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What's one thing MADISON COUNTY HIGH gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
530
High
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510237000972
Madison County High
68 Mountaineer Lane, Madison, VA 22727 · (540) 948-3785 · Madison County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Virginia 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
351 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 66%
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 | 151 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 121 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 129 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 129 | 24% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 71% · 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 grade levels within Madison County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
89.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +20.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 20 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 87.0% | 69.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
74.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 County High
Madison County High's state test result (74.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County High this school | 530 | 66.2% | 74.0% |
| Radford High Radford | 506 | 65.8% | 73.8% |
| Windsor High Windsor | 508 | 62.0% | 85.1% |
| Stuarts Draft High Stuarts Draft | 668 | 62.1% | 79.8% |
| Liberty High Bedford | 708 | 72.5% | 64.4% |
| Fort Defiance High Fort Defiance | 731 | 62.2% | 79.5% |
Matched among Virginia 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 County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #160 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #93 of 316 ▲ 88 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #149 of 316 ▼ 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #243 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #232 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #231 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #182 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #161 of 178 |
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
530
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
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 | 530 | 33.8 | 15.7:1 | 66% (351) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 39.2 | 13.7:1 | 67% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 46% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 35 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 43.3 | 12.5:1 | 38% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 43 | 12.7:1 | 38% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 25% (147) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 44 | 14.4:1 | 9% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 647 | 46 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison County High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (542 to 530); teachers down 22% (43.3 to 33.8).
About Madison County High
Madison County High is a small high school in Madison, Virginia. Its enrollment is 530 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 1,213 students for high schools in Virginia.
Madison County Public Schools is made up of 4 schools with 1,585 students in all.
About 76% of the student body at Madison County High is White. The remaining students are 9% Black, 8% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Among people living in Madison County, the White share is about 84%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. The school has 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 15.7:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for high schools in Virginia. Federal data show 66% of students (351) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Madison County High holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 49% of Virginia public high schools.
Madison County High scores 74.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 70.1%.
Looking at the county, Madison County, the median household earns about $84,323 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Madison County has 4 public schools with about 1,585 students, including Madison County High.
William H. Wetsel Middle is the nearest public school to Madison County High, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 63.9% on proficiency, and Madison County High is above that at 74.0%.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 530, compared with 544 in 2020-21.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,044
Census ACS
Median income
$84,323
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,585 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County Public Schools
- Madison PrimaryElementary · 365 students
- William H. Wetsel MiddleMiddle · 356 students
- Waverly Yowell ElementaryElementary · 334 students
Other schools in Madison
- Madison PrimaryElementary · 365 students
- William H. Wetsel MiddleMiddle · 356 students
- Waverly Yowell ElementaryElementary · 334 students
Other Madison County High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Madison County High. Madison County High is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Madison County High SchoolDanielsville, GA · 1,525 students
- MADISON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLMADISON, FL · 464 students
- Madison County High SchoolGurley, AL · 451 students
Nearby schools
- William H. Wetsel Middle0.1 mi · 356
- Madison Primary0.5 mi · 365
- Waverly Yowell Elementary1.6 mi · 334
- William Monroe Middle10.6 mi · 596
- Ruckersville Elementary10.6 mi · 540
- Nathanael Greene Primary10.6 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Madison County HighWhat is the total enrollment at Madison County High?
Madison County High enrolls approximately 530 students in grades 09-12.
Is Madison County High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Madison County High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Madison County High have?
Madison County High employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Madison County High?
Student demographics at Madison County High are roughly 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Madison County High public or private?
Madison County High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.