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Madison School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Madison.

Madison’s School Grade A better than 89% of Connecticut school districts

Students
2,374
Schools
5
Spent per student
$27,863
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
5%
Debt
$0.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Madison School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 89% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% more per student than the CT average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.4M, about $152 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 89% of the 199 Connecticut school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
AMadison 17,734

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Madison. Grade by grade →

K–32 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Walter C. Polson Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Daniel Hand High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency70%
State average 39.8% · 1,248 students tested
Reading / language arts74%
State average 50.5% · 1,248 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 88.2% · 220 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$27,863 per student · 8% above CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 40%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 84%State 15%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,420’20
2,386’21
2,380’22
2,364’23
2,374’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools.

J. Milton Jeffrey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Madison
A
407 students13:1
Kathleen H. Ryerson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Madison
A−
314 students12:1
Dr. Robert H. Brown Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Madison
A
361 students11:1
Walter C. Polson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Madison
A
541 students10:1
Daniel Hand High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Madison
A+
751 students10:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Clinton School DistrictClinton
$28,075per student
Guilford School DistrictGuilford
$25,319per student
Regional School District 13Durham
$31,806per student
Regional School District 17Killingworth
$27,746per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Connecticut.