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Madison Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Madison Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 411 students in the Pasadena Unified district, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing elementary schools in California.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with fewer than 20% of students proficient in English and Math, which is far below both district and state averages and creates a large gap compared to higher-performing nearby schools like Hamilton Elementary. A major contributing factor is chronic absenteeism, with nearly one-third of students missing too much school. Interestingly, Madison spends more per student than most other schools in the district, yet these resources have not translated into stronger academic results, a situation that differs from some schools with similar student populations, such as Webster Elementary, which achieves better outcomes.

Despite the overall struggles, the school has shown relative strength in supporting its Special Education students. Performance also varies by grade, with math scores dropping sharply by 5th grade. While the school's performance has remained low over many years, the recent decrease in the number of students qualifying for free lunch may indicate a changing community, and the effective practices used in Special Education could provide a model for broader improvement efforts.

411

Students ?

24.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,399

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 Ashtabula St.
Pasadena, CA 91104-4306

(626) 396-5780

District: Pasadena Unified

Students who attend Madison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Octavia E. Butler Magnet
High:	John Muir High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.9%

African American:

3.6%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg40%

California avg41%

5,359^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Pasadena Unified

717^th of 1,543Pasadena 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	13.8	5359 of 5857	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	5334 of 5869	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	5428 of 5859	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5479 of 5883	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	5277 of 5789	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	5348 of 5662	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	4819 of 5692	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	5224 of 5614	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	5144 of 5611	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.6	5422 of 5530	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.0	5265 of 5390	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.5	5233 of 5377	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.3	4515 of 5314	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.9	4582 of 5193	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.0	4765 of 5113	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.5	4537 of 5113	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.8	3603 of 4818	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.8	3712 of 4822	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.7	4433 of 4809	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.2	1581 of 2227	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1845 of 2128	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.4	2009 of 3162	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	1636 of 3245	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	2920 of 3311	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	2715 of 3275	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	3019 of 3246	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	4728 of 5597	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	5284 of 5612	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	5031 of 5609	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	5192 of 5635	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	5099 of 5492	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	5217 of 5413	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	4481 of 5107	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4400 of 5107	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	4676 of 5087	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4615 of 5084	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	4492 of 4963	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	4443 of 4830	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.6	305 of 356	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	4786 of 5460	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4809 of 5517	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4823 of 5363	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4743 of 5264	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	4584 of 5173	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	4674 of 5084	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	5425 of 5628	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	4904 of 5643	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	5299 of 5638	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	5311 of 5663	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	4871 of 5510	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	4990 of 5431	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	1599 of 2847	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1531 of 2635	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.4	617 of 2420	74.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2022)14th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

Science17%-16 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)	% 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	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-5	515 Ashtabula St.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5780	411	17	24.9	79.1%	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.6%)	390 (94.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13.8	5359^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.5%		14.7	5334^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.1%	25	16.7		16.7	21.7	18.1	20.0				19.9	25.4	18.1	7.7				17.3	95.7			96.8			$28,399	$5,064	$23,335
Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary	Public	K-5	1065 East Washington Blvd.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5720	546	23	24.2	74.2%	42 (7.7%)	69 (12.6%)	396 (72.5%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.9%)	50	2593^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%		51.4	2487^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.6%	106	32.4		32.4	47.2	52.2	38.9				46.6	44.4	42.9	26.8				38.9	95.8	98.3	98.3		98.3		$27,809	$5,796	$22,013
Washington Elementary STEM Magnet	Public	K-5	1520 North Raymond Ave.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5840	428	20	21.6	86.0%	14 (3.3%)	41 (9.6%)	351 (82.0%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	27.7	4159^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.0%		21.1	4758^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.9%	599	29.4		29.4	30.9	30.7	36.8				32.8	29.9	24.6	17.7				24.0	96.2			96.2			$29,101	$5,828	$23,273
Twentieth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1358 East Walnut St.	Los Angeles	91106	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 747-7151	499	22	22.6	95.6%	5 (1.0%)	24 (4.8%)	458 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	39.6	3244^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.6%		38.2	3292^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.9%	48	17.5		17.5	36.6	39.7	41.6				39.2	46.3	42.0	27.5				38.5							$25,007	$4,756	$20,251
McKinley	Public	K-8	325 South Oak Knoll Ave.	Pasadena	91101	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5630	538	30	18.1	78.4%	48 (8.9%)	94 (17.5%)	344 (63.9%)	32 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	19.4	4884^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.6%		17.1	5117^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.8%	233	16.1	12.3	14.1	28.6	32.1	27.9	29.2	21.0	25.4	26.9	31.1	17.2	14.5	11.9	10.0	11.0	14.8	92.8	97.1	95.7		97.1	97.1	$26,351	$4,288	$22,063
Alma Fuerte Public	Public, Charter	K-8	524 Palisade St.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Alma Fuerte Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 204-5265	227	12	18.9	77.1%	5 (2.2%)	35 (15.4%)	174 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	18.6	4961^st of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%		17.9	5040^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	79	31.3	0.0	14.7	19.1	21.7	31.3	18.2	26.7	16.7	22.3	14.3	13.0	37.5	9.1	10.0	0.0	13.1							$17,031	$1,583	$15,448
Aveson School of Leaders	Public, Charter	K-5	524 Palisade St.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Aveson School of Leaders District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 797-1440	279	17	16.7	27.6%	148 (53.0%)	14 (5.0%)	72 (25.8%)	28 (10.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	69.8	1609^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.5%		76.8	1299^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.9%	310	58.8		58.8	36.0	48.0	65.7				51.8	40.0	52.0	65.7				54.1	53.9	75.4	81.5	72.3	73.9	78.5	$17,889	$1,680	$16,209
Altadena Elementary	Public	K-5	743 East Calaveras St.	Altadena	91001	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5650	527	23	23.4	52.9%	142 (26.9%)	65 (12.3%)	232 (44.0%)	20 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.7%)	57.7	2184^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.7%		56.6	2204^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.4%	20	36.9		36.9	53.9	50.6	40.9				48.9	51.3	54.4	26.9				45.1	81.6	86.8	93.4	92.1	85.5	84.2	$24,621	$3,965	$20,656
Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	2101 East Washington Blvd.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5740	277	14	19.7	76.2%	119 (43.0%)	14 (5.1%)	113 (40.8%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.5%)	42.6	3034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.2%		52.2	2445^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.3%	589	24.5		24.5	51.2	29.7	49.0				44.1	45.2	35.9	24.5				34.6	95.2	95.2		95.2	95.2	95.2	$30,189	$5,547	$24,642
Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary	Public	K-5	593 West Woodbury Rd.	Altadena	91001	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5700	658	27	24.6	51.8%	98 (14.9%)	67 (10.2%)	413 (62.8%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.2%)	46.2	2811^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.0%		55.1	2284^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.1%	527	34.1		34.1	40.7	42.7	45.6				42.9	40.7	42.7	28.6				37.6	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	$23,390	$3,759	$19,631

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Elementary

Is Madison Elementary a good school?

Madison Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.5% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Madison Elementary?

Students at Madison Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Madison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Madison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Octavia E. Butler Magnet
High : John Muir High

How many students attend Madison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Madison Elementary.

What district is Madison Elementary in?

Pasadena Unified

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