James Madison Middle School

James Madison Middle School located in the Franklin-Colonial, [Roanoke, Virginia|Franklin-Colonial] neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia, USA, is situated on a large hill with a view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Opened in 1970, it is a magnet school for technology and is part of the Roanoke City [Public Schools]. The school's athletics teams are the Matadors.

Notable achievements

The school has competed in the Virginia Mathematics 6th Grade League with the following notable results:
In the international Odyssey of the Mind competition in 2001, James Madison Middle School won through to represent the US and placed 3rd out of a field of 57 teams representing the United States.
James Madison has a notable chess team that in 2005 were runners up in the Virginia State K-8 Team Championships, losing by half a point.