Madison High School

Madison High School is a public high school serving grades 8-12 in Tallulah, Louisiana, with 343 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 High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Louisiana high schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 294 out of 329 high schools in the state.

The school's academic performance is significantly below the state average across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 40% of students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 63%. Similarly, only 24% were proficient or better in English II, compared to the state average of 67%. Madison High School has also struggled with low graduation rates, ranging from 71% to 83.2% over the past few years, which is well below the state average. Additionally, the school has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 21.9% to 30.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The challenges facing Madison High School appear to be systemic issues within the Madison Parish School District, as the only other school in the same district, Christian Acres Alternative School, also performs poorly, with even lower academic proficiency rates and higher dropout rates than Madison High School. However, the relatively better performance of African American students at Madison High School and the improvement in student-teacher ratio provide some potential areas for further investigation and improvement.