Summary:
Madison High School is a public high school located in Madison Heights, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 269. The school is part of the Lamphere Public Schools district, which is ranked 564 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Madison High School faces significant challenges, with a student population that is 60.97% African American, significantly higher than the nearby schools, which range from 5.92% to 54.71% African American students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Michigan high schools, with a four-year graduation rate fluctuating between 81.8% and 98.7% over the past five years, lower than the nearby schools, which range from 89.5% to 95.5%. Additionally, Madison High School has seen a dramatic increase in its dropout rate, rising from 1.2% in 2019-2020 to 13.2% in 2022-2023, much higher than the nearby schools, which range from 1.8% to 5.3%.
Chronic absenteeism is a major concern at Madison High School, with rates increasing from 38.4% in 2019-2020 to 59.0% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the nearby schools, which range from 31.3% to 81.3%. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently lower than the state and district averages, as well as the nearby schools, such as only 16.4% of 11th-grade students being proficient or better in M-STEP Science, compared to the state average of 37.5%. Despite the increased per-student spending at Madison High School, from $12,788 in 2019-2020 to $21,061 in 2022-2023, the school's academic performance continues to lag behind its peers, raising questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Madison District Public Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
607th of 743 Michigan High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,061
Feeder schools for Madison High School:
Student/teacher ratio: 15.6
Number of students: 244
Racial breakdown:
African American:
57.8%
White:
34.0%
Asian:
2.9%
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Hispanic:
2.9%
Two or more races:
2.0%
American Indian:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82.4%
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