James Madison High School is a public high school located in the Hiram Clarke area of Houston, Texas, United States.[2] The school, located in the Five Corners District,[3] serves grades 9 through 12 and is part of the Houston Independent School District. The school is named after James Madison, the fourth President of the United States.
| James Madison High School | |
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 Madison High School Entrance | |
| Address | |
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13719 White Heather Drive , 77045 United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°37′48″N 95°26′13″W / 29.6299°N 95.43687°W |
| Information | |
| Former name | James Madison Junior-Senior High School |
| Type | Public |
| Established | September 8, 1968 |
| School district | Houston Independent School District |
| NCES District ID | 482364002530[1] |
| Principal | Yolanda Bruce |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,778 (2019-2020)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.28[1] |
| Website | houstonisd.org/Madison |
Madison contains HISD's magnet program for Space and Meteorological Sciences; the program is known as the High School for Meteorology & Space Science.
History edit
James Madison Junior-Senior High School was opened on September 8, 1965. In February 1968, Dick Dowling Junior High School (now Audrey Lawson Middle School) was opened and James Madison became a high school that temporarily taught 9th graders for that first year. By the next year, it was for grades 10 through 12.[4]
In 1974 Carrie Rochon McAfee became the principal of Madison and worked there for 15 years. She was the first woman to become the principal of a traditional public high school in Texas. The Madison community knows her as "Marlin Mama."[5]
In the northern hemisphere fall of 1981, Madison again covered the ninth grade.[6]
In the 1980s the school was called the "James Madison Academy of International Education."[7]
The magnet program opened in 1995 with a partnership with KPRC-TV (Channel 2).[4]
In 2007, a study by the Associated Press and Johns Hopkins University referred to Madison as a "dropout factory" where at least 40% of the entering freshman class does not make it to their senior year.[8]
In the period 2014-2019 Madison had five principals. In early 2019, Carlotta Outley Brown, previously principal of Peck Elementary School, became the principal; this occurred at the mid-point of the second semester of the 2018-2019 school year.[9]
Location edit
Madison is in Houston's neighborhood "Hiram Clarke" nearby Hiram Clarke Road and West Orem Street, a major thoroughfare.[4]
Neighborhoods served by Madison edit
Houston neighborhoods served by Madison[10] include portions of Almeda, Link Valley and the Hiram Clarke area, including Dumbarton Village, Almeda Plaza, Almeda Manor, Brentwood, Keswick Place, Westbrook, Krogerville, Briarwick, Townwood, Cambridge Village, Corinthian Pointe,[11] Glen Iris (including Angel Lane), Meredith Manor, Pamela Heights, Post Oak Village,[12] Summerlyn [1], San Pablo [2][permanent dead link], Willow Glen, and Windsor Village. In addition portions of unincorporated Harris County are served by Madison. One Houston Housing Authority public housing complex, Peninsula Park, is zoned to Madison High.[13]
In 1970 Westwood, along with some other White communities, was rezoned from Westbury High School to Madison because of a court ruling. By 1990, Madison was 1% White while Westbury was about 50% Black, 25% White, 15% Hispanic, and 10% Asian. In 1992 an attendance boundary shift occurred but Westwood was still in the Madison zone. The Westwood community advocated for a rezoning to Westbury,[14] and after the community gave a presentation to the HISD board, the board unanimously rezoned the community to Westbury.[15]
Dress code edit
As of 2019[update] the students are required to wear school uniforms. In 2019 principal Outley Brown instituted a dress code for parents visiting the school.[9] The principal instituted this after objecting to the dress of a parent trying to register her child for school.[16] This dress code bars parents from wearing pajamas, hair rollers, satin caps, shower caps, and other casual items.[17]
Student body edit
As of the 2016-2017 school year, 1,661 students attended Madison.[18]
By race/ethnicity:
- 58% were Hispanic
- 40% were African American
- 1% were white
- 1% were Asian-Pacific Islanders
- Less than 1% were Native American
- Less than 1% were of 2 or more races/ethnicities
[19] NOTABLE ALUMNI
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (February 2024) |
- Michael Arceneaux - Author of I Can't Date Jesus[20]
- Kirk Baptiste - 1984 Olympics silver medalist.[21][better source needed]
- Lance Blanks - Former basketball player for the Detroit Pistons. (Did not graduate from Madison)[21][better source needed]
- Brett Cullen - Actor[21] [better source needed]
- Greg Kite - Former basketball player for the Boston Celtics, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Sacramento Kings, the Orlando Magic, the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers.[21] [better source needed]
- Chuck LaMar First General Manager of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Baseball Club [citation needed]
- Tommy Mason-Griffin - Professional basketball player. [citation needed]
- Jerel Myers - Former American football player of the Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins.
- Moran Norris - Fullback for the Houston Texans.[22]
- Broderick Thomas - Former American football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Detroit Lions, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Dallas Cowboys
[23] [better source needed]
- Vince Young - Former American football player [citation needed]
- R. O'Neil Williams[24] - Also known as "Judge Rodney O'Neil Williams" is the former State Judge for the 268th Judicial District Court of Texas serving from 2019-2022. Judge R. O'Neil Williams was the first African American, or color, elected to the 268th Judicial Court. In 2022, Judge R. O'Neil Williams was defeated in his re-election bid. In 2023, Judge Williams was appointed as 240th Associate District Judge Texas.[25] He was nicknamed, by supporters, "The People's Judge."[26] His Courtroom is located in Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas.
Feeder patterns edit
The following elementary schools feed into Madison High School:[10]
- Fondren [27]
- Grissom [28]
- Hines-Caldwell [29]
- Hobby[30]
- Montgomery[31]
- Petersen[32]
- Windsor Village[33]
(partial)
- Shearn[34]
All elementary and middle school students of Reagan K-8 are zoned to Madison.[35][36] Portions of the Dowling Middle School,[37] Pershing Middle School[38] and Welch Middle School boundaries feed into Madison.[39] Any students zoned to Pershing may apply to Pin Oak Middle School's regular program, so Pin Oak also feeds into Madison.[40]
Further reading edit
- McAdams, Donald R. Fighting to Save Our Urban Schools-- and Winning!: Lessons from Houston. Teachers College Press, 2000. ISBN 0807770353, 9780807770351.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - MADISON H S (482364002530)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Brown, Chip. "Young is calling his own plays As UT icon's NFL star rises, can those close to him avoid a fumble?." The Dallas Morning News. February 19, 2006. Retrieved on November 14, 2011. "[...]of Mr. Young's high school in the Hiram Clarke neighborhood he grew up in." and "[..] after the parade and rally at the predominantly black Madison High School, Mr. [...]"
- ^ District Map. 5 Corners District. Retrieved on January 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c "History." Madison High School. May 24, 2003. Retrieved on July 27, 2009.
- ^ Garza, Cynthia Leonor. "Carrie McFafee, Madison's 'Marlin Mama'" (Archive). Houston Chronicle. Sunday October 1, 2006. Retrieved on September 27, 2015. Version at Legacy.com.
- ^ "History Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine." Madison High School. Retrieved on February 16, 2011.
- ^ Watts, Leslie. "SHEAR MADNESS/Heads-up trends, or hair-way to heaven." Houston Chronicle. Tuesday July 4, 1989. Houston Section, Page 1. Retrieved on October 26, 2011.
- ^ Scharrer, Gary. "Report points to 'dropout factories'." Houston Chronicle. November 7, 2007. Retrieved on July 16, 2010.
- ^ a b Schuetz, R.A.; Jacob Carpenter (2019-04-22). "HISD principal sets dress code - for parents". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ a b "Madison High School Attendance Zone Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "John Stamps Survey, Abstract No. 736 Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine." Solutions, Ltd. Retrieved on May 6, 2009.
- ^ "Post Oak Village Schools - Houston Subdivisions and Neighborhoods - HAR.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^ "Peninsula Park." Houston Housing Authority. Retrieved on January 2, 2019. "4855 West Fuqua Street Houston, TX 77045"
- ^ McAdams, p. 55.
- ^ McAdams, p. 56.
- ^ Beausoleil, Sophia (2019-04-08). "Mother claims she wasn't allowed to enroll daughter in school due to outfit". KPRC-TV. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ "No pajamas, no shower caps: Texas high school enforces dress code for parents". WTVR (CBS 6). 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ Madison High School. "school profile. Accessed April 28, 2019.
- ^ NOTABLE ALUMNI
- ^ Gross, Terry (2018-07-23). "Growing Up Black, Gay And Catholic In Texas, Memoirist Put His Faith In Beyoncé". NPR. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
ARCENEAUX: I love Howard University now. [...] And I remember one girl specifically saying, oh, my God, you went to Madison High School, and you're from Hiram Clarke, and you go here.
- ^ a b c d "Distinguished HISD Alumni Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Moran Norris." NFL. Retrieved on May 7, 2009.
- ^ name="HISDNotablealumni"
- ^ https://ballotpedia.org/R._O'Neil_Williams
- ^ "Associate Judge O'Neil Williams | Fort Bend County".
- ^ https://ballotpedia.org/R._O%27Neil_Williams
- ^ "Fondren Elementary Attendance Zone Archived 2006-07-06 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Grissom Elementary Attendance Zone[permanent dead link]." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Hines-Caldwell Elementary Attendance Zone Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Hobby Elementary Attendance Zone Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Montgomery Elementary Attendance Zone Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Petersen Elementary Attendance Zone Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Windsor Village Elementary Attendance Zone Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Shearn Elementary Attendance Zone Archived 2008-02-16 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Agenda Board of Education Meeting March 08, 2012 Archived June 14, 2012, at WebCite." Houston Independent School District. "Current - Grissom, Montgomery, Peterson, & Hobby Elementary Schools Attachment 1," "Proposed - Grissom, Montgomery, Petersen, & Hobby Elementary Schools Attachment 2," "Current - Reagan and Dowling Middle Schools Attachment 3," and "Proposed - Reagan and Dowling Middle Schools Attachment 4." Retrieved on June 14, 2012. (Archive)
- ^ "Reagan Middle Attendance Zone Archived 2012-09-07 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Dowling Middle Attendance Zone Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Pershing Middle Attendance Zone Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Welch Middle Attendance Zone Archived 2012-06-17 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Pin Oak Middle School." The Southwest District. Houston Independent School District.
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