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Madison Elementary School

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Madison Elementary School ranks 924 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

924^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Madison Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Rahway, New Jersey, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 386 students. The school is part of the Rahway Public School District, which is ranked 512 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Madison Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the Rahway district and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in ELA at Madison Elementary School was 25.5%, compared to 26% for the Rahway district and 44.9% for the state. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 26.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the state average of 14.9%. Additionally, 49.22% of Madison Elementary School's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than the state average.

The challenges faced by Madison Elementary School are not unique, as the nearby Franklin Elementary School and Grover Cleveland Elementary School also exhibit similar academic underperformance and high chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state averages. However, Madison Elementary School has shown some areas of relative strength, such as the performance of its African American students and English Language Learner students, which indicates the school may have effective strategies or programs in place to support these specific student populations.

384

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,840

Per pupil spending ?

49.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

944 Madison Avenue
Rahway, NJ 07065

(732) 396-1070

District: Rahway Public School District

Students who attend Madison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy
High:	Rahway High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.3%

African American:

24.2%

White:

22.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (35% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 16 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg46%

924^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Rahway Public School District

512^th of 609Rahway Public School District among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	924 of 1347	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	986 of 1338	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1102 of 1342	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	976 of 1345	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.8	625 of 1317	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	769 of 1360	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	948 of 1353	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.5	812 of 1352	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.5	833 of 1346	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.5	754 of 1357	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.8	1001 of 1363	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.9	1034 of 1367	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.2	911 of 1363	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.3	991 of 1360	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.5	890 of 1354	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.1	993 of 1346	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.8	892 of 1338	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.7	946 of 1329	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	58.9	719 of 1314	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.6	939 of 1303	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.8	987 of 1298	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	21.1	972 of 1204	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	181 of 463	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	267 of 469	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	387 of 463	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	321 of 494	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.7	80 of 456	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	191 of 522	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	184 of 517	64.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	94.4	28 of 463	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	57 of 434	86.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	919 of 1326	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	939 of 1317	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1008 of 1318	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	982 of 1326	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	616 of 1290	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	789 of 1331	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	929 of 1333	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	560 of 1032	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	514 of 989	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	633 of 982	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	421 of 953	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.8	91 of 896	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	275 of 899	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	399 of 870	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	656 of 1023	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	520 of 939	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	681 of 910	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	395 of 863	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.2	45 of 839	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	75.5	145 of 948	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	275 of 942	70.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	832 of 1318	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	929 of 1313	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1053 of 1315	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	877 of 1324	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	609 of 1297	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	715 of 1335	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	887 of 1334	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	734 of 1023	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	884 of 989	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	813 of 958	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	742 of 949	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	597 of 868	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	577 of 970	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	732 of 963	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	928 of 975	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	894 of 976	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	877 of 964	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	614 of 1023	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.6	895 of 1022	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)94th percentile+50 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-6 vs state

Mathematics30%-15 vs state

Science14%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, January 19, 2014

Madison is a very organized school which focuses not only on standardized testing, but also on providing meaningful learning experiences using differentiated instruction. My son is in Kindergarten and he has an excellent teacher who makes learning fun.. The school is progressing and will continue to grow. Has a very active PTA. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	944 Madison Avenue	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 396-1070	384	30	12.8	49.2%	85 (22.1%)	93 (24.2%)	174 (45.3%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.9%)	32.4	924^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.4%		26.6	986^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.3%	62	14.3		25.5	51.9	62.5	40.0			33.3	42.6	17.9	28.0			$13,840	$296	$13,544
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	811 St George Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1060	608	54	11.3	59.0%	94 (15.5%)	168 (27.6%)	304 (50.0%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	17.8	1133^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	15.9%		22	1045^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.9%	88	16.4		28.9	24.6	38.0	49.3			21.4	13.0	10.2	14.1			$14,584	$216	$14,368
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1809 St Georges Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1050	658	47	14.1	72.2%	67 (10.2%)	173 (26.3%)	378 (57.4%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	28.8	972^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	27.8%		32.5	909^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.1%	63	17.2		26.1	38.9	51.1	66.0			23.1	14.9	19.5	28.5			$11,340	$297	$11,043
Valley Road School	Public	K-5	150 Valley Road	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 388-7900	390	34	11.4	7.7%	258 (66.2%)	6 (1.5%)	83 (21.3%)	31 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.1%)	70.8	414^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.3%		59	556^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.4%	142	29.0		51.7	75.4	69.1				60.0	68.2	58.8				$10,631	$105	$10,526
Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Pennsylvania Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 499-6566	282	29	9.7	33.7%	105 (37.2%)	11 (3.9%)	104 (36.9%)	55 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	57.1	584^th of 1347 public elementary schools	56.6%		50.6	658^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.8%	74	37.8		45.6	48.7	50.0				54.4	48.7	68.2				$4,433		$4,433
Claremont Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Claremont Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 596-4153	306	22	13.9	24.8%	128 (41.8%)	25 (8.2%)	63 (20.6%)	80 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	72.1	389^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.1%		84.9	209^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.4%	180	41.5		56.0	66.7	58.5				62.0	70.8	57.1				$4,849		$4,849
Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	486 E Milton Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1040	453	41	11.0	66.7%	23 (5.1%)	213 (47.0%)	179 (39.5%)	17 (3.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	33.4	902^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	33.0%		20	1073^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	19.8%	171	27.5		22.9	60.7	62.8	41.2			18.6	34.4	35.3	16.2			$12,500	$257	$12,243
Woodbine Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Woodbine Avenue	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8523	401	37	10.7	49.9%	44 (11.0%)	83 (20.7%)	85 (21.2%)	180 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	43.9	755^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.9%		46.4	716^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.5%	39	25.4		39.3	43.5	54.6				52.5	46.9	37.4				$4,196		$4,196
Winfield Township	Public	PK, KG-8	7 1/2 Gulfstream Avenue	Winfield Park	07036	Union County	Winfield Township	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-7410	141	18	7.7	36.9%	77 (54.6%)	7 (5.0%)	41 (29.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.6%)	39.7	817^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.3%		39.8	800^th of 1338 public elementary schools	40.2%	17	33.3	6.7	44.4	31.3	50.0	72.7	81.8	66.6	38.9	25.0	33.3	36.4	18.2	6.7	$15,980	$476	$15,504
Frank K. Hehnly	Public	K-5	590 Raritan Road	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 381-8100	543	36	15.0	6.8%	401 (73.8%)	5 (0.9%)	95 (17.5%)	30 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	72.1	390^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.0%		76.5	328^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.5%	62	31.7		44.7	81.9	75.8				61.7	72.3	55.6				$10,499	$112	$10,387

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Elementary School

Is Madison Elementary School a good school?

Madison Elementary School ranks 924^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Madison Elementary School in?

Rahway Public School District

What schools do graduates of Madison Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy
High : Rahway High School

How many students attend Madison Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Madison Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Madison Elementary School?

Students at Madison Elementary School are 45% Hispanic, 24% African American, 22% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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