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Madison Junior High

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Madison Junior High ranks 302 nd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

302^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 71% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Madison Junior High is a 6–8 middle school serving 342 students in the Madison Local district in Middletown, OH, and it ranks among the stronger middle schools in its area. In 2025–2026 it placed 302 of 1,046 Ohio schools — 71st percentile, 4 stars — above its own district's standing of 312 of 773 (60th percentile, 3 stars). The prior year it ranked 285 of 1,036 (72nd percentile, 4 stars). Rank history shows a recovery: 53rd percentile in 2015–2016, 73rd in 2018–2019, a dip into the mid-50s around 2021–2022, and a climb back to the low 70s. Among nearby schools, only Lakota Plains Junior School (81) ranks higher, while Monroe Junior High School is tied at 71.

Academically, Madison is above the Ohio average in most tested subjects. Its standout is 8th grade Science at 77.3% proficient versus the state's 61.2% — the highest among listed nearby schools. Algebra I is exceptional at 95.7%, far above the state's 61.6% and its district's 64.1%; it posted 100% in 2023–2024 and 2024–2025. Math 8 (60.7% vs. 52.0% state) and ELA 7 (76.9% vs. 62.7%) also lead the nearby group, and ELA 8 (72.7%) trails only Lakota Plains Junior School. The clear watch item is 7th grade Math: 46.3% proficient, below the state's 48.6% and below several neighbors, after 59.1% the year before.

Attendance has improved dramatically — chronic absenteeism fell from 43.0% in 2021–2022 to 16.0% in 2025–2026, better than the district and most nearby schools. Madison's student-teacher ratio of 15.5 is favorable compared with most neighbors, and per-student spending of $7,951 is mid-range. Subgroup results are mixed: low-income students rank in the 67th percentile, gifted and talented students ranked 1st of 194 schools (99th percentile, 5 stars) in 2024–2025, while special education students rank in the 27th percentile, down from 40th. Overall, Madison is a solid choice with strong science, ELA, and Algebra I results, though 7th grade math and special education performance bear watching.

342

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,945

Per pupil spending ?

0.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2022-23) ?

5797 W Alexandria Rd
Middletown, OH 45042-8900

(513) 420-4916

District: Madison Local

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.7%

Hispanic:

3.2%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (70% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Ohio median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg66%

Ohio avg57%

302^nd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

312^th of 773Madison Local among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	71.8	302 of 1046	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	285 of 1036	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	417 of 1046	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	462 of 1048	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	460 of 1017	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	438 of 1037	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	280 of 1050	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	325 of 1010	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.1	398 of 1038	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.9	493 of 1050	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.9	373 of 1035	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.3	322 of 1008	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.4	503 of 1001	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	68.5	388 of 989	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.3	422 of 925	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	41.7	285 of 400	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	19.0	527 of 565	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	469 of 576	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.1	148 of 658	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	204 of 643	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	335 of 947	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	361 of 938	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	472 of 942	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	441 of 943	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	451 of 925	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	432 of 910	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	269 of 917	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	285 of 897	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	1 of 194	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	60.2	82 of 173	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	102 of 241	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.6	34 of 274	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	7 of 521	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	331 of 996	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.9	314 of 983	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	517 of 989	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	536 of 974	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	466 of 947	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	343 of 923	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.6	88 of 945	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	67.1	286 of 924	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	242 of 955	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	206 of 954	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	350 of 958	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	444 of 963	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	476 of 946	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.6	419 of 924	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	287 of 933	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	346 of 916	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	424 of 579	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.7	344 of 572	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	346 of 563	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	491 of 590	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	350 of 790	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.1	329 of 777	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	433 of 795	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	478 of 805	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	525 of 809	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	477 of 781	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	322 of 796	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	342 of 781	56.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)99th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-44 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I96%+34 vs state

Science77%+16 vs state

English Language Arts70%+11 vs state

Mathematics59%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)					Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Madison Junior High	Public	6-8	5797 W Alexandria Rd	Middletown	45042	Butler County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 420-4916	342	22	15.5	—	317 (92.7%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	71.8	302^nd of 1046 public middle schools	71.1%		73	285^th of 1036 public middle schools	72.5%	17		77.3			69.1	46.3	60.7			61.2	76.9	72.7	95.7	$5,945
Edgewood Middle School	Public	6-9	5005 Oxford State Rd	Trenton	45067	Butler County	Edgewood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 867-7425	801	44	18.2	50.6%	679 (84.8%)	24 (3.0%)	39 (4.9%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (6.1%)	52.1	550^th of 1046 public middle schools	47.4%		46.1	595^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.6%	45		55.3			60.8	52.0	32.8			52.1	66.5	52.3	93.2	$11,053
Middletown Middle School	Public	7-8	551 N Breiel Blvd	Middletown	45042	Butler County	Middletown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 420-4528	972	64	15.0	—	477 (49.1%)	179 (18.4%)	201 (20.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	107 (11.0%)	19.5	826^th of 1046 public middle schools	21.0%		21.6	798^th of 1036 public middle schools	23.0%	28		34.7				27.9	25.4				37.3	32.7	100.0	$10,822
Monroe Junior High School	Public	7-8	220 Yankee Rd	Monroe	45050	Butler County	Monroe Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 539-8471	440	24	18.3	36.1%	318 (72.3%)	32 (7.3%)	43 (9.8%)	28 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	71.8	301^st of 1046 public middle schools	71.2%		83.6	135^th of 1036 public middle schools	87.0%	166		65.2				69.7	56.2				75.5	67.1	100.0	$12,208
Carlisle Intermediate Elementary School	Public	4-6	270 Jamaica Rd	Carlisle	45005	Warren County	Carlisle Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 746-8969	363	21	17.7	42.7%	335 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)								(n/a)	56.5		75.0	52.0	42.4			68.8	69.4	43.5				$13,333
Carlisle Junior High School	Public	7-8	250 Jamaica Rd	Carlisle	45005	Warren County	Carlisle Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 746-3227	242	19	12.7	36.8%	223 (92.1%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	64.9	390^th of 1046 public middle schools	62.7%		63	423^rd of 1036 public middle schools	59.2%	33		66.1				59.6	50.0				66.3	66.7	100.0	$16,920
New Miami Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Seven Mile Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	New Miami Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 863-0833	138	9	15.3	—	113 (81.9%)	2 (1.4%)	12 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)	25.4	778^th of 1046 public middle schools	25.6%		42.5	639^th of 1036 public middle schools	38.3%	139		27.3			30.6	34.7	15.0			30.6	63.3	36.4	76.9	$12,052
Franklin Junior High School	Public	6-8	750 E 4th St	Franklin	45005	Warren County	Franklin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 743-8630	617	30	20.5	—	509 (82.5%)	34 (5.5%)	26 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.1%)	53.6	528^th of 1046 public middle schools	49.5%		52.6	537^th of 1036 public middle schools	48.2%	9		60.2			45.3	41.3	58.0			54.4	63.6	55.6		$8,425
Valley View Middle School	Public	6-8	6057 Farmersville Germantown P	Germantown	45327	Montgomery County	Valley View Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 855-6581	385	16	24.0	26.5%	350 (90.9%)	10 (2.6%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	54.4	521^st of 1046 public middle schools	50.2%		62.2	429^th of 1036 public middle schools	58.6%	92		65.8			61.7	50.8	25.5			61.3	62.2	52.9	85.2	$11,351
Preble Shawnee Middle School	Public	5-8	5495 Somers Gratis Rd	Camden	45311	Preble County	Preble Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 452-4102	421	21	20.0	—	404 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	48.4	587^th of 1046 public middle schools	43.9%		46.7	594^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.7%	7	52.4	48.6		57.8	65.7	54.1	36.0		66.7	44.2	56.8	53.2	91.7	$11,673

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Junior High

How many students attend Madison Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Madison Junior High.

Is Madison Junior High a good school?

Madison Junior High ranks 302^nd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Madison Junior High in?

Madison Local

What is the racial makeup of Madison Junior High?

Students at Madison Junior High are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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