Madison High School Profile SCHOOL DESCRIPTION Madison High School, located in Rexburg, Idaho, is one of two high schools in Madison County, with an enrollment of 1,073 students, including 353 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 25,000 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 17,000 students. SCHOOL ORGANIZATION The school year is 176 days, divided into three 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. Over 20 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 Kevin Jones Elisa Gee CREDITS One credit is earned for every trimester class passed. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS English Math ACCREDITATION Northwest Accreditation Association (2 credits must be taken senior yr.) GRADING SCALE 90 – 100 A 80 – 89 B 70 – 79 C 60 – 69 D 0 – 50 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 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 13-14 3 finalists Speech Science U.S. History U.S. Government Economics Health Humanities Electives Total 8 credits 6 credits 1 credit 6 credits 2 credits 2 credits 1 credit 1 credit 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.