In that year the Richmond City School acquired the Madison Academy property, on which a new eight room building was dedicated in 1894.

On July 5, 1919, the Richmond city Board of Education leased the property of the Madison Female Institute for ninety-nine years.

Following the Civil War era Battle of Richmond, the building was used for hospital wards, where both Union and Confederate soldiers were cared for by teachers and students.

The Board of Education voted in favor of an $80,000 bond in order to erect a new building on the Madison Female Institute property.

[1] This was accomplished through the efforts of then EKSC president Herman L. Donovan and Richmond City Schools superintendent William F. O'Donnell.

A gradual integration program was initiated that year as sophomores, juniors and seniors from Richmond High were enrolled at Madison.

The Richmond City Board of Education received national recognition for this innovative move that integrated the entire district.

New Eastern president Robert R. Martin took over from O'Donnell in the fall of 1960 and ended the partnership at the close of the school year.

In their first year after separating from Model, Kidd's Royal Purples went 13–1 in 1961 and finished as the Class AA state-runner up to Fort Thomas Highlands.

Three years later, coach Bobby Harville took Madison to the Class AA title game and again the Purples lost to Highlands (10–4 record).

Madison-Model also participated in the state baseball tournament multiple times and finished as Kentucky state-runner-up in 1945 and 1946 (losing in the finals to parochial schools Louisville St. Xavier '45 and Newport Catholic '46).

Led by coach Gwen Long, the Madison High girls' track and field team won first place at the Regional CKC championship in 1976, 1977, and in 1978 was crowned the Class A Kentucky state champion.