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Madison High School

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Madison High School ranks 286 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

286^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 55% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Madison High School is a public high school located in Marshall, North Carolina, serving 391 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Madison County Schools district, which is ranked 89 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Madison High School has seen steady improvement in its four-year graduation rates, reaching 91.0% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is higher than the state average of 87.7%. The school consistently outperforms the state and district averages in Math III proficiency, reaching 80% in 2024-2025, compared to 66.4% statewide. However, its English II and Biology proficiency rates have been more variable, with English II reaching 56.1% in 2024-2025, compared to 59.6% statewide, and Biology proficiency ranging from 43.4% to 52.6% in recent years, generally lower than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Madison Early College High outperforms Madison High School in many academic areas, including higher proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science. Additionally, Asheville High School, a larger public high school in the Asheville City Schools district, also generally outperforms Madison High School in test scores and rankings. Despite these challenges, Madison High School's spending per student is $13,733, which is higher than the state average, potentially indicating additional resources being directed towards supporting the student population.

377

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,733

Per pupil spending ?

97.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5740 US Hwy 25-70
Marshall, NC 28753-9107

(828) 649-2876

District: Madison County Schools

Feeder schools for Madison High School:

Elementary:	Brush Creek Elementary
	Hot Springs Elementary
	Mars Hill Elementary
Middle:	Madison Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.9%

Hispanic:

4.2%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg53%

286^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Madison County Schools

89^th of 242Madison County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	286 of 641	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	288 of 640	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	303 of 626	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	367 of 621	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	294 of 594	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	320 of 514	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	282 of 469	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.5	250 of 476	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.5	272 of 507	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.6	220 of 531	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	30.9	268 of 451	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.4	344 of 505	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.0	406 of 502	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.2	261 of 506	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.2	225 of 499	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.8	281 of 490	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.4	144 of 477	69.8%	★★★★☆
2007	68.4	86 of 453	81.0%	★★★★☆
2006	60.8	147 of 431	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	29.0	230 of 330	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	259 of 334	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.0	76 of 364	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	114 of 349	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	285 of 610	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	276 of 602	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	262 of 588	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	329 of 594	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	184 of 475	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.3	302 of 475	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	213 of 449	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	395 of 412	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	52.6	251 of 403	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.6	375 of 403	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	62.4	173 of 398	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	253 of 337	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	266 of 325	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	365 of 606	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	264 of 613	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	228 of 597	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	261 of 544	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	120 of 432	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	34.7	257 of 446	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	243 of 424	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	286 of 601	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	279 of 607	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	321 of 602	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	387 of 585	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	210 of 481	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	315 of 488	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	341 of 463	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	168 of 352	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	103 of 349	70.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	379 of 542	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	386 of 553	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	363 of 537	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	429 of 534	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	270 of 439	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	375 of 444	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	377 of 427	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)4th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III80%+14 vs state

English II56%-4 vs state

Biology43%-5 vs state

Math I41%+6 vs state

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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)
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
North Buncombe High	Public	9-12	890 Clarks Chapel Road	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 645-4221	896	54	16.5	99.0%	689 (76.9%)	9 (1.0%)	153 (17.1%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.5%)	58.3	238^th of 641 public high schools	62.9%		61.2	226^th of 640 public high schools	64.7%	12	56.9	69.4	42.0	66.7	$9,935	$695	$9,241
Erwin High	Public	9-12	60 Lees Creek Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4251	1,013	69	14.6	99.7%	481 (47.5%)	94 (9.3%)	359 (35.4%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	23 (2.3%)	47 (4.6%)	17.7	541^st of 641 public high schools	15.6%		19.8	516^th of 640 public high schools	19.4%	25	32.5	39.3	10.4	45.9	$10,603	$744	$9,859
Nesbitt Discovery Academy	Public	9-12	175 Bingham Rd Ste 10	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 271-4521	372	17	21.8	98.7%	307 (82.5%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.3%)	16 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)								(n/a)	92.2				$7,222	$451	$6,771
Asheville High	Public	9-12	419 McDowell Street	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 350-2500	1,221	89	13.7	41.3%	804 (65.8%)	173 (14.2%)	121 (9.9%)	12 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.6%)	90 (7.4%)	53.4	270^th of 641 public high schools	57.9%		45.6	327^th of 640 public high schools	48.9%	57	55.7	69.8	32.6	62.1	$14,811	$688	$14,123
Silsa	Public	9-12	419 McDowell Street	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 350-2700	332	14	23.9	39.2%	214 (64.5%)	64 (19.3%)	35 (10.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	76.9	145^th of 641 public high schools	77.4%		64.4	209^th of 640 public high schools	67.3%	64	68.4	81.1	52.6	79.8	$7,028	$199	$6,830
Early College	Public	9-12	340 Victoria Road	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4123	271	11	24.8	98.9%	138 (50.9%)	10 (3.7%)	110 (40.6%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.6%)	90.6	71^st of 641 public high schools	88.9%		88.6	94^th of 640 public high schools	85.3%	23	80.4	94.3	66.7	96.4	$7,736	$216	$7,520
Center for Career Innovation	Public	9-12	340 Victoria Road	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4123	41	4	10.2	43.9%	27 (65.9%)	3 (7.3%)	9 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	27.1	480^th of 641 public high schools	25.1%					(n/a)	27.3		33.3		$10,465	$251	$10,214

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison High School

What is the racial makeup of Madison High School?

Students at Madison High School are 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Madison High School in?

Madison County Schools

How many students attend Madison High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Madison High School.

What schools feed into Madison High School?

Madison High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brush Creek Elementary
Elementary : Hot Springs Elementary
Elementary : Mars Hill Elementary
Middle : Madison Middle School

Is Madison High School a good school?

Madison High School ranks 286^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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