The reported proficiency rate for Science is 40%.
Original Research by School Decision on Madison Middle School
Madison Middle School sits in Rexburg, the seat of Madison County, serving grades four through six as part of Madison School District 321. The school is a regular public school, and its enrollment is sizable for a three-grade band. One unusual feature stands out in the enrollment breakdown: the fourth grade carries only a handful of students, while the fifth and sixth grades hold nearly all of the population between them. What drives that imbalance is not explained in the available data, so a parent may want to ask the school how the fourth grade is structured and whether it represents a pilot program or a specialized track.
The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students forming the next largest group. Every other racial and ethnic category represents a very small number of children. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The data does not include counts for students with individualized education programs or English learners, so those populations cannot be characterized here.
On state testing, the picture is limited. The school takes the Idaho ISAT, and most results were either suppressed or published only as ranges rather than point values. Fourth grade math and ELA were suppressed entirely. Fifth and sixth grade math and ELA proficiency rates came back as ranges sitting on the lower end. Fifth grade science is the one result reported as a concrete figure, and a moderate share of tested students showed proficiency there. Average scale scores and participation rates were not available. Because so much of the data is suppressed or ranged, it is hard to form a confident read on academic performance from the state results alone. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, asking for fuller detail on how students are progressing and what academic supports are in place.
Because the school serves grades four through six, it does not have a graduation rate, and that metric does not apply here.
Rexburg is a university town shaped by Brigham Young University-Idaho, which is woven into the city fabric rather than set apart on a separate campus. The university is the area's largest employer and institutional anchor, and the city's young median age reflects that student population. Rexburg also sits in the irrigated agricultural district of the Snake River plain, with grain and dairy production shaping the surrounding economy. Madison Memorial Hospital is another major employer. The LDS Church has a strong presence in the community, and the city's motto is publicly reported as "America's Family Community." Nearby natural features include Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, the St. Anthony Sand Dunes, and Craters of the Moon National Monument. The city hosts the Idaho International Dance and Music Festival each summer and the Teton Dam Marathon in June.
The housing market in the school's zip code sits below the Idaho state benchmark for typical home values but above the national one, and home values have been rising at a faster year-over-year pace than the state as a whole. Rents are modest. For families weighing buying versus renting, the estimated monthly cost of ownership runs well above what renting would cost at current mortgage rates, making renting the more affordable path in dollar terms.
At the district level, Madison School District 321's Board of Trustees voted in early 2024 to seek renewal of a two-year operational levy on the May ballot. The levy, which the district has levied at the same level for some time, funds safety and technology upgrades, bus purchases, curriculum materials, and staff salaries and benefits. For families, the levy is the mechanism behind much of the district's discretionary spending on programming and staffing.
Several categories of data that parents often look for were not available for this school. No discipline data, course access information, staffing ratios, or attendance figures were provided. Title I status was not reported. No program offerings were listed. No comparison against neighboring schools was available, so this school cannot be positioned against its local peers. What is present points to a school in a tight-knit, university-driven community with growing housing costs, state test results that are hard to read in full, and a district leaning on a recurring levy to maintain its operations.
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