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Madison Academy High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

725^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 9% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Madison Academy High School is a small public high school in Burton, MI, serving 276 students in grades 9-12 within the single-school Madison Academy district, where over 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most striking thing about Madison Academy is the gap between its graduation rate and its test scores. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school posted an impressive 89.6% graduation rate—higher than the state average of 84% and far above nearby alternatives like Flex High Burton (9%) or Gateway to College (12.5%). Yet only 6% of 11th graders were proficient in Science and 16% in SAT Reading/Writing for the 2025-2026 school year. This suggests the school prioritizes getting students across the graduation finish line, often through credit recovery, rather than pushing for high academic proficiency. The school also spends remarkably little—reported at $0 per student in 2024-2025, compared to $15,000+ at nearby traditional publics like Bentley Senior High School—despite having a favorable 6.3:1 student-teacher ratio.

A major red flag is chronic absenteeism, which has more than quadrupled in three years, jumping from 10% in 2021-2022 to 48.4% in 2024-2025. That means nearly half of students are missing school regularly, and it coincides with a sharp drop in test scores over the same period. While neighboring Atherton Junior Senior High School (just 0.15 miles away, with similar poverty levels) outperforms Madison in most subjects, Madison has a higher graduation rate and lower dropout rate. One bright spot: African American students at Madison ranked in the 46th percentile statewide in 2023-2024, far better than the school's overall ranking, suggesting certain supports are working well for this group.

276

Students ?

6.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3266 S Genesee Rd
Burton, MI 48519

(810) 875-9050

District: Madison Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.1%

White:

13.4%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (16% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Michigan average (10% vs 7%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Michigan avg43%

725^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

524^th of 625Madison Academy among Michigan 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	725 of 800	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	624 of 739	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	652 of 743	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	679 of 735	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	557 of 561	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	607 of 666	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	764 of 824	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	613 of 835	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	722 of 852	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.9	654 of 832	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.7	653 of 799	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.7	649 of 805	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	200 of 252	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	127 of 192	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	102 of 188	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	128 of 170	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	227 of 254	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	619 of 686	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	583 of 629	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	664 of 710	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	643 of 719	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	513 of 635	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	560 of 654	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	566 of 614	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	410 of 417	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	484 of 532	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	680 of 755	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	641 of 693	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	524 of 628	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	475 of 633	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	549 of 611	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	652 of 707	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)21st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-29 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing16%-36 vs state

Social Studies14%-29 vs state

Science6%-29 vs state

Mathematics5%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)	M-Step Math (2026)	M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3266 S Genesee Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Madison Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 875-9050	276	44	6.3	92.4%	37 (13.4%)	210 (76.1%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.5%)	8.1	725^th of 800 public high schools	9.4%		14.9	624^th of 739 public high schools	15.6%	101		29.2	30.9		5.6	4.9	16.0	369.4				6.0		14.0	$00	$00	$00
Atherton Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	3354 S Genesee Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Atherton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-9184	323	19	16.7	94.1%	131 (40.6%)	113 (35.0%)	35 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.3%)	14.7	656^th of 800 public high schools	18.0%		15.1	620^th of 739 public high schools	16.1%	36	37.3	22.2	19.1	5.9	345.3	347.9	25.8	385.8	17.5	7.7	23.1	16.1	27.5	38.7	$15,888	$1,631	$14,257
Flex High Burton	Public, Charter	9-12	1245 S Center Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Flex High School of Michigan	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 652-8273	236	9	27.7	70.8%	103 (43.6%)	91 (38.6%)	17 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.7%)	14.5	661^st of 800 public high schools	17.4%					(n/a)		35.9	29.2		331.8	342.1									$63,706	$3,518	$60,189
Bendle High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2283 E Scottwood Ave	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 591-5103	307	18	16.6	89.9%	208 (67.8%)	36 (11.7%)	27 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.4%)	16.4	640^th of 800 public high schools	20.0%		12	646^th of 739 public high schools	12.6%	6		26.1	35.0		10.1	366.8	25.9	362.7				9.4		35.3	$16,285	$1,761	$14,524
Accelerated Learning Academy	Public	7-12	1420 W 12th St	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 760-1805	126	6	21.7	88.9%	9 (7.1%)	109 (86.5%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)								(n/a)		280.0	319.3		245.8	302.9	331.7	271.7				2063.7		2071.8	$29,254	$10,441	$18,813
Bentley Senior High School	Public	9-12	1150 N Belsay Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-9046	227	13	17.5	60.4%	152 (67.0%)	42 (18.5%)	23 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	23	590^th of 800 public high schools	26.3%		25.1	542^nd of 739 public high schools	26.7%	48		49.0	42.9		18.4	369.8	23.8	396.9				16.7		23.8	$15,990	$1,660	$14,330
Bentley High School BOLD Academy	Public	9-12	1150 N Belsay Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-9046	25	0	83.3	76.0%	18 (72.0%)	4 (16.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)															$5,187	$896	$4,291
Mott Middle College High School	Public	9-12	1401 E Court St	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 232-8530	324	0		81.5%	36 (11.1%)	251 (77.5%)	17 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	34.9	499^th of 800 public high schools	37.6%		24	548^th of 739 public high schools	25.8%	49		64.5	60.5		17.7	14.0	38.2	420.4				22.1		26.5	$3,398	$884	$2,515
Gateway to CollegeMott Community College	Public, Magnet	9-12	1401 E Court St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 232-2514	29	0		62.1%	6 (20.7%)	17 (58.6%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (17.2%)								(n/a)															$9,577	$2,647	$6,930
Genesee County Jail	Public	9-12	1002 S Saginaw St	Flint	48458	Genesee County	Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-4680	9	3	2.6	33.3%	1 (11.1%)	7 (77.8%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$13,142	$1,911	$11,231

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How many students attend Madison Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Madison Academy High School.

What is the racial makeup of Madison Academy High School?

Students at Madison Academy High School are 76% African American, 13% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Madison Academy High School a good school?

Madison Academy High School ranks in the bottom 9.4% of Michigan high schools.

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