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What do you wish you knew before starting at Madison High School?
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Enrollment
761
High
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340924004300
Madison High School
170 RIDGEDALE AVENUE, MADISON, NJ 07940 · (973) 593-3117 · Morris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL761 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
79 students
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 186 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 185 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 199 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 191 | 25% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 71% · 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 Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
76.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
54.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.1% | 54.6% |
| 2023-24 | 74.2% | 41.6% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 →
Where Madison High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #85 of 397 | #12 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #76 of 400 | #10 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #54 of 395 | #7 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 761 | #242 of 442 | #16 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #91 of 388 | #13 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #248 of 389 | #13 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #62 of 200 | #10 of 18 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
761
-109 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.9:1
% White
70%
was 76%
% Hispanic
17%
was 12%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
8%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 761 | 70 | 10.9:1 | 10% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 816 | 71 | 11.5:1 | 6% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 824 | 71 | 11.6:1 | 11% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 870 | 67.6 | 12.9:1 | 9% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison High School.
About Madison High School
Madison High School, located in MADISON, New Jersey, is a low-enrollment high school. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 761 students on the rolls.
Madison Public School District counts 2,364 students in its 5 schools, and Madison High School is one of them.
The share of White students at Madison High School is 70%, a majority. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Morris County at about 68% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 70 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.9:1. The gap from the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey is 1.8 students per teacher. On the income side, 10% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 9 points below the 19% average for public schools in Morris County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Madison High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.0%; the prediction is 60.5%.
In the wider Morris County area, the median household earns about $137,326 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Across Morris County, 156 public schools serve about 72,239 students.
Madison High School's nearest public school is Ridgedale Middle School (about 0.6 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Madison High School. By average proficiency, Madison High School is 8th among 8 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 870 (2017-18) to 761 (2024-25). Over the same years, the White share dropped from 76% to 70%. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.9:1.
This page is set up for the Madison High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison Public School District
- Madison Junior SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- Central Avenue SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Torey J. Sabatini SchoolElementary · 281 students
- Kings Road SchoolElementary · 275 students
Other schools in MADISON
- Madison Junior SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- Central Avenue SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Torey J. Sabatini SchoolElementary · 281 students
- Kings Road SchoolElementary · 275 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgedale Middle School0.6 mi · 321
- Central Avenue School0.7 mi · 492
- Madison Junior School1.0 mi · 555
- Briarwood School1.4 mi · 311
- Brooklake School1.5 mi · 306
- Kings Road School1.5 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Madison High SchoolHow large is Madison High School?
Madison High School enrolls approximately 761 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Madison High School serve?
Madison High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Madison High School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Madison High School.
How diverse is Madison High School?
Madison High School reports a student body of 70% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Madison High School public or private?
Madison High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.