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Madison Elementary

Public Grades K-5
1263rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 78% of California elementary schools
Summary

Madison Elementary serves 694 students in grades K–5 in San Leandro, California, and compares favorably with ten nearby schools. Its clearest distinction is academic: in 2025–26, it had the highest all-grades proficiency results among those schools in English language arts (ELA), math, and science.

Madison Elementary is ahead of both the state and San Leandro Unified in all three subjects. ELA proficiency was 58%, compared with 49% statewide and 42% in the district; math was 58%, versus 38% and 29%; and science was 55%, versus 36% and 32%. Its leads over nearby-school averages were 28 points in ELA, 30 in math, and 32 in science. One grade-level exception stands out: third-grade math was 54%, below Dayton Elementary’s nearby-high 64%, though still above the state result. Attendance is another strength: chronic absenteeism was 12%, the lowest among nearby schools and below the district’s 20% and state’s 18%.

Results improved across the four years shown, especially in science, which rose 17 points from 2022–23 to 2025–26; ELA gained 5 points and math 4. The science advantage over the state grew by 11 points over that period. In 2025–26, SchoolDigger ranked Madison Elementary 1,263rd of 5,804 California schools, at the 78th percentile with 4 stars; the district was at the 38th percentile with 2 stars. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure for Asian Students was at the 41st percentile, well below the school’s overall percentile, while its measure for Hispanic Students fell from the 83rd percentile in 2023–24 to 65th the next year before recovering to 68th. In 2024–25, the student-teacher ratio was 21:1, slightly below the nearby average of 21.6:1. The school’s 2024–25 **free/reduced lunch eligible** measure was 69%, compared with a 78% nearby-school average; this is context, not an explanation for test results.

694
Students ?
21.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,468
Per pupil spending ?
68.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 14751 Juniper St.
       San Leandro, CA  94577-1222

(510) 895-7944

District: San Leandro Unified


Students who attend Madison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    John Muir Middle
High:    San Leandro High
Racial breakdown:

Asian:
61.1%
Hispanic:
23.5%
Two or more races:
7.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 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 10 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school58%
District avg35%
California avg42%
1,263rd of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Top 22%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 8Elementary Schools in the San Leandro Unified
603rd of 968San Leandro 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
202677.11263 of 580478.2%★★★★☆
202573.11466 of 585775.0%★★★★☆
202474.21402 of 586976.1%★★★★☆
202369.91578 of 585973.1%★★★★☆
202270.01608 of 588372.7%★★★★☆
201974.91382 of 578976.1%★★★★☆
201871.71492 of 566273.6%★★★★☆
201777.01244 of 569278.1%★★★★☆
201673.41381 of 561475.4%★★★★☆
201563.61770 of 561168.5%★★★☆☆
201378.11152 of 553079.2%★★★★☆
201267.91637 of 539069.6%★★★☆☆
201155.32275 of 537757.7%★★★☆☆
201072.91332 of 531474.9%★★★★☆
200962.51790 of 519365.5%★★★☆☆
200849.52397 of 511353.1%★★★☆☆
200760.81782 of 511365.1%★★★☆☆
200645.72398 of 481850.2%★★★☆☆
200549.12243 of 482253.5%★★★☆☆
200440.22626 of 480945.4%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202652.1717 of 120740.6%★★☆☆☆
202547.1783 of 120334.9%★★☆☆☆
202438.4869 of 120527.9%★☆☆☆☆
202326.8950 of 119020.2%★☆☆☆☆
202234.7853 of 115426.1%★☆☆☆☆
201928.1915 of 114920.4%★☆☆☆☆
201828.5861 of 107119.6%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201875.7335 of 212884.3%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202471.7383 of 316287.9%★★★★☆
202372.6437 of 324586.5%★★★★☆
202271.2467 of 331185.9%★★★★☆
201855.71020 of 324668.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202674.61280 of 556977.0%★★★★☆
202574.91288 of 559777.0%★★★★☆
202479.21128 of 561279.9%★★★★☆
202368.51573 of 560972.0%★★★★☆
202266.71657 of 563570.6%★★★★☆
201970.81464 of 549273.3%★★★★☆
201871.21447 of 541373.3%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202661.81628 of 508568.0%★★★☆☆
202558.81781 of 510765.1%★★★☆☆
202477.1848 of 510783.4%★★★★☆
202368.81234 of 508775.7%★★★★☆
202254.51919 of 508462.3%★★★☆☆
201986.4444 of 496391.1%★★★★★
201875.5870 of 483082.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202687.4454 of 541291.6%★★★★★
202581.4715 of 546086.9%★★★★☆
202481.0786 of 551785.8%★★★★☆
202378.6828 of 536384.6%★★★★☆
202281.8684 of 526487.0%★★★★☆
201979.5744 of 517385.6%★★★★☆
201871.91084 of 508478.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202676.21216 of 559078.2%★★★★☆
202569.41541 of 562872.6%★★★★☆
202466.01702 of 564369.8%★★★☆☆
202368.11587 of 563871.9%★★★★☆
202269.41559 of 566372.5%★★★★☆
201974.61319 of 551076.1%★★★★☆
201869.61501 of 543172.4%★★★★☆
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)92nd percentile+13 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile+12 vs school
Disabled (2018)84th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2026)78th percentile~ school
Female (2026)77th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)68th percentile-10 vs school
Asian (2026)41st percentile-38 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state
Mathematics58%+19 vs state
Science55%+19 vs state

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Students who attend Madison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Muir Middle
High : San Leandro High

In the 2024-25 school year, 694 students attended Madison Elementary.

Students at Madison Elementary are 61% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% White, 3% African American.

Madison Elementary ranks 1263rd of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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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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