Madison High
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Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingWhat this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Madison High
As a micro-enrollment senior high in Madison, Kansas, Madison High works with 106 students from grades 7 through 12, run under Madison-Virgil. Enrollment runs roughly 74% leaner than the state mean of about 410.
Madison-Virgil runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 236 students. Madison High is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Madison High lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Greenwood County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Madison High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.8%.
Zooming out to the county, Greenwood County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,042 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Madison High is one of 6 public schools in Greenwood County (combined enrollment of about 869 students).
The closest other public school is Madison Elem, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Madison High at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.2%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 105 students in 2018 compared to 106 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 93% to 89%.
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Related schools
- Madison Elem0.2 mi · 130
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- Olpe Elementary9.8 mi · 149
- Hamilton Elem9.9 mi · 49
- Hamilton High9.9 mi · 41
- Southern Coffey County Elementary13.9 mi · 84