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Madison High School

5797 W Alexandria Rd, Middletown, OH 45042 · (513) 420-4760 · Butler County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
Enrollment
438
High
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 565
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
353 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 910925%
Grade 1012529%
Grade 119522%
Grade 1210925%
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
40693%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
123%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
143%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
22451%
Female
21449%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
51.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -15.4pp since 2021
Math
52.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.8pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 15 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2551.0%52.6%
2023-2461.2%52.2%
2022-2357.3%59.4%
2021-2266.4%44.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 (60.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Madison High School this school43880.6%60.5%
Houston High School
Houston
32681.6%75.4%
Lincolnview Jr/Sr High School
Van Wert
34384.5%78.0%
Union Local High School
Belmont
38279.6%58.9%
Madison-Plains High School
London
34574.5%69.3%
Clear Fork High School
Bellville
41273.1%65.8%
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
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Butler County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
60.5%#327 of 403#7 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
52.6%#343 of 776
▼ 36
#7 of 14
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
51.0%#575 of 774
▼ 126
#10 of 13
▼ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-3.8pp#94 of 742#2 of 12
Enrollment
ranked largest first
438#433 of 888#13 of 19
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.7:1#147 of 739#2 of 13
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
13.9%#544 of 749#13 of 14
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
80.6%#62 of 435#2 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+7.4%#105 of 198#5 of 9
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 2024-25
Enrollment
438
+33 (+8%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254383213.7:181% (353)
2023-244423014.7:183% (368)
2022-234032714.9:167% (271)
2020-214052814.5:1N/A
2017-1840831.712.9:140% (164)
2015-164323313.1:157% (248)
2000-014782817.1:13% (14)
1990-915003116.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 7% (408 to 438); teachers up 1% (31.7 to 32).

About Madison High School

Madison High School is a small high school serving families in Middletown, Ohio. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 438 students. On average, high schools in Ohio enroll around 565, and this school is 22% below that mark.

Madison Local runs 3 schools with a combined 1,491 students. Madison High School is one of them.

A large majority of enrollment at Madison High School is White, at 93%. It is also 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Butler County's residents are about 76% White, 17 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.

The school had 32 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. Across high schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 81%. The 42% average for public schools in Butler County is 39 points lower.

Schools in Ohio with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 58.4%. Madison High School scores 60.5%.

The school's county is Butler County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $81,590 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Madison High School shares Butler County with 89 other public schools.

The closest school to Madison High School is Madison Junior High, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Madison High School.

The NCES locale for Madison High School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment figures show a increase of 33 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

The Madison High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Butler County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
392,876
Census ACS
Median income
$81,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
59,107 students

Quick facts

School name
Madison High School
District
Madison Local
Address
5797 W Alexandria Rd, Middletown, OH 45042
Phone
(513) 420-4760
County
Butler County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
438
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
353 (81%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
390461202443
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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15 other US public schools in 12 states are named Madison High. Madison High School is the 9th largest of the 16.

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Frequently asked questions

About Madison High School
What is the total enrollment at Madison High School?
Madison High School enrolls approximately 438 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 13.7:1 students per teacher at Madison High School.
What is the student diversity at Madison High School?
Student demographics at Madison High School are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Madison High School in?
Madison High School is part of Madison Local.
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