Madison Elementary, Stockton CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Madison Elementary

Madison Elementary serves students from kindergarten through eighth grade in Stockton, drawing a student body that is roughly two-thirds Hispanic and reflects the city's working-class neighborhoods. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The school sits in one of California's inland agricultural and manufacturing regions, where housing is more affordable than coastal Bay Area markets but the broader economic environment carries workforce pressures.

Academic outcomes at Madison Elementary show difficulty across tested subjects. In English language arts, proficiency rates climb through the middle grades, reaching a modest level by grade seven before declining in grade eight. Math proficiency is considerably lower, with very few students meeting state standards across all tested grades. Science results are also quite low. These are among the lowest proficiency rates among the districts serving San Joaquin County. A parent should look into further detail with the school about what reading instruction, math support, and classroom interventions are being deployed to address these outcomes, and what the school's specific improvement priorities are over the next year or two.

The school's composition reflects Stockton's demographic character. The enrollment spans all nine grade bands offered. Staffing data and chronic absenteeism rates were not available from the state reporting, so a parent cannot yet see whether attendance patterns or resource constraints play a role in the academic environment.

Stockton Unified, the district that operates Madison, recently adopted SIPPS, a structured phonics reading approach, district-wide and has publicly reported gains in early-grade reading as a result. The district also adopted a new cell phone policy beginning in the 2025-26 school year and is pursuing a multiyear focus on academic achievement, student disability services, and equitable conditions for Black students through its 2024-2027 Local Control Accountability Plan. These shifts suggest the district is working deliberately on instruction and equity, though systemwide improvement takes time to reach individual schools.

The housing market in Stockton's area is stable and more affordable than much of California, with prices moderating slightly and rental costs remaining relatively steady, making the community accessible to working families, though incomes are constrained. The city itself has a history rooted in agriculture and distribution, with a civic center downtown and varied neighborhoods of different densities. Public transportation exists but the area is car-dependent.

Madison Elementary's current academic performance indicates a school where most students are not yet proficient in core subjects. Families considering the school should understand this as a starting point and ask about the school's specific strategies for acceleration, the availability of interventions or support for students below grade level, and what signs of progress or momentum exist.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 34%

School 4% · District 27% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 39 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 413%

School 13% · District 21% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 512%

School 12% · District 14% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 613%

School 13% · District 17% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 717%

School 17% · District 19% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 87%

School 7% · District 19% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 39%

School 9% · District 24% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 24% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 25% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 632%

School 32% · District 28% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 737%

School 37% · District 31% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 831%

School 31% · District 34% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Science

Grade 59%

School 9% · District 15% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 87%

School 7% · District 15% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 814%

School 14% · District 23% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

This schoolStockton Unified, 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income7%Higher-income13%5 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income17%Higher-income27%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income23%Higher-income27%4 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income31%Higher-income36%6 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income38%Higher-income33%5 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income28%Higher-income46%18 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income2%Higher-income13%11 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income12%Higher-income18%6 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income11%Higher-income13%2 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income6%Higher-income46%40 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income15%Higher-income25%10 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income6%Higher-income9%3 pp gap