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Madison Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12

587^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 16% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Madison Senior High School is a small public high school in Madison, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 139. The school is part of the Madison CUSD 12 district, which is ranked 801 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Madison Senior High School consistently performs poorly on standardized tests, with only 10.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, 10.8% in ACT Mathematics, and 21.6% in ACT Science, compared to the state averages of 51.7%, 39.3%, and 48.7%, respectively. The school also has fluctuating graduation rates, ranging from 62.8% to 89.0%, and high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 64.1%, which are significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Collinsville High School and East St. Louis Senior High School, Madison Senior High School consistently performs worse academically and has higher rates of chronic absenteeism and dropout. Despite the high spending per student at the school, ranging from $15,596 to $27,742 in recent years, the school's academic performance and other key metrics remain significantly below state averages, suggesting challenges in effectively utilizing resources to improve student outcomes.

152

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,062

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Farrish St
Madison, IL 62060-1567

(618) 877-1712

District: Madison CUSD 12

Feeder schools for Madison Senior High School:

Elementary:	Bernard Long Elementary School
Middle:	Madison Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.5%

Hispanic:

5.3%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (19% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (71% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Illinois avg48%

587^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

801^st of 811Madison CUSD 12 among Illinois 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	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	587 of 698	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	633 of 697	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	585 of 699	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	633 of 699	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	667 of 688	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	629 of 701	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	626 of 647	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	607 of 642	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	608 of 643	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.0	585 of 614	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.6	569 of 670	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	4.3	624 of 670	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.7	607 of 665	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.7	630 of 655	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.7	626 of 643	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.5	619 of 632	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.9	598 of 624	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.1	590 of 612	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.6	565 of 596	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.7	551 of 590	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.4	567 of 592	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.4	560 of 586	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	175 of 323	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	217 of 299	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	149 of 301	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.0	207 of 294	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	241 of 281	14.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	199 of 299	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	216 of 253	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	571 of 685	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	599 of 664	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	531 of 656	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	609 of 658	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	616 of 639	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	559 of 665	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	591 of 620	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	537 of 672	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	563 of 639	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	497 of 644	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	551 of 626	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	580 of 611	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	559 of 639	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	560 of 585	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	574 of 685	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	608 of 668	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	576 of 668	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	586 of 664	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	626 of 653	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	649 of 675	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	597 of 619	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)46th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science22%-27 vs state

English Language Arts11%-41 vs state

Mathematics11%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	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	99.3%	5 (3.3%)	136 (89.5%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	15.1	587^th of 698 public high schools	15.9%		12.5	633^rd of 697 public high schools	9.2%	46	43.9	18.8	4.9	3.1	41.5	18.8	10.8	10.8	21.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,062	$2,510	$24,552
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)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Lovejoy Technology Academy	Public	9-12	800 Madison St	Lovejoy	62059	St. Clair County	Brooklyn UD 188	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 271-1028	27	2	13.5	59.3%	1 (3.7%)	25 (92.6%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$22,402	$5,703	$16,699
Lake School	Public	5-12	3201 E 23Rd St	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 451-5800	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100.0	98.8	98.8	98.8	100.0	98.8	100.0	85.2
Granite City High School	Public	9-12	3148 Fehling Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 451-5808	1,755	87	20.1	62.8%	1,036 (59.0%)	335 (19.1%)	251 (14.3%)	11 (0.6%)	13 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (6.0%)	23.2	544^th of 698 public high schools	22.1%		21.8	531^st of 697 public high schools	23.8%	13	42.1	33.4	13.1	9.0	31.9	29.8	25.7	19.9	36.3	99.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.2	98.9	99.2	96.4	$16,787	$825	$15,961
Gordon Bush Alt School for Education	Public	5-12	1516 Gross Ave	East Saint Louis	62205	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3760	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.9
SIU Charter School of East St Louis	Public, Charter	9-12	601 James R Thompson Blvd	East Saint Louis	62201	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 482-8391	99	6	16.5	100.0%	1 (1.0%)	97 (98.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.9	547^th of 698 public high schools	21.6%		13.2	620^th of 697 public high schools	11.0%	73	47.4	35.7	21.1	3.6	52.6	21.4	25.0	5.0	5.0									$21,526	$496	$21,030
East St Louis Senior High School	Public	9-12	4901 State St	East Saint Louis	62205	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3700	1,288	83	15.5	99.3%	23 (1.8%)	1,212 (94.1%)	35 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.4%)	8.5	640^th of 698 public high schools	8.3%		13.2	622^nd of 697 public high schools	10.8%	18	33.5	19.8	7.8	5.7	17.8	16.1	14.1	5.2	10.5	98.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.4	98.3	98.4	95.4	$27,581	$2,663	$24,919
Collinsville Area Career Center	Public	11-12	2201 S Morrison Ave	Collinsville	62234	St. Clair County	Madison ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 343-6141	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Collinsville High School	Public	9-12	2201 S Morrison Ave	Collinsville	62234	St. Clair County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 343-6140	1,956	132	14.8	66.3%	1,028 (52.6%)	271 (13.9%)	539 (27.6%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	108 (5.5%)	41.8	423^rd of 698 public high schools	39.4%		38.3	408^th of 697 public high schools	41.5%	15	49.2	42.8	22.0	19.3	37.5	37.1	50.1	33.2	43.8	99.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.3	99.4	97.9	$13,905	$1,348	$12,557

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Senior High School

What district is Madison Senior High School in?

Madison CUSD 12

What is the racial makeup of Madison Senior High School?

Students at Madison Senior High School are 89% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Madison Senior High School a good school?

Madison Senior High School ranks in the bottom 15.9% of Illinois high schools.

What schools feed into Madison Senior High School?

Madison Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bernard Long Elementary School
Middle : Madison Junior High School

How many students attend Madison Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 152 students attended Madison Senior High School.

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