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Madison Elementary

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Madison Elementary ranks 3502 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3502^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Madison Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 408 students in the Sanger Unified district, located in a community with high economic need where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Madison faces significant challenges, with student test scores in English, math, and science consistently below both the district and state averages; its science scores, at 15.63% proficient, are particularly low. The school's chronic absenteeism rate, though improving, remains higher than the district average, which is closely tied to academic performance. While Madison spends more per student ($18,304) than several higher-performing schools in the area, its results have declined from historical levels, now ranking at the 40th percentile statewide. There are notable performance differences between grade levels, suggesting inconsistency in instruction.

Within Sanger Unified, other schools with similar student demographics, like Del Rey Elementary and Jefferson Elementary, achieve stronger academic results, demonstrating that high poverty need not preclude solid outcomes. The high-performing Sanger Academy Charter does so with lower per-student spending. This indicates Madison may benefit from adopting successful strategies from these peers, particularly around improving attendance and strengthening science instruction.

408

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,806

Per pupil spending ?

80.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2324 Cherry St.
Sanger, CA 93657-3608

(559) 524-7430

District: Sanger Unified

Students who attend Madison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Academic Middle
High:	Sanger High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.0%

Asian:

5.9%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg45%

California avg41%

3,502^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Sanger Unified

591^st of 1,543Sanger 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	35.9	3502 of 5857	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	3330 of 5869	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	3608 of 5859	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	3634 of 5883	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	2656 of 5789	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	2534 of 5662	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.8	2452 of 5692	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.6	3167 of 5614	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.5	2988 of 5611	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.5	2587 of 5530	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.4	2082 of 5390	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.7	2203 of 5377	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.1	2034 of 5314	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.5	2270 of 5193	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.9	2009 of 5113	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.3	2319 of 5113	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	31.7	3193 of 4818	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.4	2810 of 4822	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	24.8	3584 of 4809	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	2373 of 3162	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	2433 of 3245	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.6	1170 of 3311	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	1677 of 3275	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.6	805 of 3246	75.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	3815 of 5597	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	3211 of 5612	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	3489 of 5609	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3319 of 5635	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	2653 of 5492	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	2554 of 5413	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	2827 of 5107	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	2552 of 5107	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	3090 of 5087	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	3077 of 5084	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.1	1525 of 4963	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	1335 of 4830	72.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	2959 of 5460	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	2676 of 5517	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	2754 of 5363	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	3225 of 5264	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.4	1873 of 5173	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	1487 of 5084	70.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	3031 of 5628	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	3222 of 5643	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3480 of 5638	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	3711 of 5663	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	2490 of 5510	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	2383 of 5431	56.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-9 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

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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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th 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	% 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-6	2324 Cherry St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-7430	408	16	25.2	80.4%	18 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	359 (88.0%)	24 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	35.9	3502^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.2%		37.6	3330^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.3%	172													15.6		15.6	45.7	31.3	46.2	36.8			39.4	52.2	22.4	29.2	26.5			30.9						$20,806	$20,056	$750
Sanger Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2207 Ninth St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6840	609	29	21.3	69.0%	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	552 (90.6%)	23 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	78.5	1217^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%		69.5	1614^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.5%	397													38.2	33.3	35.9	74.3	65.2	51.5	63.8	61.9	51.7	61.7	78.6	59.4	48.5	50.7	38.1	33.3	52.1						$21,180	$20,868	$312
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	1700 14th St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6370	505	27	18.8	88.5%	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	469 (92.9%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	32.6	3764^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.7%		36.6	3391^st of 5869 public elementary schools	42.2%	373													16.4		16.4	23.1	34.6	31.2	47.5			33.9	38.5	23.1	21.3	41.9			31.7						$19,272	$18,484	$788
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	1810 Third St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6180	374	17	22.5	81.6%	21 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	338 (90.4%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	24.4	4464^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.8%		27.3	4180^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.8%	284													14.7		14.7	40.4	25.0	25.8	33.3			30.8	31.9	26.1	14.9	27.3			24.2	95.3	96.9		96.9		$20,946	$20,128	$818
Ronald W. Reagan Elementary	Public	K-6	1586 South Indianola	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6780	472	20	23.1	65.3%	45 (9.5%)	5 (1.1%)	368 (78.0%)	47 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	75.4	1355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.9%		69.4	1616^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.5%	261													25.8		25.8	59.5	72.5	60.3	54.2			61.3	66.2	70.2	46.8	53.0			59.1						$21,085	$20,336	$749
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1110 Tucker St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6250	488	21	23.3	89.8%	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	463 (94.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	48.5	2672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%		45.5	2830^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.8%	158													14.3		14.3	70.7	46.3	38.6	32.8			47.8	65.3	43.3	20.0	32.8			40.9	96.9					$21,282	$20,464	$818
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	610 Faller St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6900	448	17	27.0	94.2%	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	430 (96.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19.2	4898^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.4%		12.4	5529^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	631													4.4		4.4	29.7	12.3	12.3	35.3			22.2	31.3	17.8	6.0	35.8			22.6	96.7			96.7		$20,562	$19,732	$830
Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-6	10620 Morro St.	Del Rey	93616	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6060	234	12	20.3	85.9%	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	218 (93.2%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	53.2	2415^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.8%		50.2	2546^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.6%	131	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8	13.3	8.3	14.3	13.3	13.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.6		25.6	54.6	53.5	35.9	45.2			46.7	69.6	44.2	30.8	40.6			43.8	92.9		92.9		92.9	$25,176	$24,374	$802
Centerville Elementary	Public	K-8	48 South Smith Ave.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6000	409	19	21.2	57.9%	42 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	361 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	34.4	3628^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.1%		42.2	3054^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.0%	574													25.0	21.1	23.9	40.8	34.0	31.3	24.2	50.0	55.6	37.1	52.0	30.0	22.9	25.7	44.4	42.1	35.4						$18,448	$17,772	$676
Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-6	1820 South Armstrong Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-7500	696	29	24.3	63.5%	45 (6.5%)	14 (2.0%)	294 (42.2%)	315 (45.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.4%)	76.7	1299^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.8%		69.8	1604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.7%	305													49.5		49.5	59.8	53.0	74.8	54.0			60.5	70.7	55.0	58.3	39.0			55.4						$17,803	$17,086	$717

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Elementary

What district is Madison Elementary in?

Sanger Unified

Is Madison Elementary a good school?

Madison Elementary ranks 3502^nd 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 88% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Madison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Madison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Academic Middle
High : Sanger High

How many students attend Madison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Madison Elementary.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

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