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Madison Avenue Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Madison Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 670 students in a high-need community within the Cajon Valley Union school district, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science far below state averages, and it has seen a notable decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade. A major concern is chronic student absenteeism, which at 34.1% is the highest among similar-sized schools in the district. While Madison Avenue Elementary performs slightly better than several nearby district schools like Naranca Elementary and Magnolia Elementary, it receives more funding per student than most of them, raising questions about how resources are used to improve outcomes.

Interesting comparisons in the area highlight different approaches. Within the same district, Vista Grande Elementary achieves much higher test scores with a lower absenteeism rate. Similarly, Kidinnu Academy, a charter school serving a similarly high-need population, posts strong academic results with a remarkably low absentee rate, despite spending less per student. These comparisons suggest that school culture, instructional methods, and family engagement may be key factors in student success.

670

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,877

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1615 East Madison Ave.
El Cajon, CA 92019-1046

(619) 588-3077

District: Cajon Valley Union

Students who attend Madison Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Montgomery Middle
High:	Granite Hills High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.7%

Hispanic:

34.6%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg26%

California avg41%

5,233^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 49 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Cajon Valley Union

1184^th of 1,543Cajon Valley Union among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	5233 of 5857	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4922 of 5869	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	4506 of 5859	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4527 of 5883	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	3411 of 5789	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	2915 of 5662	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.5	2631 of 5692	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.4	2876 of 5614	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.1	2282 of 5611	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.4	2087 of 5530	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.9	3212 of 5390	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.9	3624 of 5377	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.4	4194 of 5314	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.1	3366 of 5193	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.7	3407 of 5113	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	23.7	4025 of 5113	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.6	2786 of 4818	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.0	2782 of 4822	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.4	2382 of 4809	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.5	2038 of 2227	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	1292 of 2585	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	1099 of 2128	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.4	1787 of 3162	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	1505 of 3245	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	1771 of 3311	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	1001 of 3275	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	912 of 3246	71.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	4924 of 5597	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	5041 of 5612	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	4447 of 5609	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	3940 of 5635	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	3155 of 5492	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	2783 of 5413	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	3959 of 5107	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4308 of 5107	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	4241 of 5087	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3539 of 5084	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	3955 of 4963	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3291 of 4830	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	4813 of 5460	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	4449 of 5517	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3857 of 5363	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	3855 of 5264	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	3152 of 5173	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	2649 of 5084	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	5093 of 5628	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	4323 of 5643	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	4162 of 5638	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4688 of 5663	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	3407 of 5510	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	2914 of 5431	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.1	712 of 718	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	2400 of 2847	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	2016 of 2635	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1878 of 2420	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	2549 of 2598	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	2568 of 2651	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	2503 of 2661	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	2566 of 2726	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	2119 of 2834	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	1688 of 2737	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)43rd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 (2025)	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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1615 East Madison Ave.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3077	670	27	24.5	90.9%	313 (46.7%)	26 (3.9%)	232 (34.6%)	34 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	56 (8.4%)	15.3	5233^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.7%		19.2	4922^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.1%	311	12.6	12.6	24.7	20.2	31.4			25.6	11.7	14.7	18.6			15.2	97.0		97.0	97.0	98.0	$22,877	$21,118	$1,759
Meridian Elementary	Public	K-5	651 South Third St.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3083	570	24	23.3	93.2%	271 (47.5%)	28 (4.9%)	116 (20.4%)	90 (15.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	58 (10.2%)	11.9	5512^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.9%		16.2	5202^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.4%	310	17.0	17.0	16.2	17.4	26.4			19.9	9.8	11.2	13.8			11.6	94.4		96.3	96.3		$23,129	$21,324	$1,805
Kidinnu Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1025 North Second St.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Kidinnu Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 938-4864	433	17	25.4	89.8%	426 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.5	2394^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.1%		53.3	2380^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.4%	14	24.5	24.5	58.8	53.9	49.1	42.9	55.0	51.6	58.8	48.1	32.1	18.4	30.0	38.7						$32,024	$31,296	$728
Lexington Elementary	Public	K-5	1145 Redwood Ave.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3075	878	35	25.2	91.1%	305 (34.7%)	58 (6.6%)	382 (43.5%)	99 (11.3%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	26 (3.0%)	9.5	5658^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.4%		12.1	5547^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.5%	111	9.7	9.7	11.7	12.7	19.1			14.6	21.1	9.9	11.0			13.8	92.5	97.7	98.5	95.5	98.5	$20,646	$18,846	$1,800
W. D. Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	1376 Pepper Dr.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3136	579	23	24.9	90.2%	247 (42.7%)	36 (6.2%)	200 (34.5%)	52 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	34 (5.9%)	12.8	5438^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%		15.6	5244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.6%	194	10.3	10.3	17.3	24.5	19.6			20.3	21.2	22.3	7.2			17.0						$25,473	$23,784	$1,689
Naranca Elementary	Public	K-6	1030 Naranca Ave.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3087	985	36	27.3	96.1%	333 (33.8%)	71 (7.2%)	265 (26.9%)	274 (27.8%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.7%)	32 (3.2%)	7.7	5752^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.8%		8.9	5731^st of 5869 public elementary schools	2.4%	21	8.8	8.8	6.3	11.5	15.8	14.9		12.1	6.8	7.1	8.1	14.8		8.6	91.9	98.2	97.3	98.2	98.2	$18,927	$17,130	$1,797
Empower	Public	K-8	165 Roanoke Rd.	El Cajon	92022	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3296	21	3	7.0	85.7%	7 (33.3%)	4 (19.0%)	8 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)		0.0						8.0						7.7
Anza Elementary	Public	K-6	1005 South Anza St.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3116	687	28	24.9	91.1%	262 (38.1%)	56 (8.2%)	182 (26.5%)	112 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	66 (9.6%)	7.6	5757^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.7%		12.1	5552^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.4%	205	6.9	6.9	9.2	9.4	18.1	10.1		11.6	15.8	8.1	12.6	5.3		10.7	94.1		96.0	98.0		$23,193	$21,488	$1,705
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-5	650 Greenfield Dr.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3080	703	27	26.2	91.0%	146 (20.8%)	98 (13.9%)	309 (44.0%)	85 (12.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	55 (7.8%)	6.8	5787^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.2%		7.9	5782^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.5%	5	10.0	10.0	11.7	10.1	17.8			12.9	12.2	0.9	6.7			6.7						$21,776	$20,084	$1,692
Winter Gardens Elementary	Public	K-1	8501 Pueblo Rd.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2687	269	12	22.4	30.1%	90 (33.5%)	2 (0.7%)	141 (52.4%)	11 (4.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)								(n/a)															97.8	97.8		97.8		$21,346	$20,798	$548

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Avenue Elementary

What schools do graduates of Madison Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Montgomery Middle
High : Granite Hills High

What is the racial makeup of Madison Avenue Elementary?

Students at Madison Avenue Elementary are 47% White, 35% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Madison Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Madison Avenue Elementary.

Is Madison Avenue Elementary a good school?

Madison Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.7% of California elementary schools.

What district is Madison Avenue Elementary in?

Cajon Valley Union

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