Summary:
Esparto Unified has four schools serving grades K–12 in the Esparto area: Esparto Elementary (K–5), Esparto Middle (6–8), and two high schools, Esparto High and Madison Community High (9–12). Across the three schools with reported results, average proficiency fell further behind the state from 2024–25 to 2025–26 in all three subjects: the ELA gap widened from 12 to 18 percentage points, math from 21 to 24 points, and science from 12 to 19 points. The most important finding is that the area’s average test results are moving farther from state levels, not closer.
Esparto High leads reported All Grades ELA at 42%, ahead of Esparto Middle at 28% and Esparto Elementary at 24%; even the high school is 7 points below the state’s 49%. Middle leads in math at 16% and science at 18%, while High has the lowest math result at 13%; Elementary is lowest in science at 17%. Madison’s proficiency results are unavailable in the supplied data, so achievement comparisons cover the other three schools. High stands out for graduation and dropout rates—100% graduated and 0% dropped out, compared with 88% and 8% statewide—but its chronic absenteeism was 25%, above the state’s 18%. Madison’s absenteeism was especially high at 82%, compared with 19% districtwide; its enrollment is 10.
Recent changes are mixed: Elementary ELA rose 8 points, while High ELA fell 9 and Middle ELA fell 14. Science at Middle dropped 21 points, even as Elementary rose 7 and High rose 4. SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings also declined for High, from the 40th to 31st percentile, and Middle, from the 44th to 17th; Elementary improved from the 3rd to 8th percentile. Student-teacher ratios range from 19.1 at High to 22.8 at Middle. The schools report free/reduced lunch eligible rates for 2024–25 of 74% to 81%; Madison’s rate was 70%. These figures provide context for families, but do not by themselves explain school results.
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