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Madison Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Madison Elementary School in Madison Heights, MI, serves 411 students from Pre-K through 6th grade and is part of the Madison District Public Schools, a district facing significant challenges in a community where over 83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

For parents considering this school, the most pressing concern is academic performance. Test scores are dramatically below state averages. For example, only 8.33% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38.2%. This is far lower than nearby schools like Westview Elementary School (33.8%) and Hiller Elementary School (43.8%). The gap widens in 5th-grade science, where just 4.62% of students are proficient versus a 40% state average. The school's state ranking has steadily declined from the 29th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 5th percentile for 2025-2026, earning it a 0-star rating.

A critical barrier to success is chronic absenteeism. During the 2024-2025 school year, 51.6% of students were chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days)—nearly double the state average of 27.9% and significantly higher than nearby Edmonson Elementary School (21.7%) and Oakland Elementary School (22.5%). This rate has hovered around 50% for several years. Notably, the school spends a substantial $17,546 per student—more than higher-performing neighbors like Four Corners Montessori Academy ($13,132)—yet outcomes remain low. There is a glimmer of hope: in 2017-2018, English Language Learner students ranked in the 69th percentile, showing the school has capacity for better results. However, addressing the absenteeism crisis and translating spending into academic gains will be essential for improvement.

411

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,546

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27107 Hales St
Madison Heights, MI 48071-3493

(248) 542-3414

District: Madison District Public Schools

Students who attend Madison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wilkinson Middle School
High:	Madison High School
	Madison Preparatory High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.8%

White:

41.4%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2017 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (12% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg12%

Michigan avg38%

1,412^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 23 pts since 2017

From bottom 29% (2017) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

592^nd of 625Madison District Public Schools among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	1412 of 1492	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	1397 of 1488	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1335 of 1486	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1294 of 1470	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1191 of 1344	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1128 of 1153	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1183 of 1408	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1090 of 1448	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.5	1045 of 1466	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	347 of 388	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	344 of 369	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	271 of 348	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	187 of 321	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	66 of 158	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.0	146 of 212	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.3	138 of 475	70.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	62.9	85 of 270	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	1325 of 1343	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	1328 of 1338	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1313 of 1342	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1218 of 1321	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1011 of 1106	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1102 of 1171	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1156 of 1443	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	1276 of 1352	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	1261 of 1346	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1219 of 1381	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1203 of 1350	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	904 of 1099	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	921 of 1134	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.2	809 of 1397	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	1231 of 1372	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	1265 of 1366	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1216 of 1347	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1239 of 1334	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1068 of 1139	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1035 of 1196	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	983 of 1446	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	1153 of 1199	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	1197 of 1206	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1022 of 1204	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1165 of 1198	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1064 of 1102	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1011 of 1128	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	1088 of 1253	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)69th percentile+44 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

White (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts13%-28 vs state

Math13%-25 vs state

Science5%-35 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Beautiful School. Everything is practically new and tailored for the kiddos. The staff is very nice, welcoming, and most important ,very knowledgeable. Great atmosphere for the children to learn. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	27107 Hales St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Madison District Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 542-3414	411	26	15.6	83.2%	170 (41.4%)	184 (44.8%)	24 (5.8%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	7.9	1412^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.4%		8	1397^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.1%	15			8.3	22.1	7.7			13.3	13.0	1454.9			4.6		1464.0		$17,546	$2,033	$15,513
Four Corners Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1075 E Gardenia Ave	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Four Corners Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 542-7001	235	15	15.6	46.4%	127 (54.0%)	54 (23.0%)	19 (8.1%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.8%)	39.1	874^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.4%		42.9	824^th of 1488 public elementary schools	44.6%	50	58.3	370.8	13.0	37.9	52.6	47.8	50.0	17.4	24.1	1471.4	30.4	31.8	36.8	25.0	21.1	1787.2	$13,132	$1,508	$11,624
Unity Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	27800 Dequindre Rd	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Unity Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(734) 369-9500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	60.3	552^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	63.0%					(n/a)	50.0	30.0	32.0	46.4	47.4	48.6	55.0	32.0	42.9	26.3	56.8	65.0		50.0		70.0
Madison District Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK-K	25601 Couzens Ave	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Madison District Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 542-5465	64	10	6.5	89.1%	24 (37.5%)	27 (42.2%)	6 (9.4%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)																	$25,772	$1,227	$24,545
Edmonson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	621 E Katherine Ave	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 547-5342	305	16	19.0	48.5%	228 (74.8%)	27 (8.9%)	16 (5.2%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	53.7	647^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.6%		56.4	620^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.3%	27			30.4	60.5	53.7			40.4	60.0	35.2			35.2		16.7		$16,483	$763	$15,720
Siersma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3100 Donna Ave	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 698-4369	494	33	14.8	77.1%	135 (27.3%)	108 (21.9%)	13 (2.6%)	215 (43.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	31.9	975^th of 1492 public elementary schools	34.7%		39.8	866^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.8%	109			19.8	36.2	37.8			33.0	37.9	26.7			26.7		17.8		$19,506	$1,441	$18,065
Oakland Elementary School	Public	K-5	2415 Brockton Ave	Royal Oak	48067	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 542-4406	242	21	11.5	30.2%	172 (71.1%)	26 (10.7%)	20 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.9%)	81.3	248^th of 1492 public elementary schools	83.4%		79.1	283^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	81.0%	35			58.7	60.0	67.3			71.7	51.4	40.8			53.1		40.8		$20,151	$1,776	$18,375
Simonds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	30000 Rose St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 547-5292	260	21	12.3	60.8%	173 (66.5%)	33 (12.7%)	22 (8.5%)	11 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)	30.1	1001^st of 1492 public elementary schools	32.9%		36.4	915^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.5%	86			17.1	23.3	42.1			28.6	14.0	31.6			34.2		26.3		$19,815	$924	$18,891
Westview Elementary School	Public	K-3	24077 Warner Ave	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 757-5520	446	28	15.9	77.8%	51 (11.4%)	217 (48.7%)	30 (6.7%)	103 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.1%)								(n/a)			33.8					37.7									$18,236	$1,556	$16,680
Hiller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E La Salle Ave	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 589-0406	272	21	12.9	70.6%	113 (41.5%)	62 (22.8%)	51 (18.8%)	27 (9.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	43.4	803^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	46.2%		35.9	922^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	38.0%	119			43.8	53.5	37.5			50.0	27.3	21.9			18.8		9.4		$21,696	$2,529	$19,167

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Madison Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Wilkinson Middle School
High : Madison High School
High : Madison Preparatory High School

What is the racial makeup of Madison Elementary School?

Students at Madison Elementary School are 45% African American, 41% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Madison Elementary School in?

Madison District Public Schools

How many students attend Madison Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Madison Elementary School.

Is Madison Elementary School a good school?

Madison Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

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