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Best Public Schools in Madison County, NC

At a glance

Schools

2,063

Students

Top rankedMadison Early College High146^th of 641 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Madison Early College High up 48 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Madison High School 8.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Upper Brush Creek Rd	Marshall	28753	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 649-2269	468	40	11.8	99.4%	422 (90.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	56.5	310^th of 773 public middle schools	59.9%		71.7	194^th of 793 public middle schools	75.5%	116								60.8	51.7	42.9				56.6	50.3	57.4		69.3	$10,566	$689	$9,878
Hot Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	63 Serpentine Ave	Hot Springs	28743	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 622-3292	128	12	10.6	97.7%	114 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)	56.2	630^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.7%		78.9	261^st of 1505 public elementary schools	82.7%	369					62.5	55.0	85.7				25.0	40.0	76.2				81.0		$12,379	$2,100	$10,279
Madison High School	Public	9-12	5740 US Hwy 25-70	Marshall	28753	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 649-2876	377	45	8.4	97.9%	354 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	51.2	286^th of 641 public high schools	55.4%		52	288^th of 640 public high schools	55.0%	2	43.4	56.1	40.9	80.0															$13,733	$1,107	$12,625
Mars Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	200 School House Lane	Mars Hill	28754	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 689-2922	445	33	13.4	98.9%	418 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	15 (3.4%)	45.7	821^st of 1490 public elementary schools	44.9%		61.1	561^st of 1505 public elementary schools	62.7%	260					54.7	60.7	54.9				40.7	56.0	47.9				62.0		$10,436	$1,370	$9,066
Brush Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	265 Upper Brush Creek Road	Marshall	28753	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 649-1547	356	30	11.8	99.2%	330 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	45.2	827^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.5%		73.6	351^st of 1505 public elementary schools	76.7%	476					51.4	41.9	64.8				41.4	48.4	61.1				70.4		$11,596	$1,473	$10,123
Madison Early College High	Public	9-12	5734 US 25/70 Hwy	Marshall	28753	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 649-0319	270	10	27.0	98.9%	231 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	76.9	146^th of 641 public high schools	77.2%		67.9	194^th of 640 public high schools	69.7%	48	56.3	89.1	84.6	78.4															$6,768	$164	$6,604
Madison Velocity Learning Center	Public	9-12	5740 US Hwy 25/70	Marshall	28753	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 649-2876	19	0		84.2%	19 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.