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Enrollment
855
High
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON LOCAL·NCES 390494503598
Madison High School
600 Esley Ln, Mansfield, OH 44905 · (419) 589-2112 · Richland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL855 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Ohio public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
463 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 43%
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 | 185 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 207 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 243 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 220 | 26% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
67.7%
OH avg 59.8% . -7.6pp since 2021
Math
42.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.7% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 74.7% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.8% | 42.6% |
| 2021-22 | 75.3% | 43.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 High School
Madison High School's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison High School this school | 855 | 54.2% | 61.2% |
| Maplewood Career Center Building Ravenna | 688 | 51.6% | N/A |
| Greene County Career Center Xenia | 649 | 50.1% | N/A |
| Shawnee Middle School/High School Springfield | 667 | 51.6% | 70.8% |
| Midview High School Grafton | 727 | 48.8% | 72.1% |
| Greenville Senior High School Greenville | 776 | 51.2% | 64.7% |
Matched among Ohio 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #322 of 403 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #478 of 776 ▼ 37 | #7 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #354 of 774 ▼ 135 | #6 of 10 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.1pp | #90 of 742 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 855 | #185 of 888 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #272 of 739 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.4% | #313 of 749 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #136 of 435 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #440 of 484 | #7 of 7 |
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
855
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,073
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 855 | 56.7 | 15.1:1 | 54% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 882 | 64.8 | 13.6:1 | 53% (464) |
| 2022-23 | 877 | N/A | N/A | 47% (416) |
| 2020-21 | 869 | 56 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 879 | 71 | 12.4:1 | 55% (485) |
| 2015-16 | 923 | 70 | 13.2:1 | 57% (524) |
| 2010-11 | 947 | 79 | 12.0:1 | 55% (517) |
| 2000-01 | 825 | 84 | 9.8:1 | 8% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 1,073 | 76 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (879 to 855); teachers down 20% (71 to 56.7).
About Madison High School
At 600 Esley Ln in Mansfield, Ohio, Madison High School operates as a large high school. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 855 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 51% bigger than the 565-student average for high schools in Ohio.
The Madison Local system has 6 schools and 2,626 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Madison High School is White, at 84%. It is also 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 5% Black. Among Richland County residents, the White share is about 85%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
The school lists 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. The average for high schools in Ohio, 17.7:1, is higher. A total of 463 students, or 54%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Richland County average a similar 54%.
Madison High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of Ohio public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Madison High School would be expected to post about 68.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.2%.
The school is in Richland County, where the median household earns about $59,509 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Madison High School shares Richland County with 48 other public schools.
Madison High School's closest public school neighbor is Madison Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Madison High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 61.2% is below the 65.6% average for nearby schools.
Madison High School is coded as Suburb: Small in federal locale data.
In 2020-21, Madison High School enrolled 869; in 2024-25, 855.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Madison High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,099
Census ACS
Median income
$59,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
18,772 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison Local
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Madison South Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Mifflin Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
- Eastview Elementary SchoolElementary · 218 students
- Madison Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 50 students
Other schools in Mansfield
- GOAL Digital AcademyCombined · 855 students
- Mansfield Senior High SchoolHigh · 816 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Malabar Intermediate SchoolElementary · 660 students
- Sherman Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Ontario High SchoolHigh · 540 students
Other Madison High schools
15 other US public schools in 12 states are named Madison High. Madison High School is the 4th largest of the 16.
- Madison High SchoolMadison, OH · 818 students
- Madison High SchoolMiddletown, OH · 438 students
- Madison High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 2,616 students
- Madison HighVienna, VA · 2,090 students
- Madison High SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 1,588 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Middle School0.2 mi · 761
- Madison Early Childhood Learning Center0.9 mi · 50
- Eastview Elementary School1.3 mi · 218
- Mifflin Elementary School1.8 mi · 256
- Madison South Elementary School2.8 mi · 486
- Tyger Digital Academy3.0 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Madison High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Madison High School?
Madison High School enrolls approximately 855 students in grades 09-12.
Is Madison High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Madison High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Madison High School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Madison High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Madison High School?
At Madison High School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Madison High School public or private?
Madison High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.