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Madison High School

Public Grades 9-12

577^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 22% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Madison High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Madison Heights, Michigan, which is part of the Madison District Public Schools. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan high schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 577 out of 739 schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Madison High School faces significant challenges in academic achievement, with only 23.4% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science, 21.3% in M-Step/Social Studies, 37.5% in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and 12.5% in SAT/Mathematics. These scores are significantly lower than the state averages. The school also has a high dropout rate of 7.6% and a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 55.1%, indicating issues with student engagement and attendance. Additionally, over 80% of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Interestingly, the nearby Lamphere High School, which is part of the Lamphere Public Schools district, consistently outperforms Madison High School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower dropout and chronic absenteeism rates. This comparison highlights the significant challenges faced by Madison High School and the need for a comprehensive and sustained approach to school improvement.

255

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,031

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

915 E 11 Mile Rd
Madison Heights, MI 48071-3721

(248) 548-1800

District: Madison District Public Schools

Feeder schools for Madison High School:

Elementary:	Madison Elementary School
Middle:	Wilkinson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.0%

White:

27.1%

Hispanic:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (24% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Michigan average (13% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg23%

Michigan avg40%

577^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

527^th of 613Madison District Public Schools 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
2025	20.9	577 of 739	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	607 of 743	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	630 of 735	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	499 of 561	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	539 of 666	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	641 of 824	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	625 of 835	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.8	710 of 852	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.5	559 of 832	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	18.6	623 of 799	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.1	593 of 805	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.1	562 of 773	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.5	577 of 784	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.4	596 of 765	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.8	561 of 754	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.8	574 of 750	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.0	578 of 767	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.6	587 of 705	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	126 of 192	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	85 of 188	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	93 of 170	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	39 of 59	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	104 of 147	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.1	195 of 254	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	535 of 629	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	530 of 619	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	521 of 611	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	442 of 462	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	498 of 554	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	636 of 710	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	536 of 635	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	442 of 654	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.4	537 of 614	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	386 of 417	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	390 of 532	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	564 of 755	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	497 of 628	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	556 of 633	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	567 of 611	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	418 of 472	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	437 of 543	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	534 of 707	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	425 of 639	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.2	597 of 647	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	473 of 516	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	462 of 582	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	571 of 708	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing38%-18 vs state

Science23%-12 vs state

Social Studies21%-21 vs state

Mathematics12%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison High School	Public	9-12	915 E 11 Mile Rd	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Madison District Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 548-1800	255	15	17.1	75.7%	69 (27.1%)	158 (62.0%)	12 (4.7%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	20.9	577^th of 739 public high schools	21.9%		19.1	607^th of 743 public high schools	18.3%	30	37.5	12.5	23.4	21.3	$22,031	$4,349	$17,682
Madison Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	915 E 11 Mile Rd	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Madison District Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 543-5465	5	1	6.2		1 (20.0%)	4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$134,384	$1,838	$132,546
Lamphere Center	Public	5-12	29685 Tawas St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 589-3155	29	7	4.1	48.3%	19 (65.5%)	4 (13.8%)	1 (3.4%)	3 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)								(n/a)					$80,927	$299	$80,628
Warren Mott High School	Public	9-12	3131 E 12 Mile Rd	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 574-3250	1,335	61	21.9	67.4%	582 (43.6%)	218 (16.3%)	29 (2.2%)	456 (34.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	46 (3.4%)	24.3	546^th of 739 public high schools	26.1%		34.2	475^th of 743 public high schools	36.1%	71	42.7	16.2	12.3	29.8	$16,215	$1,272	$14,943
Invest Roosevelt Alternative High School	Public	9-12	24131 S Chrysler Dr	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(248) 658-5200	332	3	123.8	75.9%	315 (94.9%)	16 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00	$00	$00
Hazel Park High School	Public	9-12	23400 Hughes Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(248) 658-5100	567	33	17.1	65.3%	243 (42.9%)	302 (53.3%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.3	639^th of 739 public high schools	13.5%		13.1	648^th of 743 public high schools	12.8%	9	33.1	7.5	13.3	20.7	$00	$00	$00
Macomb Math Science Technology Center	Public	9-12	27500 Cosgrove Dr	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 698-4393	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$52,071	$1,239	$50,832
Lamphere High School	Public	9-12	610 W 13 Mile Rd	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 589-3943	753	39	19.1	50.2%	506 (67.2%)	108 (14.3%)	45 (6.0%)	29 (3.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.8%)	51.9	347^th of 739 public high schools	53.0%		36.7	455^th of 743 public high schools	38.8%	108	52.7	21.2	36.8	43.2	$18,380	$2,082	$16,299
Churchill Community Educational Center	Public	9-12	707 Girard Ave	Royal Oak	48073	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 588-5050	77	8	9.2	57.1%	42 (54.5%)	24 (31.2%)	6 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.5%)	22.9	559^th of 739 public high schools	24.4%		12.7	651^st of 743 public high schools	12.4%	92	29.0		12.9	36.7	$24,729	$726	$24,002
Fitzgerald Senior High School	Public	9-12	23200 Ryan Rd	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 757-7070	861	46	18.6	68.2%	104 (12.1%)	545 (63.3%)	27 (3.1%)	142 (16.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.9%)	10.8	659^th of 739 public high schools	10.8%		18.2	613^th of 743 public high schools	17.5%	46	26.5		8.7	20.8	$18,594	$4,431	$14,163

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison High School

Is Madison High School a good school?

Madison High School ranks in the bottom 21.9% of Michigan high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Madison High School?

Students at Madison High School are 62% African American, 27% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Madison High School?

Madison High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Madison Elementary School
Middle : Wilkinson Middle School

What district is Madison High School in?

Madison District Public Schools

How many students attend Madison High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Madison High School.

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