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C+

Madera Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Madera.

Madera’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of California school districts

Students
19,922
Schools
28
Spent per student
$19,767
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Debt
$262.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Madera Unified School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the CA average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Debt of $262.1M, about $13,157 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Madera. Grade by grade →

K–612 schoolsThis district
7–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency16%
State average 33.1% · 10,398 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 46.7% · 10,415 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 86.2% · 1,385 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,767 per student · 7% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 72%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
19,937’20
20,123’21
20,138’22
20,120’23
19,922’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 91%White 4%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

28 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Madera
816 students19:1
John J. Pershing Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Madera
788 students21:1
Sierra Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Madera
740 students20:1
James Madison Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Madera
739 students20:1
John Adams Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Madera
736 students22:1
Alpha Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Madera
735 students21:1
Virginia Lee Rose Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Madera
714 students23:1
Berenda Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Madera
709 students20:1
Nishimoto Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Madera
704 students19:1
Cesar Chavez Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Madera
659 students20:1
Parkwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Madera
635 students20:1
James Monroe Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Madera
624 students21:1
Millview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Madera
594 students20:1
George Washington Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Madera
578 students20:1
Howard Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Madera
487 students19:1
Duane E. Furman Independent Study
Other · Grades K–12 · Madera
348 students20:1
Dixieland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Madera
266 students18:1
Eastin Arcola Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Madera
225 students17:1
La Vina Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Madera
203 students14:1
Thomas Jefferson Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Madera
948 students19:1
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Madera
865 students18:1
Jack G. Desmond Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Madera
838 students18:1
Ripperdan Community Day
High · Grades 7–12 · Madera
49 students7:1
Matilda Torres High
High · Grades 9–12 · Madera
2,017 students20:1
Madera High
High · Grades 9–12 · Madera
1,869 students21:1
Madera South High
High · Grades 9–12 · Madera
1,859 students20:1
Mountain Vista High
High · Grades 10–12 · Madera
162 students12:1
Madera Unified Adult Transition Program
High · Grades 12 · Madera
15 students8:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.