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Madison Junior High School

Public Grades 6-8

Summary

Madison Junior High School is a public middle school in Madison, Illinois, serving 116 students in grades 6-8. 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. Over the past 10 years, Madison Junior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois middle schools.

Academically, the school's performance is significantly below state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.2% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.1% statewide. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 7%, compared to 38.5% statewide. The school also faces extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 54.8% over the past few years. Additionally, 98-99% of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Madison Junior High School to nearby middle schools, such as Harmony Intermediate Center, Dorris Intermediate School, and Collinsville Middle School, it becomes clear that Madison Junior High School is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. Despite the school's low performance, it has a relatively high per-student spending of around $22,800 per year, suggesting that the issue may not be solely a lack of resources, but rather how those resources are being utilized and allocated to support student learning.

124

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,975

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.6%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

600 Farrish St
Madison, IL 62060-1567

(618) 877-1712

District: Madison CUSD 12

Students who attend Madison Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Madison Senior High School

Feeder schools for Madison Junior High School:

Elementary:

Bernard Long Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.3%

Hispanic:

5.6%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (30% vs 49% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 24% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg17%

Illinois avg49%

Not ranked this year

Madison Junior High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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	16.3	1190 of 1368	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1180 of 1363	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1295 of 1367	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1339 of 1369	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1223 of 1241	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1261 of 1356	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1227 of 1293	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	1265 of 1293	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	1263 of 1294	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	1259 of 1302	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	360 of 574	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	379 of 548	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	476 of 569	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	513 of 573	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	359 of 385	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	427 of 565	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	418 of 511	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1123 of 1248	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1121 of 1251	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1174 of 1275	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1240 of 1286	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1012 of 1017	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1162 of 1276	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1161 of 1226	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1003 of 1229	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	963 of 1219	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1146 of 1234	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1180 of 1221	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	996 of 1019	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1104 of 1217	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1082 of 1161	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	940 of 1271	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	978 of 1264	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1229 of 1292	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1228 of 1286	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1020 of 1048	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1241 of 1296	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1149 of 1223	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	24.7	700 of 792	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)37th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2019)12th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th 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 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 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
Lovejoy Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Madison St	Lovejoy	62059	St. Clair County	Brooklyn UD 188	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 271-1014	24	0	70.5	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	24 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															100%		$22,474	$2,019	$20,455
Coolidge Junior High School	Public	7-8	3231 Nameoki Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 451-5826	854	47	18.1	68.0%	467 (54.7%)	173 (20.3%)	152 (17.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.4%)	5.4	1098^th of 1126 public middle schools	2.5%		15	1214^th of 1368 public middle schools	11.3%	116		29.4				26.2	32.4	29.4				8.6	6.8	7.7	99%		$16,389	$599	$15,790
East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School	Public	5-8	12 S 10th St	East Saint Louis	62201	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3770	359	45	7.9	—	3 (0.8%)	354 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7.3	1078^th of 1126 public middle schools	4.3%		13.6	1242^nd of 1368 public middle schools	9.2%	164		29.9		12.9	16.0	30.7	40.8	25.5						4.4	97.9%		$29,877	$3,289	$26,588
Mason/Clark Middle School	Public	5-8	5510 State St	East Saint Louis	62203	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3750	540	47	11.4	—	4 (0.7%)	511 (94.6%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	3.1	1117^th of 1126 public middle schools	0.8%		8.3	1348^th of 1368 public middle schools	1.5%	231	15.9	17.6		15.0	17.4	9.5	33.6	19.8			8.0		8.1	6.9	93.1%		$27,291	$2,709	$24,582
Collinsville Middle School	Public	7-8	9649 Collinsville Rd	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 343-2100	894	68	13.2	68.1%	447 (50.0%)	121 (13.5%)	253 (28.3%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.0%)	15.7	968^th of 1126 public middle schools	14.0%		36.9	822^nd of 1368 public middle schools	39.9%	146		33.9				44.3	44.4	44.3				24.3	14.5	19.5	99.4%		$17,791	$1,138	$16,653
Wirth/Parks Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Mousette Ln	Cahokia	62206	St. Clair County	Cahokia CUSD 187	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 332-5901	571	40	14.3	81.6%	14 (2.5%)	504 (88.3%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)	1.5	1124^th of 1126 public middle schools	0.2%		7.3	1352^nd of 1368 public middle schools	1.2%	228		13.9			12.6	12.5	19.4	14.8			6.9			2.6	92.3%		$30,587	$3,401	$27,186
Dorris Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1841 Vandalia St	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 346-6311	871	64	13.6	69.0%	424 (48.7%)	138 (15.8%)	251 (28.8%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.6%)								(n/a)	38.0			45.1	49.8			47.3		31.2	25.2			28.0	99.1%		$13,676	$1,119	$12,557
Grant Middle School	Public	5-8	10110 Old Lincoln Trl	Fairview Heights	62208	St. Clair County	Grant CCSD 110	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 397-2764	254	26	9.7	44.5%	120 (47.2%)	98 (38.6%)	13 (5.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.5%)	39.3	660^th of 1126 public middle schools	41.4%		36.3	839^th of 1368 public middle schools	38.7%	179	31.5	48.0		46.3	53.7	54.2	66.7	55.0		18.5			25.5	17.0	99.5%		$16,550	$1,297	$15,252
Harmony Intermediate Center	Public	4-6	7401 Westchester Dr	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Harmony Emge School District 175	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 397-3747	207	12	17.0	66.7%	68 (32.9%)	99 (47.8%)	12 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.5%)								(n/a)	45.3		52.5	50.8	72.4			57.6	36.7	24.6	29.3			30.7	100%		$18,929	$199	$18,729

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Junior High School

How many students attend Madison Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 124 students attended Madison Junior High School.

What high school do graduates of Madison Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Madison Junior High School usually go on to attend Madison Senior High School

What district is Madison Junior High School in?

Madison CUSD 12

What is the racial makeup of Madison Junior High School?

Students at Madison Junior High School are 90% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% White.

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