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Madison Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Madison Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Hinsdale, Illinois, serving 359 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the highly-ranked Hinsdale CCSD 181 district, which is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Madison Elementary School consistently ranks among the top 30 elementary schools in Illinois, with a ranking as high as 8th out of 1,948 schools in the 2020-2021 school year. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly higher than the state averages, with 90.5% and 91.6% of students proficient or better, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year. Madison Elementary School's performance is also consistently higher than the Hinsdale CCSD 181 district average in both ELA and Mathematics. Additionally, the school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) for 5th-grade students is impressive, with 84.3% proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 40.6%.

Madison Elementary School's exceptional academic performance extends to various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, white students, and students with special education needs. The school's low chronic absenteeism rate of 3.3% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state average of 25.4%, further contributes to its success. While the school's spending per student of $20,773 in the 2023-2024 school year is higher than the state average of $15,219, this investment appears to be paying off in the form of outstanding educational outcomes for the students.

367

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,900

Per pupil spending ?

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

611 S Madison St
Hinsdale, IL 60521-3982

(630) 861-4100

District: Hinsdale CCSD 181

Students who attend Madison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hinsdale Middle School
High:	Hinsdale Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

Asian:

19.1%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (89% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg85%

Illinois avg44%

11^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Hinsdale CCSD 181

4^th of 811Hinsdale CCSD 181 among Illinois 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	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	11 of 2056	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	23 of 2067	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	13 of 2077	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	26 of 2082	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.5	8 of 1948	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	36 of 2086	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	22 of 2037	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	97.5	30 of 2044	98.5%	★★★★★
2016	97.6	28 of 2046	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	98.0	36 of 2052	98.2%	★★★★★
2014	95.5	11 of 2093	99.5%	★★★★★
2013	93.4	46 of 2167	97.9%	★★★★★
2012	88.3	32 of 2166	98.5%	★★★★★
2011	87.6	52 of 2147	97.6%	★★★★★
2010	89.7	15 of 2139	99.3%	★★★★★
2009	91.0	7 of 2120	99.7%	★★★★★
2008	89.8	9 of 2092	99.6%	★★★★★
2007	87.9	18 of 2095	99.1%	★★★★★
2006	88.9	11 of 2086	99.5%	★★★★★
2005	89.9	17 of 2022	99.2%	★★★★★
2004	89.0	55 of 2030	97.3%	★★★★★
2003	90.9	16 of 2020	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	10 of 234	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	4 of 219	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	8 of 237	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.5	22 of 226	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	83.0	13 of 134	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	67.3	73 of 243	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	81 of 242	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	93.4	27 of 907	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	17 of 1942	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	17 of 1942	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	13 of 1957	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	22 of 1970	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.5	12 of 1680	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	42 of 2019	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	60 of 1964	96.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	11 of 1947	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	43 of 1959	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	20 of 1984	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	46 of 1977	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	10 of 1707	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	31 of 2019	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	13 of 1972	99.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	82.2	18 of 93	80.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	2 of 1292	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	10 of 1195	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	10 of 1156	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	12 of 1113	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	4 of 640	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	65 of 1194	94.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	23 of 1389	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	37 of 1392	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	16 of 1419	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	44 of 1425	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	6 of 1308	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	33 of 1462	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	16 of 1463	98.9%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2023)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)96th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)81st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics92%+53 vs state

English Language Arts90%+37 vs state

Science84%+44 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, September 10, 2011

The school, including District 181, have accelerated programs to further your child's education. Curriculum is above average. Each classroom have state of the art technologies to reinforce learning (like huge touch screen computer platforms) and keep children's attention span longer. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison Elementary School	Public	K-5	611 S Madison St	Hinsdale	60521	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 861-4100	367	31	11.7		244 (66.5%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.0%)	70 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	98.1	11^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.4	23^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	98.9%	12	84.3	89.2	92.9	89.7	90.5	98.5	92.9	84.1	91.6	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.6	99.2		$21,900	$267	$21,633
Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 N Madison St	Hinsdale	60521	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 861-4200	325	29	11.3		232 (71.4%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.0%)	42 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.1%)	98	13^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.8	13^th of 2067 public elementary schools	99.4%		84.2	88.1	93.9	91.2	90.9	96.6	85.7	86.0	89.7	97.4	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.7	97.7	97.0		$22,099	$455	$21,644
Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	950 S Oak St	Hinsdale	60521	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 861-4300	446	32	13.7		299 (67.0%)	4 (0.9%)	27 (6.1%)	70 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.1%)	98.8	7^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.7	5^th of 2067 public elementary schools	99.8%	2	90.5	98.4	94.4	95.2	96.1	93.8	98.1	93.7	95.0	99.0	98.7	98.7	98.7	99.5	98.7	99.0	26.1	$20,210	$421	$19,789
Walker School	Public	K-5	120 Walker Ave	Clarendon Hills	60514	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 861-4600	299	28	10.5		222 (74.2%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	39 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.4%)	96.2	39^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.1%		98.7	15^th of 2067 public elementary schools	99.3%	24	70.4	85.4	92.2	83.3	86.9	95.9	92.2	70.4	85.7	98.6	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.6	98.6	98.6		$23,072	$267	$22,805
Prospect Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 N Prospect Ave	Clarendon Hills	60514	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 861-4400	302	25	11.8		214 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	46 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	97.5	20^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.0%		98.8	14^th of 2067 public elementary schools	99.3%	6	81.7	88.9	85.7	91.7	89.0	96.8	81.6	88.3	89.5	98.7	98.7	99.0	99.0	99.7	99.0	98.4		$23,683	$364	$23,318
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	5800 Holmes Ave	Clarendon Hills	60514	DuPage County	Maercker School District 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 515-4810	519	38	13.6	48.7%	242 (46.6%)	47 (9.1%)	91 (17.5%)	112 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)								(n/a)										95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	13.9	$18,924	$1,064	$17,860
Elm Elementary School	Public	K-5	15W201 60th St	Burr Ridge	60527	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 861-4000	287	26	10.8		118 (41.1%)	6 (2.1%)	15 (5.2%)	117 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.8%)	98	12^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.4%		99.3	9^th of 2067 public elementary schools	99.6%	3	75.4	92.7	95.0	93.5	93.9	95.2	93.4	82.3	89.7	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.7	99.3	99.7		$22,616	$267	$22,349
The Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 N Elm St	Hinsdale	60521	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 861-4500	345	28	12.3		252 (73.0%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.0%)	42 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	97.7	16^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.2	24^th of 2067 public elementary schools	98.8%	8	80.0	94.3	90.2	90.9	91.7	98.1	88.5	76.4	87.6	99.4	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.4	99.1	99.4		$21,429	$267	$21,161
Forest Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5020 Central Ave	Western Springs	60558	Cook County	Western Springs School District 101	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 246-7678	289	24	12.2		256 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.7%)	91.8	137^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.3%		96	72^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	96.5%	65	50.0	88.7	86.5	91.2	88.9	86.8	82.7	59.6	75.9	99.0	98.7	98.7	98.7	99.3	98.4	98.7	5.3	$18,541	$266	$18,275
John Laidlaw Elementary School	Public	K-5	4072 Forest Ave	Western Springs	60558	Cook County	Western Springs School District 101	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 246-7673	380	31	12.2		324 (85.3%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.5%)	82	345^th of 2056 public elementary schools	83.2%		79.4	381^st of 2067 public elementary schools	81.6%	36	47.6	65.2	66.2	77.8	69.5	77.3	60.8	55.6	64.5	98.3	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.5	98.0		$15,832	$266	$15,566

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Madison Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hinsdale Middle School
High : Hinsdale Central High School

What district is Madison Elementary School in?

Hinsdale CCSD 181

What is the racial makeup of Madison Elementary School?

Students at Madison Elementary School are 66% White, 19% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Is Madison Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Madison Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Madison Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Madison Elementary School.

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