

27.7% of students at Madison Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Madison Middle

Middle School

Vista Unified OceansideSan Diego County92056

📍 4930 Lake Boulevard

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,010 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

59%

Teachers

49 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+12.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

-0.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

13.9%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 125 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic62.4%

White24.6%

Asian1.7%

Black2.0%

Other9.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Madison Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	9.9%
Met Standard	19.9%
Below Standard	70.2%

Score Factors

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 9.9%

7.4pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 29.8%

9.7pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -6.8pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 27.7%

8.4pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 29.8%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 11.6%

7.5pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Madison Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

9.9% of students exceeded standard while 19.9% met it. That exceeded rate is 7.4 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 6.5 points below the Vista Unified district average of 16.4%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.9% exceeded — 12.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 6.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math maintained year-over-year. 13.9% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 27.7%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

9.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

29.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-6.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

27.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

11.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,226

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	378	15.1%	28.0%	22.5%	34.4%	43.1%
7th	357	12.0%	25.5%	24.9%	37.5%	37.5%
8th	380	7.4%	22.6%	25.8%	44.2%	30.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	376	8.8%	14.1%	28.2%	48.9%	22.9%
7th	356	7.0%	16.0%	28.1%	48.9%	23.0%
8th	379	9.2%	13.2%	25.3%	52.2%	22.4%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

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52.5# in state

Grapevine Elementary

31.7# in state

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Middle

Madison Middle

28.6# in state

This school

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High School

Rancho Buena Vista High

66.3# in state

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.