Enrollment
124
Middle
DISTRICT 204 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON CUSD 12·NCES 172397006234
Madison Jr High School
600 Farrish St, Madison, IL 62060 · (618) 877-1712 · Madison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL124 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Illinois public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
121 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 58 | 47% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 31% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Madison Jr High School→Madison Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Madison CUSD 12. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
30.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.7pp since 2023
Math
7.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.2% | 7.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.5% | 4.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
18.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Jr High School
Madison Jr High School's state test result (18.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Jr High School this school | 124 | 97.6% | 18.4% |
| Roosevelt Junior High School Dolton | 130 | 100.0% | 23.6% |
| Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center Ford Heights | 156 | 98.7% | 16.3% |
| Washington Junior High Riverdale | 118 | 100.0% | 16.9% |
| Lincoln Junior High School Dolton | 168 | 98.8% | 12.8% |
| LEARN Chtr - Middle School Chicago | 176 | 92.6% | 27.9% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #533 of 578 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #619 of 640 ▼ 11 | #14 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #566 of 640 ▲ 3 | #12 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 124 | #628 of 691 | #14 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #22 of 581 | #1 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
124
-17 (-12%) vs 2020
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 | 124 | 10 | 12.4:1 | 98% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 116 | 8 | 14.5:1 | 98% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 122 | 11 | 11.1:1 | 98% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 141 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 149 | 8.1 | 18.4:1 | 98% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 128 | 14 | 9.1:1 | 98% (125) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (149 to 124); teachers up 23% (8.1 to 10).
About Madison Jr High School
Madison Jr High School is a middle school with a street address in Madison, Illinois. The school enrolls 124 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Illinois enroll around 462, and this school is 73% below that mark.
Madison CUSD 12 is responsible for 3 schools, Madison Jr High School included, with 613 students in all.
Black students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 6% Hispanic and 3% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 8%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Madison Jr High School scores 18%.
For every teacher at Madison Jr High School, there are about 12.4 students; the school has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Illinois is about 13.0:1. There are 121 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 98% of enrollment. Public schools in Madison County average 46%.
Madison Jr High School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 24% of Illinois public middle schools.
The model predicts 15.2% for a school in Illinois with Madison Jr High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Madison Jr High School posts 18.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Madison County show that the median household earns about $75,793 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Madison County has 84 public schools with about 35,253 students, including Madison Jr High School.
The closest school to Madison Jr High School is Madison Senior High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 11.0% on proficiency, and Madison Jr High School is above that at 18.4%.
NCES assigns Madison Jr High School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 124, from 141 in 2020-21.
The Madison Jr High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,238
Census ACS
Median income
$75,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
35,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison CUSD 12
- Bernard Long Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Madison Senior High SchoolHigh · 152 students
- Madison Student Support CenterHigh
Other schools in Madison
- Bernard Long Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Madison Senior High SchoolHigh · 152 students
- Madison Student Support CenterHigh
Other Madison Junior High schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Madison Junior High. Madison Jr High School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Madison Jr High SchoolNaperville, IL · 566 students
- MADISON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLREXBURG, ID · 1,261 students
- Madison Junior HighMiddletown, OH · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Senior High School0.0 mi · 152
- Bernard Long Elementary School0.3 mi · 337
- Lovejoy Elementary School1.9 mi · 67
- Lovejoy Technology Academy1.9 mi · 27
- Lovejoy Middle School1.9 mi · 24
- Venice Elementary School1.9 mi · 62
Frequently asked questions
About Madison Jr High SchoolHow large is Madison Jr High School?
Madison Jr High School enrolls approximately 124 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Madison Jr High School serve?
Madison Jr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Madison Jr High School have?
Madison Jr High School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Madison Jr High School?
At Madison Jr High School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 6% Hispanic, 90% Black.
Is Madison Jr High School public or private?
Madison Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison CUSD 12.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.