Summary:
Zip code 32340 in Madison, Florida, is home to two high schools serving grades 9-12 within the Madison school district, which ranks in the bottom 10% of Florida districts.
The standout school in this area is James Madison Preparatory High School, which dramatically outperforms its neighbor, Madison County High School, across nearly every key metric. James Madison Prep boasts an exceptional 97.7% graduation rate—well above the state average of 92.2%—and a chronic absenteeism rate of 26.7%, which is lower than both the district and state averages. In stark contrast, Madison County High has a critically high 52.5% chronic absenteeism rate and a graduation rate of just 82.7%. The socioeconomic divide between the two schools is stark: only 1.67% of James Madison Prep students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 54.74% at Madison County High, a factor that strongly correlates with the differences in attendance and academic outcomes.
Interestingly, Madison County High actually spends $1,508 more per student ($11,335 vs. $9,827) than James Madison Prep, yet achieves significantly worse results, suggesting the additional funding is not translating into academic success. However, performance is not uniformly one-sided; for example, only 17% of James Madison Prep students were proficient in Algebra 1 in 2024-2025, compared to 39% at Madison County High. Overall, families in this zip code face a clear choice between a high-performing, low-poverty school with a near-perfect graduation rate and a struggling, high-poverty school where chronic absenteeism is a severe crisis affecting the majority of students.
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