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Madison Elementary School

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Madison Elementary School ranks 507 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

507^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Madison Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Mesa, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 378 students. The school is part of the Mesa Unified District, which is ranked 177 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Madison Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, typically in the 500-800 range out of over 1,000 schools.

Madison Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages across various standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were significantly lower than the district and state, with gaps ranging from 10-20 percentage points. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, with the school's rankings for Hispanic, Asian, and Multi-racial students particularly low, often in the bottom 50% of Arizona elementary schools. In contrast, the school performs better, though still below average, for White and Special Education students.

When comparing Madison Elementary to other nearby schools within the same district, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming. For example, Johnson Elementary, located just 2 miles away, consistently outperforms Madison Elementary across various academic measures and has a higher 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Given Madison Elementary's persistent underperformance, there is a clear need for the school and Mesa Unified District to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address the specific learning needs of its student population.

374

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,954

Per pupil spending ?

57.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

849 S Sunnyvale
Mesa, AZ 85206-2921

(480) 472-8800

District: Mesa Unified District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.9%

White:

42.5%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg38%

Arizona avg38%

507^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 51Elementary Schools in the Mesa Unified District

177^th of 289Mesa Unified 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	35.5	507 of 909	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	535 of 912	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	796 of 1245	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	586 of 1000	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	598 of 1226	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	506 of 1039	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	582 of 1109	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.7	649 of 1106	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.9	618 of 1079	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.5	545 of 955	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.9	425 of 1079	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.6	482 of 1158	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.1	465 of 1141	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.6	466 of 1075	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.8	484 of 1090	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.6	329 of 1062	69.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.6	554 of 895	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	21.6	547 of 620	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.3	350 of 975	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.3	818 of 1219	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	448 of 824	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	648 of 1219	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	434 of 862	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	513 of 1023	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.6	945 of 1170	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	581 of 1198	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	275 of 709	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	433 of 911	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.3	766 of 1116	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	422 of 618	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	385 of 820	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	362 of 626	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	467 of 628	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	804 of 1216	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	567 of 830	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	567 of 1220	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	536 of 850	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	542 of 1032	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.7	561 of 617	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.0	577 of 1027	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	47.2	362 of 820	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	434 of 1201	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	171 of 417	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	256 of 465	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	666 of 1024	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	424 of 800	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	658 of 1161	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	427 of 595	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	526 of 720	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)64th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2023)56th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

African American (2021)38th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2023)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)31st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2023)19th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2021)12th percentile-39 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)9th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

English Language Arts34%-6 vs state

Science27%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 9, 2019

I went to madison from first through sixth many many years ago and absolutely loved it. Its seems its just been hard to find a school thats about quality just as much as effiency these days , but Madison does their absolute best reaching both. Close Quote

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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 Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	849 S Sunnyvale	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8800	374	28	13.3		159 (42.5%)	22 (5.9%)	168 (44.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.5%)	35.5	507^th of 909 public elementary schools	44.2%		34	535^th of 912 public elementary schools	41.3%	28	20.0	42.0	42.0	34.0	29.0	40.0	68.0	22.0	27.0	$10,954	$1,069	$68	$2,206	$9,273	$544	$9,817
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5619 E Glade Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9250	449	26	17.2		139 (31.0%)	33 (7.3%)	209 (46.5%)	16 (3.6%)	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (8.7%)	16.2	763^rd of 909 public elementary schools	16.1%		18.3	737^th of 912 public elementary schools	19.2%	26		29.0	19.0	31.0				21.0	20.0	$7,520	$540	$160	$1,240	$6,419	$401	$6,820
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	4949 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-2600	889	36	24.6		595 (66.9%)	22 (2.5%)	193 (21.7%)	21 (2.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.5%)	95.6	26^th of 909 public elementary schools	97.1%		97	13^th of 912 public elementary schools	98.6%	13	59.0	81.0	73.0	83.0	75.0	83.0	89.0	80.0	71.0	$6,933	$51	$02	$104	$6,697	$183	$6,880
Carol Rae Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3777 E Houston Ave	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 507-1359	561	41	13.7		342 (61.0%)	14 (2.5%)	141 (25.1%)	20 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.8%)	72	235^th of 909 public elementary schools	74.1%		64	297^th of 912 public elementary schools	67.4%	62	51.0	60.0	60.0	71.0	47.0	53.0	44.0	59.0	48.0	$10,735	$230	$602	$1,062	$9,785	$118	$9,903
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3807 E Pueblo Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 427-6800	562	40	14.2		279 (49.6%)	32 (5.7%)	194 (34.5%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.8%)	44.9	438^th of 909 public elementary schools	51.8%		45.1	438^th of 912 public elementary schools	52.0%		40.0	37.0	43.0	57.0	42.0	26.0	31.0	37.0	47.0	$9,469	$445	$153	$1,043	$8,554	$317	$8,871
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete	Public, Charter	K-5	4525 E. Baseline Road	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Arete	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 222-4233	522	31	16.8		290 (55.6%)	15 (2.9%)	136 (26.1%)	35 (6.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.9%)	88.1	85^th of 909 public elementary schools	90.6%		86.7	105^th of 912 public elementary schools	88.5%	20	68.0	73.0	64.0		67.0	70.0	67.0		52.0	$10,207	$413	$96	$922	$6,021	$3,677	$9,699
Towne Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1101 N Recker Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 854-1545	647	40	16.2		381 (58.9%)	14 (2.2%)	173 (26.7%)	21 (3.2%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.9%)	78.8	168^th of 909 public elementary schools	81.5%		64.3	292^nd of 912 public elementary schools	68.0%	124	55.0	70.0	61.0	57.0	53.0	60.0	62.0	59.0	48.0	$7,205	$168	$515	$852	$6,775		$6,522
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	120 S Jefferson Ave	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8700	554	33	16.8		91 (16.4%)	28 (5.1%)	409 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	17.3	744^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.2%		17.5	747^th of 912 public elementary schools	18.1%	3	19.0	23.0	16.0	24.0	28.0	25.0	46.0	18.0	18.0	$10,586	$1,087	$228	$2,402	$8,875	$395	$9,271
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1535 N Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 892-2022	310	31	9.8		151 (48.7%)	14 (4.5%)	110 (35.5%)	8 (2.6%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.5%)	71.5	239^th of 909 public elementary schools	73.7%		61	322^nd of 912 public elementary schools	64.7%	83	47.0	64.0	53.0	52.0	52.0	71.0	61.0	36.0	53.0	$9,686	$429	$514	$1,373	$8,864		$8,742
O'Connor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4840 E Adobe St	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-7877	386	22	17.5		173 (44.8%)	17 (4.4%)	158 (40.9%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.0%)	22.9	658^th of 909 public elementary schools	27.6%		26.1	621^st of 912 public elementary schools	31.9%	37	24.0	28.0			39.0					$9,334	$1,025	$69	$2,120	$7,827	$411	$8,239

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Elementary School

Is Madison Elementary School a good school?

Madison Elementary School ranks 507^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Madison Elementary School in?

Mesa Unified District

How many students attend Madison Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Madison Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Madison Elementary School?

Students at Madison Elementary School are 45% Hispanic, 43% White, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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