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Madison County

At a glance

27^thof 157 Kentucky districts▼ 4

Better than 82% of Kentucky districts

Elementary 11 Middle 5 High 6Grades PK, KG-12

301 Highland Park Dr.
Richmond, KY 40475·(859) 624-4500·All Kentucky district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 82.8% of districts

Schools

11,132

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedFarristown Middle School20^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools

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Biggest riser

Kirksville Elementary School up 86 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

White Hall Elementary School 13.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Madison County school district in Kentucky comprises 20 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 4 high schools, serving students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.

Several schools in the district stand out for their exceptional performance. Madison Southern High School is ranked 16th out of 254 Kentucky high schools and has a 5-star rating, outperforming the county and state averages in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency. Farristown Middle School is ranked 20th out of 320 Kentucky middle schools and also has a 5-star rating, excelling in mathematics, reading, and writing proficiency. At the elementary level, Boonesborough Elementary is ranked 57th out of 685 Kentucky elementary schools and has a 5-star rating, demonstrating strong performance across multiple subjects.

The district's academic performance is generally strong, with high schools averaging a 52% proficiency rate in mathematics and 61% in reading, outpacing the state averages. Middle schools in the county also exceed state averages, with an average 8th-grade proficiency rate of 53% in mathematics and 59% in reading. However, the district faces challenges, such as a chronic absenteeism rate of 25% across all schools and significant disparities in per-student spending, ranging from $16,898 at Kirksville Elementary to $19,433 at Waco Elementary.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)							KSA Reading (2025)							KSA Science (2025)			KSA Writing (2025)			KSA Social Studies (2025)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Summit St	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-4200	586	33	17.5	53.9%	434 (74.1%)	36 (6.1%)	42 (7.2%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	60 (10.2%)	63.3	106^th of 320 public middle schools	66.9%		51.7	145^th of 324 public middle schools	55.2%	39				39.0	52.0	47.0					57.0	59.0	54.0			33.0			53.0			49.0			53.0		$17,320	$808	$224	$1,032	$8,808	$2,046	$10,854
Clark Moores Middle School	Public	6-8	1143 Berea Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 624-4545	558	34	16.6	56.6%	425 (76.2%)	34 (6.1%)	49 (8.8%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	34 (6.1%)	75.4	58^th of 320 public middle schools	81.9%		68.9	80^th of 324 public middle schools	75.3%	22				50.0	61.0	48.0					66.0	68.0	58.0			36.0			61.0			52.0			52.0		$18,617	$1,177	$328	$1,505	$8,994	$2,487	$11,481
Daniel Boone Elementary School	Public	1-5	710 N 2nd St	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6070	469	34	13.6	65.7%	323 (68.9%)	44 (9.4%)	46 (9.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	42 (9.0%)	41.8	414^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.6%		39.4	424^th of 685 public elementary schools	38.1%	10	39.0	41.0	41.0					40.0	51.0	45.0					32.0			18.0			49.0			48.0			$17,310	$1,014	$214	$1,228	$8,533	$1,928	$10,461
Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2845 Battlefield Memorial HWY	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6091	608	37	16.2	54.8%	539 (88.7%)	15 (2.5%)	28 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	57.6	278^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.4%		69.2	174^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.6%	104	33.0	39.0	56.0					36.0	51.0	70.0					27.0			67.0			57.0			57.0			$17,345	$1,151	$245	$1,396	$8,622	$1,796	$10,418
Kirksville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2399 Lancaster Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 624-4582	662	42	15.6	63.7%	498 (75.2%)	39 (5.9%)	64 (9.7%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (7.3%)	76.4	129^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.2%		64.9	215^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.6%	86	55.0	55.0	62.0					46.0	49.0	73.0					47.0			74.0			54.0			68.0			$16,898	$1,051	$353	$1,404	$8,204	$1,767	$9,971
Kit Carson Elementary School	Public	1-5	450 Tates Creek Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6103	445	29	15.1	53.9%	348 (78.2%)	28 (6.3%)	26 (5.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.6%)	47.3	361^st of 685 public elementary schools	47.3%		54.8	296^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.8%	65	25.0	45.0	34.0					43.0	43.0	64.0					38.0			45.0			47.0			46.0			$17,115	$1,195	$181	$1,376	$8,405	$1,902	$10,307
Madison Central High School	Public	9-12	705 N 2nd St	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 625-6109	2,107	112	18.7	49.3%	1,619 (76.8%)	139 (6.6%)	191 (9.1%)	34 (1.6%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	119 (5.6%)	75.4	42^nd of 254 public high schools	83.5%		78.8	33^rd of 290 public high schools	88.6%	9							47.0							57.0			32.0			49.0			52.0			52.0	$16,946	$855	$134	$989	$8,076	$2,401	$10,477
Silver Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Old US 25 N	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3200	490	34	14.3	58.8%	452 (92.2%)	9 (1.8%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	47.8	353^rd of 685 public elementary schools	48.5%		45.4	367^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.4%	14	33.0		42.0					41.0	52.0	48.0					41.0			48.0			38.0			46.0			$19,295	$1,281	$217	$1,498	$10,191	$2,175	$12,366
Waco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	359 Waco Loop	Waco	40385	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3600	422	29	14.3	54.3%	366 (86.7%)	8 (1.9%)	23 (5.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	42.2	409^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.3%		56.8	277^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.6%	132	40.0	41.0	44.0					30.0	47.0	52.0					40.0			31.0			33.0			49.0			$19,433	$1,350	$126	$1,476	$10,184	$2,193	$12,377
White Hall Elementary School	Public	1-5	2166 Lexington Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6134	364	27	13.2	55.2%	288 (79.1%)	18 (4.9%)	30 (8.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	58.9	265^th of 685 public elementary schools	61.3%		62.7	230^th of 685 public elementary schools	66.4%	35	40.0	41.0	58.0					58.0	63.0	59.0					43.0			29.0			42.0			47.0			$19,149	$1,512	$298	$1,810	$9,680	$1,993	$11,673
Foley Middle School	Public	6-8	275 Glades Rd	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6140	429	24	17.6	57.1%	395 (92.1%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	65.3	96^th of 320 public middle schools	70.0%		75.9	53^rd of 324 public middle schools	83.6%	43				36.0	53.0	44.0					54.0	57.0	62.0			37.0			53.0			59.0			54.0		$18,472	$1,259	$170	$1,429	$9,284	$2,106	$11,390
Madison Southern High School	Public	9-12	279 Glades Rd	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 625-6148	1,224	68	18.0	47.5%	1,102 (90.0%)	19 (1.6%)	46 (3.8%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.7%)	86.8	16^th of 254 public high schools	93.7%		85.6	19^th of 290 public high schools	93.4%	3							63.0							70.0			39.0			53.0			56.0			50.0	$18,395	$928	$136	$1,064	$9,495	$2,333	$11,828
Madison County Day Treatment	Public, Virtual	6-12	300 Bellevue Dr	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 625-6161	15	7	2.3	93.3%	13 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)								(n/a)
Shannon Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	109 Oakwood Dr	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3400	473	31	15.0	57.3%	412 (87.1%)	8 (1.7%)	21 (4.4%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	70.4	169^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.3%		66.8	196^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.4%	27	43.0	70.0	46.0					59.0	61.0	65.0					39.0			52.0			48.0			58.0			$17,947	$901	$287	$1,188	$9,400	$1,735	$11,135
Glenn R Marshall Elementary School	Public	1-5	1442 Robert R. Martin Bypass	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6076	480	32	14.8	67.7%	365 (76.0%)	36 (7.5%)	37 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.3%)	59.8	256^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.6%		58.6	266^th of 685 public elementary schools	61.2%	10	58.0	43.0	49.0					55.0	53.0	68.0					36.0			41.0			39.0			46.0			$17,674	$1,008	$245	$1,253	$9,084	$1,902	$10,986
B. Michael Caudill Middle School	Public	6-8	1428 Robert R. Martin Bypass	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6172	517	32	16.2	46.0%	421 (81.4%)	18 (3.5%)	40 (7.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.2%)	79.7	38^th of 320 public middle schools	88.1%		82.2	35^th of 324 public middle schools	89.2%	3				52.0	61.0	60.0					64.0	63.0	57.0			44.0			55.0			59.0			56.0		$18,761	$1,242	$389	$1,631	$9,057	$2,429	$11,486
Farristown Middle School	Public	6-8	751 Farristown Industrial Road	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-8600	463	27	16.9	44.5%	417 (90.1%)	8 (1.7%)	22 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	88.9	20^th of 320 public middle schools	93.8%		94.1	5^th of 324 public middle schools	98.5%	15				50.0	60.0	66.0					68.0	68.0	69.0			50.0			80.0			66.0			63.0		$18,266	$1,023	$296	$1,319	$8,931	$2,585	$11,516
Madison Kindergarten Academy	Public	PK-K	300 Bond St.	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6050	403	26	15.5	64.8%	277 (68.7%)	30 (7.4%)	41 (10.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	44 (10.9%)								(n/a)																											$17,792	$1,147	$274	$1,421	$9,086	$1,741	$10,827
Boonesborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1342 Boonesborough Road	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-8400	406	28	14.5	38.7%	354 (87.2%)	9 (2.2%)	18 (4.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	86.9	57^th of 685 public elementary schools	91.7%		79.3	98^th of 685 public elementary schools	85.7%	41	55.0	62.0	59.0					58.0	67.0	77.0					52.0			79.0			64.0			73.0			$17,147	$1,053	$225	$1,278	$8,538	$1,897	$10,435
Bellevue Transitional School	Public, Virtual	6-12	300 Bellevue Dr.	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 625-6161	11	1	11.0	81.8%	8 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Ignite Academy North	Public	9-12	2075 Merchant Drive	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(859) 624-4500	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ignite Academy South	Public	9-12	123 Farristown Industrial Driv	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(859) 624-4500	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.