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Madison Elementary

Public Grades K-5

976^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Madison Elementary is a K–5 school in Mount Vernon, Washington, serving 498 students in a relatively high-need community. In 2024–25, 68.27% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school’s student-teacher ratio was 14.4 to 1. Madison is part of the Mount Vernon School District, which ranks at the 18th percentile statewide. Madison’s latest statewide ranking was 976th of 1,138 schools, or the 14th percentile. That was an improvement from 2024–25, but the school remains in the lower portion of Washington rankings.

Academically, Madison trails most nearby schools in the district. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 30.77% in English language arts, 24.70% in math, and 20.99% in science. Science was the largest gap compared with the district and was the lowest science result among nearby Mount Vernon schools. Madison generally performed below Centennial Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary, Harriet Rowley, and Little Mountain Elementary, while it ranked above Washington Elementary School. It also outperformed Allen Elementary in the nearby Burlington-Edison district in ELA and math.

The clearest academic concern is fifth-grade math: only 7.41% of Madison fifth graders were proficient, compared with 19.04% districtwide and 43.32% statewide. Science also requires close attention after falling from 38.37% proficiency in 2024–25 to 20.99% in 2025–26. Madison’s relatively favorable staffing ratio suggests that support may depend less on class size and more on how staff time is used for intervention, multilingual services, and grade-level instruction. Parents may want to ask about fifth-grade math support, science curriculum and staffing, progress monitoring, and services for English Language Learners and students needing additional academic help. The strongest local schools to use as practical benchmarks are Centennial, Jefferson, Harriet Rowley, and Little Mountain.

498

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,410

Per pupil spending ?

68.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

400 53rd St
Mount Vernon, WA 98273-2971

(360) 428-6131

District: Mount Vernon School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.9%

White:

18.9%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (27% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg32%

Washington avg48%

976^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Mount Vernon School District

196^th of 238Mount Vernon School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	976 of 1138	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	1032 of 1160	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	996 of 1168	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	907 of 1169	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	981 of 1169	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	915 of 1107	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	959 of 1130	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	854 of 1054	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.4	871 of 1056	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	833 of 1053	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.1	596 of 1067	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.0	843 of 1106	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.8	884 of 1097	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.6	942 of 1092	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.5	952 of 1088	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.3	957 of 1072	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.8	931 of 1067	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.4	1020 of 1069	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.7	1007 of 1051	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.2	960 of 1031	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.5	982 of 1026	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	309 of 326	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	292 of 303	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	305 of 320	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	225 of 254	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	192 of 333	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	889 of 1020	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	989 of 1092	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	947 of 1093	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	832 of 1094	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	924 of 1100	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	804 of 1008	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	884 of 1068	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	807 of 1004	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	604 of 649	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	616 of 659	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	564 of 651	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	487 of 633	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	546 of 694	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	390 of 501	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	613 of 697	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	412 of 540	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	9.2	982 of 1008	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	990 of 1013	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	946 of 1024	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	830 of 1013	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	935 of 1019	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	625 of 854	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	932 of 979	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	715 of 835	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	959 of 1059	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	961 of 1098	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	961 of 1099	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	861 of 1099	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	956 of 1113	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	869 of 1025	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	924 of 1075	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	785 of 999	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	22 of 28	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.1	7 of 26	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	52.0	23 of 45	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	40 of 64	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	46 of 61	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	567 of 901	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.0	339 of 1007	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	419 of 1009	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.0	233 of 1011	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.3	502 of 1031	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	481 of 943	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	429 of 1027	58.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)37th percentile+23 vs school

Migrant (2025)21st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)5th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-22 vs state

Math25%-18 vs state

Science21%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Math (2026)					% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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/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	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	400 53rd St	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6131	498	34	14.4	68.3%	94 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	393 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	14	976^th of 1138 public elementary schools	14.2%		14.5	1032^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	11.0%	56	21.0	21.0	31.3	36.1	24.7		30.8	33.8	32.6	7.4		24.7	94.3	95.5	96.6	96.6	96.6	95.5	95.5	96.6	95.5	95.5	$19,410	$713	$18,697
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1020 McLean Rd	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6122	318	27	11.6	80.2%	108 (34.0%)	7 (2.2%)	187 (58.8%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	7.5	1062^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	6.7%		10.6	1081^st of 1160 public elementary schools	6.8%	19	27.5	27.5	23.7	29.8	19.5		24.5	20.3	27.7	7.5		19.2	92.2	93.5	94.8	94.8	94.8	96.1	96.1	93.5	96.1	96.1	$27,530	$1,305	$26,224
Little Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	1514 S LaVenture RD	Mount Vernon	98274	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6125	381	27	14.3	73.2%	130 (34.1%)	7 (1.8%)	215 (56.4%)	14 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	20.6	901^st of 1138 public elementary schools	20.8%		17.3	995^th of 1160 public elementary schools	14.2%	94	26.0	26.0	36.2	40.5	30.0		36.3	37.7	31.1	20.0		30.6	84.3	88.6	91.4	91.4	91.4	88.6	90.0	85.7	88.6	88.6	$20,801	$1,080	$19,721
Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	3100 Martin Rd	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6138	430	28	15.2	79.5%	128 (29.8%)	3 (0.7%)	280 (65.1%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	33.7	753^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	33.8%		25	904^th of 1160 public elementary schools	22.1%	151	29.9	29.9	40.3	44.2	31.3		38.9	53.7	52.0	19.4		42.2	89.0	93.2	93.2	93.2	93.2	91.8	94.5	91.8	91.8	91.8	$21,194	$901	$20,293
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1801 E Blackburn Rd	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6128	445	33	13.3	71.0%	158 (35.5%)	16 (3.6%)	233 (52.4%)	16 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	29.8	793^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	30.3%		24.9	908^th of 1160 public elementary schools	21.7%	115	48.5	48.5	22.7	43.9	45.5		38.4	18.7	41.5	31.7		31.0	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	$20,800	$649	$20,151
Harriet Rowley	Public	K-5	400 53rd St	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6199	440	35	12.7	71.8%	149 (33.9%)	6 (1.4%)	239 (54.3%)	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.5%)	16.9	945^th of 1138 public elementary schools	17.0%		20.4	962^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	17.1%	17	33.3	33.3	38.0	36.5	37.8		37.4	38.0	32.4	20.0		29.2	88.0	92.0	93.3	93.3	93.3	90.7	93.3	92.0	90.7	90.7	$21,029	$838	$20,191
West View Early Learning and Community Center	Public	PK-K	515 W Victoria Ave	Burlington	98233	Skagit County	Burlington-Edison School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(360) 757-3306	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Big Lake Elementary School	Public	K-6	16802 Lake View Blvd.	Mount Vernon	98274	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 855-3525	288	15	19.1	30.2%	221 (76.7%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (14.9%)	5 (1.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	39.9	679^th of 1138 public elementary schools	40.3%		53.1	514^th of 1160 public elementary schools	55.7%	165	50.0	50.0	40.0	58.3	40.9	48.7	46.8	44.1	41.7	23.3	30.8	34.2	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	91.4	$18,117	$205	$17,912
Clear Lake Elementary School	Public	K-6	23631 Lake Street	Clearlake	98235	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 855-3530	314	17	18.0	40.4%	248 (79.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (13.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	69.7	318^th of 1138 public elementary schools	72.1%		65.6	371^st of 1160 public elementary schools	68.0%	53			41.7	61.9	72.0	56.3	58.0	54.2		52.0	45.8	56.2	88.9	91.1	93.3	93.3	93.3	91.1	93.3	91.1	91.1	91.1	$17,939	$200	$17,740
Bay View Elementary	Public	K-5	15241 Josh Wilson Rd	Burlington	98233	Skagit County	Burlington-Edison School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 757-3322	418	27	15.6	52.2%	246 (58.9%)	1 (0.2%)	147 (35.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.8%)	22.5	880^th of 1138 public elementary schools	22.7%		29	840^th of 1160 public elementary schools	27.6%	40	36.1	36.1	35.9	31.5	38.3		35.1	44.3	32.2	22.2		32.8	92.1	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	94.7	97.4	97.4	$21,386	$375	$21,011

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Madison Elementary?

Students at Madison Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 19% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Madison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Madison Elementary.

Is Madison Elementary a good school?

Madison Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.2% of Washington elementary schools.

What district is Madison Elementary in?

Mount Vernon School District

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