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Madison Avenue School of Arts

Public, Charter Grades K-6

1435^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Madison Avenue School of Arts is a public charter elementary school serving 396 students in grades K-6 in Toledo, Ohio. The school is part of the Madison Avenue School of Arts District, which is ranked 758 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Madison Avenue School of Arts has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Ohio elementary schools over the past 10 years, with rankings ranging from 1205 to 1637 out of around 1600 schools. The school has maintained a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating very poor overall performance. It also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 47% to 68.6% over the past 5 years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Ella P. Stewart Academy for Girls and Escuela SMART Academy.

Madison Avenue School of Arts' performance is low across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of Ohio elementary schools for female students, male students, low socioeconomic status students, and homeless students in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are also very low, ranging from 6.5% to 31% in English Language Arts and 7.9% to 28.6% in Mathematics, all well below the state averages. While the school's resources and student-teacher ratio are not the lowest among its peers, the overall outcomes suggest the need for substantial interventions and support to improve student achievement.

392

Students ?

43.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,605

Per pupil spending ?

86.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1511 Madison Ave
Toledo, OH 43604-4433

(419) 259-4000

District: Madison Avenue School of Arts

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.6%

Two or more races:

9.2%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (21% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 42 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

Ohio avg61%

1,435^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

758^th of 828Madison Avenue School of Arts among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1435 of 1558	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1511 of 1577	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	1524 of 1596	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1472 of 1588	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	1540 of 1610	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1499 of 1676	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1524 of 1636	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	1517 of 1651	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.6	1637 of 1678	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.6	1602 of 1684	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.1	1509 of 1687	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.9	1448 of 1701	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.5	1589 of 1709	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.2	1537 of 1686	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.2	1533 of 1662	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	498 of 615	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	524 of 603	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	564 of 610	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	482 of 601	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	511 of 533	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	407 of 605	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	484 of 598	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	34.1	644 of 956	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1000 of 1021	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	1420 of 1452	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	1429 of 1466	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	1444 of 1483	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1442 of 1488	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	1440 of 1467	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1361 of 1502	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	1424 of 1518	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	29.8	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	8.9	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	18 of 22	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1365 of 1473	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	1426 of 1484	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1398 of 1447	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1268 of 1419	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1339 of 1404	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1309 of 1465	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1369 of 1465	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1279 of 1466	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	1438 of 1485	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1453 of 1498	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	1513 of 1518	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	1455 of 1499	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1402 of 1535	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	1466 of 1536	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)33rd percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2023)25th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science29%-35 vs state

English Language Arts21%-40 vs state

Mathematics18%-42 vs state

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Schools Near Madison Avenue School of Arts

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						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	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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Madison Avenue School of Arts	Public, Charter	K-6	1511 Madison Ave	Toledo	43604	Lucas County	Madison Avenue School of Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 259-4000	392	9	43.5		10 (2.6%)	312 (79.6%)	29 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.2%)	8.4	1435^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.9%		5.2	1511^th of 1577 public elementary schools	4.2%	76	28.6		23.3	7.9	23.8	19.0			6.5	18.4	31.0	28.6			$12,605
Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	817 Sherman St	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6550	339	21	16.1		22 (6.5%)	252 (74.3%)	39 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	1.7	1553^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	0.3%		1.7	1576^th of 1577 public elementary schools	0.1%	23	4.2	9.7	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.5	3.2	20.8	3.0	8.3	0.0	5.4	6.1	$12,466
Ella P. Stewart Academy for Girls	Public	PK, KG-6	707 Avondale Ave	Toledo	43604	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-5350	213	13	16.3		7 (3.3%)	185 (86.9%)	17 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	23.6	1205^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.7%		24.9	1193^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	24.4%	12	33.3		62.2	39.1	20.8	11.1			51.4	39.1	58.3	27.8			$17,205
Martin Luther King Academy for Boys Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 Forest Ave	Toledo	43607	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4550	152	11	13.8		4 (2.6%)	135 (88.8%)	7 (4.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	7.7	1449^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.0%		8.8	1432^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	9.2%	17	35.0		17.6	23.1	5.0	17.9			29.4	30.8	25.0	12.9			$19,917
Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1075 Horace St	Toledo	43606	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4200	415	20	20.7		20 (4.8%)	338 (81.4%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	6.6	1469^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.7%		11.4	1378^th of 1577 public elementary schools	12.6%	91	36.8	20.0	0.0	4.5	26.3	8.0	32.0	22.6	18.8	9.1	33.3	4.0	24.0	3.2	$11,409
L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted	Public, Charter	K-8	653 Miami St	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 705-3411	303	18	16.8		67 (22.1%)	69 (22.8%)	115 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (16.5%)	22.9	1214^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.1%		15.3	1322^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	16.2%	108	40.7	36.8	36.4	55.6	22.2	15.2	34.8	36.8	51.5	55.6	48.1	15.2	69.6	36.8	$13,073
Pickett Elementary School	Public	K-8	1144 Blum St	Toledo	43607	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-5600	209	13	16.0		9 (4.3%)	166 (79.4%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.0%)	13.8	1342^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	13.9%		14.3	1335^th of 1577 public elementary schools	15.3%	7	16.7	20.0	4.3	28.6	58.3	12.5	3.6	10.0	20.0	50.0	25.0	0.0	18.5	10.0	$16,656
Spring Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	730 Spring St	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6600	239	10	23.9		19 (7.9%)	156 (65.3%)	34 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.6%)	4.4	1511^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.0%		2.9	1553^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	1.5%	42	4.8	9.1	28.0	23.5	0.0	5.3	26.3	9.1	28.0	17.6	18.2	15.0	10.0	8.7	$13,117
Escuela SMART Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	617 Western Ave	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-5550	287	19	15.1		18 (6.3%)	18 (6.3%)	242 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	20.3	1253^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	19.6%		25.1	1191^st of 1577 public elementary schools	24.5%	62	42.9		44.4	32.1	42.9	27.3			37.0	32.1	42.9	31.8			$14,301
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1103 N Ravine Pkwy	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-7550	435	23	18.9		125 (28.7%)	139 (32.0%)	106 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (14.9%)	6.1	1476^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.3%		6.5	1484^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.9%	8	19.5	25.0	10.0	14.3	2.4	13.3	5.0	10.0	17.3	38.2	24.4	20.0	17.5	17.5	$11,704

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Madison Avenue School of Arts ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Ohio elementary schools.

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Students at Madison Avenue School of Arts are 80% African American, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% American Indian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Madison Avenue School of Arts.

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