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Elementary Schools in Madera Unified

At a glance

DistrictMadera Unified1269^th of 1,543 California districtsFull district overview →

Schools

10,952

Students

Top rankedJohn Adams Elementary3479^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

John Adams Elementary up 921 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

La Vina 14.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

This analysis examines 18 elementary schools within the Madera Unified School District, all serving grades K-6 with a few extending to 8th grade, in a district where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic challenges across the community.

When comparing schools, John Adams Elementary stands out for having the highest math proficiency, while Berenda Elementary leads in English Language Arts. Howard Elementary is notable for maintaining the lowest chronic absenteeism among larger schools. Schools needing the most support include Sierra Vista Elementary, which has the lowest overall ranking, and Eastin Arcola Elementary, which has seen a dramatic decline in performance.

Key findings show that higher per-student spending does not guarantee better results, as seen at Eastin Arcola, which has the highest spending but very low rankings. Mathematics performance is a particular concern, with strong scores in 3rd grade often dropping sharply by 5th and 6th grade across the district. Despite the challenges, some schools like George Washington Elementary show promising practices, such as exceptionally low chronic absenteeism, which could be models for other schools in Madera Unified.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)						CSA Spanish Listening (2025)						CSA Spanish Writing (2025)						CSA Spanish Reading (2025)						CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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					$21,211	$18,804	$2,407
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						$20,694	$18,248	$2,446
Dixieland	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						$25,988	$23,666	$2,322
Howard	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						$22,847	$20,704	$2,143
La Vina	Public	K-8	8594 Road 23	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-5194	203	14	14.1	96.6%	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	193 (95.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	18.6	4955^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.4%		32.5	3735^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.4%	1220																									8.7	22.7	15.6	29.2	8.0	22.7	40.9	63.6	47.8	34.8	0.0	4.0	0.0	45.5	31.8	17.4	15.9	90.0					$32,928	$30,420	$2,508
Millview Elementary	Public	K-6	1609 Clinton St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8509	594	30	19.8	98.5%	10 (1.7%)	9 (1.5%)	561 (94.4%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24.9	4411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.7%		26.1	4277^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.1%	134																									13.3		13.3	44.7	22.7	22.0	30.2			29.9	43.7	17.8	12.2	24.4			24.6						$24,062	$19,504	$4,558
James Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	1819 North Lake St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-5679	624	30	20.7	97.1%	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	602 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	31.1	3871^st of 5857 public elementary schools	33.9%		38.8	3247^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	624																									22.0		22.0	25.5	30.2	37.4	42.7			33.9	38.5	29.2	26.6	23.3			29.5	98.0					$24,591	$22,036	$2,555
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	917 E. Olive Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8579	740	38	19.5	97.7%	7 (0.9%)	10 (1.4%)	703 (95.0%)	6 (0.8%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	11.9	5515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.8%		10.7	5653^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.7%	138																									13.5		13.5	14.9	20.2	22.2	26.4			20.5	18.3	9.7	5.9	15.9			12.5						$21,914	$19,500	$2,414
George Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	509 E. South St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-6705	578	29	19.9	97.9%	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	566 (97.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18.2	4995^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%		24.5	4418^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.7%	577	4.1	14.3				8.1	40.2	9.5				28.1	9.3	28.6				16.9	3.1	15.9				8.1	11.0		11.0	13.7	18.8	30.5	42.9			26.5	17.7	16.9	17.1	20.0			18.0						$21,345	$18,674	$2,671
James Madison	Public	K-8	109 Stadium Rd.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4630	739	36	20.4	85.5%	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	704 (95.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	21.8	4684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%		21.8	4690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.1%	6	6.0	12.4	5.3	6.7	3.5	6.7	34.5	14.8	26.6	18.0	15.1	21.9	9.5	22.2	6.4	9.0	15.1	12.2	6.0	9.9	4.3	6.7	3.5	6.0	16.1		16.1	18.8	25.9	31.1	42.1	31.4		30.0	22.6	24.7	12.8	23.6	16.5		19.9						$20,971	$18,638	$2,333
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						$20,864	$18,322	$2,542
Alpha Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Stadium Rd.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 661-4101	735	35	20.8	92.1%	18 (2.4%)	13 (1.8%)	659 (89.7%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.9%)	27	4221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%		28.5	4065^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.7%	156																									18.9		18.9	36.8	38.4	38.7	30.1			36.0	36.8	20.0	17.1	13.6			21.9	95.0	98.3	98.3	96.7	98.3	$20,858	$18,338	$2,520
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						$23,340	$20,940	$2,400
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	2600 East Pecan	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 664-9701	659	33	20.1	93.3%	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.8%)	607 (92.1%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	17.6	5048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%		21.8	4695^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.0%	353																									14.7		14.7	34.8	29.6	20.0	13.8			24.5	27.2	22.0	17.0	7.4			18.4	98.3	98.3				$24,437	$22,056	$2,381
John J. Pershing Elementary	Public	K-6	1505 E. Ellis St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 664-9741	788	38	20.7	93.1%	21 (2.7%)	8 (1.0%)	730 (92.6%)	6 (0.8%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	32.1	3789^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.3%		31.5	3807^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.1%	18	10.3	15.4				12.8	30.8	18.0				24.4	10.3	41.0				25.6	5.1	12.8				9.0	21.8		21.8	28.1	34.1	35.1	44.3			34.8	34.7	24.6	26.0	34.7			30.1						$22,036	$19,616	$2,420
Parkwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1150 E. Pecan Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-2500	635	32	19.9	96.5%	31 (4.9%)	10 (1.6%)	576 (90.7%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	32.6	3754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%		28.8	4040^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.2%	286																									27.2		27.2	32.3	28.1	38.0	40.5			34.6	41.9	25.3	20.9	29.1			29.4						$21,651	$19,166	$2,485
Eastin Arcola	Public	K-8	29551 Avenue 8	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8841	225	13	16.7	95.6%	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	204 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	10.5	5604^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.3%		28	4112^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.9%	1492																									3.3	8.0	5.5	21.1	25.0	10.0	11.1	31.8	28.0	21.0	31.6	16.7	3.3	5.6	18.2	12.0	13.8						$33,211	$30,770	$2,441
Virginia Lee Rose Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 Lilly St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 662-2662	714	32	22.6	96.8%	6 (0.8%)	8 (1.1%)	685 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	22.1	4663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.4%		22.6	4618^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.3%	45																									14.7		14.7	31.7	37.8	26.8	30.9			31.5	26.3	26.4	11.6	19.1			20.4						$21,592	$19,088	$2,504

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sherman Thomas Charter High District	2.45 mi	1	521^st
Sherman Thomas Charter District	2.55 mi	1	1399^th
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy District	2.66 mi	1	33^rd
Madera County Superintendent of Schools	2.67 mi	5	1511^th
Liberty Charter District	2.7 mi	1	1422^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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