Enrollment
152
High
DISTRICT 204 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON CUSD 12·NCES 172397002622
Madison Senior High School
600 Farrish St, Madison, IL 62060 · (618) 877-1712 · Madison County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL152 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Illinois public high schools
- DTest 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.
- ·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 high schools
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
151 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 45 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 35 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 36 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 24% |
Student demographics
20%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Madison CUSD 12. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
10.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% 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 Senior High School
Madison Senior High School's state test result (10.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Senior High School this school | 152 | 99.3% | 10.3% |
| Legal Prep Academy Charter High School Chicago | 210 | 97.6% | 3.5% |
| YCCS Chtr - Chatham Chicago | 104 | 97.1% | 2.1% |
| Cairo Jr/Sr High School Cairo | 130 | 96.9% | 5.6% |
| SIU Charter School of East St Louis East Saint Louis | 99 | 100.0% | 12.3% |
| Collins Academy STEAM High School Chicago | 228 | 97.4% | 4.7% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #514 of 573 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 152 | #596 of 708 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #2 of 578 | #1 of 9 |
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
152
-14 (-8%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 286
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 | 152 | 18 | 8.4:1 | 99% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 139 | 20 | 7.0:1 | 100% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 159 | 20.8 | 7.7:1 | 100% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 166 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 169 | 16.8 | 10.1:1 | 96% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 133 | 13 | 10.2:1 | 100% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 215 | 22 | 9.8:1 | 90% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 23 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 286 | 21 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (169 to 152); teachers up 7% (16.8 to 18).
About Madison Senior High School
The public high school Madison Senior High School is located in Madison, Illinois. Enrollment totals 152 students across grades 9 through 12. The school is 82% below the average for high schools in Illinois.
Madison Senior High School is one school in Madison CUSD 12, a system of 3 schools with 613 students.
By race and ethnicity, Madison Senior High School is 89% Black. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic and 3% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Madison County's population at about 8%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Madison Senior High School scores 20%.
Its staff includes 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 8.4 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Illinois, 13.8:1, is higher. Madison Senior High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 99%. Among public schools in Madison County, the average eligibility rate is 46%.
On the allk12 Grade, Madison Senior High School lands at C, ahead of 29% of Illinois public high schools.
Madison Senior High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 10.3% is 3.9 points below the 14.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Madison County, home to about 264,238 people, the median household earns about $75,793 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Madison Senior High School shares Madison County with 83 other public schools.
The closest school to Madison Senior High School is Madison Jr High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Madison Senior High School at 5th of 7.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 166 to 152, an 8% decrease.
The Madison Senior 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 Jr High SchoolMiddle · 124 students
- Madison Student Support CenterHigh
Other schools in Madison
- Bernard Long Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Madison Jr High SchoolMiddle · 124 students
- Madison Student Support CenterHigh
Other Madison Senior High schools
One other US public school is named Madison Senior High. Madison Senior High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- MADISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLREXBURG, ID · 1,299 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Jr High School0.0 mi · 124
- Bernard Long Elementary School0.3 mi · 337
- Lovejoy Middle School1.9 mi · 24
- Lovejoy Technology Academy1.9 mi · 27
- Lovejoy Elementary School1.9 mi · 67
- Venice Elementary School1.9 mi · 62
Frequently asked questions
About Madison Senior High SchoolHow large is Madison Senior High School?
Madison Senior High School enrolls approximately 152 students in grades 09-12.
Is Madison Senior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Madison Senior High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Madison Senior High School?
Approximately 8.4:1 students per teacher at Madison Senior High School.
What is the student diversity at Madison Senior High School?
Student demographics at Madison Senior High School are roughly 3% White, 5% Hispanic, 89% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Madison Senior High School?
Madison Senior High School is overseen by Madison CUSD 12 in Madison County.
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