James Madison High School (Virginia)
| James Madison High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
2500 James Madison Drive 22181 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°53′45″N 77°16′44″W / 38.89583°N 77.27889°W |
| Information | |
| Other name | JMHS |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1959 |
| School district | Fairfax County Public Schools |
| NCES School ID | 510126000532 |
| Principal | Liz Calvert |
| Teaching staff | 141.71 (on an FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,077 (2024–25) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.08 (2022–23) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colors | Red and black |
| Athletics conference | |
| Mascot | Warhawk |
| Nickname | Warhawks |
| Newspaper | The Hawk Talk |
| Website | madisonhs |
James Madison High School is a public high school in Vienna, Virginia and is a part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district. As of the 2024-2025 school year, it had 2,090 students attending and a graduation rate of 96%
According to Newsweek magazine's 2014 list of the top U.S. high schools, Madison was ranked 93rd. U.S. News & World Report named it a Silver Medal school in 2010, and in 2025, ranked it 356th among national public schools.
| US News High School Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | National | State | County |
| 2025-26 | 356 | 10 | 7 |
| 2024-25 | 273 | 9 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | 719 | 12 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 8 | 7 |
Elementary schools feeding Madison include Wolftrap, Vienna, Louis Archer, Flint Hill, Marshall Road, and Cunningham Park. Middle schools feeding Madison include Thoreau and Kilmer. These schools make up the "Madison Pyramid". Freedom Hill ES, Oakton ES, Westbriar ES and Luther Jackson MS also send students to Madison on occasion.