Madison Traditional Academy, Phoenix AZ

Original Research by School Decision on Madison Traditional Academy

Madison Traditional Academy is a regular public school serving kindergarten through eighth grade, located in central Phoenix and operating within the Madison Elementary District. It is not a charter school, and it shares a district with several other elementary schools in the area. The Academy draws a substantial enrollment for a K-8 school, and its student body is diverse: the largest share of students are white, about a quarter are Hispanic, and smaller shares are Asian, Black, multiracial, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native. Information on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are identified as English learners was not available in the data provided.

The school produces strong academic results. Across every tested grade and subject for which data is available, proficiency rates are high and notably consistent. In math, the share of students meeting the state’s proficiency standard is well into the high range for each grade, with particularly strong results in the middle grades. English language arts proficiency is similarly high across all grades, with nearly all tested grades posting rates in the high range. In science, proficiency is solid, with a majority of students scoring proficient in both fifth and eighth grade. When placed against other districts across Maricopa County, this school’s overall proficiency level across subjects and grades lands in the top quartile of schools. The data covers a single school year, so trend information is limited, but the pattern across grades is clear and consistent.

Because the school only serves through eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. A parent considering this school will not find information here about high school outcomes. The school’s website and district communications would be the place to learn about any articulation arrangements with nearby high schools.

The school sits in Phoenix, a large, sprawling urban center that grew rapidly through the late twentieth century and remains one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. The economy in the broader metro area is anchored by high-technology manufacturing, tourism, services, and transportation. Housing values in the school’s ZIP code are at a moderate to high level relative to national benchmarks, and rents are moderate, though the overall affordability picture has tightened. The city’s built environment is car-oriented, with a grid street pattern and wide roadways. The Madison Elementary District’s publicly reported recent changes were minimal or absent from the record, so it is not possible to describe any recent district-level shifts in programming, boundaries, or priorities.

For a family weighing this school, the most direct takeaway is the academic performance. Proficiency rates are strong at every grade level and subject, and the school’s ranking relative to other area districts underscores that consistency. The student body reflects a broad mix of backgrounds, and the school is a neighborhood public school rather than a magnet or charter. The K-8 structure means a student can spend most of their pre-high-school years in one building with a familiar set of peers and staff. A family will want to confirm what options exist for high school, since the district itself ends at eighth grade. There is no data on discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, class sizes, or staffing levels, so those remain open questions to pursue with the school directly.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 379%

School 79% · District 62% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 482%

School 82% · District 59% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Grade 578%

School 78% · District 42% · ▲ 36 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 691%

School 91% · District 40% · ▲ 51 pts above district

▲ 55 pts above state median · ▲ 51 pts above county median

Grade 789%

School 89% · District 40% · ▲ 49 pts above district

▲ 57 pts above state median · ▲ 56 pts above county median

Grade 888%

School 88% · District 34% · ▲ 54 pts above district

▲ 56 pts above state median · ▲ 54 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 371%

School 71% · District 58% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 480%

School 80% · District 65% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 573%

School 73% · District 52% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 690%

School 90% · District 52% · ▲ 38 pts above district

▲ 47 pts above state median · ▲ 45 pts above county median

Grade 782%

School 82% · District 51% · ▲ 31 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 37 pts above county median

Grade 886%

School 86% · District 51% · ▲ 35 pts above district

▲ 46 pts above state median · ▲ 44 pts above county median

Science

Grade 564%

School 64% · District 45% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 867%

School 67% · District 42% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

This schoolMadison Elementary District (4270), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.