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Madison County High School

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Madison County High School ranks 220 th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 52% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Madison County High School in Danielsville, GA, serves about 1,525 students in grades 9–12 and is part of the Madison County district, which ranks in the top quarter of Georgia districts. The school itself sits in the middle of the pack statewide, with a 3-star rating and a rank of 219 out of 455 high schools.

The school’s biggest strength is getting students to graduation. Its 93.9% graduation rate is well above the state average of 87.2%, and its dropout rate of 0.7% is about one-third of the state rate. This has been consistent for five straight years. In Biology, the school also matches the state average at 48.9% proficiency. However, Algebra I is a clear weak spot—only 31.9% of students are proficient, compared to 48.1% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern: 26.5% of students miss too many days, which is much higher than the district average of 18.2% and the state average of 17.7%. Notably, the school has seen a sharp rise in economic need, with free/reduced lunch eligibility jumping from 48.6% to 82.6% in just two years.

Compared to nearby schools, Madison County holds its own in some areas but trails in others. It outperforms Elbert County High School in nearly every metric—graduation rate, Biology, and Algebra I—but has higher chronic absenteeism. Against Franklin County High School, it leads in Biology and graduation but lags in Algebra I. Commerce High School is the regional standout, beating Madison in every subject and with far lower absenteeism, though it serves a less economically disadvantaged population. The paradox here is that Madison graduates students at a high rate despite lower test scores, which suggests the school is effective at keeping kids on track but may struggle to ensure deep academic mastery in math and history. Spending per student ($12,507) is lower than most nearby schools, yet outcomes are comparable or better than several that spend more.

1,525

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,507

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Madison St
Danielsville, GA 30633

(706) 795-2197

District: Madison County

Feeder schools for Madison County High School:

Elementary:	Colbert Elementary School
	Comer Elementary School
	Danielsville Elementary School
	Hull-Sanford Elementary School
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	Ila Elementary School
Middle:	Madison County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.1%

Hispanic:

15.8%

African American:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

✓Above the Georgia median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (38% vs 45% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Georgia)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg43%

Georgia avg45%

220^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th of 202Madison County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	220 of 457	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.6	193 of 451	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	188 of 454	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	171 of 448	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	142 of 431	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	107 of 410	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	109 of 438	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	111 of 428	74.1%	★★★★☆
2017	55.4	111 of 420	73.6%	★★★★☆
2016	60.2	98 of 426	77.0%	★★★★☆
2015	55.2	123 of 435	71.7%	★★★★☆
2014	49.4	215 of 425	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.8	165 of 425	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.9	155 of 396	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.9	200 of 402	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.4	155 of 384	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.1	135 of 372	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.0	144 of 370	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.7	183 of 358	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.7	171 of 335	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	265 of 377	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.7	334 of 391	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	236 of 382	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	308 of 384	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	164 of 372	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	11.4	77 of 83	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	135 of 173	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.5	115 of 180	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	214 of 431	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	160 of 438	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	192 of 435	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	175 of 433	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	129 of 430	70.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	203 of 299	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.2	254 of 312	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	225 of 315	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	202 of 308	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	192 of 295	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	215 of 436	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.6	232 of 442	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	177 of 436	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	170 of 436	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	161 of 427	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	100 of 123	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	139 of 149	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	146 of 158	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	136 of 141	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	123 of 126	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	137 of 339	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.4	170 of 347	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	134 of 344	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	85 of 343	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	96 of 331	71.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	239 of 334	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.2	191 of 341	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	190 of 346	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	182 of 343	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	178 of 339	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)60th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile~ school

Female (2026)50th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile-20 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile-22 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)19th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2023)7th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology49%~ state avg

Algebra I32%-16 vs state

United States History32%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison County High School	Public	9-12	600 Madison St	Danielsville	30633	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(706) 795-2197	1,525	95	16.1	82.6%	962 (63.1%)	186 (12.2%)	241 (15.8%)	53 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (5.4%)	40.7	220^th of 457 public high schools	51.9%		45.6	193^rd of 451 public high schools	57.2%	27	31.9	48.9	31.9	$12,507	$206	$12,302
East Jackson Comprehensive High School	Public	8-12	1435 Hoods Mill Rd	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 336-8900	1,395	90	15.4	61.1%	885 (63.4%)	92 (6.6%)	324 (23.2%)	23 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (5.0%)	49	172^nd of 457 public high schools	62.4%		49.3	172^nd of 451 public high schools	61.9%		40.8	48.3	40.0	$14,235	$488	$13,747
Cedar Shoals High School	Public	9-12	1300 Cedar Shoals Dr	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 546-5375	1,489	110	13.5	100.0%	190 (12.8%)	706 (47.4%)	515 (34.6%)	20 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (3.8%)	30.7	283^rd of 457 public high schools	38.1%		19.7	358^th of 451 public high schools	20.6%	75	24.5	34.1	35.1	$19,146	$1,731	$17,416
Foothills Regional High School	Public	9-12	2415 Jefferson Rd Ste B	Athens	30607	Clarke County	State Specialty Schools I- Foothills Regional High School	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 795-2191	1,475	29	51.5	73.4%	574 (38.9%)	589 (39.9%)	204 (13.8%)	13 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (6.2%)	17.8	370^th of 457 public high schools	19.0%		30.5	291^st of 451 public high schools	35.5%	79	21.7	24.2	20.4	$15,437	$1,117	$14,320
Clarke Central High School	Public	9-12	350 S Milledge Ave	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5200	1,907	120	15.8	82.5%	502 (26.3%)	748 (39.2%)	523 (27.4%)	34 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (4.9%)	34.3	263^rd of 457 public high schools	42.5%		44.3	204^th of 451 public high schools	54.8%	59	23.1	40.4	33.8	$17,068	$1,332	$15,736
Commerce High School	Public	9-12	272 Lakeview Dr	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Commerce City	No	No	No	No	(706) 335-5942	557	41	13.6	54.6%	354 (63.6%)	63 (11.3%)	107 (19.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.8%)	66.3	83^rd of 457 public high schools	81.8%		55.5	144^th of 451 public high schools	68.1%	61	60.4	58.8	49.5	$13,562	$349	$13,212
Classic City High School	Public	9-12	440 Dearing Ext	Athens	30606	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 353-2323	58	7	8.2	82.8%	0 (0.0%)	54 (93.1%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	4.9	443^rd of 457 public high schools	3.1%		4	447^th of 451 public high schools	0.9%	4	0.0	0.0	8.6
Oglethorpe County High School	Public	9-12	749 Athens Rd	Lexington	30648	Oglethorpe County	Oglethorpe County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 743-8124	690	43	16.1	79.0%	417 (60.4%)	127 (18.4%)	101 (14.6%)	17 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	35.1	257^th of 457 public high schools	43.8%		41.9	215^th of 451 public high schools	52.3%	42	38.7	35.7	34.4	$11,943	$613	$11,329
Franklin County High School	Public	9-12	6570 Highway 145	Carnesville	30521	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(706) 384-4525	1,043	69	15.2	87.9%	732 (70.2%)	117 (11.2%)	119 (11.4%)	24 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.6%)	36.9	248^th of 457 public high schools	45.7%		38.8	236^th of 451 public high schools	47.7%	12	43.1	37.3	32.7	$13,768	$449	$13,319
Elbert County High School	Public	9-12	600 Abernathy Cir	Elberton	30635	Elbert County	Elbert County	No	No	No	No	(706) 213-4100	916	58	15.7	94.8%	412 (45.0%)	353 (38.5%)	109 (11.9%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.3%)	23.2	339^th of 457 public high schools	25.8%		30.1	295^th of 451 public high schools	34.6%	44	16.2	26.4	30.5	$12,914	$884	$12,030

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison County High School

What schools feed into Madison County High School?

Madison County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Colbert Elementary School
Elementary : Comer Elementary School
Elementary : Danielsville Elementary School
Elementary : Hull-Sanford Elementary School
Elementary : Ila Elementary School
Middle : Madison County Middle School

What district is Madison County High School in?

Madison County

Is Madison County High School a good school?

Madison County High School ranks 220^th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Madison County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,525 students attended Madison County High School.

What is the racial makeup of Madison County High School?

Students at Madison County High School are 63% White, 16% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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