James Madison High School (Fairfax County, Virginia)

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James Madison High School
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James Madison High School (Fairfax County, Virginia)
2500 James Madison Drive

Vienna, Virginia
22181

United States
Coordinates 38°53′45″N77°16′44″W / 38.89583°N 77.27889°W / 38.89583; -77.27889
Information
Other nameJMHS
Type Public high school
Established1959 (1959)
School district Fairfax County Public Schools
NCES School ID 510126000532 [1]
PrincipalLiz Calvert
Teaching staff141.71 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,235 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.08 (2022–23) [1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)   Red and black
Athletics conference
MascotWarhawk
Nickname Warhawks
NewspaperThe Hawk Talk
Website madisonhs.fcps.edu

James Madison High School (JMHS) is a public high school in Vienna, Virginia, United States. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district. According to Newsweek magazine's 2014 list of the top U.S. high schools, Madison was ranked 93. U.S. News & World Report named it a Silver Medal school in 2010. The school has a 98% graduation rate.

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Demographics

In the 2020–21 school year, James Madison High School's student body was 62.71% White, 14.73% Asian, 12.60% Hispanic, 1.86% Black and 8.11% Other. [2]

Standardized testing

James Madison High School continually surpasses most Virginia schools in statewide and nationwide exams. For the 2023 school year, there was a 93.71% pass rate on English:Reading SOLs, >50% pass rate on English:Writing SOLs, >50% pass rate on History and Social Science, 91.53% pass rate on Mathematics SOLs, and 85.40% pass rate on Science SOLs. [3] In 2022, Madison's average SAT score was 1217/1600. [4]

Athletics

James Madison's sports teams play in the Concorde District and 6A Northern Region. Their traditional rival schools include nearby schools Oakton, Langley, Marshall, Chantilly, and South Lakes.

Crew

Founded in 2002, the James Madison Rowing team rows out of Sandy Run Regional Park, which is set on the banks of the Occoquan River. Both the men's and women's teams have had a fair amount of success. The women's team holds multiple state championships and went so far as to win the Stotesbury Cup and SRAA National Championship (1V8) in 2013. [5]

Extracurricular activities

Marching Band and Concert Band

The James Madison High School "Pride of Vienna" Marching Band, under the direction of Michael Hackbarth, has won three consecutive Virginia state championships in 2018, 2019 and 2021 as well as being a 4 time Virginia class 5A state champion. They placed 1st at the Bands of America mid-Atlantic regional in 2019 [6] and also attended the 2019 Bands of America Grand National Championships, where they achieved second place in class 3A, placing them at 29th overall in the semifinals. [7] The school is one of the five schools to have earned the Sudler Flag twice. In the 2022 VBODA (Virginia Band & Orchestra Association) assessment, the school's symphonic band achieved perfect grades for grade 4, with its wind symphony achieving the same in grade 6, making it the highest achieving band in the district. [8]

Newspaper

Madison's resident newspaper is The Hawk Talk, run by students and advised by staff.

Notable alumni

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