Photo: Ken Gallager · CC BY-SA 4.0Madison’s public schools score below 75% of New Hampshire districts on tests and graduation
In Madison, 32% of tested students are proficient in math, below the New Hampshire average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Madison, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Hampshire, not nationally.
From New Hampshire state tests taken in spring 2022, when 87% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Madison’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 51% and 40% statewide; 87% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $47,061 per student, against $23,296 across New Hampshire (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Madison’s grade
C: better than 25% of New Hampshire school districts, #96 of 126 New Hampshire towns. Test scores are below the New Hampshire average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Madison, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Madison
Madison Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 129 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Madison
Madison Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 129 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Madison
Madison Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 129 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Madison
Madison Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 129 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Madison
Madison Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 129 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Madison’s public schools are run by Madison School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Madison vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Hampshire towns that share Madison’s borders.
Every school in Madison
1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Hampshire’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Madison’s schools
Are Madison’s schools good?
On New Hampshire’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Madison children attend score below 75% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #96 of 126 New Hampshire towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Madison in?
Madison School District, which runs grades PK–6 and enrolls 129 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
How much does Madison spend per student?
$47,061 in Madison School District (FY2024), against $23,296 across New Hampshire. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Madison families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Hampshire. Stars are from neighbors.