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MADISON H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MADISON H S
MADISON H S, a substantial 9-12 campus in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, overseen by NORTH EAST ISD, works with 2,616 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so MADISON H S sits 229% above that benchmark.
MADISON H S is one of 75 schools operated by NORTH EAST ISD, a district that works with 56,420 students overall.
On demographics, MADISON H S logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school logs 20% White, 7% Black, 4% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, MADISON H S has 157 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 51% of students at MADISON H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bexar County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, MADISON H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.7%; this one delivers 54.8%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Bexar County) logs that median household earnings sit near $72,341, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MADISON H S is one of 638 public schools in Bexar County (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students).
The closest other public school is STAHL EL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MADISON H S comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 43.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.
Over the past 7-year window. MADISON H S's enrollment has fell 20% since 2018, when it stood at 3,287 (now 2,616). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 25% to 20%.
In the discussion threads here, members of the MADISON H S community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Bexar County at a glance
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