Summary:
Madison School District is home to a single public high school, Daniel Hand High School, which serves grades 9–12 with an enrollment of 751 students. The Madison School District is ranked #5 out of 153 districts in Connecticut, placing it in the 97th percentile with a five-star rating. Since Daniel Hand is the only high school listed in the district, its performance effectively defines the district's high school results, though district-level numbers may reflect a broader set of students from other schools.
Daniel Hand is an exceptionally high-performing school by nearly every measure. The graduation rate stands at 98.4%, well above the state average of 91.2%, and chronic absenteeism is just 5.2% — less than one-third of the state's 16.4% rate. On the 2025–2026 SAT, 80.2% of 11th graders scored proficient in ELA and 66.1% in math, compared with state averages of 55.3% and 31.3%. In science, 77.3% reached proficiency on the NGSS exam versus 50.5% statewide. The school has ranked #8 in Connecticut in both 2025–2026 and 2023–2024, with a #15 ranking in 2024–2025, reflecting tight competition among the state's elite high schools.
Although math proficiency is the lowest of the three subjects in absolute terms, it is actually Daniel Hand's strongest subject relative to other schools, with a 34.8-point advantage over the state average. ELA proficiency dipped 4.4 points year-over-year from 84.6% in 2024–2025 to 80.2%, while science improved by 3.0 points to 77.3%. Strong resources support these results, including a 9.8:1 student-teacher ratio and $20,275 in per-student spending, and only 5.46% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Parents can expect a top-tier academic environment, with the key trend to watch being whether ELA scores rebound while math and science maintain their elite performance.
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