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Madison Middle

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Madison Middle ranks 1955 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1955^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 29% of California middle schools

Summary

Madison Middle in Oceanside, California, serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 1,158 students—the largest enrollment among 10 nearby middle schools—in Vista Unified. The central concern is that Madison’s 2025–2026 proficiency rates were below both district and state levels in ELA, math and science, and it was at or near the bottom of the nearby group in all three subjects.

ELA is Madison’s strongest of the three subjects relative to the district and state, but it remains low locally: 34% of students were proficient, 11 percentage points below the district and 15 below California; Madison ranked second-lowest among nearby schools, just above Roosevelt Middle. In math, 23% were proficient—11 points below the district and 16 below the state—and Madison again ranked second-lowest locally. Science is the clearest local weakness: proficiency was 20%, 14 points below the district and 16 below the state, the lowest result among nearby schools and below the 22% at San Marcos Middle.

Madison’s results have lost ground to California since 2022–2023: proficiency fell by about 1 point in ELA, 2 in math and 6 in science, while the school–state gaps widened by 4, 5 and 12 points, respectively. SchoolDigger’s overall rating also declined from the 55th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 29th percentile and 1 star in 2025–2026; the latest rank was 1,928 of 2,703 schools. Context includes a student-teacher ratio of 19.1 in 2024–2025, below the nearby-school average of 20.5, and 69% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism improved from 28% in 2024–2025 to 23% in 2025–2026, but remained above the district’s 20% and the state’s 18%. One notable subgroup result is SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for homeless students: 66th in 2025–2026, compared with Madison’s overall 29th percentile, after a 10th-percentile result the year before—a sharp swing rather than a clear sustained pattern. Subgroup participation counts are not supplied, so those rankings may be less stable.

1,158

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,437

Per pupil spending ?

68.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

4930 Lake Blvd.
Oceanside, CA 92084-4749

(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 — 61st percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg37%

California avg42%

1,955^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Vista Unified

823^rd of 1,530Vista 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
2026	26.9	1955 of 2740	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.0	1834 of 2516	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.5	1891 of 2357	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	56.6	151 of 442	65.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	22.0	2059 of 2529	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	27.4	1773 of 2514	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.2	603 of 735	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	32.8	1039 of 1605	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	31.8	1021 of 1490	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Homeless (2026)66th percentile+37 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)35th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile~ school

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

Asian (2022)28th percentile-27 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile-11 vs school

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

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics23%-16 vs state

Science20%-16 vs state

Listening15%-9 vs state

Writing9%-8 vs state

Overall6%-4 vs state

Reading5%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)			CSA Spanish Listening (2026)			CSA Spanish Writing (2026)			CSA Spanish Reading (2026)			CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th 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	92084	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%)	26.9	1955^th of 2740 public middle schools	28.6%		32	1754^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.5%	201	7.9	5.0	6.4	5.3	25.0	15.4	2.6	15.0	9.0	5.3	5.0	5.1	20.4	20.4	30.9	38.7	32.5	34.0	15.9	26.8	25.4	22.7	$18,437	$1,193	$17,244
Calavera Hills Middle	Public	6-8	4104 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92009	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%)	76.8	534^th of 2740 public middle schools	80.5%		77.2	537^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.6%	3													60.1	60.1	62.3	64.0	61.3	62.6	50.5	38.7	48.3	45.7	$15,828	$438	$15,390
Vista Innovation and Design Academy	Public	6-8	2245 Foothill Dr.	Vista	92084	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%)	58.6	965^th of 2740 public middle schools	64.8%		47.9	1240^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.1%	275													40.0	40.0	56.6	42.9	51.3	50.4	48.4	34.0	34.9	39.5	$17,501	$1,194	$16,307
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%)	57.1	996^th of 2740 public middle schools	63.6%		64.6	795^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.2%	201													34.4	34.4	40.7	50.0	51.7	47.5	40.4	48.3	38.8	42.5	$17,523	$1,049	$16,474
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%)	46.9	1279^th of 2740 public middle schools	53.3%		49.4	1191^st of 2761 public middle schools	56.9%	88													31.6	31.6	41.4	45.9	38.4	42.0	36.9	33.2	40.1	36.7	$18,410	$1,265	$17,145
Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1645 Magnolia Ave.	Carlsbad	92009	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%)	71.2	658^th of 2740 public middle schools	76.0%		73	621^st of 2761 public middle schools	77.5%	37													36.2	36.2	67.4	64.0	46.6	59.8	58.5	50.4	37.9	49.3	$15,725	$439	$15,286
High Technical Middle North County	Public, Charter	6-8	1460 West San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92106	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%)	78.8	497^th of 2740 public middle schools	81.9%		75.7	568^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.4%	71													53.2	53.2	53.6	70.2	80.7	68.1	39.3	52.6	50.5	47.5	$13,258	$896	$12,362
Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	850 Sagewood Dr.	Oceanside	92084	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%)	23.8	2051^st of 2740 public middle schools	25.1%		23.3	2082^nd of 2761 public middle schools	24.6%	31	5.9		5.9	11.8		11.8	11.8		11.8	11.8		11.8	25.8	25.8	31.5	38.7	29.9	33.2	15.0	19.4	16.4	16.9	$21,770	$1,500	$20,270
Aviara Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	6880 Ambrosia Ln.	Carlsbad	92009	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%)	91.2	232^nd of 2740 public middle schools	91.5%		92.2	218^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.1%	14													65.9	65.9	71.0	75.2	72.5	72.9	62.1	61.2	59.0	60.8	$15,191	$439	$14,752
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%)	42.7	1411^th of 2740 public middle schools	48.5%		46.1	1292^nd of 2761 public middle schools	53.2%	119													21.6	21.6	42.7	47.3	44.7	44.9	34.3	32.9	28.9	32.0	$17,177	$922	$16,255

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Middle

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Madison Middle ranks 1955^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star 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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