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Schools in Madrid · Madrid-Waddington Central School District

Madrid’s public schools score below 57% of New York districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Madrid, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state reading tests, 43% of Madrid’s students scored proficient, below the New York average (49%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 88% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 6 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
▲ 2 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.7K
▼ 20% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
NY 11.2
Schools in town
3
612 students on the public path
In brief

Madrid’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 980 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Madrid’s, its schools beat 58%, higher than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 43% and math 48% in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $27,730 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 8 the district’s path is Madrid-Waddington Junior-Senior High School. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Deer Crossing Amish School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Madrid’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 43% of New York school districts. Both inputs trail the New York average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (980)Better than 58%
Towns in St. Lawrence County (32)Better than 56%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 283 test results and a graduating class of 54 could put Madrid anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 88% of Madrid’s students in the tested grades sat them (294 in math, 272 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Madrid, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–7Madrid-Waddington Elementary SchoolMadrid-Waddington Central School DistrictC+
8–12Madrid-Waddington Junior-Senior High SchoolMadrid-Waddington Central School DistrictB−

Madrid’s public schools are run by Madrid-Waddington Central School District, which also serves Waddington and Waddington. Parts of Madrid (19% and 2% of its land) are served by Norwood-Norfolk Central and Lisbon Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Madrid-Waddington Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 612 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$27,730NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 48.9% · 272 students tested
Math48%
State average 46.5% · 294 students tested

Madrid vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Madrid’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MadridC+Madrid-Waddington Central
WaddingtonC+Madrid-Waddington Central
PotsdamB+Potsdam Central
NorfolkCNorwood-Norfolk Central
LisbonC+Lisbon Central

Every school in Madrid

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Madridby address
Madrid-Waddington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–7
C+
303 students12:1Rate it →
Madrid-Waddington Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12
B−
309 students10:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Deer Crossing Amish School
Elementary · Grades 1–8
Private · Religious
19 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Madrid’s schools

Are Madrid’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Madrid children attend score below 57% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 58%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Madrid in?

Madrid-Waddington Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 612 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Madrid are served by Norwood-Norfolk Central and Lisbon Central.

What is Madrid’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Madrid-Waddington Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Madrid spend per student?

$27,730 in Madrid-Waddington Central School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Madrid?

Yes: Deer Crossing Amish School (religious, grades 1–8, 19 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.