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Berenda Elementary

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Berenda Elementary ranks 3763 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3763^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Berenda Elementary is a public elementary school located in Madera, CA, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 761 students. It is part of the Madera Unified School District, which is ranked 1277 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Berenda Elementary consistently outperforms the Madera Unified School District and the state of California in academic assessments across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Berenda Elementary had higher proficiency rates than the district and state in English Language Arts/Literacy (37.47% vs. 33.39% and 48.81%) and Mathematics (28.23% vs. 19.99% and 37.3%). Additionally, Berenda Elementary's Hispanic and English Language Learner students perform significantly better than their counterparts in the district and state. The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate compared to the district, with 24.9% in the 2022-2023 school year versus 27.4% for the district. Berenda Elementary also has a higher per-student spending compared to the district, with $19,117 spent per student in the 2021-2022 school year, compared to the district's $17,409.

Despite its strong academic performance, Berenda Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 84.97% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. When compared to nearby schools within the Madera Unified School District, Berenda Elementary generally outperforms them in academic assessments, with higher proficiency rates in both ELA/Literacy and Mathematics. The two charter schools in the area, Liberty Charter and Sherman Thomas Charter, have lower academic performance compared to Berenda Elementary.

709

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,864

Per pupil spending ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26820 Club Dr.
Madera, CA 93638-2725

(559) 674-3325

District: Madera Unified

Students who attend Berenda Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jack G. Desmond Middle
High:	Madera South High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.6%

White:

6.2%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Madera Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg25%

California avg41%

3,763^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	3763 of 5857	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3687 of 5869	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	3529 of 5859	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3441 of 5883	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3794 of 5789	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	3552 of 5662	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.1	3036 of 5692	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.8	3424 of 5614	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.1	3061 of 5611	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.3	3233 of 5530	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.4	4050 of 5390	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	3843 of 5377	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.7	3948 of 5314	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.8	2949 of 5193	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.4	3240 of 5113	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.0	3359 of 5113	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.7	2778 of 4818	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.7	3023 of 4822	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.8	3425 of 4809	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	32.0	1685 of 2585	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	1141 of 2128	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.7	2197 of 3162	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.6	928 of 3245	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	49.4	1225 of 3311	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	2150 of 3275	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	2571 of 3246	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	3347 of 5597	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	3413 of 5612	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	3059 of 5609	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	2968 of 5635	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	3811 of 5492	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	3449 of 5413	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	2966 of 5107	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	2744 of 5107	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	2407 of 5087	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	2283 of 5084	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	2726 of 4963	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	2611 of 4830	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	2912 of 5460	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	3191 of 5517	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	2594 of 5363	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	2711 of 5264	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	3215 of 5173	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	2869 of 5084	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	3883 of 5628	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3667 of 5643	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3710 of 5638	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	3708 of 5663	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3474 of 5510	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	3436 of 5431	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.9	2359 of 2651	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	2352 of 2661	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	2118 of 2726	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	2494 of 2834	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	2153 of 2737	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2019)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile-7 vs school

White (2024)11th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-11 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

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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)	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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Berenda Elementary

What district is Berenda Elementary in?

Madera Unified

Is Berenda Elementary a good school?

Berenda Elementary ranks 3763^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Berenda Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 709 students attended Berenda Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Berenda Elementary?

Students at Berenda Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Berenda Elementary attend?

Students who attend Berenda Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jack G. Desmond Middle
High : Madera South High

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