Top Rankings
Madison County Schools ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 468 students in Madison County Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in North Carolina.
Public Middle School in Madison County School have an average math proficiency score of 59% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 58% (versus the 50% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the North Carolina public middle school average of 57% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
7 Schools
872 Schools
# Students
2,023 Students
496,921 Students
# Teachers
170 Teachers
31,042 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Madison County Schools, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 314 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#76 out of 325 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)63%
51%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
63%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)96%
86%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)31.8%
28.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
5%
21%
% Black
n/a
25%
% White
92%
43%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,902 is higher than the state median of $11,177. The school district revenue/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,984 is higher than the state median of $11,601. The school district spending/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$30 MM
$17,307 MM
Spending
$30 MM
$17,964 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,902
$11,177
Spending / Student
$14,984
$11,601
Best Madison County Schools Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Madison Middle School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
95 Upper Brush Creek Rd
Marshall, NC 28753
(828) 649-2269
Marshall, NC 28753
(828) 649-2269
Gr: 6-8 | 468 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 10%
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