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Enrollment
1,588
High
DISTRICT 995 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002530
Madison High School
13719 WHITEHEATHER, HOUSTON, TX 77045 · (713) 433-9801 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,588 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
119 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
1,427 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
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 | 453 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 359 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 375 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 401 | 25% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63% · 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 published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +41.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 39.0% | 23.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 24.0% | 31.0% | 19.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 9.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 (39.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison High School this school | 1,588 | 89.9% | 39.5% |
| North Dallas High School DALLAS | 1,300 | 91.1% | 38.5% |
| O D Wyatt High School FORT WORTH | 1,499 | 92.7% | 24.9% |
| Everman High School EVERMAN | 1,529 | 95.2% | 36.2% |
| Justin F Kimball High School DALLAS | 1,175 | 89.5% | 29.5% |
| Tyler High School TYLER | 2,148 | 86.7% | 40.8% |
Matched among Texas 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 Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #1,144 of 1,385 | #118 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #531 of 1,425 ▲ 64 | #80 of 155 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,169 of 1,425 ▲ 84 | #123 of 155 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +29.0pp | #167 of 1,184 | #25 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,588 | #433 of 2,107 | #73 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #461 of 1,344 | #18 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #731 of 1,346 | #85 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #192 of 1,522 | #47 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #419 of 557 | #61 of 75 |
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
1,588
-246 (-13%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,807
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 1,588 | 118.6 | 13.4:1 | 90% (1,427) |
| 2023-24 | 1,855 | 124.1 | 14.9:1 | 93% (1,722) |
| 2022-23 | 1,924 | 108.8 | 17.7:1 | 93% (1,792) |
| 2020-21 | 1,834 | 99 | 18.5:1 | 87% (1,594) |
| 2017-18 | 1,663 | 103.5 | 16.1:1 | 74% (1,234) |
| 2015-16 | 1,850 | 98 | 18.9:1 | 75% (1,382) |
| 2010-11 | 2,213 | 133 | 16.6:1 | 49% (1,092) |
| 2000-01 | 2,169 | 94 | 23.1:1 | 39% (849) |
| 1990-91 | 1,807 | 85 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,663 to 1,588); teachers up 15% (103.5 to 118.6).
About Madison High School
Madison High School is a large high school in HOUSTON, Texas. In all, 1,588 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That is 99% above the average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
HOUSTON ISD enrolls 176,727 students, and its 273 schools include Madison High School.
Federal enrollment data show Madison High School is 63% Hispanic. Other groups make up 33% Black. Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 118.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.4:1. Across high schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Of all students at Madison High School, 90% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 20 points.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Madison High School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 39.5% actual against 35.3% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Harris County show that the median household earns about $74,983 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Across Harris County, 1,205 public schools serve about 886,911 students.
Hobby Elementary School is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Madison High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Madison High School ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,588, compared with 1,834 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.5:1 to 13.4:1.
The allk12 page for Madison High School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
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Other schools in HOUSTON
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Other Madison High schools
15 other US public schools in 12 states are named Madison High. Madison High School is the 3rd largest of the 16.
- Madison High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 2,616 students
- Madison HighVienna, VA · 2,090 students
- Madison High SchoolMansfield, OH · 855 students
- Madison High SchoolMadison, OH · 818 students
- Madison HighSan Diego, CA · 780 students
Nearby schools
- Hobby Elementary School0.4 mi · 447
- Montgomery Elementary School0.6 mi · 373
- Petersen Elementary School1.0 mi · 357
- R D S P D1.0 mi · 46
- King Early Childhood Center1.0 mi · 299
- Lawson Middle School1.1 mi · 1,069
Frequently asked questions
About Madison High SchoolHow many students attend Madison High School?
Madison High School enrolls approximately 1,588 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Madison High School serve?
Madison High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Madison High School have?
Madison High School employs 119 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Madison High School?
Student demographics at Madison High School are roughly 1% White, 63% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Madison High School?
Madison High School is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.