School district · California
Madera Unified
Madera Unified in California: 28 public schools with 19,922 students and 19.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,765 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 28
- Students
- 19,922
- Students per teacher
- 19.6
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $19,765
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,014
- Counselors (FTE)
- 61.9
- Students per counselor
- 322
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 25.0
- Librarians (FTE): 2.9
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%31%proficient
+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 78% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
9,078 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%21%proficient
+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 78% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
9,099 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 13% · $65.2M
- State
- 72% · $356.6M
- Local
- 14% · $70.3M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $11,165
- Support services
- $7,603
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $41.6M
- Long-term debt
- $276.7M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alpha ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 735 | 20.9 | 36% | 22% |
Berenda ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 709 | 20.4 | 37% | 28% |
Cesar Chavez ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 659 | 20.2 | 24% | 18% |
Dixieland ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 266 | 18.1 | 35% | 22% |
Eastin Arcola ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 225 | 16.7 | 21% | 14% |
George Washington ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 578 | 20.0 | 26% | 18% |
Howard ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 487 | 18.8 | 38% | 31% |
James Madison ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 739 | 20.5 | 30% | 20% |
James Monroe ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 624 | 20.8 | 34% | 30% |
John Adams ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 736 | 21.8 | 36% | 33% |
John J. Pershing ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 788 | 20.7 | 35% | 30% |
La Vina ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 203 | 14.2 | 35% | 16% |
Lincoln ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 816 | 19.0 | 34% | 29% |
Millview ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 594 | 19.9 | 30% | 25% |
Nishimoto ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 704 | 19.4 | 27% | 30% |
Parkwood ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 635 | 20.0 | 35% | 29% |
Sierra Vista ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 740 | 19.5 | 21% | 13% |
Virginia Lee Rose ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 714 | 22.6 | 31% | 20% |
Jack G. Desmond MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 838 | 18.4 | 31% | 14% |
Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 865 | 17.7 | 23% | 11% |
Thomas Jefferson MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 948 | 19.0 | 36% | 13% |
Madera HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,869 | 20.6 | — | — |
Madera South HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,859 | 20.0 | — | — |
Madera Unified Adult Transition ProgramSpecial education | 12 | 15 | 7.5 | — | — |
Matilda Torres HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,017 | 20.5 | — | — |
Mountain Vista HighAlternativeFree meals for all | 10–12 | 162 | 12.4 | — | — |
Ripperdan Community DayAlternativeFree meals for all | 7–12 | 49 | 6.8 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Duane E. Furman Independent StudyAlternative | K–12 | 348 | 19.7 | 22% | 7.9% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 1902 Howard Rd., Madera, CA 93637
- Phone
- (559)675-4500
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.