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Madison Richard Simis School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

89^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Madison Richard Simis School is an exceptional elementary school located in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 960 students in grades PK-4. As part of the Madison Elementary District, which is ranked 92 out of 289 districts in the state, this school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Arizona, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years.

The school's academic performance is truly outstanding, with students demonstrating significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 65% of 3rd graders and 75% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 58% and 65% for the district, and 36% and 46% for the state, respectively. Additionally, the school's rankings for various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and White students, are all in the top 25-30% of Arizona elementary schools, indicating an equitable and inclusive learning environment.

When compared to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Madison Heights Elementary School and Madison Traditional Academy, Madison Richard Simis School stands out as a top performer, with higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics. The school's strong investment in resources, with a spending per student of $10,345 in 2021-2022, further contributes to its exceptional educational program and student outcomes.

976

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,345

Per pupil spending ?

13.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7302 N 10th St
Phoenix, AZ 85020-5327

(602) 664-7300

District: Madison Elementary District

Students who attend Madison Richard Simis School usually attend:

Middle:	Madison Meadows School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.9%

Hispanic:

22.8%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg61%

Arizona avg41%

89^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Madison Elementary District

92^nd of 289Madison Elementary District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	89 of 909	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	82 of 912	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	87 of 1245	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	123 of 1000	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	89.2	135 of 1226	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	150 of 1039	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	164 of 1109	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	84.6	172 of 1106	84.4%	★★★★☆
2016	90.1	90 of 1079	91.7%	★★★★★
2015	82.2	150 of 955	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	88.6	88 of 1079	91.8%	★★★★★
2013	86.6	86 of 1158	92.6%	★★★★★
2012	88.3	55 of 1141	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	89.9	65 of 1075	94.0%	★★★★★
2010	88.1	89 of 1090	91.8%	★★★★★
2009	88.1	68 of 1062	93.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	68.5	71 of 270	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	52.9	310 of 620	50.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.6	940 of 975	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	83 of 589	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	81 of 602	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	76 of 1219	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	71.6	193 of 824	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	202 of 1219	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	142 of 862	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	201 of 1023	80.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	104 of 496	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	117 of 486	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	260 of 1170	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	271 of 716	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.5	167 of 1198	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	182 of 709	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	124 of 911	86.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	223 of 549	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	381 of 1116	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.5	144 of 820	82.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	104 of 626	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	85 of 628	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.5	94 of 1216	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	79 of 830	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	86 of 1220	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	79.3	144 of 850	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	126 of 1032	87.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.0	136 of 145	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	82.3	74 of 1027	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	49.4	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	52.5	52 of 82	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	77.4	41 of 654	93.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.6	624 of 820	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.8	348 of 1201	71.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	48 of 465	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	58 of 486	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	49 of 1024	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	66 of 800	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	148 of 1161	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	95 of 595	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	153 of 720	78.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2021)93rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2022)74th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-31 vs school

Native American (2022)37th percentile-51 vs school

Special Education (2023)24th percentile-69 vs school

Military Connected (2023)6th percentile-87 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)4th percentile-85 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+29 vs state

Mathematics64%+23 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 30, 2019

My two grandchildren have gone to Simis.
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Schools Near Madison Richard Simis School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Madison Richard Simis School	Public	PK, KG-4	7302 N 10th St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 664-7300	976	45	21.7		614 (62.9%)	26 (2.7%)	223 (22.8%)	19 (1.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (9.1%)	87.7	89^th of 909 public elementary schools	90.2%		88.7	82^nd of 912 public elementary schools	91.0%	7	65.0	75.0					63.0	65.0							$10,345	$759	$103	$1,621	$7,481	$2,002	$9,483
Madison Traditional Academy	Public	K-8	925 E Maryland Ave	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 745-4000	760	32	23.7		432 (56.8%)	22 (2.9%)	197 (25.9%)	42 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.3%)	96.5	15^th of 909 public elementary schools	98.3%		94.3	40^th of 912 public elementary schools	95.6%	25	72.0	81.0	73.0	90.0	81.0	86.0	78.0	82.0	78.0	90.0	88.0	88.0	64.0	67.0	$8,752	$630	$104	$1,364	$6,055	$1,964	$8,018
Madison Rose Lane School	Public	PK, KG-4	1155 E Rose Ln	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 664-7400	689	39	17.8		219 (31.8%)	61 (8.9%)	301 (43.7%)	17 (2.5%)	27 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (9.1%)	70.4	250^th of 909 public elementary schools	72.5%		61	326^th of 912 public elementary schools	64.3%	76	55.0	60.0					55.0	50.0							$11,519	$825	$113	$1,764	$8,383	$2,197	$10,580
Desert View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8621 N 3rd St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4000	344	26	13.2		35 (10.2%)	21 (6.1%)	253 (73.5%)	4 (1.2%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	39	475^th of 909 public elementary schools	47.7%		41.3	470^th of 912 public elementary schools	48.5%	5			38.0				24.0	34.0	35.0	53.0					$9,195	$2,228	$172	$4,628	$6,133	$662	$6,795
Madison Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7150 N 22nd St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 664-7800	630	37	17.0		242 (38.4%)	15 (2.4%)	313 (49.7%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	90.7	65^th of 909 public elementary schools	92.8%		86.6	107^th of 912 public elementary schools	88.3%	42	59.0	77.0					71.0	74.0							$11,439	$1,097	$106	$2,299	$8,054	$2,183	$10,237
Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside	Public, Charter	K-8	9215 N 14th St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 943-7672	177	10	17.7		94 (53.1%)	3 (1.7%)	68 (38.4%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	89.9	69^th of 909 public elementary schools	92.4%		86.2	112^th of 912 public elementary schools	87.7%	43			69.0				64.0						63.0		$7,304	$00	$660	$660	$00	$6,644	$6,644
Franklin Phonetic Primary School-Sunnyslope	Public, Charter	K-6	9317 N 2nd St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Franklin Phonetic Primary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 870-6674	78	7	11.1		3 (3.8%)	6 (7.7%)	65 (83.3%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Orangewood School	Public	PK, KG-8	7337 N 19th Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2900	797	42	18.7		91 (11.4%)	123 (15.4%)	466 (58.5%)	10 (1.3%)	58 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.0%)	20.1	703^rd of 909 public elementary schools	22.7%		22.2	662^nd of 912 public elementary schools	27.4%	41	18.0	29.0	25.0	25.0	65.0	37.0	28.0	35.0	42.0	19.0	45.0	32.0	19.0	26.0	$7,032	$681	$141	$1,503	$5,379	$831	$6,210
Sunnyslope Elementary School	Public	K-8	245 E Mountain View Rd	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4300	684	38	18.2		53 (7.7%)	52 (7.6%)	532 (77.8%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	13	825^th of 909 public elementary schools	9.2%		12.4	831^st of 912 public elementary schools	8.9%	6			21.0	21.0	28.0	26.0	18.0		15.0	29.0	16.0	11.0	15.0	17.0	$7,692	$948	$164	$2,061	$5,629	$951	$6,579
Solano School	Public	PK, KG-8	1526 W Missouri Ave	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Osborn Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 707-2600	466	25	18.6		23 (4.9%)	109 (23.4%)	275 (59.0%)	16 (3.4%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)								(n/a)															$7,794	$1,400	$73	$2,873	$6,042	$278	$6,321

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Richard Simis School

How many students attend Madison Richard Simis School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 976 students attended Madison Richard Simis School.

What schools do graduates of Madison Richard Simis School attend?

Students who attend Madison Richard Simis School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Madison Meadows School
High : Central High School

Is Madison Richard Simis School a good school?

Yes. Madison Richard Simis School ranks in the top 9.8% of Arizona elementary schools.

What district is Madison Richard Simis School in?

Madison Elementary District

What is the racial makeup of Madison Richard Simis School?

Students at Madison Richard Simis School are 63% White, 23% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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