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Madison High School - 01

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Madison High School - 01 ranks 50 th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 70% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Madison High School - 01 is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Madison, South Dakota, with a total enrollment of 397 students. The school is part of the Madison Central School District 39-2, which is ranked 38 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Madison High School - 01 consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 71.17% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 50.93%. In Mathematics, the school had 36.94% proficiency, compared to the state's 43.49%. The school's 11th-grade ELA proficiency rate of 70.64% is significantly higher than the state's 63.84%, and its 11th-grade Mathematics proficiency of 36.7% is also above the state's 36.27%. Additionally, the school's 11th-grade Science proficiency of 54.13% is higher than the state's 48.95%. Madison High School - 01 has also maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84% to 88.5% over the past few years, which is consistently above the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Colman-Egan High School has a similar student population size and graduation rate but lags behind Madison High School - 01 in academic performance, particularly in Mathematics. On the other hand, Chester High School outperforms Madison High School - 01 in several academic areas, such as Mathematics and Science, and has a higher statewide ranking. The virtual schools in the area, such as Chester Area Cyber School and High Plains, generally have lower academic performance and higher student-teacher ratios compared to Madison High School - 01.

384

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,493

Per pupil spending ?

20.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 NE 9th St
Madison, SD 57042

(605) 256-7706

District: Madison Central School District 39-2

Feeder schools for Madison High School - 01:

Elementary:	Madison Elementary - 07
Middle:	Madison Middle School - 02

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.9%

Hispanic:

10.7%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (54% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the South Dakota median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg53%

South Dakota avg47%

50^th of 166

South Dakota public high schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^th of 147Madison Central School District 39-2 among South Dakota 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	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	50 of 166	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	45.3	80 of 141	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.4	46 of 138	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.8	110 of 134	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.9	45 of 140	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	80 of 135	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	94 of 138	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.7	88 of 137	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.2	51 of 141	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.7	68 of 133	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.2	47 of 144	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.2	97 of 143	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.0	66 of 141	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.0	53 of 150	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.9	73 of 144	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.6	82 of 135	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.7	77 of 141	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.1	91 of 136	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.9	52 of 137	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.1	52 of 132	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	74.9	30 of 133	77.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	29 of 31	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	15 of 45	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	65 of 164	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	58 of 93	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	49 of 95	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	65 of 84	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	62.4	36 of 89	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	44 of 83	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	65 of 82	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	48 of 81	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	74 of 154	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	33 of 48	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	13 of 46	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	43.9	21 of 37	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	14 of 44	68.2%	★★★★☆
2018	48.7	31 of 53	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	52 of 162	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	61 of 107	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.5	20 of 96	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	28 of 89	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	56 of 88	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	53 of 90	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	66 of 89	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	38 of 140	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	26.7	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	47 of 158	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	49.2	71 of 125	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.5	48 of 121	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	16.2	110 of 123	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.4	43 of 129	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	76 of 123	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	93 of 123	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile-44 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts71%+20 vs state

Science55%+11 vs state

Mathematics37%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2025)		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/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	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison High School - 01	Public	9-12	800 NE 9th St	Madison	57042	Lake County	Madison Central School District 39-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 256-7706	384	26	14.8	20.1%	322 (83.9%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (10.7%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	66.4	50^th of 166 public high schools	69.9%		45.3	80^th of 141 public high schools	43.3%	30	70.6	100.0	71.2	36.7	50.0	36.9	54.1	55.0	$11,493	$343	$11,151
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland High School	Public	9-12	102 School St	Rutland	57054	Lake County	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 586-4352	77	7	11.1	32.5%	72 (93.5%)	2 (2.6%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.3	112^th of 166 public high schools	32.5%					(n/a)	52.9			17.7			47.1		$16,752	$1,098	$15,654
Chester High School - 01	Public	9-12	102 2nd Ave	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 489-2411	107	10	10.6	14.0%	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	82.3	18^th of 166 public high schools	89.2%		86.6	12^th of 141 public high schools	91.5%	6	70.3			62.2			64.9		$13,027	$417	$12,610
Chester Area Cyber School - 92	Public, Virtual	9-12	500 5th St	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 489-2411	106	4	25.1		106 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.9	122^nd of 166 public high schools	26.5%		32.5	102^nd of 141 public high schools	27.7%	20	62.5	50.0	60.0	6.3	25.0	10.0	31.3	35.0	$10,891	$417	$10,474
High Plains - 06	Public, Virtual	9-12	500 5th St	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 489-2411	84	0	700.0	11.9%	79 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	13.8	153^rd of 166 public high schools	7.8%		6.8	130^th of 141 public high schools	7.8%	23	20.0	42.9	27.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.7	9.1	$6,423	$417	$6,006
Colman-Egan High School - 01	Public	9-12	200 S Loban Ave	Colman	57017	Moody County	Colman-Egan School District 50-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 534-3534	100	7	14.5	18.0%	85 (85.0%)	3 (3.0%)	7 (7.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	59.9	73^rd of 166 public high schools	56.0%		34.6	96^th of 141 public high schools	31.9%	23	76.5			17.7			58.8		$12,142	$355	$11,788
Spring Lake Colony High School	Public	9-12	21727 452nd Ave	Arlington	57212	Kingsbury County	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 482-8244	12	2	8.0		12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.5	166^th of 166 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)	0.0			0.0			0.0

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Madison High School - 01 ranks 50^th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Madison High School - 01.

What schools feed into Madison High School - 01?

Madison High School - 01 is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Madison Elementary - 07
Middle : Madison Middle School - 02

What district is Madison High School - 01 in?

Madison Central School District 39-2

What is the racial makeup of Madison High School - 01?

Students at Madison High School - 01 are 84% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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