Summary:
Regional School Unit 59/Maine School Admin District 59 contains a single high school, Madison Junior/Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Maine high schools, with declining performance on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to district and state averages. Madison Junior/Senior High School faces challenges related to high poverty, with over 56% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%.
Academically, Madison Junior/Senior High School has struggled, ranking 86th out of 119 Maine high schools in 2024-2025 and 104th out of 121 in 2023-2024. The school's proficiency rates in 2024-2025 were 54.81% in English Language Arts, 39.05% in Mathematics, and 36.54% in Science, all below the Regional School Unit 59/Maine School Admin District 59 and state averages. This decline in performance from the previous year suggests the school may be facing significant challenges in maintaining or improving student learning.
Despite the small school size, with a student-teacher ratio of 9.1 to 1, Madison Junior/Senior High School has not been able to overcome the obstacles of high poverty and chronic absenteeism. These factors may be contributing to the school's overall low performance and the need for targeted interventions to address the academic and social-emotional needs of its students.
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