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If you could change one rule at Madison Southern High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,224
High
DISTRICT 839 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY·NCES 210372001594
Madison Southern High School
279 Glades Rd, Berea, KY 40403 · (859) 625-6148 · Madison County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,224 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Kentucky public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
581 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 320 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 316 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 312 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 272 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 0% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 47% · 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
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
63.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Southern High School
Madison Southern High School's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Southern High School this school | 1,224 | 47.5% | 57.0% |
| Marshall County High School Benton | 1,201 | 48.2% | 36.8% |
| Barren County High School Glasgow | 1,220 | 49.1% | 36.5% |
| Anderson County High School Lawrenceburg | 1,157 | 44.2% | 37.0% |
| Logan County High School Russellville | 918 | 46.1% | 41.5% |
| Harrison County High School Cynthiana | 881 | 46.8% | 32.8% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Southern High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #10 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #10 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #6 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,224 | #51 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #154 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #148 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #175 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #67 of 72 |
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
1,224
-4 (0%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 837
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 1,224 | 67.8 | 18.1:1 | 47% (581) |
| 2023-24 | 1,230 | 66.8 | 18.4:1 | 50% (621) |
| 2022-23 | 1,210 | 68.9 | 17.6:1 | 50% (610) |
| 2020-21 | 1,228 | 66 | 18.6:1 | 50% (614) |
| 2017-18 | 1,203 | 67.2 | 17.9:1 | 49% (586) |
| 2015-16 | 1,222 | 68 | 18.0:1 | 48% (585) |
| 2010-11 | 1,029 | 66 | 15.6:1 | 47% (488) |
| 2000-01 | 793 | 55 | 14.4:1 | 26% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 837 | 45 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Southern High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,203 to 1,224); teachers up 1% (67.2 to 67.8).
About Madison Southern High School
Madison Southern High School is a high school in Berea, Kentucky, reachable at (859) 625-6148. Its enrollment is 1,224 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 558 students for high schools in Kentucky.
Besides Madison Southern High School, Madison County runs 19 other schools. The district enrolls 11,132 students.
Of every 100 students at Madison Southern High School, about 90 are White. It is also 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Madison County at about 89% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 18.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Madison Southern High School, which has 67.8. High schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 16.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 47%.
Madison Southern High School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 97% of Kentucky public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Madison Southern High School falls in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools: 57.0% actual against 47.4% predicted.
The county, Madison County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $63,351, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The county has 27 public schools and about 12,103 students.
The closest school to Madison Southern High School is Foley Middle School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Madison Southern High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Madison Southern High School's average proficiency of 57.0% compares with 47.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Madison Southern High School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,224, close to the 1,228 recorded in 2020-21.
Madison Southern High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,769
Census ACS
Median income
$63,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County
- Madison Central High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- Kirksville Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Clark Moores Middle SchoolMiddle · 558 students
- B. Michael Caudill Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
Other schools in Berea
- Kingston Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Silver Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Shannon Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Farristown Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Berea Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Foley Middle SchoolMiddle · 429 students
Nearby schools
- Foley Middle School0.1 mi · 429
- Shannon Johnson Elementary School0.3 mi · 473
- Berea Community Elementary School0.7 mi · 448
- Berea Community High School0.7 mi · 309
- Berea Community Middle School0.7 mi · 214
- Silver Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Madison Southern High SchoolHow many students attend Madison Southern High School?
Madison Southern High School enrolls approximately 1,224 students in grades 09-12.
Is Madison Southern High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Madison Southern High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Madison Southern High School?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Madison Southern High School.
How diverse is Madison Southern High School?
Madison Southern High School reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Madison Southern High School?
Madison Southern High School is overseen by Madison County in Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.