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Madera High

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Madera High ranks 1001 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1001^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 54% of California high schools

Summary

Madera High is a public high school in Madera, California, serving 1,865 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Madera Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Madera High has had a mixed performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 724 out of 2,039 California high schools in 2015-2016 to 1,291 out of 2,133 in 2018-2019. Its current ranking for 2024-2025 is 1,001 out of 2,162 schools, with a 3-star rating. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students performing relatively better than Asian and special education students. Madera High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 86.2% and 92.9%, while its dropout rate has ranged from 5.5% to 8.9%.

Compared to nearby schools like Matilda Torres High and Sherman Thomas Charter High, Madera High's performance is generally lower, with lower rankings, test scores, and graduation rates. The school's high percentage of students from low-income families, with 83.11% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, likely contributes to these challenges. Addressing the unique needs and challenges of underperforming student subgroups, as well as optimizing the use of the school's relatively high per-student spending, could be crucial for improving Madera High's overall academic success.

1,869

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,881

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 South L St.
Madera, CA 93637-4650

(559) 675-4444

District: Madera Unified

Feeder schools for Madera High:

Elementary:	Dixieland Elementary
	George Washington Elementary
	Howard Elementary
	James Madison Elementary
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	John Adams Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.9%

White:

7.3%

Asian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 39th percentile in 2022 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2025) from a 39th-percentile low (2022)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Madera Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,001^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	1001 of 2162	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	1182 of 2159	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	1049 of 2170	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	1287 of 2123	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1291 of 2133	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	1010 of 2017	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.6	942 of 2021	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.8	724 of 2039	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.0	1000 of 1994	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.1	755 of 2426	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.0	909 of 2354	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.5	958 of 2367	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.4	980 of 2281	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.4	873 of 2238	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.7	870 of 2117	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.6	643 of 2063	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.1	639 of 1968	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.2	586 of 1901	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	39.9	705 of 1653	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	555 of 585	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	499 of 581	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.5	897 of 1161	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.8	321 of 1117	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	30.4	697 of 1052	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.7	695 of 1085	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	817 of 1064	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	665 of 1044	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	222 of 941	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	25.5	709 of 938	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	937 of 1906	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	1080 of 1915	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	954 of 1915	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	1168 of 1858	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1277 of 1833	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	1026 of 1760	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	724 of 1900	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	941 of 1902	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	772 of 1917	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	1118 of 1861	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1133 of 1814	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	837 of 1742	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	263 of 410	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	915 of 2013	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	1019 of 2026	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	919 of 2030	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	1213 of 1943	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	1180 of 1937	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	942 of 1862	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	914 of 1942	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	1113 of 1948	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	1031 of 1963	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1226 of 1916	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	1097 of 1880	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	900 of 1834	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.8	71 of 85	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.5	16 of 74	78.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1082 of 1252	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1187 of 1216	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	851 of 1197	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	613 of 1155	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	531 of 1173	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	712 of 1193	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	806 of 1204	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	603 of 1222	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	534 of 1173	54.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile-9 vs school

Homeless (2025)36th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-17 vs school

Migrant (2024)16th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-40 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Science26%-6 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 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)			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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madera High	Public	9-12	200 South L St.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4444	1,869	91	20.5	81.8%	136 (7.3%)	25 (1.3%)	1,625 (86.9%)	42 (2.2%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (1.7%)	51.6	1001^st of 2162 public high schools	53.7%		42.6	1182^nd of 2159 public high schools	45.3%	181		26.5		26.4		57.9	57.9		19.6	19.6	$20,881	$3,706	$17,175
Madera South High	Public	9-12	755 W. Pecan Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4450	1,859	93	20.0	95.2%	33 (1.8%)	40 (2.2%)	1,749 (94.1%)	21 (1.1%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.5%)	32.9	1427^th of 2162 public high schools	34.0%		38.9	1269^th of 2159 public high schools	41.2%	158		18.7	0.0	18.0		44.8	44.8		9.4	9.4	$22,433	$3,826	$18,607
Madera Unified Adult Transition Program	Public	12	955 W. Pecan Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4482	15	2	7.5	60.0%	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$57,520	$2,739	$54,781
Juvenile Hall (Endeavor/Voyager Secondary)	Public	7-12	28261 Avenue 14	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera County Superintendent of Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-7900	29	4	6.8	89.7%	3 (10.3%)	2 (6.9%)	22 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	8.4	2099^th of 2162 public high schools	2.9%					(n/a)						8.3	5.9		0.0	0.0	$62,184	$21,404	$40,780
Enterprise Secondary	Public	6-12	1665 East Olive Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera County Superintendent of Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 662-4856	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mountain Vista High	Public	10-12	1901 Clinton Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4580	162	13	12.4	96.3%	5 (3.1%)	4 (2.5%)	149 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	12.5	1895^th of 2162 public high schools	12.3%		16.4	1777^th of 2159 public high schools	17.7%	118		5.4		5.3		21.9	21.9		0.0	0.0	$29,571	$5,768	$23,803
Sherman Thomas Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	26303 Adell St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Sherman Thomas Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-6626	69	5	14.1	62.3%	15 (21.7%)	2 (2.9%)	50 (72.5%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	60	823^rd of 2162 public high schools	61.9%		53.9	908^th of 2159 public high schools	57.9%	85		28.6		28.6		66.7	66.7		23.8	23.8	$13,725	$17	$13,708
Matilda Torres High	Public	9-12	16645 Road 26	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 416-5909	2,017	98	20.4	89.9%	95 (4.7%)	14 (0.7%)	1,856 (92.0%)	21 (1.0%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.0%)	46.2	1112^th of 2162 public high schools	48.6%		48.1	1056^th of 2159 public high schools	51.1%	56		25.3	21.4	25.2		52.5	52.5		16.7	16.7	$19,810	$3,723	$16,087
Ripperdan Community Day	Public	7-12	26133 Ave. 7	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-0059	49	7	6.8	98.0%	2 (4.1%)	4 (8.2%)	42 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	$50,707	$10,558	$40,149
Independence Continuation High	Public	9-12	12150 Road 36	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3580	45	4	11.7	88.9%	10 (22.2%)	1 (2.2%)	31 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.4	1584^th of 2162 public high schools	26.7%		11.3	1987^th of 2159 public high schools	8.0%	403		19.1		19.1		33.3	33.3		4.8	4.8	$11,944	$1,007	$10,937

Frequently Asked Questions about Madera High

What district is Madera High in?

Madera Unified

How many students attend Madera High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,869 students attended Madera High.

What schools feed into Madera High?

Madera High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dixieland Elementary
Elementary : George Washington Elementary
Elementary : Howard Elementary
Elementary : James Madison Elementary
Elementary : John Adams Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle

Is Madera High a good school?

Madera High ranks 1001^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Madera High?

Students at Madera High are 87% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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