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Madison Elementary School

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Madison Elementary School ranks 427 th of 576 Iowa elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

427^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 576 Iowa Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Iowa elementary schools

Summary

Madison Elementary School is a public elementary school in Muscatine, Iowa, serving 388 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Muscatine Community School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Madison Elementary School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 10.4% in 2020-2021 to 21.6% in 2023-2024, notably higher than the state and district averages. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally below the state and district averages, though its 6th-grade Math proficiency rate was 82.2% in 2024-2025, higher than the state and district. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 52.32% to 56.57% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Comparing Madison Elementary School to nearby schools in the Muscatine Community School District, Franklin Elementary School and Mulberry Elementary School generally outperform Madison in test scores, particularly in Mathematics. Meanwhile, McKinley Elementary School and Jefferson Elementary School have lower test scores and higher free and reduced lunch rates compared to Madison. The nearby Muskie Early Learning Center also has a similar high percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients.

372

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,655

Per pupil spending ?

50.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1820 1st Ave
Muscatine, IA 52761

(563) 263-6062

District: Muscatine Community School District

Students who attend Madison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Susan Clark Junior High
High:	Muscatine High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.3%

Hispanic:

27.4%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Iowa average (65% vs 72% meeting standards)

!Science scores 19 pts below the Iowa average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg63%

Iowa avg72%

427^th of 576

Iowa public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Muscatine Community School District

264^th of 313Muscatine Community School District among Iowa 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	Iowa percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	427 of 576	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	457 of 557	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	432 of 565	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	400 of 574	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	394 of 567	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	272 of 603	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.7	431 of 567	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.8	473 of 574	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	522 of 599	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.2	488 of 616	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.7	402 of 603	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	71.5	137 of 624	78.0%	★★★★☆
2012	67.6	180 of 626	71.2%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Iowa (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics72%~ state avg

English Language Arts64%-8 vs state

Science45%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Madison Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)				ISASP Mathematics (2025)				ISASP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison Elementary School	Public	K-6	1820 1st Ave	Muscatine	52761	Muscatine County	Muscatine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 263-6062	372	31	12.0	50.8%	228 (61.3%)	8 (2.2%)	102 (27.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	36	427^th of 576 public elementary schools	25.9%		25.5	457^th of 557 public elementary schools	18.0%	30	66.1	64.4	53.1	71.1	78.6	71.2	55.1	82.2	44.9	$15,655	$579	$15,076
Grant Elementary School	Public	K-6	705 Barry Ave	Muscatine	52761	Muscatine County	Muscatine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 263-7005	300	25	11.8	41.0%	178 (59.3%)	17 (5.7%)	75 (25.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.3%)	34.1	442^nd of 576 public elementary schools	23.3%		39.9	386^th of 557 public elementary schools	30.7%	56	69.7	58.7	66.0	79.5	78.8	58.7	62.0	61.5	54.0	$14,716	$910	$13,806
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-6	1000 Mulberry Ave	Muscatine	52761	Muscatine County	Muscatine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 263-8800	441	37	12.0	68.0%	213 (48.3%)	37 (8.4%)	160 (36.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	14.5	511^th of 576 public elementary schools	11.3%		19.5	470^th of 557 public elementary schools	15.6%	41	53.8	52.5	45.9	61.4	55.4	57.4	65.6	56.1	47.5	$13,574	$956	$12,618
Mulberry Elementary School	Public	K-6	3211 Mulberry Ave	Muscatine	52761	Muscatine County	Muscatine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 263-8143	293	20	14.8	31.7%	190 (64.8%)	23 (7.8%)	41 (14.0%)	10 (3.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)	55.6	287^th of 576 public elementary schools	50.2%		61.7	229^th of 557 public elementary schools	58.9%	58	66.7	80.8	79.1	78.6	80.0	71.2	65.1	73.8	67.4	$16,051	$888	$15,163
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-6	621 Kindler Ave	Muscatine	52761	Muscatine County	Muscatine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 263-9049	394	35	11.3	61.2%	217 (55.1%)	22 (5.6%)	123 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.1%)	15.4	505^th of 576 public elementary schools	12.3%		18.8	475^th of 557 public elementary schools	14.7%	30	46.0	58.5	47.6	71.7	50.0	62.3	49.2	66.7	34.9	$13,538	$845	$12,693
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-6	210 Taylor St	Muscatine	52761	Muscatine County	Muscatine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 263-5040	295	29	10.3	67.1%	130 (44.1%)	13 (4.4%)	136 (46.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	52.4	310^th of 576 public elementary schools	46.2%		19	474^th of 557 public elementary schools	14.9%	164	81.8	70.8	64.9	73.1	90.9	70.8	70.3	69.2	62.2	$14,098	$1,533	$12,565
Wilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1210 Cypress St	Wilton	52778	Muscatine County	Wilton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 732-2880	509	31	16.3	32.4%	454 (89.2%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	50.3	331^st of 576 public elementary schools	42.5%		68.3	178^th of 557 public elementary schools	68.0%	153	63.6	77.3	70.0	75.4	74.6	69.7	72.5	71.9	69.6	$11,938	$305	$11,634
Durant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	408 7th St	Durant	52747	Cedar County	Durant Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 785-4433	342	24	14.3	25.1%	318 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	47	353^rd of 576 public elementary schools	38.7%		50.3	326^th of 557 public elementary schools	41.5%	27	57.4	70.6	75.0	82.4	78.7	61.8	67.5	66.0	70.0	$12,812	$604	$12,209
Louisa-Muscatine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	14506 170th St	Letts	52754	Louisa County	Louisa-Muscatine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 726-3634	468	37	12.7	38.7%	419 (89.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	62.8	237^th of 576 public elementary schools	58.9%		69.7	165^th of 557 public elementary schools	70.4%	72	68.4	83.1	77.8	78.8	71.9	86.4	81.0	77.3	63.9	$12,487	$443	$12,042
Blue Grass Elementary School	Public	K-5	226 Sycamore St	Blue Grass	52726	Scott County	Davenport Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 723-6200	277	18	15.2	23.1%	246 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	67.1	197^th of 576 public elementary schools	65.8%		65.6	194^th of 557 public elementary schools	65.2%	3	72.0	84.0	77.1		86.0	76.0	72.9		75.0	$14,372	$537	$13,835

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Elementary School

What district is Madison Elementary School in?

Muscatine Community School District

What schools do graduates of Madison Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Madison Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Susan Clark Junior High
High : Muscatine High School

How many students attend Madison Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Madison Elementary School.

Is Madison Elementary School a good school?

Madison Elementary School ranks 427^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Madison Elementary School?

Students at Madison Elementary School are 61% White, 27% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

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