MADISON H S

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, MADISON H S is a substantial senior high, run under HOUSTON ISD. It enrolls 1,588 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 99% above typical.

HOUSTON ISD runs 273 schools in total, collectively educating 176,727 students. MADISON H S is one of those campuses.

On demographics, MADISON H S reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder is composed of 33% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 119 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting MADISON H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 90% of students at MADISON H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MADISON H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.6%, the actual is 35.5%, a residual of +0.9 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Harris County) records that median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. MADISON H S is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

HOBBY EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MADISON H S. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MADISON H S ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 38.2%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. MADISON H S's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,663 (now 1,588). Black enrollment moved from 40% to 33% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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