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Hillside Elementary

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Hillside Elementary ranks 2957 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2957^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hillside Elementary is a K-8 school serving 310 students in Madera, California, within the Chawanakee Unified School District, and its statewide academic ranking has recently declined from 3 to 2 stars.

Compared to nearby schools like James S. Fugman Elementary in the higher-performing Clovis Unified district, Hillside spends significantly more per student but achieves lower proficiency rates in English and Math. However, the school has an extraordinary strength: its chronic absenteeism rate of 4.7% is dramatically lower than the state average and most surrounding schools, indicating a strong school culture where students regularly attend class.

Academically, Hillside performs near state averages, with Science being a notable relative strength, especially in 8th grade. Its unique K-8 structure provides continuity for families, and it serves a less economically disadvantaged population than many comparison schools. The school's test scores show an unusual pattern, dipping in middle grades before recovering by 8th grade, which suggests potential curriculum focus areas. While the high per-student investment hasn't yet translated to top-tier test scores, the exceptional attendance and stable upper-grade science performance are positive foundations for future improvement.

310

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,358

Per pupil spending ?

31.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Treasure Hills Dr.
Madera, CA 93636

(559) 822-4141

District: Chawanakee Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.7%

Hispanic:

38.7%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2022 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2022

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg35%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,957^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 12 pts since 2022

From top 39% (2022) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

754^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 1 pts since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Chawanakee Unified

764^th of 1,543Chawanakee 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	43.9	2957 of 5857	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	2676 of 5869	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	2232 of 5859	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	2291 of 5883	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	2964 of 5597	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	2601 of 5612	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	2271 of 5609	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	2088 of 5635	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	2372 of 5107	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	1196 of 5084	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3263 of 5460	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	3642 of 5517	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	2726 of 5628	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	3069 of 5643	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.3	1250 of 5638	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	42.5	2861 of 5663	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	2097 of 2598	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	2230 of 2651	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	2108 of 2661	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	1992 of 2726	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	754 of 2761	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	854 of 2783	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	1076 of 2781	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	764 of 2740	72.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	607 of 2533	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	714 of 2551	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	50.3	1047 of 2531	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	471 of 2395	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	733 of 2388	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.4	291 of 2359	87.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	763 of 2534	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	1045 of 2552	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	948 of 2538	62.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	41.1	899 of 1543	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	870 of 1555	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-30 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile-3 vs school

White (2023)42nd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science39%+6 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

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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)	% DTP (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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillside Elementary	Public	K-8	800 Treasure Hills Dr.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 822-4141	310	14	21.8	31.3%	123 (39.7%)	7 (2.3%)	120 (38.7%)	24 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.6%)	43.9	2957^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.5%		47.9	2676^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.4%	281	25.0	55.6	39.0	37.1	24.2	50.0	56.1	55.6	63.0	46.8	39.4	33.3	32.3	35.9	29.4	36.0	34.8				$18,358	$2,004	$16,354
Stone Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	760 Market Ave.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3530	672	28	24.0	25.6%	227 (33.8%)	35 (5.2%)	314 (46.7%)	79 (11.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	64.9	1843^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.5%		75.7	1346^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.1%	497	37.8		37.8	42.1	55.7	63.3	70.4			56.5	47.7	42.9	37.8	60.0			46.6				$11,765	$290	$11,475
James S. Fugman Elementary	Public	K-6	10825 North Cedar Ave.	Fresno	93730	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-8700	893	35	25.4	19.8%	281 (31.5%)	38 (4.3%)	166 (18.6%)	310 (34.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	93 (10.4%)	95.9	245^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.8%		97.9	89^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.5%	156	78.2		78.2	76.6	76.7	87.3	79.6			79.9	79.4	75.3	76.3	72.0			75.8	98.1			$11,574	$376	$11,198
Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-6	16436 Paula Rd.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3560	365	15	24.3	37.8%	165 (45.2%)	3 (0.8%)	166 (45.5%)	15 (4.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	62.1	1961^st of 5857 public elementary schools	66.5%		57.4	2178^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.9%	217	30.4		30.4	52.9	45.6	39.1	71.9			53.1	52.9	42.1	39.1	56.1			47.9				$13,327	$515	$12,812
Valley Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	465 East Chaplain Dr.	Fresno	93730	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-8200	509	24	21.5	36.5%	202 (39.7%)	11 (2.2%)	197 (38.7%)	49 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.2%)	76.5	1309^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.7%		86.3	892^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	84.8%	417	43.3		43.3	51.5	82.1	59.1	59.1			63.0	50.0	64.2	50.8	57.6			55.6	95.9	95.9	95.9	$14,186	$771	$13,415
Webster Elementary	Public	K-6	36477 Ruth Ave.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3540	634	29	21.8	47.6%	221 (34.9%)	4 (0.6%)	347 (54.7%)	34 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	58.1	2160^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.1%		59.2	2103^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	64.2%	57	33.7		33.7	38.5	63.4	48.4	60.8			52.1	33.3	56.3	33.7	48.5			42.1				$12,206	$561	$11,645
Riverview Elementary	Public	K-6	2491 East Behymer Ave.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-8600	700	31	22.8	34.7%	256 (36.6%)	19 (2.7%)	230 (32.9%)	141 (20.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (7.0%)	91.3	592^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	89.9%		91.7	590^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.9%	2	53.9		53.9	72.6	79.4	66.4	80.7			74.9	74.5	74.5	57.7	73.1			70.0				$12,372	$649	$11,723
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	1250 East Liberty Hill Dr.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-7100	618	27	23.3	44.7%	197 (31.9%)	27 (4.4%)	253 (40.9%)	89 (14.4%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.5%)	95.6	273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.3%		97	164^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.2%	109	57.8		57.8	83.0	81.3	82.9	91.9			84.8	74.5	80.3	69.5	86.1			77.5	96.0		96.0	$13,027	$767	$12,260
Copper Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	1881 East Plymouth Ave.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6300	601	26	23.1	32.9%	244 (40.6%)	18 (3.0%)	183 (30.4%)	105 (17.5%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (7.2%)	91.2	602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	89.7%		93.5	467^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.0%	135	53.9		53.9	74.1	79.7	64.4	78.0			73.4	70.4	81.2	65.7	74.7			72.3				$13,424	$676	$12,748
Fort Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	960 East Teague Ave.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6600	568	23	24.6	41.4%	199 (35.0%)	35 (6.2%)	228 (40.1%)	58 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.7%)	82	1076^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.6%		82.3	1061^st of 5869 public elementary schools	81.9%	15	43.0		43.0	65.8	68.0	63.4	66.3			65.9	76.0	66.0	43.5	57.5			60.5				$13,180	$508	$12,672

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillside Elementary

How many students attend Hillside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Hillside Elementary.

What district is Hillside Elementary in?

Chawanakee Unified

What is the racial makeup of Hillside Elementary?

Students at Hillside Elementary are 40% White, 39% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Hillside Elementary a good school?

Hillside Elementary ranks 2957^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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