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Madison Middle

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Madison Middle ranks 1754 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1754^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 36% of California middle schools

Summary

Madison Middle is a public school serving 1,158 students in grades 6-8 in Oceanside, operating within the Vista Unified School District, which serves a community with significant economic needs.

The school faces notable academic challenges, with student proficiency in core subjects like math (22.8%) and English (36.9%) consistently below both district and state averages. A particularly concerning trend is the high rate of chronic student absenteeism, at 27.7%, which is much higher than the state average and may be a key factor affecting learning. Furthermore, student performance tends to decline as they move through the grades, with 8th graders scoring significantly lower than 6th graders.

Compared to other middle schools in the area, Madison Middle ranks in the middle-to-lower tier within its own district, performing better than Roosevelt Middle but below specialized schools like Vista Magnet Middle and Vista Innovation and Design Academy. Schools in neighboring districts such as Carlsbad Unified generally show higher academic performance, highlighting a disparity often linked to differing community resources and school program models.

1,158

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,667

Per pupil spending ?

68.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4930 Lake Blvd.
Oceanside, CA 92056-4749

(760) 940-0176

District: Vista Unified

Students who attend Madison Middle usually attend:

High:

Rancho Buena Vista High

Feeder schools for Madison Middle:

Elementary:	Breeze Hill Elementary
	Grapevine Elementary
	Lake Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.3%

White:

23.1%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2013 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,754^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Vista Unified

818^th of 1,543Vista 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	32.0	1754 of 2761	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1750 of 2783	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	1500 of 2781	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	1235 of 2740	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	1243 of 2715	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	1138 of 2480	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.4	1152 of 2508	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.7	1173 of 2497	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.2	971 of 2477	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.4	849 of 2379	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.1	626 of 2259	72.3%	★★★★☆
2011	77.2	359 of 2236	83.9%	★★★★☆
2010	81.2	274 of 2179	87.4%	★★★★☆
2009	85.4	181 of 2063	91.2%	★★★★★
2008	82.0	255 of 2005	87.3%	★★★★☆
2007	87.4	169 of 1999	91.5%	★★★★★
2006	77.1	335 of 1804	81.4%	★★★★☆
2005	84.4	210 of 1777	88.2%	★★★★☆
2004	82.2	252 of 1769	85.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.5	531 of 733	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.6	673 of 1531	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	628 of 1491	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	603 of 1369	56.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.2	1056 of 1478	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1100 of 1521	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1200 of 1540	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	840 of 1442	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	929 of 1364	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	1745 of 2533	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1943 of 2551	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1416 of 2531	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	1203 of 2509	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	1125 of 2380	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	1142 of 2262	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1787 of 2395	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1692 of 2388	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1490 of 2374	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	1177 of 2359	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	1124 of 2213	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	1119 of 2072	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	429 of 477	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.0	126 of 394	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1906 of 2542	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1874 of 2579	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1318 of 2531	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	1069 of 2458	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	968 of 2369	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	1091 of 2230	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	1537 of 2534	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	1405 of 2552	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	1351 of 2538	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	1040 of 2527	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	1153 of 2407	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	1017 of 2273	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	16.2	169 of 193	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	552 of 726	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	540 of 701	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	470 of 677	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	420 of 665	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	419 of 554	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	315 of 462	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	763 of 1566	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	894 of 1552	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	539 of 1531	64.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	902 of 1520	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1114 of 1537	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	944 of 1543	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	679 of 1555	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	779 of 1602	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	682 of 1496	54.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)56th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2022)28th percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2022)12th percentile-42 vs school

Homeless (2025)10th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

Writing9%-8 vs state

Overall5%-5 vs state

Listening5%-21 vs state

Reading2%-5 vs state

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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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	4930 Lake Blvd.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 940-0176	1,158	61	19.1	68.7%	268 (23.1%)	20 (1.7%)	756 (65.3%)	27 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.8%)	72 (6.2%)	32	1754^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.5%		31.5	1750^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.1%	4	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	9.1	9.1	2.3	2.3	22.5	22.5	43.1	37.5	30.0	36.9	22.9	23.0	22.4	22.8	$16,667	$2,168	$14,499
Calavera Hills Middle	Public	6-8	4104 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92010	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6400	655	31	20.8	33.1%	349 (53.3%)	7 (1.1%)	180 (27.5%)	33 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	79 (12.1%)	77.2	537^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.6%		82.2	439^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.2%	98									65.0	65.0	55.1	63.3	69.0	62.2	47.6	38.1	47.3	44.4	$15,038	$343	$14,695
Vista Innovation and Design Academy	Public	6-8	740 Olive Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-7115	834	44	19.0	58.2%	262 (31.4%)	15 (1.8%)	469 (56.2%)	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (7.8%)	47.9	1240^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.1%		53.6	1052^nd of 2783 public middle schools	62.2%	188									24.3	24.3	43.3	48.0	41.1	44.3	34.3	34.8	34.9	34.7	$16,748	$2,205	$14,543
Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math	Public	6-8	151 Civic Center Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-5766	836	42	19.8	70.8%	148 (17.7%)	10 (1.2%)	600 (71.8%)	39 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.3%)	64.6	795^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.2%		71.9	655^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.5%	140									37.6	37.6	48.7	52.9	49.8	50.5	40.4	48.0	44.2	44.3	$17,032	$2,116	$14,916
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1290 Ivey Ranch Rd.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8800	1,098	47	23.3	63.9%	210 (19.1%)	49 (4.5%)	588 (53.6%)	72 (6.6%)	4 (0.4%)	29 (2.6%)	146 (13.3%)	49.4	1191^st of 2761 public middle schools	56.9%		60.2	880^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.4%	311									26.9	26.9	45.0	43.4	42.9	43.8	34.4	36.1	38.1	36.2	$10,126	$1,001	$9,125
Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1645 Magnolia Ave.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5300	807	36	22.2	36.6%	442 (54.8%)	11 (1.4%)	262 (32.5%)	20 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.3%)	73	621^st of 2761 public middle schools	77.5%		78.4	518^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.4%	103									47.5	47.5	61.6	50.6	53.8	55.4	51.9	45.9	44.9	47.6	$15,568	$379	$15,189
High Technical Middle North County	Public, Charter	6-8	1460 West San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	High Technical Middle North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 759-2750	341	21	16.2	51.9%	115 (33.7%)	8 (2.3%)	169 (49.6%)	31 (9.1%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	8 (2.3%)	75.7	568^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.4%		78.4	519^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.4%	49									34.0	34.0	69.8	63.6	67.6	67.1	43.1	51.8	41.0	45.3	$12,656	$1,103	$11,553
Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	850 Sagewood Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-8003	866	48	17.9	77.6%	128 (14.8%)	12 (1.4%)	639 (73.8%)	28 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	49 (5.7%)	23.3	2082^nd of 2761 public middle schools	24.6%		35.9	1594^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.7%	488									19.4	19.4	36.9	27.4	22.6	28.9	20.0	18.7	18.7	19.1	$19,705	$2,780	$16,925
Aviara Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	6880 Ambrosia Ln.	Carlsbad	92011	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6100	991	44	22.3	21.9%	572 (57.7%)	15 (1.5%)	207 (20.9%)	89 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (10.8%)	92.2	218^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.1%		94.3	176^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.7%	42									62.5	62.5	74.4	73.7	67.5	71.8	67.9	61.3	63.4	64.2	$14,154	$341	$13,813
San Marcos Middle	Public	6-8	650 West Mission Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2500	968	40	24.1	58.7%	144 (14.9%)	13 (1.3%)	699 (72.2%)	66 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.8%)	46.1	1292^nd of 2761 public middle schools	53.2%		43.2	1366^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.9%	74									23.0	23.0	44.9	46.1	44.6	45.2	36.8	31.1	28.9	32.2	$16,790	$1,289	$15,501

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Middle

Is Madison Middle a good school?

Madison Middle ranks 1754^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Madison Middle attend?

Students who attend Madison Middle usually go on to attend Rancho Buena Vista High

What is the racial makeup of Madison Middle?

Students at Madison Middle are 65% Hispanic, 23% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Madison Middle in?

Vista Unified

How many students attend Madison Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,158 students attended Madison Middle.

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