Summary:
Madison High School is the sole high school in Madison District Public Schools, serving grades 8 through 12 in Madison Heights, MI, with 255 students and a very low district state ranking (5th percentile).
For parents, the most important takeaway is that this school faces serious challenges, but it also shows some relative strengths compared to its own district. Academically, proficiency rates are far below state averages across every subject. In the most recent testing year, only 23.1% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT Reading and Writing (state: 52.1%), and just 9.2% were proficient in SAT Math (state: 26.5%). Even more concerning, scores dropped dramatically from the prior year—SAT Reading and Writing fell by over 14 percentage points, and every other subject also declined. The one bright spot is 9th-grade English Language Arts, where 41.3% of students are proficient, the highest rate in the school. Math is a persistent weakness, with only 6.3% of 9th graders proficient in PSAT Math.
Attendance is the biggest red flag: 51.9% of students are chronically absent, nearly double the state average of 27.9%. This directly undermines learning and likely explains much of the academic decline. The graduation rate is 73.7%, which is better than the district’s 67.6% but still well below the state’s 84.0%. The dropout rate (9.8%) is also lower than the district average (13.2%). The school spends a substantial $17,798 per student, yet results do not reflect that investment, possibly because funds go toward supporting a high-needs population—75.7% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. While Madison High School is outperforming its district in graduation, dropout, and absenteeism, it remains far behind state benchmarks, and the recent academic slide suggests urgent intervention is needed, especially in math and attendance.
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