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Madison Elementary

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Madison Elementary ranks 2860 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2860^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of California elementary schools

Summary

Madison Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 487 students in the Central Unified district of Fresno, known for a remarkable decade-long journey from one of the state's lowest-ranked schools to a solidly average performer with a 3-star rating.

The school's standout strength is in mathematics, where it outperforms its own district average by a significant margin and even beats the state average, a notable achievement especially when compared to nearby schools like McKinley Elementary and Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary. This progress is particularly impressive given the school's high level of student need, and it shows special effectiveness in supporting students from low-income families. However, a major challenge is chronic absenteeism, with a rate much higher than the district, state, and nearby schools such as the high-performing Sunset Elementary in Fresno Unified.

When looking at resources, Madison Elementary spends more per student than some district peers like Central Elementary but achieves better academic results, suggesting efficient use of funds. This contrasts sharply with some schools in other districts, such as West Park Elementary, which spend far more per student for lower results. The school's story is one of strong, focused improvement, with the potential for even greater success if attendance rates can be improved.

487

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 South Brawley Ave.
Fresno, CA 93706-2106

(559) 276-5280

District: Central Unified

Students who attend Madison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Capitan Middle
High:	Central East High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.9%

Asian:

14.8%

White:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2013 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg35%

California avg41%

2,860^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 41 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Central Unified

835^th of 1,543Central Unified 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	45.4	2860 of 5857	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	2839 of 5869	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.0	3647 of 5859	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	4139 of 5883	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	3459 of 5789	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	3836 of 5662	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.1	4248 of 5692	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	5070 of 5614	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.6	5046 of 5611	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.5	4956 of 5530	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.9	4714 of 5390	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.5	4367 of 5377	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.1	4071 of 5314	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.8	4449 of 5193	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.8	3835 of 5113	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.0	3710 of 5113	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.7	3194 of 4818	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.3	3091 of 4822	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.4	3164 of 4809	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.1	1306 of 3311	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	1186 of 3275	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	1706 of 3246	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	2760 of 5597	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	2444 of 5612	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.5	3707 of 5609	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3945 of 5635	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3731 of 5492	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	3871 of 5413	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	1783 of 5107	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	1748 of 5107	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	2788 of 5087	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	3003 of 5084	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	2750 of 4963	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	3331 of 4830	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	1863 of 5460	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	1939 of 5517	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	2884 of 5363	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	3328 of 5264	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	2621 of 5173	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	3087 of 5084	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	2848 of 5628	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	3025 of 5643	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	3330 of 5638	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	4021 of 5663	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	2944 of 5510	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	3591 of 5431	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)61st percentile+31 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science24%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 8th 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 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio 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 Elementary	Public	K-6	330 South Brawley Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5280	487	21	23.1	85.0%	34 (7.0%)	18 (3.7%)	350 (71.9%)	72 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	45.4	2860^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.2%		45.4	2839^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.6%	21																					23.9		23.9	40.8	50.0	37.3	42.9			42.1	53.7	41.7	30.8	32.0			39.2	94.4				94.4
Sunset Elementary	Public	K-6	1755 South Crystal Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3310	413	19	21.4	74.6%	12 (2.9%)	23 (5.6%)	370 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	68.8	1650^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.8%		62	1979^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.3%	329	12.5	20.4	0.0	4.7	9.5	47.9	22.5	30.0	7.0	27.4	27.1	30.6	0.0	9.3	16.8	6.3	14.3	0.0	4.7	6.3	34.0		34.0	39.6	56.3	58.0	61.4			53.7	58.3	59.2	46.0	54.6			54.5							$17,554	$2,287	$15,267
Pathway Elementary Community Day	Public	K-6	21 South Teilman	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 487-1201	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Edison-Bethune Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1616 South Fruit Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2530	368	21	17.5	94.6%	1 (0.3%)	91 (24.7%)	256 (69.6%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	30	3955^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.5%		26.3	4266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.3%	311																					10.5		10.5	45.5	25.0	36.8	23.5			32.2	48.9	23.2	26.3	29.4			31.1	90.6		93.8	96.9		95.3	$21,398	$3,458	$17,940
West Park Elementary	Public	K-8	2695 South Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	West Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 233-6501	286	22	12.9	82.9%	15 (5.2%)	2 (0.7%)	231 (80.8%)	34 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	17.5	5053^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%		11.1	5613^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.4%	560																					3.2	11.8	7.7	22.2	39.4	10.0	23.1	26.9	23.5	24.3	25.9	29.4	3.2	18.0	3.9	11.8	15.7	90.0	90.0			90.0	90.0	$43,898	$3,999	$39,899
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	4444 West McKinley Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5232	671	25	26.8	83.9%	39 (5.8%)	61 (9.1%)	459 (68.4%)	93 (13.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	24.2	4476^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%		27.8	4131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	29.6%	345																					10.7		10.7	27.1	27.8	29.7	44.3			32.4	30.6	15.6	15.5	30.0			22.7	95.8			97.2		97.2
Addams Elementary	Public	K-6	2117 West McKinley Ave.	Fresno	93728	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2510	748	34	21.7	96.0%	46 (6.1%)	51 (6.8%)	555 (74.2%)	45 (6.0%)	16 (2.1%)	8 (1.1%)	26 (3.5%)	16	5184^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.5%		15.7	5241^st of 5869 public elementary schools	10.7%	57																					7.6		7.6	23.6	24.5	24.4	28.4			25.1	25.7	14.3	16.0	18.7			18.7							$18,715	$2,505	$16,210
Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary	Public	K-6	2280 North Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 512-6912	622	24	25.9	89.9%	24 (3.9%)	49 (7.9%)	433 (69.6%)	99 (15.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	28.3	4113^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%		26.4	4259^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.4%	146																					18.8		18.8	34.9	34.9	35.7	31.3			34.1	31.0	36.6	23.3	16.2			26.2	96.5				96.5
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-6	1025 South Trinity St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2630	568	28	20.4	97.0%	12 (2.1%)	75 (13.2%)	433 (76.2%)	34 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	13.9	5355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.6%		15.1	5300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.7%	55																					5.1		5.1	13.5	24.2	22.8	27.6			21.6	16.9	22.4	10.1	21.1			17.4							$18,958	$1,989	$16,969
Central Elementary	Public	K-6	2195 North Polk Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 274-9780	762	29	26.2	81.5%	67 (8.8%)	43 (5.6%)	410 (53.8%)	216 (28.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	51.8	2511^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		51	2510^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.2%	1																					27.2		27.2	58.5	47.2	47.8	47.2			50.1	54.1	38.7	30.4	27.0			37.4	96.2	98.1			97.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Madison Elementary?

Students at Madison Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 7% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Madison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Madison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : El Capitan Middle
High : Central East High

How many students attend Madison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Madison Elementary.

What district is Madison Elementary in?

Central Unified

Is Madison Elementary a good school?

Madison Elementary ranks 2860^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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