Madison District Public Schools
School district in Michigan, USA
Madison District Public Schools is a public school district in Metro Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan, serving a portion of Madison Heights.
The district is the smallest in Oakland County by enrollment, with 894 students in the 2023-2024 school year.
History
The site of Wilkinson Middle School originally held the former high school, which was built in the late 1920s. The first class graduated in 1918. The current high school was built in 1960.
Voters passed an $11.4 million bond issue in 2013 and Shoenhals Elementary was renovated and expanded, changing its name to Madison Elementary and becoming the district's only elementary school. In fall 2015, Edison Elementary (27321 Hampden) became Keys Grace Academy, a charter school authorized by Madison District Public Schools and geared toward Chaldean students.
Schools
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Former schools
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Edison Elementary School (formerly Blanche Villa School.
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