Madison-Ridgeland Academy
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| Madison-Ridgeland Academy | |
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7601 Old Canton Road , United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°26′59″N 90°6′25″W / 32.44972°N 90.10694°W |
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| Type | Independent |
| Motto | Educating the Mind, Body & Spirit |
| Religious affiliation | Christianity |
| Established | 1969 |
| School district | 6A |
| Dean | Brent Cofield (high school) Danny White (middle school) |
| Principal | Greg Self (high school) Ben Haindel (middle school) |
| Headmaster | "Termie" Land |
| Grades | K3-12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 1,500 (est.) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | MRA Red, White, Patriot Blue |
| Athletics | Basketball, Baseball, Football, Golf, Track & Field, Cross Country, Tennis, Soccer, Volleyball, and Archery |
| Mascot | Patriot |
| Nickname | Patriots |
| Rival | Jackson Prep, Jackson Academy |
| Accreditation | SACS, SAIS, MAIS |
| Newspaper | The Patriot Recap |
| Affiliations | Mississippi Association of Independent Schools, Southern Association of Independent Schools, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website | www |
Madison-Ridgeland Academy (MRA, Madison-Ridgeland) is a private, co-educational school in Madison, Mississippi, for students from K-3 through 12th grade. There are 4 divisions; the Kindergarten (K3-K5), the Elementary (1st–5th grade), the Middle School (6th–8th grade), and the High School (9th–12th).
MRA was housed in a Madison church for its first year as a school; the following year the school relocated to their first facility on their 25 acre campus.[1]
In 1970, MRA was one of four private schools accused by the NAACP of using state provided public funding for textbooks. M. A. Snowden, Executive Secretary of the State Textbook board, stated that Mississippi law requires the loaning of textbooks to all students, whether they attend public or private schools.[2]
In 2019, University of Mississippi chancellor Glenn Boyce was criticized because of his past affiliation with Madison-Ridgeland Academy.[3]
Dress code
The school has a strict dress code that requires uniforms.[4]
Demographics
In 1986 the school enrolled its first black student.[5] As of 2025 it is reported that 94 percent of the students are white; 4 percent are black; 1 percent are Asian and/or Hispanic; and less than 1 percent are of other races.[6]
In 2019, Nicolas Rowan became the school's first African-American salutatorian.[7]
