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James Madison Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4684^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

James Madison Elementary is a K-8 school serving 739 students in the Madera Unified School District, consistently ranking in the lower tier of California schools while serving a community with significant economic need.

Despite facing considerable academic challenges, with test scores in English, math, and science below state and district averages, the school has one standout strength: its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 12.5%. This rate is significantly better than both the district and state averages and is a notable achievement, especially when compared to nearby schools like Virginia Lee Rose Elementary and Millview Elementary. This success in getting students to attend regularly provides a solid foundation for potential learning gains.

Academic performance is uneven across grades, with 6th-grade English showing relative strength compared to local schools, while 3rd and 5th-grade math are areas of critical need. Compared to other schools in Madera Unified with similar student populations, such as James Monroe Elementary and Parkwood Elementary, James Madison's academic results are weaker, suggesting room for improvement in how instructional resources are used. The school's slow but steady historical improvement indicates that targeted changes could help translate its excellent attendance into better academic outcomes.

739

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,146

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

109 Stadium Rd.
Madera, CA 93637-5389

(559) 675-4630

District: Madera Unified

Students who attend James Madison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle
High:	Madera High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.3%

Two or more races:

2.3%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 27th percentile in 2022 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 27th-percentile peak (2022) to 20th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg24%

California avg41%

4,684^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Madera Unified

1269^th of 1,543Madera 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	21.8	4684 of 5857	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	4690 of 5869	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	4740 of 5859	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	4314 of 5883	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	5420 of 5789	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	5052 of 5662	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	5424 of 5692	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.9	5498 of 5614	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	5541 of 5611	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.2	5367 of 5530	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.9	5199 of 5390	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	5193 of 5377	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.8	5030 of 5314	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.5	4380 of 5193	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.9	4534 of 5113	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.0	4500 of 5113	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.8	4590 of 4818	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.0	4697 of 4822	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.0	4552 of 4809	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.5	2002 of 3162	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	2226 of 3245	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	1583 of 3311	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.0	2781 of 3275	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	2142 of 3246	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	4598 of 5597	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4574 of 5612	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4764 of 5609	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3836 of 5635	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.2	5139 of 5492	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	4703 of 5413	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	3716 of 5107	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	3636 of 5107	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3672 of 5087	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	3124 of 5084	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.0	4565 of 4963	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	4138 of 4830	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	4440 of 5460	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	4477 of 5517	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4251 of 5363	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3479 of 5264	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	4694 of 5173	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	4411 of 5084	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	4416 of 5628	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4368 of 5643	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4257 of 5638	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4360 of 5663	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	5170 of 5510	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	5013 of 5431	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Listening22%-3 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

Writing12%-5 vs state

Overall7%-3 vs state

Reading6%~ state avg

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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)	% 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 7th 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 7th 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 7th 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 7th 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
James Madison Elementary	Public	K-8	109 Stadium Rd.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4630	739	36	20.4	85.5%	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	704 (95.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	21.8	4684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%		21.8	4690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.1%	6	6.0	12.4	5.3	6.7	3.5	6.7	34.5	14.8	26.6	18.0	15.1	21.9	9.5	22.2	6.4	9.0	15.1	12.2	6.0	9.9	4.3	6.7	3.5	6.0	16.1		16.1	18.8	25.9	31.1	42.1	31.4		30.0	22.6	24.7	12.8	23.6	16.5		19.9						$19,146	$3,128	$16,018
Alpha Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Stadium Rd.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 661-4101	735	35	20.8	92.1%	18 (2.4%)	13 (1.8%)	659 (89.7%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.9%)	27	4221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%		28.5	4065^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.7%	156																									18.9		18.9	36.8	38.4	38.7	30.1			36.0	36.8	20.0	17.1	13.6			21.9	95.0	98.3	98.3	96.7	98.3	$19,033	$3,171	$15,862
John Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	1822 National Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-4631	736	34	21.7	85.5%	78 (10.6%)	10 (1.4%)	604 (82.1%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.9%)	36.1	3479^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.6%		24.6	4400^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.0%	921																									19.8		19.8	49.5	20.2	33.7	40.5			36.4	46.7	28.6	25.7	30.3			32.8						$18,330	$3,183	$15,147
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	917 E. Olive Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8579	740	38	19.5	97.7%	7 (0.9%)	10 (1.4%)	703 (95.0%)	6 (0.8%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	11.9	5515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.8%		10.7	5653^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.7%	138																									13.5		13.5	14.9	20.2	22.2	26.4			20.5	18.3	9.7	5.9	15.9			12.5						$19,295	$3,360	$15,935
George Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	509 E. South St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-6705	578	29	19.9	97.9%	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	566 (97.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18.2	4995^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%		24.5	4418^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.7%	577	4.1	14.3				8.1	40.2	9.5				28.1	9.3	28.6				16.9	3.1	15.9				8.1	11.0		11.0	13.7	18.8	30.5	42.9			26.5	17.7	16.9	17.1	20.0			18.0						$18,624	$3,371	$15,253
Parkwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1150 E. Pecan Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-2500	635	32	19.9	96.5%	31 (4.9%)	10 (1.6%)	576 (90.7%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	32.6	3754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%		28.8	4040^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.2%	286																									27.2		27.2	32.3	28.1	38.0	40.5			34.6	41.9	25.3	20.9	29.1			29.4						$19,022	$3,539	$15,483
Virginia Lee Rose Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 Lilly St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 662-2662	714	32	22.6	96.8%	6 (0.8%)	8 (1.1%)	685 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	22.1	4663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.4%		22.6	4618^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.3%	45																									14.7		14.7	31.7	37.8	26.8	30.9			31.5	26.3	26.4	11.6	19.1			20.4						$19,363	$3,758	$15,605
Millview Elementary	Public	K-6	1609 Clinton St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8509	594	30	19.8	98.5%	10 (1.7%)	9 (1.5%)	561 (94.4%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24.9	4411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.7%		26.1	4277^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.1%	134																									13.3		13.3	44.7	22.7	22.0	30.2			29.9	43.7	17.8	12.2	24.4			24.6						$20,921	$6,113	$14,808
Sherman Thomas Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	101 West Adell St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Sherman Thomas Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-1192	233	10	23.3	65.2%	51 (21.9%)	1 (0.4%)	179 (76.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24.6	4448^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		21.5	4725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.5%	277																									25.9	11.1	18.5	35.0	20.8	33.3	20.0	19.2	30.8	26.6	30.0	33.3	14.8	20.0	3.9	7.4	17.4	91.3					$15,663	$1,443	$14,220
James Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	1819 North Lake St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-5679	624	30	20.7	97.1%	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	602 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	31.1	3871^st of 5857 public elementary schools	33.9%		38.8	3247^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	624																									22.0		22.0	25.5	30.2	37.4	42.7			33.9	38.5	29.2	26.6	23.3			29.5	98.0					$19,946	$3,442	$16,504

Frequently Asked Questions about James Madison Elementary

What is the racial makeup of James Madison Elementary?

Students at James Madison Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is James Madison Elementary in?

Madera Unified

What schools do graduates of James Madison Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle
High : Madera High

How many students attend James Madison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 739 students attended James Madison Elementary.

Is James Madison Elementary a good school?

James Madison Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.0% of California elementary schools.

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