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Schools in Madison, IL

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At a glance

Schools

613

Students

Top rankedMadison Senior High School528^th of 620 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Madison Senior High School up 59 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Madison, Illinois, has three public schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12, with 613 students across [Bernard Long Elementary School](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/IL/schools/2397006213/school.aspx), [Madison Junior High School](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/IL/schools/2397006234/school.aspx), and [Madison Senior High School](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/IL/schools/2397002622/school.aspx), all part of [Madison CUSD 12](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/IL/district/23970/search.aspx). The clearest shared concern is chronic absenteeism: in 2025–26, it ranged from 35% at Bernard Long to 45% at Senior High, compared with 24% statewide, and Junior High was also high at 37%.

Among the two schools with comparable all-grades IAR English results, Junior High was higher: it scored 30% in 2025–26, versus 20% at Bernard Long, a 10-point difference; both were below the state’s 56%. In 2024–25 mathematics, Bernard Long led Junior High, 10% to 7%, but both were well below the 39% state result. Senior High’s reported outcomes were also below state figures: its 2025–26 graduation rate was 83%, versus 90% statewide, while its dropout rate was 6%, versus 2% statewide. These comparisons are strongest where schools have results for the same year and assessment; some scores are suppressed.

Recent changes and SchoolDigger rankings offer different signals: Bernard Long’s all-grades ELA score rose by 7 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while Junior High dipped by 1 point. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking for Bernard Long fell from 7th in 2022–23 to 2nd in 2024–25; Junior High rose from 5th to 13th and held there, while Senior High moved from 9th in 2023–24 to 16th in 2024–25, then 15th in 2025–26. Student-teacher ratios in 2024–25 ranged from 8.4 at Senior High to 12.4 at Junior High. For context, Junior High reported 98% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25; Bernard Long and Senior High reported that all students receive free meals (Community Eligibility) that year. These are different measures, not a basis for ranking schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 Farrish St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 877-1712	152	18	8.4	—	5 (3.3%)	136 (89.5%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	13.8	528^th of 620 public high schools	14.8%		15.1	587^th of 698 public high schools	15.9%	59	37.2	25.0			32.6																					92.9%		$32,030	$2,255	$29,775
Madison Student Support Center	Public	7-12	1634 7th St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 877-1712	0	2	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																										100%
Bernard Long Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 Farrish St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 877-1712	337	30	11.2	—	11 (3.3%)	309 (91.7%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													24.0	22.2				19.7							10.1	98.1%		$20,346	$2,402	$17,945
Madison Junior High School	Public	6-8	600 Farrish St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 877-1712	124	10	12.4	97.6%	4 (3.2%)	112 (90.3%)	7 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																31.1	45.5	29.6								96.6%		$21,975	$5,798	$16,176

Cities Near Madison

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Granite City	1.35 mi	11	768^th
Lovejoy	1.94 mi	3	792^nd
East Saint Louis	3.94 mi	11	753^rd
Washington Pk	4.8 mi	1	661^st
Collinsville	6.11 mi	9	577^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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