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Madison Elementary

Public Grades K-5
1298th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 78% of California elementary schools
Summary

Madison Elementary is a K–5 school in Lakewood, California, serving 406 students in the Long Beach Unified district, in an area with several nearby schools to compare. In 2025–26, 66% of students met proficiency standards in English language arts (ELA), 53% in math, and 48% in science. The most important finding is that Madison outperformed both the state and district in all three subjects, and ranked second among 10 nearby schools in ELA and math.

ELA and math are Madison’s clearest strengths against nearby schools: its results were about 20 points above the nearby average in ELA and 11 points above it in math. In science, it was about 13 points above the nearby average, ranking fourth. Compared with state results, Madison was ahead by 17 points in ELA, 15 in math, and 12 in science; its district advantages were 15, 13, and 17 points, respectively. Results vary by grade: fourth-grade math was 61%, the highest nearby result, while third-grade math was 49%, ranking seventh among schools with comparable results and just below the district. Fifth-grade ELA was also a standout at 83%, the highest nearby result.

ELA has improved most over time, rising 9 percentage points from 2022–23 to 2025–26, while math changed by less than 1 point and science rose 4 points. Madison’s SchoolDigger standing reached the 78th statewide percentile and 4 stars in 2025–26, the second-highest nearby rating; the district ranked at the 59th percentile with 3 stars. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for Low Socio Economic Status Students reached 88, up from 72 in 2023–24, compared with 78 overall—a notably strong and improving ranking for how the school serves this group. As context, 52% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, compared with a nearby-school average of 69%, and the student-teacher ratio was 23.8 in 2024–25. Chronic absenteeism also fell from 39% in 2021–22 to 18% in 2025–26, matching the state rate.

406
Students ?
23.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,483
Per pupil spending ?
51.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 2801 Bomberry St.
       Lakewood, CA  90712-3724

(562) 420-7731

District: Long Beach Unified


Students who attend Madison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Hughes Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
43.8%
African American:
18.2%
Asian:
15.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 22% of California elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school58%
District avg43%
California avg42%
1,298th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Top 22%▲ up 6 pts since 2016
From top 28% (2016) to top 22% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
18th of 52Elementary Schools in the Long Beach Unified
396th of 968Long Beach 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202676.41298 of 580477.6%★★★★☆
202570.61577 of 585773.1%★★★★☆
202467.21718 of 586970.7%★★★★☆
202373.11453 of 585975.2%★★★★☆
202272.81493 of 588374.6%★★★★☆
202170.6386 of 141772.8%★★★★☆
201982.51041 of 578982.0%★★★★☆
201874.51378 of 566275.7%★★★★☆
201780.21124 of 569280.3%★★★★☆
201668.91577 of 561471.9%★★★★☆
201562.41825 of 561167.5%★★★☆☆
201375.81268 of 553077.1%★★★★☆
201274.81280 of 539076.3%★★★★☆
201180.8953 of 537782.3%★★★★☆
201077.21122 of 531478.9%★★★★☆
200974.71217 of 519376.6%★★★★☆
200876.41125 of 511378.0%★★★★☆
200777.01090 of 511378.7%★★★★☆
200681.7885 of 481881.6%★★★★☆
200575.61107 of 482277.0%★★★★☆
200470.41287 of 480973.2%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201875.2110 of 70084.3%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202462.2573 of 120552.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202679.61062 of 556980.9%★★★★☆
202574.81300 of 559776.8%★★★★☆
202460.81921 of 561265.8%★★★☆☆
202369.21534 of 560972.7%★★★★☆
202255.32144 of 563562.0%★★★☆☆
202152.2545 of 126757.0%★★★☆☆
201977.81181 of 549278.5%★★★★☆
201877.31174 of 541378.3%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202679.4722 of 508585.8%★★★★☆
202574.2998 of 510780.5%★★★★☆
202464.71438 of 510771.8%★★★★☆
202379.0790 of 508784.5%★★★★☆
202280.5717 of 508485.9%★★★★☆
201990.2296 of 496394.0%★★★★★
201888.7356 of 483092.6%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202682.4670 of 541287.6%★★★★☆
202563.61640 of 546070.0%★★★☆☆
202464.61521 of 551772.4%★★★★☆
202378.3839 of 536384.4%★★★★☆
202272.91038 of 526480.3%★★★★☆
202189.870 of 111093.7%★★★★★
201990.7279 of 517394.6%★★★★★
201881.8611 of 508488.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202668.21580 of 559071.7%★★★★☆
202563.31821 of 562867.6%★★★☆☆
202469.41534 of 564372.8%★★★★☆
202373.21360 of 563875.9%★★★★☆
202283.5941 of 566383.4%★★★★☆
202180.2247 of 127280.6%★★★★☆
201982.9917 of 551083.4%★★★★☆
201870.21481 of 543172.7%★★★★☆
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 (2026)88th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2026)86th percentile+8 vs school
African American (2018)84th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2026)81st percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)72nd percentile-6 vs school
Asian (2024)52nd percentile-18 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state
Mathematics53%+15 vs state
Science48%+12 vs state

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Students who attend Madison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hughes Middle

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Madison Elementary.

Madison Elementary ranks 1298th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Madison Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 18% African American, 15% Asian, 10% White, 10% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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Latest California data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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