The top reported proficiency rate is 51% in English language arts. The lowest is 31% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Madison Elementary School
Madison Elementary School sits on Village Road in the small town of Madison, New Hampshire, serving kindergarten through sixth grade as the town's single public elementary school. It is a small school by any measure, with total enrollment reflecting a tight-knit community where each grade holds only a handful of students. The student body is nearly entirely white, and a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school does not report IEP or English-learner figures, so those population details are unavailable here. Because the school tops out at sixth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and the earliest tested grade is third, so kindergarten through second grade sit outside state assessment results.
On New Hampshire's state assessments for the most recent school year, English language arts results are the stronger subject across the board. Third, fifth, and sixth grade all show roughly half or more of tested students reaching proficiency, with fifth grade the brightest spot. Fourth grade lands just below that mark. Participation was full in nearly every grade and subject, with one slight dip in fifth-grade ELA. The picture in mathematics is more mixed and weakens as students move up. Fourth grade stands out as a relative bright spot, with a majority proficient, but fifth and sixth grade proficiency drops sharply, with sixth grade particularly low. Science, tested only in fifth grade, also came in low. These are very small tested cohorts, so results can swing considerably from year to year, and a parent may want to look into the school's approach to upper-elementary math instruction directly.
No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent a pattern or a single-year snapshot. The school's staffing, course access, attendance, discipline, and program offerings were not provided in the available data, and we left those out rather than guess. No neighbor comparison or county-level positioning set was supplied for this school.
The town of Madison is a rural residential community spread across roughly thirty-nine square miles, with low population density and several small villages including Silver Lake, East Madison, and Eidelweiss. There is a seasonal tourism element to the local economy, anchored by Purity Spring Resort and King Pine Ski Area, but private employment in town is limited. Many residents commute to Conway or North Conway for work, placing Madison within the Conway labor market area. The built environment is car-dependent, with very low walkability, no municipal sewer system, and no curbside trash pickup. Civic life centers on the small village where Town Hall sits, with the Madison Public Library and town Recreation Department serving as community anchors. The Madison Boulder Natural Area, a National Natural Landmark, is a local geographic landmark.
Housing in the area sits below the New Hampshire state benchmark but above the national figure, with typical home values in a moderate range for the region. The price-to-income ratio suggests buying a home here requires a meaningful stretch relative to local wages, which is common in northern New England towns where tourism-area property values can outpace local income. Housing is overwhelmingly single-family, and the town has seen steady long-term population growth, though no specific large-scale developments are noted in the available data. Rent data was not available for this area.
The parent district, Madison School District, had no recently reported policy changes, curriculum shifts, or referendums surfaced in the research, so there is nothing to relay on that front.
What this school offers is a very small, community-rooted elementary experience in a quiet rural town with lakes and mountains nearby. English language arts appears to be the relative academic strength, while mathematics in the upper grades is a soft spot worth asking about. Families considering Madison Elementary should weigh the intimacy of a small school and the rural setting against the limited academic data available and the commute-dependent local economy.
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