Madison Elementary District

The Madison Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona, consists of 8 schools, including 5 elementary schools and 3 middle schools, serving students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The district is ranked 92 out of 289 districts in Arizona and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out as top performers. Madison Traditional Academy, a K-8 school, consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Madison Heights Elementary is another high-performing elementary school, with strong test scores across grade levels. At the middle school level, Madison Meadows ranks among the top 150 middle schools in Arizona and has above-average test scores compared to the district and state.

However, the district also has some lower-performing schools, with significant gaps in academic achievement between the top-performing and lower-performing institutions. The middle schools in the district appear to struggle more than the elementary schools, with higher dropout rates. While spending per student varies across the schools, there does not seem to be a clear correlation between spending and academic outcomes. The district may benefit from learning from the practices of the high-performing schools and applying them more broadly to address the performance disparities and challenges at the middle school level.