Public high school in Vienna, Virginia, United States
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.
Demographics
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In the 2020?2021 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.
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Standardized testing
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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.
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In 2022, Madison's average SAT score was 1217/1600.
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Athletics
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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
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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.
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Marching Band and Concert Band
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The James Madison High School "Pride of Vienna" Marching Band has won three consecutive Virginia state championships in 2018, 2019 and 2021 as well as the Bands of America mid-Atlantic regional in 2019.
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They 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.
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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.
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Newspaper
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Madison's resident newspaper is
The Hawk Talk
, run by students and advised by Lauren Arvis. Their Editor-in-Chiefs for the 2022-23 school year are Connor Foot, Cate Langhorn, Aidan Rundell, and Mallory Vaudo.
Notable alumni
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- John Brenkus
, host of
ESPN
's
Sports Science
and the podcast "The Brink of Midnight”
- Bob Brower
, former professional baseball player,
New York Yankees
and
Texas Rangers
- Valerie Camillo
, sports executive, president & CEO of Spectacor Sports & Entertainment
- Dana Coons
,
long distance runner
- Robert DeProspero
, former
United States Secret Service
special agent
- Jay Franklin
, former
MLB
player,
pitcher
, selected second overall by the
San Diego Padres
in the 1971 MLB draft
- Azita Ghanizada
, actress
[9]
- Alia Abu El Hawa
,
footballer
, member of the
Jordan women's national team
.
- Mark Jordan Legan
, TV writer,
NPR
contributor, host of the podcast "Film Freaks Forever"
- Adam Bhala Lough
, music video director,
screenwriter
, documentary filmmaker
- Jim McNamara
, former MLB player,
catcher
for the
San Francisco Giants
- Robin Reed
, former lead news anchor and chief meteorologist at
WDBJ-DT
- Robert Shafer
,
Grammy Award
-winning
American
conductor
, classical
composer
- Randy Scott
, ESPN sportscaster
- Robb Spewak
, radio personality on
The Don and Mike Show
- Stephen Swartz
,
electronic music
artist
- James Triantos
,
professional baseball
second baseman
in the
Chicago Cubs
organization
[10]
- Robyn Vining
, member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly
from the
14th
district
- Mike Wallace
, former MLB player, drafted by the
Philadelphia Phillies
in the 4th round of the 1969 draft
- Natalie Wynn a.k.a. ContraPoints
, YouTuber
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- Mia Yim
, professional wrestler
- Bryce Eldridge
, baseball player
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