High Schools in Madison District Public Schools

The Madison District Public Schools in Michigan has only one high school, Madison High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a student population that faces significant economic disadvantages.

Madison High School's academic proficiency rates on state assessments are well below the state and district averages, with only 16.4% of students proficient in M-Step/Science, 23% in M-Step/Social Studies, and 32.2% in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, compared to state averages of 37.5%, 39.6%, and 51.3%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate of 83.8% is also lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 13.2% is higher.

The high percentage of students (78.07%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Madison High School suggests that the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, which may contribute to the academic challenges. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 59.0% is a major concern, as it can negatively impact student learning and achievement. While the school's per-student spending is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is slightly higher, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to the school's problems.