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What's something Madison High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
780
High
DISTRICT 1,071 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005509
Madison High
4833 Doliva Dr., San Diego, CA 92117 · (858) 536-0336 · San Diego County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL780 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
630 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 180 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 183 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 213 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 204 | 26% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.9pp since 2014
Math
24.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.5% | 29.6% | 27.2% | 27.7% |
| Math | 8.8% | 15.6% | 25.4% | 50.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.1% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.8% | 13.4% |
| 2021-22 | 27.4% | 6.7% |
| 2018-19 | 42.7% | 14.0% |
| 2017-18 | 50.7% | 13.9% |
| 2016-17 | 58.1% | 23.3% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 28.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Madison High
Madison High's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison High this school | 780 | 80.8% | 30.6% |
| SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - SCUSD Sacramento | 672 | 83.5% | N/A |
| Palo Verde High Blythe | 740 | 76.9% | 22.2% |
| Rosamond High Early College Campus Rosamond | 927 | 79.8% | 26.5% |
| Desert Sands Charter Lancaster | 727 | 78.7% | N/A |
| San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet San Jacinto | 748 | 82.0% | 47.1% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Madison High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #779 of 1,052 | #57 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #548 of 1,056 ▲ 283 | #41 of 70 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #802 of 1,056 ▲ 66 | #59 of 70 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.7pp | #22 of 1,044 | #2 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 780 | #841 of 2,093 | #71 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #597 of 1,352 | #27 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #508 of 1,351 | #55 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.8% | #595 of 1,575 | #25 of 112 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #116 of 802 | #5 of 57 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
780
-152 (-16%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 1,438
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 20.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 780 | 38.3 | 20.4:1 | 81% (630) |
| 2023-24 | 848 | 42.7 | 19.9:1 | 75% (638) |
| 2022-23 | 944 | 41.7 | 22.6:1 | 78% (734) |
| 2020-21 | 932 | 45 | 20.7:1 | 75% (699) |
| 2017-18 | 1,023 | 48.8 | 21.0:1 | 68% (696) |
| 2015-16 | 1,125 | 56 | 20.1:1 | 67% (752) |
| 2010-11 | 1,262 | N/A | N/A | 78% (980) |
| 2000-01 | 1,403 | 70 | 20.0:1 | 47% (665) |
| 1990-91 | 1,438 | 67 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison High.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,023 to 780); teachers down 21% (48.8 to 38.3).
About Madison High
In San Diego, California, part of San Diego County, Madison High is a high school. A federal count lists 780 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12.
Madison High is among 174 schools run by San Diego Unified, which serves 94,828 students.
Madison High's enrollment is 63% Hispanic. Other groups include 12% White, 9% Black, 9% multiracial, and 5% Asian. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 35% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Madison High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
The school has about 20.4 students per teacher and 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in California is 18.2:1, lower than at this school. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Madison High is C+. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Madison High's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 32.2%. Madison High scores 30.6%, 1.6 points below that line.
In San Diego County (population about 3,288,774), median household income is about $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Madison High is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County, which together enroll about 467,437 students.
The next-closest public school is Sequoia Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Madison High. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Madison High ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 780 was 16% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 932.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
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Other Madison High schools
15 other US public schools in 12 states are named Madison High. Madison High is the 6th largest of the 16.
- Madison High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 2,616 students
- Madison HighVienna, VA · 2,090 students
- Madison High SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 1,588 students
- Madison High SchoolMansfield, OH · 855 students
- Madison High SchoolMadison, OH · 818 students
Nearby schools
- Sequoia Elementary0.4 mi · 180
- Lafayette Elementary0.4 mi · 208
- Innovation Middle0.5 mi · 350
- Creative Performing and Media Arts0.6 mi · 614
- Clairemont Canyons Academy0.8 mi · 318
- Kavod Charter0.9 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Madison HighHow many students attend Madison High?
Madison High enrolls approximately 780 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Madison High serve?
Madison High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Madison High?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Madison High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Madison High?
At Madison High, the student body is approximately 12% White, 63% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Madison High public or private?
Madison High is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.