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Schools in Madera Acres · Madera Unified School District

Madera Acres’s public schools score below 64% of California districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 16% of Madera Acres’s students scored proficient, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Madera Acres, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#665of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
30%
▼ 17 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
16%
▼ 17 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 5 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.8K
▼ 7% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.6
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
11,025 students on the public path
In brief

Madera Acres’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 550 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Madera Acres’s, its schools beat 23%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,767 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then eight middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Crossroads Christian School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Madera Acres’s grade

C− Test scoresB− Graduation

C+: better than 36% of California school districts, #665 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (550)Better than 23%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 10,406 test results and a graduating class of 1,385 could put Madera Acres anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Madera Acres’s students in the tested grades sat them (10,398 in math, 10,415 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Madera Acres, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Berenda ElementaryMadera Unified School DistrictNo scores
7–88 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

Madera Acres’s public schools are run by Madera Unified School District, which also serves Madera. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Madera Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 28 schools · 19,922 students · 19.6 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$19,767CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 46.7% · 10415 students tested
Math16%
State average 33.1% · 10398 students tested

Madera Acres vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Madera Acres’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Madera AcresC+Madera Unified
MaderaC+Madera Unified

Every school in Madera Acres

13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Madera Acresby address
Berenda Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Madera
709 students20:1Rate it →
Also serving Madera Acresin other towns
James Madison Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Madera
739 students20:1Rate it →
Howard Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Madera
487 students19:1Rate it →
Dixieland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Madera
266 students18:1Rate it →
Eastin Arcola Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Madera
225 students17:1Rate it →
La Vina Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Madera
203 students14:1Rate it →
Thomas Jefferson Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Madera
948 students19:1Rate it →
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Madera
865 students18:1Rate it →
Jack G. Desmond Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Madera
838 students18:1Rate it →
Matilda Torres High
High · Grades 9–12 · Madera
2,017 students20:1Rate it →
Madera High
High · Grades 9–12 · Madera
1,869 students21:1Rate it →
Madera South High
High · Grades 9–12 · Madera
1,859 students20:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Crossroads Christian School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Madera
Private · Religious
126 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Madera Acres’s schools

Are Madera Acres’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Madera Acres children attend score below 64% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #665 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Madera Acres in?

Madera Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 19,922 students in 28 schools (2024–25).

Where do Madera Acres kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Matilda Torres High, Madera High and Madera South High.

What is Madera Acres’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in Madera Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Madera Acres spend per student?

$19,767 in Madera Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Madera Acres?

Yes: Crossroads Christian School (religious, grades K–8, 126 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.