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Madison Elementary

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Madison Elementary ranks 688 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

688^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Madison Elementary in Ruther Glen, VA, serves 456 students in grades PK-5 as part of Caroline County Public Schools. The school has held a stable position in the lower-middle range of Virginia elementary schools, ranking 688th of 1,111 (38th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025-2026. It serves a high-need community: 82.7% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch. Madison invests heavily in its students, spending $11,000 per student — notably more than nearby Lewis and Clark Elementary at $8,006 — and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.

A standout achievement is the dramatic improvement in chronic absenteeism, which fell from 24.8% in 2023-2024 to 14.8% in 2024-2025 — exactly matching the state average while the district remained at 21.9%. Academically, Madison shines in upper-grade math and science: 5th grade math proficiency reached 86.27%, nearly 14 points above the state average and ahead of nearby schools including Lewis and Clark Elementary (81.29%) and Courtland Elementary (79.76%). The school also serves African American students well, ranking in the 55th percentile statewide for that subgroup.

The school's clearest challenge is early reading. Third grade reading proficiency fell sharply from 75.38% in 2024-2025 to 53.52% in 2025-2026, well below the state average of 67.61%. Madison actually beats Lewis and Clark Elementary in several subjects — including 4th grade math and 5th grade math — but lags in reading, which holds down its overall rank. The attendance turnaround is an underrated achievement that positions Madison to continue climbing out of the lower-middle percentile range in the coming years.

456

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,779

Per pupil spending ?

82.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

9075 Chance Place
Ruther Glen, VA 22546

(804) 448-2171

District: Caroline County Public Schools

Students who attend Madison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Caroline Middle
High:	Caroline High

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.7%

African American:

28.9%

Hispanic:

17.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg67%

Virginia avg72%

688^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Caroline County Public Schools

106^th of 131Caroline County Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	688 of 1111	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	667 of 1110	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	729 of 1114	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	785 of 1114	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	712 of 1109	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	847 of 1103	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	729 of 1105	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	605 of 1097	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.8	871 of 1099	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.3	836 of 1096	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	47.5	671 of 1100	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.2	617 of 1110	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.4	692 of 1120	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.2	949 of 1117	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.8	861 of 1117	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.7	651 of 1113	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	266 of 591	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.0	149 of 579	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	143 of 588	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	214 of 579	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	642 of 1100	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.7	704 of 1096	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	753 of 1098	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	742 of 1100	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	199 of 606	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	278 of 564	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	561 of 1040	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.2	500 of 1046	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	637 of 1036	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	680 of 1099	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.3	614 of 1093	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	721 of 1101	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	809 of 1093	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	302 of 306	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	67.5	86 of 247	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.8	199 of 245	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	561 of 974	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	730 of 973	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	764 of 979	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	869 of 984	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)1st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science75%+6 vs state

VA Studies73%+3 vs state

Mathematics71%~ state avg

English Reading64%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, January 5, 2017

I do not have anything goo to say about the principal. The bus drivers don't care and i think majority of the teachers leave. Hmm i wonder why Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 3rd Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9075 Chance Place	Ruther Glen	22546	Caroline County	Caroline County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 448-2171	456	34	13.4	82.7%	181 (39.7%)	132 (28.9%)	81 (17.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.5%)	44.4	688^th of 1111 public elementary schools	38.1%		44.9	667^th of 1110 public elementary schools	39.9%	21	62.9	68.8	86.3	74.5	53.5	68.8	72.6		73.4	$12,779	$1,715	$11,064
Lewis and Clark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18101 Clark & York Blvd	Ruther Glen	22546	Caroline County	Caroline County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 448-0175	1,009	57	17.7	80.0%	521 (51.6%)	229 (22.7%)	135 (13.4%)	9 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (10.8%)	52	593^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	46.6%		57.3	513^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.8%	80	68.4	65.2	81.3	80.7	69.6	72.4	75.9		66.9	$8,314	$445	$7,869
Bowling Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17502 New Baltimore Road	Milford	22514	Caroline County	Caroline County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 596-2391	837	57	14.6	81.0%	444 (53.0%)	196 (23.4%)	108 (12.9%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (9.1%)	22.5	921^st of 1111 public elementary schools	17.1%		19	941^st of 1110 public elementary schools	15.2%	20	58.8	58.9	55.8	61.7	56.5	60.7	54.1	≥ 50%	66.1	$9,614	$1,427	$8,187
Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 N Roxbury Mill Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 582-7617	691	45	15.3	66.1%	347 (50.2%)	130 (18.8%)	146 (21.1%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.4%)	34.1	802^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	27.8%		54.1	555^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.0%	247	73.0	64.3	67.2	51.3	65.2	63.4	62.2		69.6	$9,115	$136	$8,979
Berkeley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5979 Partlow Road	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 582-5141	275	22	12.5	77.5%	198 (72.0%)	17 (6.2%)	38 (13.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	38.9	746^th of 1111 public elementary schools	32.9%		41.6	705^th of 1110 public elementary schools	36.5%	41	65.0	75.8	70.5	72.7	60.0	63.6	63.6		61.3	$14,375	$512	$13,863
Beaverdam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15485 Beaverdam School Road	Beaverdam	23015	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 449-6373	339	24	14.1	43.4%	284 (83.8%)	15 (4.4%)	19 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.3%)	57	525^th of 1111 public elementary schools	52.7%		68	374^th of 1110 public elementary schools	66.3%	151	64.1	81.0	68.3	78.7	64.1	74.1	76.6		80.7	$12,769	$285	$12,484
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5620 Smith Station Rd.	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 710-5190	946	54	17.5	65.0%	276 (29.2%)	273 (28.9%)	214 (22.6%)	95 (10.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	82 (8.7%)	32.6	813^th of 1111 public elementary schools	26.8%		36.1	756^th of 1110 public elementary schools	31.9%	57	63.8	67.6	69.0	57.4	48.9	69.8	64.9		66.5	$7,823	$166	$7,657
Cedar Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3412 Massaponax Church Road	Fredericksburg	22408	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 834-4569	789	48	16.4	65.1%	219 (27.8%)	205 (26.0%)	245 (31.1%)	34 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	84 (10.6%)	24.9	894^th of 1111 public elementary schools	19.5%		32.7	803^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	27.7%	91	65.0	64.0	72.7	54.0	49.2	56.5	61.2		57.3	$8,812	$830	$7,982
Spotsylvania Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7415 Brock Road	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-5445	623	34	18.3	65.0%	307 (49.3%)	124 (19.9%)	108 (17.3%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (11.2%)	16.5	975^th of 1111 public elementary schools	12.2%		23.7	888^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.0%	87	56.3	58.3	61.2	45.7	45.8	64.0	53.5		56.6	$7,651	$56	$7,595
Lee Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Lee Hill School Dr	Fredericksburg	22408	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 898-1433	680	41	16.5	66.0%	219 (32.2%)	148 (21.8%)	201 (29.6%)	33 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (11.3%)	41.4	722^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	35.0%		39	728^th of 1110 public elementary schools	34.4%	6	63.4	73.0	82.8	61.6	53.2	72.8	66.7		68.5	$8,544	$396	$8,148

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Elementary

What district is Madison Elementary in?

Caroline County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Madison Elementary?

Students at Madison Elementary are 40% White, 29% African American, 18% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Madison Elementary a good school?

Madison Elementary ranks 688^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Madison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Madison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Caroline Middle
High : Caroline High

How many students attend Madison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Madison Elementary.

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