Summary:
ZIP code 44057 has one middle school, Madison Middle School, in Madison, OH, serving grades 6–8 with 605 students as part of the Madison Local district. The district is rated 3 stars, ranked 335th of 773 Ohio districts (57th percentile). Madison Middle School is also rated 3 stars and ranked 435th of 1,046 schools in 2025–2026 (58th percentile). Its rank has been fairly stable: 435th in 2025–2026, 460th in 2024–2025, and 431st in 2023–2024, so it moved up modestly from the prior year but remains near its 2023–2024 position.
Academically, the standout is Algebra I End-of-Course proficiency: 96.6% in 2025–2026 and 100% in 2024–2025, far above district and state, though Algebra I often reflects a selected group of students. Seventh grade ELA is consistently strong at 73.2% proficient in 2025–2026 and 74.1% in 2024–2025, roughly 10–11 percentage points above state. Seventh grade Math also beats state both years, and 8th grade Science is above state both years, though it declined from 69.3% to 64.7%. Sixth grade Math and ELA improved to at or above state, while 8th grade Math showed the biggest gain, rising from 39.9% to 51.6% and moving from below state to nearly even with it.
The main watch item is 8th grade ELA, which remains below state in both years (54.3% vs. 58.3% in 2025–2026; 52.5% vs. 54.4% in 2024–2025). Chronic absenteeism is 18.2% at the school, lower than the district’s 20.1%, but still nearly one in five students. About 48.6% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and the student–teacher ratio is 23.2:1, which is relatively high; per-student spending of $8,387 is from 2018–2019 and is outdated. Overall, Madison Middle School is a stable, slightly above-average Ohio middle school with strong Algebra I, 7th grade ELA and Math, and improving 6th grade and 8th grade Math, while 8th grade ELA is the clearest area to watch.
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