Summary:
ZIP code 44057 is home to four schools, all within the Madison Local district: two elementary schools serving grades K–5 (North Elementary School and South Elementary School), one middle school serving grades 6–8 (Madison Middle School), and one high school serving grades 9–12 (Madison High School). Together they enroll 2,501 students. The district ranks 335 out of 773 Ohio districts, placing it in the 57th percentile with 3 stars.
South Elementary School is the academic standout, ranking in the 66th percentile — highest in the ZIP — and scoring above the district average in all seven listed elementary tests, including 5th grade science and English language arts at 85.4% and 5th grade math at 83.1%. North Elementary School trails slightly in proficiency but has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the area at 13.5%, even with the highest free/reduced lunch rate (58.92%). Madison Middle School posts the most dramatic result in the data: 96.6% Algebra I proficiency, well above the state's 61.6%. Madison High School improved from the 46th to the 52nd percentile (2 to 3 stars) and graduates 95.4% of students, but its chronic absenteeism of 29.7% is far above the district's 20.1%.
Two weak spots stand out. Early elementary math lags across the district: 3rd grade math was 55.1% at North and 54.7% at South, both below the state's 62.1%, even as 5th grade math tops 80% at both schools. South's 3rd grade math also fell 24.4 points from the prior year. Attendance is better than the district average at the three lower schools (13.5% to 18.2%) but remains the high school's biggest challenge.
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