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Madison Elementary

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Madison Elementary ranks 3590 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3590^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of California elementary schools

Summary

Madison Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 482 students in South Gate, part of the Los Angeles Unified school district.

Madison stands out from other local schools in several key ways. Most notably, it has achieved the second-lowest rate of chronic student absenteeism in the area at 15.4%, a significant strength compared to schools like Victoria Avenue Elementary (25.2%) and KIPP Corazon Academy (34.7%). The school also shows particular effectiveness in educating its Hispanic and male student subgroups, with their performance ranking higher than the school's overall state ranking. Furthermore, Madison accomplishes this while spending less per student than most nearby Los Angeles Unified schools, such as Independence Elementary and Stanford Primary Center.

While Madison's strong attendance is a major positive, its overall academic proficiency in English, math, and science remains below district and state averages. A notable internal gap exists, with female students consistently ranking much lower than male students. Compared to higher-performing nearby schools like Willow Elementary and Stanford Avenue Elementary, Madison's core challenge is translating excellent attendance into higher test scores. The school's performance for students with special needs has also varied greatly from year to year.

482

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,271

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9820 Madison Ave.
South Gate, CA 90280-4319

(323) 568-3900

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Madison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southeast Middle
High:	International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex
	Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex
	South East High
	South Gate Senior High
	More...
	Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.9%

Asian:

0.8%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,590^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

311^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles 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	34.9	3590 of 5857	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	3179 of 5869	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	2978 of 5859	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	3320 of 5883	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	3174 of 5789	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	2651 of 5662	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.4	3345 of 5692	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.5	3052 of 5614	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.0	3404 of 5611	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.7	3203 of 5530	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.0	2331 of 5390	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.7	2968 of 5377	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.9	3238 of 5314	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.5	2842 of 5193	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.6	3475 of 5113	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	26.6	3823 of 5113	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	44.3	1146 of 2585	55.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.7	1040 of 3162	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	1699 of 3245	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1905 of 3311	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	2212 of 3275	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	4123 of 5597	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	3434 of 5612	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	3054 of 5609	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	2921 of 5635	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	3493 of 5492	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	2809 of 5413	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	2234 of 5107	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	1925 of 5107	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	1611 of 5087	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	2036 of 5084	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	1950 of 4963	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	1490 of 4830	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	2731 of 5460	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	2434 of 5517	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	1882 of 5363	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	2077 of 5264	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	1977 of 5173	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	1522 of 5084	70.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	2763 of 5628	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	2624 of 5643	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	2684 of 5638	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	3577 of 5663	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	2630 of 5510	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	2408 of 5431	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	1034 of 2847	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	1314 of 2635	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2019)56th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics35%-3 vs state

Science19%-14 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)	% Polio (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	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	% 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-5	9820 Madison Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-3900	482	25	19.2	94.0%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	472 (97.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	34.9	3590^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.7%		39.9	3179^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.8%	411	19.1		19.1	41.8	30.6	37.1				36.1	43.3	34.9	28.1				34.7						$23,271	$4,657	$18,614
Victoria Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3320 Missouri Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-1261	272	15	18.1	97.4%	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	256 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	63.4	1906^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.5%		53.4	2377^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.5%	471	28.6		28.6	60.5	53.9	50.0				54.4	65.8	48.1	40.8				50.4	97.1					$28,451	$4,876	$23,575
Montara Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	10018 Montara Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-1451	554	31	17.8	93.3%	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	537 (96.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	49.2	2639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.9%		49.3	2591^st of 5869 public elementary schools	55.9%	48	14.8		14.8	46.0	38.8	42.0	56.8			44.4	60.8	40.0	32.1	47.7			44.4	97.3	98.2				$25,178	$4,816	$20,362
Stanford Primary Center	Public	K	3020 Kansas Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 563-9208	112	6	18.6	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	109 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)								(n/a)																		97.2	97.9	97.9	97.2		$45,175	$6,488	$38,687
Stanford Avenue Elementary	Public	1-5	2833 Illinois Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 569-8117	329	16	20.5	96.7%	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	319 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	61.3	2000^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.9%		48.4	2646^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.9%	646	25.4		25.4	49.2	57.7	49.2				52.5	60.3	57.7	32.8				50.5						$26,474	$5,590	$20,884
San Miguel Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 San Miguel Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-0511	677	33	20.5	94.1%	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	662 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	33	3723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.4%		36.4	3406^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	317	18.8		18.8	18.4	42.3	40.6				34.8	29.9	41.4	24.8				32.4	95.5		97.4			$24,765	$4,601	$20,164
Willow Elementary	Public	K-5	2777 Willow Pl.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-5760	420	21	20.0	93.3%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	410 (97.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	52	2498^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		52.2	2440^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.4%	58	22.6		22.6	41.4	48.6	59.7				49.5	37.1	55.7	32.3				42.1						$24,658	$4,544	$20,114
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	11031 State St.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1518	328	13	25.2	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	321 (97.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.5	4092^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		29.3	3990^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.0%	102	21.3		21.3	28.3	27.3	45.8	36.6			34.4	30.2	31.8	20.8	19.5			25.8	93.9	97.0	93.9	95.5	95.5
Weigand Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10401 Weigand Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-9606	290	14	20.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	263 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	45.3	2865^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.1%		31	3856^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	991	14.8		14.8	50.0	45.7	37.7				43.9	53.7	43.5	31.5				41.8						$25,460	$5,477	$19,983
KIPP Corazon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8616 Long Beach Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	KIPP Corazon Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 457-5051	1,070	44	24.3	87.4%	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	1,041 (97.3%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	39	3284^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.9%		45.1	2858^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.3%	426	33.3	28.7	31.3	21.6	39.3	44.5	39.2	44.4	48.5	39.6	34.2	45.5	31.0	23.6	31.3	25.7	31.8						$20,393	$1,774	$18,619

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Elementary

What schools do graduates of Madison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Madison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southeast Middle
High : International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex
High : Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex
High : South East High
High : South Gate Senior High
High : Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex

What district is Madison Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Madison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended Madison Elementary.

Is Madison Elementary a good school?

Madison Elementary ranks 3590^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Madison Elementary?

Students at Madison Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

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