Elementary · California

Sherman Thomas Charter

CharterFree meals for all

Sherman Thomas Charter, a public elementary school in Madera, California: grades k–8, 233 students, 23.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Sherman Thomas Charter District.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
233
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Students per teacher
23.3
Grades
K–8
Elementary

More students per teacher than 62% of elementary schools in California

Median 22.4 · 5,918 schools compared

More students per teacher than 94% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 88% of elementary schools in California

Median 455 · 5,933 schools compared

Smaller than 84% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

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%

27%proficient

−0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 84% of elementary schools in California

Median 43% · 5,677 elementary schools compared

143 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

17%proficient

+0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 87% of elementary schools in California

Median 36% · 5,679 elementary schools compared

144 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.

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades K–8
Type
Charter school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Small suburb

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Sherman Thomas Charter District.

Location

Address
101 West Adell St., Madera, CA 93638
Phone
(559)674-1192
City or town
Madera

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Liberty CharterCharterFree meals for all
K–870424.327%19%
Nishimoto ElementaryFree meals for all
K–670419.427%30%
James Monroe ElementaryFree meals for all
K–662420.834%30%
K–657820.026%18%
John J. Pershing ElementaryFree meals for all
K–678820.735%30%
Millview ElementaryFree meals for all
K–659419.930%25%

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

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 060246711160