Niche names all MCS elementaries in Top 25 for Alabama
The Niche firm has named all seven elementary campuses of Madison City Schools to "2018 Best Public Elementary Schools in Alabama." CONTRIBUTED
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 By  GreggParker Published 
1:02 pm Monday, January 29, 2018

Niche names all MCS elementaries in Top 25 for Alabama

MADISON – In the latest honor for Madison City Schools, each of the elementary schools stole the spotlight with a place in Niche’s “2018 Best Public Elementary Schools in Alabama.”

The Niche firm produces web-based analysis of statistics and reviews and recently ranked the top 25 elementary schools in the state of Alabama.

Horizon Elementary School rated highest among Madison campuses as no. 7 in Niche’s Top 25. The rankings for other Madison elementary schools in the list were Rainbow, ninth place; Madison elementary, tenth; Columbia, eleventh; Heritage, 16th; Mill Creek, 20th; and West Madison, 22nd.

The 2018 Best Public Elementary Schools ranking is based on several factors: academics grade that accounted for 50 percent of the ranking’s weight; teachers grade for 20 percent; district overall Niche grade that considers academics and student life, 15 percent; culture and diversity grade, 10 percent; and parent/student surveys on overall experience, 5 percent.

For more information, visit niche.com.

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