Schools in Madison · Madison City School District
Madison’s public schools beat 96% of Alabama districts
The public schools Madison’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 96% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Reading proficiency
71%
▲ 26 pts vs AL 45%
2020–21
Math proficiency
51%
▲ 29 pts vs AL 22%
2020–21
Graduate on time
96%
▲ 5 pts vs AL 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 11% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.8
AL 17.1 · smaller classes
Schools
13
13,046 students
The School Grade
How Madison compares
A+ Test scoresA− Graduation
Alabama school districts we grade (143)Better than 96%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alabama towns with similar household incomes (34)Better than 91%
High confidence. Built on 5,602 tested students and a graduating class of 913; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Alabama’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Alabama only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Madison.
7 schools teach K in Madison’s district. Which one depends on your address: MidTown Elementary School, Mill Creek Elementary School, Heritage Elementary School and Rainbow Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 1st grade in Madison’s district. Which one depends on your address: MidTown Elementary School, Mill Creek Elementary School, Heritage Elementary School and Rainbow Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 2nd grade in Madison’s district. Which one depends on your address: MidTown Elementary School, Mill Creek Elementary School, Heritage Elementary School and Rainbow Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 3rd grade in Madison’s district. Which one depends on your address: MidTown Elementary School, Mill Creek Elementary School, Heritage Elementary School and Rainbow Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 4th grade in Madison’s district. Which one depends on your address: MidTown Elementary School, Mill Creek Elementary School, Heritage Elementary School and Rainbow Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 5th grade in Madison’s district. Which one depends on your address: MidTown Elementary School, Mill Creek Elementary School, Heritage Elementary School and Rainbow Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading71%
State average 45.4%
Math51%
State average 22%
Every school in Madison
13 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
MidTown Elementary School
A+1,097 students17:1Rate it →
Mill Creek Elementary School
A+965 students16:1Rate it →
Heritage Elementary School
A+869 students17:1Rate it →
Rainbow Elementary School
A+725 students15:1Rate it →
Columbia Elementary School
A+701 students14:1Rate it →
Madison Elementary School
A+603 students15:1Rate it →
Horizon Elementary School
A+567 students15:1Rate it →
Madison City School PreK Center
252 students29:1Rate it →
Middle
Liberty Middle School
A1,103 students16:1Rate it →
Discovery Middle School
A1,054 students16:1Rate it →
Journey Middle School
903 students19:1Rate it →
High
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Madison
There’s no college in Madison, but 7 are within 30 miles. The closest is University of Alabama in Huntsville in Huntsville, 7 miles away.
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleUniversity or college · Public · Huntsville
7 mi7,882 students
Oakwood UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Huntsville
7 mi1,237 students
Huntsville Bible CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Huntsville
9.9 mi94 students
John C Calhoun State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Decatur
11.5 mi5,642 students
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Huntsville
11.6 mi890 students
Alabama A & M UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Huntsville
12.1 mi6,208 students
Athens State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Athens
13.3 mi874 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Madison. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.