Madison Junior School

Madison Junior School, a medium-sized middle school in MADISON, New Jersey, run under Madison Public School District, educates 555 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Within Madison Public School District, which oversees 5 schools and 2,364 students, Madison Junior School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Madison Junior School shows that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Madison Junior School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Morris County's rate of about 19%.

With demographic context factored in, Madison Junior School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.0%, the actual is 64.8%, a residual of +2.8 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Morris County put the typical household earns roughly $137,326 per year, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Morris County runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students), of which Madison Junior School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Central Avenue School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Madison Junior School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 71.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 626 students in 2018 compared to 555 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.