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Madison Academic Magnet High School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 95% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Madison Academic Magnet High School is a public magnet high school serving grades 9-12 in Jackson, Tennessee, with an enrollment of 477 students. The school is part of the Madison County School District, which is ranked 126 out of 139 districts in the state.

Madison Academic Magnet High School consistently ranks among the top 20 high schools in Tennessee, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students significantly outperform the state and district averages on TNReady assessments across all subject areas, including Algebra, Biology, US History, English, and Geometry. For example, in 2024-2025, 81.6% of Madison Academic Magnet High School students were proficient or better in Biology I, compared to 45.7% statewide and 31.5% in the Madison County district. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, outperforming state and district averages for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students.

When compared to other high schools in the region, Madison Academic Magnet High School significantly outperforms the other high schools in the Madison County district, such as North Side High School, Liberty Technology Magnet High School, and Jackson Central Merry High School. However, when compared to high-performing schools in other districts, such as Chester County High School and South Gibson County High School, the gap in performance is smaller, though Madison Academic Magnet High School still maintains a strong academic standing.

483

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,461

Per pupil spending ?

11.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

575 Lambuth AVE
Jackson, TN 38301

(731) 427-3501

District: Madison County

Feeder schools for Madison Academic Magnet High School:

Elementary:	Alexander Elementary School
	Andrew Jackson Elementary School
	Arlington Elementary School
	Community Montessori School
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	Denmark Elementary
	East Elementary School
	Isaac Lane Technology Magnet Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Pope School
	South Elementary
	Thelma Barker Elementary
Middle:	Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary
	North Parkway Middle School
	Northeast Middle School
	West-Bemis Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.5%

African American:

19.5%

Hispanic:

14.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2014 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (69% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Tennessee high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg40%

18^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 5%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6High Schools in the Madison County

126^th of 139Madison County among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	18 of 389	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	18 of 392	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	12 of 384	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	15 of 358	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	8 of 347	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	15 of 342	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	10 of 341	97.1%	★★★★★
2016	89.6	10 of 351	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	87.2	14 of 300	95.3%	★★★★★
2014	89.6	10 of 296	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	95.3	4 of 285	98.6%	★★★★★
2011	98.7	3 of 273	98.9%	★★★★★
2010	96.8	4 of 267	98.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	10 of 233	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	80.3	22 of 240	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	12 of 239	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	11 of 222	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	82.1	10 of 208	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	4 of 187	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	3 of 199	98.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	29.8	38 of 48	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	29 of 45	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.2	7 of 47	85.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	31 of 365	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	25 of 365	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	30 of 366	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.2	27 of 350	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.8	10 of 340	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	21 of 337	93.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	39 of 213	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	24 of 209	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	33 of 202	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	21 of 189	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	15 of 180	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.2	21 of 153	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	23 of 159	85.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	7 of 324	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	9 of 337	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	3 of 330	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	14 of 322	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	69.1	37 of 317	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	11 of 302	96.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	12 of 368	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	15 of 366	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	4 of 359	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	11 of 349	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	80.6	19 of 332	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	7 of 329	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	7 of 323	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	8 of 326	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	12 of 325	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	9 of 312	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	5 of 306	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	15 of 301	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	8 of 307	97.4%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2021)21st percentile-77 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II92%+37 vs state

Biology I82%+36 vs state

Geometry76%+39 vs state

US History74%+36 vs state

English I70%+31 vs state

Algebra II47%+12 vs state

Algebra I44%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)			TNReady English Language Arts (2025)			TNReady Algebra I (2025)			TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady US History (2025)				TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)			TNReady Geometry (2025)				TNReady Science (2025)			TNReady Social Studies (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	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison Academic Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	575 Lambuth AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	No	(731) 427-3501	477	27	17.5		257 (53.9%)	86 (18.0%)	74 (15.5%)	29 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	90.9	18^th of 389 public high schools	95.4%		88.5	18^th of 392 public high schools	95.4%								44.5		44.1		33.3		46.7	82.8			81.6		75.4		74.3	69.8	69.8		91.7	91.7	85.0	74.7		75.9							$13,461	$862	$11,611
Jackson Central-Merry Early College High	Public	9-12	215 Allen AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 664-2575	252	15	17.1		43 (17.1%)	173 (68.7%)	20 (7.9%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	81.8	41^st of 389 public high schools	89.5%		65.5	94^th of 392 public high schools	76.0%	53							39.0		39.0		35.1		39.3	76.7			76.9	37.5			33.3	84.9	84.9		83.1	83.1	93.3	35.8		46.3							$12,996	$866	$11,969
Jackson Central Merry High School	Public	9-12	332 Lane AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 506-2290	464	28	16.3		31 (6.7%)	365 (78.7%)	45 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	11	367^th of 389 public high schools	5.7%		10.3	365^th of 392 public high schools	6.9%	2							5.3		5.1		14.9		13.5	28.1	14.9	5.6	16.4		14.9		13.3	9.0	8.9		30.2	26.1		5.1									$13,570	$1,522	$11,057
South Side High School	Public	9-12	84 Harts Bridge RD	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 422-9923	773	67	11.5		348 (45.0%)	308 (39.8%)	65 (8.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.8%)	17.9	336^th of 389 public high schools	13.6%		22.1	318^th of 392 public high schools	18.9%	18							18.8		17.1		15.2		12.9	21.4	13.0		19.0	10.5	19.5	25.0	18.7	21.6	20.9		21.3	19.7		12.0	9.5	11.4							$15,225	$1,362	$12,981
North Side High School	Public	9-12	3066 North Highland	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 668-3171	925	68	13.5		180 (19.5%)	527 (57.0%)	152 (16.4%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.9%)	18.4	333^rd of 389 public high schools	14.4%		13.3	354^th of 392 public high schools	9.7%	21										22.2	8.0	10.5	11.9	63.0	9.1		15.6		21.7		19.5	24.9	23.8	36.4	31.7	29.1	20.0	5.3	48.1	11.5							$15,005	$1,515	$12,728
Liberty Technology Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3470 Ridgecrest Road	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 423-9086	584	41	14.3		62 (10.6%)	430 (73.6%)	51 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.0%)	9.9	370^th of 389 public high schools	4.9%		7	383^rd of 392 public high schools	2.3%	13															15.6		14.4	9.1	17.5		15.9	12.2	11.3		23.9	21.6		6.1		5.3							$14,311	$1,800	$11,870
South Gibson County High School	Public	9-12	100 Mount Zion RD	Medina	38355	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	No	(731) 783-0999	788	47	16.8		696 (88.3%)	45 (5.7%)	18 (2.3%)	17 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	92.2	14^th of 389 public high schools	96.4%		89.5	16^th of 392 public high schools	95.9%	2							48.5		47.5		62.3		62.6		58.8		58.5		69.2		67.8	58.5	57.6		71.6	71.6		52.1		51.2							$10,653	$317	$9,782
Humboldt Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2600 Viking DR	Humboldt	38343	Gibson County	Humboldt City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 784-2781	407	36	11.2		69 (17.0%)	289 (71.0%)	42 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	8.9	375^th of 389 public high schools	3.6%		13.6	351^st of 392 public high schools	10.5%	24	10.8	10.3	10.5	15.2	5.8	10.4									20.0		20.0		10.4		10.4	6.6	6.3		22.2	22.2					16.9	14.7	15.8	26.2	14.7	20.3	$16,762	$1,540	$13,619
Chester County High School	Public	9-12	552 East Main ST	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8125	809	52	15.7		629 (77.8%)	114 (14.1%)	37 (4.6%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	71.2	73^rd of 389 public high schools	81.2%		78.3	47^th of 392 public high schools	88.0%	26							20.4	7.1	19.6	94.4	44.3		48.4	57.7	50.6	30.0	50.5		63.3		62.3	44.8	44.9		62.4	62.4		45.5	5.0	41.0							$10,883	$546	$9,837

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Academic Magnet High School

Is Madison Academic Magnet High School a good school?

Yes! Madison Academic Magnet High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 18^th of 389 Tennessee high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Madison Academic Magnet High School?

Students at Madison Academic Magnet High School are 55% White, 19% African American, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools feed into Madison Academic Magnet High School?

Madison Academic Magnet High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alexander Elementary School
Elementary : Andrew Jackson Elementary School
Elementary : Arlington Elementary School
Elementary : Community Montessori School
Elementary : Denmark Elementary
Elementary : East Elementary School
Elementary : Isaac Lane Technology Magnet Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary : Pope School
Elementary : South Elementary
Elementary : Thelma Barker Elementary
Middle : Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary
Middle : North Parkway Middle School
Middle : Northeast Middle School
Middle : West-Bemis Middle School

How many students attend Madison Academic Magnet High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Madison Academic Magnet High School.

What district is Madison Academic Magnet High School in?

Madison County

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