Summary:
Madison Local, a three-school district in Ohio serving 1,491 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, includes Madison Elementary School (PK–5), Madison Junior High (6–8), and Madison High School (9–12). The Madison Local district ranks 312th of 773 Ohio districts, at the 60th percentile with 3 stars — but that composite hides wide differences among the three schools.
Madison Junior High is the academic standout: 302nd of 1,046 schools, 71st percentile and 4 stars in 2025–2026, up from 3 stars in 2023–2024. Its Algebra I proficiency was 95.7% in 2025–2026 and 100% in 2024–2025, far above the state's 61.6% and 59.4%. Its weak spot is 7th-grade Math at 46.3%, slightly below the state's 48.6% and down from 59.1%. Madison Elementary School is the largest school with 711 students and the lowest chronic absenteeism at 13.2%. It is strong in math — 4th-grade Math reached 82.3% — but 4th-grade ELA fell to 56.6%, below the state's 61.8%, and its rank slipped from 4 stars to 3 stars. Madison High School ranks lowest at 2 stars across all reported years, with 24.0% chronic absenteeism — nearly double the elementary school's rate. Its Algebra I is 50.5%, below the state and district, yet graduation is 99.1%.
Economic disadvantage and absenteeism align at the high school, where free/reduced lunch is 80.59% versus 51.76% at the elementary school; the junior high value is not reported. The high school also spends the most per student ($11,489 in 2018–2019) and has the smallest classes (13.6 students per teacher), while the elementary school spends $8,695 with 18.2. Spending data is much older than the test data, so treat it cautiously. Overall: a strong junior high, a generally strong elementary with one clear ELA weakness, and a high school facing real attendance and Algebra I challenges.
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