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Madison Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
428th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools
Better than 4% of Louisiana middle schools
Summary

Madison Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Tallulah, Louisiana, with a total enrollment of 260 students. The school is part of the Madison Parish School District, which is ranked 115 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Madison Middle School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in Louisiana, with proficiency rates on LEAP assessments significantly below the state and district averages, ranging from 11% to 51% across different grade levels and subject areas. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 2.3% to 9.6% in recent years, and high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.2% to 26.3%. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 87.7% to 90.77% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

In comparison, the nearby Delhi Middle School, located in the Richland Parish School District, performs significantly better than Madison Middle School on LEAP assessments, with proficiency rates that are 10-20 percentage points higher in most subject areas and grade levels. This suggests that the challenges faced by Madison Middle School may be unique to the Madison Parish School District or the local community.

238
Students ?
9.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,885
Per pupil spending ?
93.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1234 Madison High Drive
       Tallulah, LA  71282

(318) 574-0933

District: Madison Parish


Students who attend Madison Middle School usually attend:

High:    Christian Acres Alternative School
    Madison High School

Feeder schools for Madison Middle School:

Elementary:    Tallulah Elementary School
    Wright Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
95.4%
Hispanic:
2.1%
White:
1.3%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (30% vs 65% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2014
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school30%
District avg36%
Louisiana avg65%
428th of 447
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Bottom 4%▼ down 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
115th of 118Madison Parish among Louisiana 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20256.3428 of 4474.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.6430 of 4494.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.1455 of 4652.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.4457 of 4600.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.1452 of 4591.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.1405 of 4499.8%★☆☆☆☆
20177.1410 of 4376.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20168.2406 of 4356.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201510.4442 of 4828.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201415.5414 of 47011.9%★☆☆☆☆
201318.6383 of 45716.2%★☆☆☆☆
201219.8379 of 44214.3%★☆☆☆☆
201133.1322 of 41221.8%★☆☆☆☆
201029.3325 of 40820.3%★☆☆☆☆
200911.2388 of 4258.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20088.7383 of 4137.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20077.5373 of 3965.8%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202512.4318 of 3447.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.7319 of 3334.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.0353 of 3601.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.8353 of 3601.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.2349 of 3520.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.7278 of 33817.8%★☆☆☆☆
20187.1306 of 3132.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20256.8394 of 4155.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.2404 of 4152.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.9423 of 4444.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.6430 of 4412.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.3435 of 4411.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.5333 of 41820.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20257.3418 of 4374.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.2426 of 4444.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.9452 of 4591.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.3452 of 4581.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.1447 of 4551.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.6384 of 43010.7%★☆☆☆☆
20183.7396 of 4031.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20255.8397 of 4144.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.8431 of 4432.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.5440 of 4420.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.3407 of 4182.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202414.4165 of 1755.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.7199 of 2063.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.9196 of 2064.9%☆☆☆☆☆
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)8th percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2024)6th percentile~ school
Female (2025)5th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school
Male (2025)4th percentile~ school
By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts41%-29 vs state
Mathematics18%-42 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 238 students attended Madison Middle School.

Students at Madison Middle School are 95% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% White.

Students who attend Madison Middle School usually go on to attend Christian Acres Alternative School

Madison Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Louisiana middle schools.


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