SCHOOL DESCRIPTION
Madison High School, located in Rexburg, Idaho, is one of two high schools in Madison County, with an enrollment of 1,052 students, including 341 seniors. Right out of high school, over 80% of the graduating class plan to attend a 4-year university.
COMMUNITY
Rexburg has an approximate population of 29,000 and is located in Madison County with an approximate population of 38,000.
Major occupation: Farming and education.
Major employer: BYU-Idaho, a private 4-year school with
14,000 students.
SCHOOL ORGANIZATION
The school year is 180 days, divided into 60 day trimesters.
Students attend five classes,
70 minutes in length, per day.
Two classes per year may be released time.
FACULTY
Madison has 56 certified faculty members. Twenty hold degrees above a bachelor’s degree. The teachers average 18 years of classroom experience, the three administrators average
12 years of experience.
ADMINISTRATORS
(208) 359-3305
Michael Bennett
Jordan Busby
Darnea Lamb
COUNSELORS
(208) 359-3305
Bill Hawkins
Jana Hillman
Elisa Gee
CREDITS
One credit is earned for every trimester class passed.
ACCREDITATION
Northwest Accreditation
Association
GRADING SCALE
90
– 100
A
80 – 89 B
70 – 79
60 – 69
0
– 50
C
D
F
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
CLASS RANKING
All courses are included in the cumulative GPA on which class ranking is based. All members of the class are included in the ranking. AP courses are weighted in computing the GPA.
ACT/CEEB NUMBER
130-535
PREVIOUS NATIONAL
MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
COMPETITION
00-01 1 finalist
01-02 3 finalists
02-03 1 finalist
03-04 2 finalists
04-05 2 finalists
05-06 3 finalists
06-07 2 finalists
07-08 3 finalists
08-09 4 finalists
09-10 2 finalists
10-11 6 finalists
11-12 3 finalists
12-13 2 finalists
GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS
English 8 credits
Math 6 credits
(2 credits must be taken senior yr.)
Speech
Science
U.S. History
1 credit
6 credits
2 credits
U.S. Government 2 credits
Economics 1 credit
Health 1 credit
Humanities
Electives
Total
2 credits
21 credits
50 credits
HONORS AND AP
COURSES
Honors English
Honors Algebra 2/Trig
Honors Pre-Calculus
AP Art
AP Biology
AP Calculus A/B
AP Calculus B/C
AP English Language
AP English Literature
AP Physics
AP Statistics
AP U.S. Government
AP U.S. History
Students may also receive dual credit by taking college courses.