The top reported proficiency rate is 76% in Math. The lowest is 70% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on J. Milton Jeffrey Elementary School
J. Milton Jeffrey Elementary School is a public kindergarten-through-third-grade school in Madison, Connecticut, serving a small enrollment distributed across four grades. The school is part of the Madison School District, which recently underwent a large-scale structural reconfiguration. In February 2022, voters approved a district-wide facilities renewal plan that fundamentally reshaped elementary education in Madison. As part of that reconfiguration, Jeffrey Elementary closed at the end of the 2024-2025 school year. Families whose children would have entered Jeffrey should know the district has transitioned to a PreK-5 model with two buildings: the newly constructed Neck River Elementary on Mungertown Road and the renovated Brown Elementary, both operational as of Fall 2025. The closure represents a permanent shift in how the district organizes its early grades, not a temporary closure.
For the students who attended Jeffrey before closure, the most recent available assessment data shows mixed proficiency. In mathematics, about three-quarters of third-graders met or exceeded proficiency benchmarks on Connecticut's Smarter Balanced Assessment. English language arts proficiency ran somewhat lower, with roughly two-thirds of third-graders meeting the standard. These results place the school in the top quartile of schools across the South Central Connecticut Planning Region in overall proficiency. Participation rates were very high, indicating near-complete engagement with state testing.
The school's student body was predominantly white, with smaller representation of Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students. Enrollment counts and free-or-reduced-price-lunch rates were not available in the data provided. Special education and English learner enrollment figures were also not reported, so a parent seeking detail on those populations should contact the Madison School District directly.
Madison itself is a built-out shoreline town that blends beaches, historic neighborhoods, and a walkable downtown centered on Boston Post Road. Housing values in the area are well above the state benchmark, reflecting the town's desirable location and established character. The town anchors itself on civic institutions including the E.C. Scranton Memorial Library and a large town green, with Hammonasset Beach State Park to the east offering the state's longest public beach. The town is pursuing slow-growth, conservation-focused development, with recent policy attention on affordable housing and resiliency planning. Two new or renovated elementary facilities opened in Fall 2025 as part of the Renewal Plan.
Families moving to or within Madison should expect that the shift to PreK-5 schools represents the new permanent structure for elementary education. The district is also adopting mandated literacy materials aligned with Connecticut's Right to Read legislation, including GEODES classroom sets for early grades, signaling a shift in how kindergarten and primary-grade reading instruction is delivered. For prospective residents or families new to the district, the transition period is complete; enrollment now happens at the two functioning PreK-5 buildings rather than at the five separate elementary buildings that existed before the Renewal Plan.
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