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Madison Elementary School

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Madison Elementary School ranks 906 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

906^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Madison Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Adrian, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 791 students. The school is part of the Madison School District, which is ranked 276 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Madison Elementary School has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Michigan elementary schools, with a ranking between 533 and 906 out of 1,344 to 1,488 schools over the past 10 years. Its performance on state assessments (M-Step) is generally below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 21.4% to 51.8% across different grade levels and subject areas. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.4% to 35.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 60.96% to 72.77% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

While Madison Elementary School's overall performance is below average, it has shown some strengths in specific student subgroups. For example, the school ranked in the top 21 out of 321 Michigan elementary schools for its African American students in the 2022-2023 school year. Comparing Madison Elementary School to nearby schools, it appears to be performing worse than most of its neighbors, such as Herrick Park Intermediate School and Tecumseh Acres North Early Learning Center, both part of the Tecumseh Public Schools district, which have higher rankings and better student performance on state assessments.

753

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,278

Per pupil spending ?

59.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3498 Treat Hwy
Adrian, MI 49221-9763

(517) 263-0744

District: Madison School District (Lenawee)

Students who attend Madison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Madison Middle School
High:	Madison High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.8%

Hispanic:

31.2%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (32% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Michigan avg39%

906^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

276^th of 613Madison School District (Lenawee) 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
2025	37.2	906 of 1488	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	784 of 1486	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	709 of 1470	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	533 of 1344	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	591 of 1153	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	626 of 1408	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	566 of 1448	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.3	734 of 1466	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.6	651 of 1548	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.0	738 of 1580	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.4	568 of 1533	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.1	796 of 1563	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.1	782 of 1566	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.3	801 of 1552	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.6	1129 of 1552	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.4	1153 of 1589	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.8	1241 of 1577	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.5	1237 of 1565	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.5	1225 of 1545	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	87.4	21 of 321	93.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	1088 of 1338	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	908 of 1342	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	859 of 1321	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	547 of 1106	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	592 of 902	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	732 of 1171	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.7	651 of 1443	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	119 of 209	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	117 of 201	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	86 of 188	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.6	10 of 86	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	9 of 30	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	21 of 86	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	64 of 222	71.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	778 of 1346	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	661 of 1381	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	488 of 1350	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	319 of 1099	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	48.4	369 of 749	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	438 of 1134	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.2	284 of 1397	79.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	716 of 1366	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	689 of 1347	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	601 of 1334	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	532 of 1139	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	543 of 915	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	498 of 1196	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	455 of 1446	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	29.3	153 of 195	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	252 of 403	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	926 of 1206	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	792 of 1204	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	750 of 1198	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	605 of 1102	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	522 of 1005	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	522 of 1128	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	450 of 1253	64.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2023)93rd percentile+42 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2023)22nd percentile-30 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science37%-4 vs state

English Language Arts34%-8 vs state

Social Studies30%~ state avg

Math29%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)				M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (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	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 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-5	3498 Treat Hwy	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Madison School District (Lenawee)	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 263-0744	753	50	15.1	59.5%	443 (58.8%)	18 (2.4%)	235 (31.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.9%)	37.2	906^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.1%		44	784^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.2%	122			31.9	29.2	41.9			28.7	31.7	26.7		36.8		30.2		$13,278	$904	$12,374
Michener Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Dawes Ave	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 263-9002	266	21	12.7	86.8%	119 (44.7%)	23 (8.6%)	97 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	14.7	1263^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	15.1%		12.9	1290^th of 1486 public elementary schools	13.2%	27			15.6	29.7	12.2			22.2	29.7	7.3		12.2				$18,439	$3,384	$15,055
Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2568 Airport Rd	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 265-5082	187	16	11.4	78.6%	103 (55.1%)	9 (4.8%)	57 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.6%)	13.4	1289^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.4%		15.6	1242^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	16.4%	47				22.9	17.2			17.9	22.9	13.8		13.8		10.3		$17,866	$3,291	$14,575
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	158 S Scott St	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 265-8544	280	20	14.0	62.1%	160 (57.1%)	10 (3.6%)	83 (29.6%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.9%)	36	921^st of 1488 public elementary schools	38.1%		40.1	845^th of 1486 public elementary schools	43.1%	76			10.5	16.7	60.0			16.2	24.1	34.5		38.2		27.3		$15,522	$2,474	$13,048
Alexander Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 Cherry St	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 263-9533	468	26	18.2	60.3%	254 (54.3%)	4 (0.9%)	163 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.8%)	33.9	953^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	36.0%		35.5	928^th of 1486 public elementary schools	37.6%	25			29.5	35.6	27.9			35.9	42.5	27.9		26.7		21.2		$14,777	$2,291	$12,486
Ruth McGregor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6850 Sand Creek Hwy	Sand Creek	49279	Lenawee County	Sand Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 436-3121	352	22	15.7	40.1%	318 (90.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	43.5	817^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.1%		54.6	641^st of 1486 public elementary schools	56.9%	176			31.4	21.3	44.8			47.1	21.3	31.0		39.7		43.1		$14,737	$676	$14,060
Sutton Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-3	2780 Sutton Rd	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Tecumseh Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 423-2367	330	30	11.1	38.8%	276 (83.6%)	6 (1.8%)	29 (8.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)								(n/a)			44.1					41.9								$13,413	$480	$12,933
Blissfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	640 S Lane St	Blissfield	49228	Lenawee County	Blissfield Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 486-2811	528	30	17.4	34.7%	477 (90.3%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	40.3	860^th of 1488 public elementary schools	42.2%		38.1	882^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	40.6%	22			39.1	28.3	33.3			42.4	35.9	32.1		33.3		26.2		$13,320	$752	$12,568
Tecumseh Acres Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-3	600 S Adrian St	Tecumseh	49286	Lenawee County	Tecumseh Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 423-9744	360	23	15.6	33.3%	316 (87.8%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)								(n/a)			35.4					27.1								$14,167	$453	$13,714
Britton Deerfield SchoolDeerfield Building	Public	PK, KG-8	252 Deerfield Rd	Deerfield	49238	Lenawee County	Britton Deerfield Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 447-3215	130	8	17.0	36.2%	124 (95.4%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	47.2	759^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.0%		38.9	869^th of 1486 public elementary schools	41.5%	110	35.7	14.3		45.5	41.2	24.1	41.7		54.5		27.6	41.2	26.2	23.5	31.0	$12,762	$1,191	$11,572

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Elementary School

Is Madison Elementary School a good school?

Madison Elementary School ranks 906^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Madison Elementary School in?

Madison School District (Lenawee)

How many students attend Madison Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 753 students attended Madison Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Madison Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Madison Middle School
High : Madison High School

What is the racial makeup of Madison Elementary School?

Students at Madison Elementary School are 59% White, 31% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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