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Dixieland Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4540^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dixieland Elementary is a public elementary school in Madera, California, serving 287 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Madera Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dixieland Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, significantly lower test scores than the state and district averages, and a student population with a very high percentage of economic disadvantage. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 3,972 out of 5,789 California elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 4,540 out of 5,857 in 2024-2025. When compared to nearby schools like Nishimoto Elementary, John Adams Elementary, and Howard Elementary, Dixieland Elementary appears to be one of the lower-performing schools in the area.

The high rates of chronic absenteeism, low socioeconomic status of the student population, and the school's declining performance over time suggest that Dixieland Elementary may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve the educational outcomes for the students at Dixieland Elementary.

266

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,700

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18440 Road 19
Madera, CA 93637-9747

(559) 673-9119

District: Madera Unified

Students who attend Dixieland Elementary usually attend:

High:

Madera High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.8%

White:

6.0%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg25%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,540^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,701^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Madera Unified

1269^th of 1,543Madera Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	4540 of 5857	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	4440 of 5869	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4438 of 5859	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	4545 of 5883	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3972 of 5789	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	3374 of 5662	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.7	4108 of 5692	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.3	3664 of 5614	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.3	4493 of 5611	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	4306 of 5530	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	4499 of 5390	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.0	3768 of 5377	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.5	3580 of 5314	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.8	3319 of 5193	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.6	3702 of 5113	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.4	3263 of 5113	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.2	3640 of 4818	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.8	3019 of 4822	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.3	2391 of 4809	50.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.5	1508 of 3162	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	2171 of 3245	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	2737 of 3311	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	3071 of 3275	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	64.0	726 of 3246	77.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	5116 of 5597	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4315 of 5612	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	4056 of 5609	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	4891 of 5635	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4702 of 5492	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	3802 of 5413	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	3668 of 5107	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3515 of 5107	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3234 of 5087	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3676 of 5084	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	3268 of 4963	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	2464 of 4830	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	4038 of 5460	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	4138 of 5517	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3699 of 5363	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3509 of 5264	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	3064 of 5173	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	2438 of 5084	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3599 of 5628	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	4137 of 5643	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	4463 of 5638	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3859 of 5663	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	2565 of 5510	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	2730 of 5431	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1701 of 2761	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	1332 of 2783	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.5	1823 of 2781	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1788 of 2740	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	2053 of 2715	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	1678 of 2480	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.7	1657 of 2508	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.1	1457 of 2497	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.8	1504 of 2477	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.3	985 of 2379	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.0	875 of 2259	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.7	862 of 2236	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.3	727 of 2179	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	37.6	1259 of 2063	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.7	1001 of 2005	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.3	830 of 1999	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.0	701 of 1804	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	42.2	954 of 1777	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.5	998 of 1769	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	43.2	645 of 1521	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.3	1369 of 1540	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1714 of 2533	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	1339 of 2551	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	2048 of 2531	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	2198 of 2509	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1815 of 2380	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1539 of 2262	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	1233 of 2395	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	754 of 2388	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	1335 of 2374	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	1437 of 2359	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	1500 of 2213	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	1168 of 2072	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	1318 of 2542	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	887 of 2579	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	1563 of 2531	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	1218 of 2458	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	1671 of 2369	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	1281 of 2230	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	1465 of 2534	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	1145 of 2552	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	1410 of 2538	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	1253 of 2527	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.8	1877 of 2407	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1644 of 2273	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)58th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-13 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dixieland Elementary	Public	K-8	18440 Road 19	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-9119	266	15	18.1	94.4%	16 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	239 (89.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	23.6	4540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.5%		24.2	4440^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.3%	100	10.8	15.4	12.7	40.0	25.0	37.8	34.2	46.2	34.6	35.4	30.8	12.8	18.9	22.0	18.5	38.5	22.5							$20,700	$3,412	$17,288
Howard Elementary	Public	K-8	13878 Road 21 1/2	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8568	487	26	18.7	78.9%	42 (8.6%)	3 (0.6%)	418 (85.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	34.7	3611^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.3%		33.2	3664^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.6%	53	21.0	21.5	21.3	19.6	33.3	32.3	50.0	45.9	41.5	37.7	28.3	35.2	29.0	38.9	25.8	30.8	31.2							$19,368	$3,236	$16,132
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	650 Liberty Ln.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4600	816	43	18.9	79.3%	75 (9.2%)	15 (1.8%)	635 (77.8%)	48 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.9%)	30.7	3904^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.3%		35.5	3478^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.7%	426	20.5		20.5	23.4	37.7	44.7	27.7			33.7	38.9	28.1	28.5	21.4			29.2	98.3						$18,454	$3,357	$15,097
Liberty Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	26247 Ellis St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Liberty Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-2070	704	29	24.2	91.1%	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	681 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	17.7	5032^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.1%		15.1	5297^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.7%	265	13.3	14.1	13.7	31.9	29.5	18.1	15.7	35.1	32.1	26.7	34.7	25.6	12.1	9.6	18.9	13.0	18.6							$28,277	$2,672	$25,605
Nishimoto Elementary	Public	K-6	26460 Martin St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 664-8110	704	36	19.4	93.8%	22 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	659 (93.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	25.4	4360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.6%		27.8	4132^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.6%	228	11.5		11.5	28.2	31.3	26.0	21.5			26.8	44.1	41.2	14.4	19.2			30.1							$19,442	$3,241	$16,201
Sherman Thomas Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	101 West Adell St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Sherman Thomas Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-1192	233	10	23.3	65.2%	51 (21.9%)	1 (0.4%)	179 (76.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24.6	4448^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		21.5	4725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.5%	277	25.9	11.1	18.5	35.0	20.8	33.3	20.0	19.2	30.8	26.6	30.0	33.3	14.8	20.0	3.9	7.4	17.4	91.3						$15,663	$1,443	$14,220
John Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	1822 National Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-4631	736	34	21.7	85.5%	78 (10.6%)	10 (1.4%)	604 (82.1%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.9%)	36.1	3479^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.6%		24.6	4400^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.0%	921	19.8		19.8	49.5	20.2	33.7	40.5			36.4	46.7	28.6	25.7	30.3			32.8							$18,330	$3,183	$15,147
Merle L. Fuller Elementary	Public	K-2	1101 Monterey Ave.	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Chowchilla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-8050	508	26	19.5	92.5%	86 (16.9%)	4 (0.8%)	390 (76.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)								(n/a)																		89.3	94.1	97.6	98.2	94.1	92.9	$20,068	$1,496	$18,572
Berenda Elementary	Public	K-6	26820 Club Dr.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-3325	709	35	20.3	85.0%	44 (6.2%)	4 (0.6%)	621 (87.6%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.4%)	32.6	3763^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	35.8%		33	3687^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.2%	76	17.2		17.2	35.0	31.3	41.0	43.3			37.5	29.7	20.2	28.3	35.6			28.2							$18,471	$3,112	$15,359
Stephens Elementary	Public	K-2	355 North 5th St.	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Chowchilla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-8060	217	10	22.8	77.9%	46 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	164 (75.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)								(n/a)																								$21,265	$1,517	$19,748

Frequently Asked Questions about Dixieland Elementary

How many students attend Dixieland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Dixieland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dixieland Elementary?

Students at Dixieland Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Dixieland Elementary a good school?

Dixieland Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.5% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Dixieland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dixieland Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Madera High

What district is Dixieland Elementary in?

Madera Unified

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