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Madison Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

723^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Madison Elementary School is a public elementary school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 310 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Colorado Springs School District No. 11, which is ranked 77 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Madison Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, with a ranking between 500-700 out of around 950 schools. The school's performance on CMAS tests is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.2% of Madison students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 38.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in Math, with only 25.2% of students proficient or better, compared to 31.1% for the district and 35.9% for the state. Additionally, Madison's 5th-grade CMAS Science scores, at 14.9% proficient or better, are much lower than the district's 31.4% and the state's 39%.

The nearby schools, such as James Irwin Elementary School - Howard, Carver Elementary School, and Audubon Elementary School, also perform below the district and state averages on CMAS tests, but generally outperform Madison Elementary. The nearby charter schools, Coperni 3 and Colorado Springs Charter Academy, also outperform Madison Elementary on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations.

265

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,689

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4120 Constitution Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80909-1616

(719) 328-7300

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11

Students who attend Madison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sabin Middle School
High:	Mitchell High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.0%

Hispanic:

33.2%

Two or more races:

11.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (24% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg35%

Colorado avg40%

723^rd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 35Elementary Schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11

77^th of 115Colorado Springs School District No. 11 among Colorado 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	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	723 of 950	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	536 of 943	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	565 of 933	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	552 of 921	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	521 of 710	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	501 of 965	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	448 of 917	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.1	494 of 929	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.3	507 of 914	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.6	423 of 938	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.8	464 of 962	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.7	321 of 954	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.5	305 of 935	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.5	304 of 935	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.1	209 of 925	77.4%	★★★★☆
2009	73.6	223 of 872	74.4%	★★★★☆
2008	72.0	232 of 849	72.7%	★★★★☆
2007	70.1	262 of 852	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	77.2	159 of 829	80.8%	★★★★☆
2005	78.5	157 of 823	80.9%	★★★★☆
2004	53.9	407 of 808	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	612 of 694	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	494 of 595	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	475 of 758	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	365 of 690	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	29.1	273 of 365	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	177 of 332	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	119 of 308	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	546 of 700	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	344 of 594	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	498 of 764	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	266 of 693	61.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	525 of 551	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	468 of 539	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	353 of 596	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	208 of 337	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)25th percentile-18 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-19 vs state

Math25%-11 vs state

Science15%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Madison Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)		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	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4120 Constitution Avenue	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-7300	265	17	15.3	73.2%	122 (46.0%)	22 (8.3%)	88 (33.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.7%)	21	723^rd of 950 public elementary schools	23.9%		38.9	536^th of 943 public elementary schools	43.2%	187	31.6	28.9	19.1				26.2	35.9	24.4	17.0				25.2	14.9		$20,689
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1409 De Reamer Circle	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7800	295	28	10.6	73.9%	52 (17.6%)	15 (5.1%)	204 (69.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.1%)	8.1	917^th of 950 public elementary schools	3.5%		10.7	869^th of 943 public elementary schools	7.8%	48	7.8	12.1	23.5				14.8	9.4	7.9	15.7				11.3	11.8		$20,354
Penrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4285 South Nonchalant Circle	Colorado Springs	80917	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7500	279	21	13.4	63.8%	131 (47.0%)	13 (4.7%)	99 (35.5%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (9.7%)	16.5	788^th of 950 public elementary schools	17.1%		14	819^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.1%	31	29.2	16.7	22.6				23.5	25.0	20.5	16.1				21.2	12.9		$18,114
Henry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1310 Lehmberg Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7200	306	21	14.7	65.4%	107 (35.0%)	26 (8.5%)	131 (42.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.4%)	22.2	704^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.9%		41.1	512^th of 943 public elementary schools	45.7%	192	20.8	27.0	32.7				26.8	20.8	24.3	25.0				23.2	30.8		$19,303
Twain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3402 East San Miguel Street	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7700	291	22	12.9	81.4%	85 (29.2%)	33 (11.3%)	129 (44.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (13.1%)	14.2	819^th of 950 public elementary schools	13.8%		12	852^nd of 943 public elementary schools	9.7%	33	25.6	13.9	19.4				20.0	25.0	8.1	25.0				19.7	13.9		$19,871
Colorado Springs Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2577 N Chelton Road	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 636-2722	295	19	15.6	50.2%	132 (44.7%)	20 (6.8%)	107 (36.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.2%)	20.5	735^th of 950 public elementary schools	22.6%		32	587^th of 943 public elementary schools	37.8%	148	30.8	26.5	34.2	16.7	26.3	31.0	28.8	30.8		15.8	16.7		22.2	17.1	15.4	14.8	$11,152
Coperni 3	Public, Charter	K-8	750 Citadel Drive East	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 619-7178	367	24	15.5	70.0%	108 (29.4%)	41 (11.2%)	203 (55.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	22.5	700^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.3%		35.9	555^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.1%	145	28.1	31.7	27.1	14.3	38.5	37.5	29.5	32.4	24.4	30.6	14.7	28.2	39.4	28.3	20.4	34.4	$14,060
James Irwin Elementary School - Howard	Public, Charter	K-5	1801 Howard Avenue	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 302-9100	213	16	13.0	54.9%	96 (45.1%)	23 (10.8%)	70 (32.9%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	19 (8.9%)	36.7	561^st of 950 public elementary schools	40.9%		56.3	394^th of 943 public elementary schools	58.2%	167	21.4	17.2	61.5				36.5	10.7	17.2	46.2				27.1	37.5		$10,471
Carver Elementary School	Public	K-5	4740 Artistic Circle	Colorado Springs	80917	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7100	205	17	11.8	78.5%	71 (34.6%)	21 (10.2%)	92 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	17 (8.3%)	7.9	923^rd of 950 public elementary schools	2.8%		7.6	916^th of 943 public elementary schools	2.9%	7			19.4				11.8			10.0				9.5	10.3		$22,121
Audubon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 East Van Buren Street	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-2600	222	18	12.1	71.6%	103 (46.4%)	12 (5.4%)	80 (36.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.4%)	45.5	485^th of 950 public elementary schools	48.9%		34.4	565^th of 943 public elementary schools	40.1%	80	53.7	34.4	21.7				39.6	51.2	40.6	26.1				41.7	17.4		$20,032

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Elementary School

How many students attend Madison Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Madison Elementary School.

Is Madison Elementary School a good school?

Madison Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Madison Elementary School in?

Colorado Springs School District No. 11

What schools do graduates of Madison Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Madison Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sabin Middle School
High : Mitchell High School

What is the racial makeup of Madison Elementary School?

Students at Madison Elementary School are 46% White, 33% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 8% African American.

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