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Schools in Madison

Madison’s public schools

Madison County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Madison. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 94% of students in Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Math proficiency
35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 13% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
VA 13.9
Schools in town
0
1,585 students on the public path
In brief

Madison’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Madison’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Madison County High places highest (better than 39%); William H. Wetsel Middle lowest (14%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Madison, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Madison PrimaryMadison County Public SchoolsNo scores
3–5Waverly Yowell ElementaryMadison County Public SchoolsC−
6–8William H. Wetsel MiddleMadison County Public SchoolsD
9–12Madison County HighMadison County Public SchoolsC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Madison County Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Madison County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,585 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$14,884VA $17,169 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math35%
State average 54.4% · 792 students tested

Madison vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Madison’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Madison—Madison County

Every school in Madison

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Madisonin other towns
Madison Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2
365 students14:1Rate it →
Waverly Yowell Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5
C−
334 students14:1Rate it →
William H. Wetsel Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
356 students11:1Rate it →
Madison County High
High · Grades 9–12
C+
530 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Madison’s schools

Are Madison’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Madison. Madison County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Madison. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Madison in?

Madison County Public Schools.

Where do Madison kids go to high school?

Madison County High.

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What Madison families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) 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). Stars are from neighbors.