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Alpha Elementary

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Alpha Elementary ranks 3981 st of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3981^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of California elementary schools

Summary

Alpha Elementary serves 735 students in kindergarten through grade 6 in Madera, as part of Madera Unified. In 2025–2026, 38% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 26% in math and 18% in science; all three rates were below state results. The clearest overall strength is ELA compared with nearby schools, even though it remains below the state.

Compared with nine nearby Madera Unified schools, Alpha was above the average in all three subjects: 7 percentage points in ELA, 2 in math and 3 in science. Its ELA result ranked second locally, behind Lincoln Elementary. Against the district, Alpha was ahead by 4 points in ELA and 6 in math, but behind by 3 in science. Against the state, it was behind by 12 points in ELA, 12 in math and 18 in science. Results vary by grade, too: grade 4 ELA was a bright spot at 44%, 12 points above the district and the highest among nearby schools for that grade. Grade 5 math is the sharpest concern: 15% were proficient, 22 points below the state, and Alpha ranked sixth among the nearby schools.

Results have improved overall since 2022–2023: ELA rose from 25% to 38%, math from 18% to 26%, and science from 7% to 18%. ELA’s gap with the state narrowed by 10 points, although science has slipped from its 2023–2024 peak of 19%. SchoolDigger places Alpha at the 32nd percentile with 2 stars overall in 2025–2026, near the upper end of this nearby group. Its statewide student-group rankings show two notable results: in 2023–2024, English Language Learner Students ranked at the 78th percentile with 4 stars, compared with the school’s overall 31st percentile; Special Education Students rose from the 22nd percentile in 2024–2025 to the 45th in 2025–2026, versus an overall 32nd percentile. For context, Alpha reported 92% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 20.8, slightly above the nearby-school average of 20.3. Chronic absenteeism fell from 40% in 2021–2022 to 22% in 2025–2026, but remained above the state’s 18%.

735

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,553

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 99%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

900 Stadium Rd.
Madera, CA 93637-5700

(559) 661-4101

District: Madera Unified

Students who attend Alpha Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High:	Madera South High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.7%

Two or more races:

3.9%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg26%

California avg42%

3,981^st of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Madera Unified

1263^rd of 1,530Madera 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
2026	30.2	3981 of 5817	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.0	4221 of 5857	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	4065 of 5869	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4870 of 5859	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	4017 of 5883	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.1	4985 of 5789	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	5192 of 5662	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.7	5138 of 5692	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	5372 of 5614	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	5256 of 5611	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.1	5373 of 5530	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.0	4844 of 5390	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.1	4256 of 5377	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.8	3559 of 5314	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	15.5	4705 of 5193	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	29.1	3657 of 5113	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.8	3877 of 5113	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.9	3934 of 4818	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.8	3570 of 4822	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.9	3793 of 4809	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.7	699 of 3162	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	38.6	1916 of 3245	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	1070 of 3311	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	2521 of 3275	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	2658 of 3246	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	3776 of 5581	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	4087 of 5597	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	3812 of 5612	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.8	4618 of 5609	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3774 of 5635	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	4406 of 5492	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	4982 of 5413	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	3078 of 5094	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.8	3265 of 5107	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	2919 of 5107	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	3976 of 5087	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	3068 of 5084	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	4028 of 4963	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	4280 of 4830	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	3203 of 5423	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	3603 of 5460	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	3404 of 5517	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	4100 of 5363	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	3150 of 5264	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	4165 of 5173	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4580 of 5084	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	3865 of 5603	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.0	4022 of 5628	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	3999 of 5643	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4659 of 5638	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	3966 of 5663	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	5023 of 5510	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	4946 of 5431	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	1596 of 2927	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.7	2220 of 2847	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1556 of 2635	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+47 vs school

Special Education (2026)45th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-12 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

Science18%-18 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 8th 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 8th 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 8th 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 8th 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	30.2	3981^st of 5817 public elementary schools	31.6%		27	4221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%	240																													17.7		17.7	32.0	43.7	30.4	43.4			37.5	31.1	35.9	14.7	23.0			26.1	≥ 99%		$19,553	$2,520	$17,033
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%)	16.8	5080^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.7%		21.8	4684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%	396	8.3	7.7	1.3	5.7	6.3	3.7	5.5	35.7	18.0	28.2	10.2	17.7	11.0	20.0	9.5	21.8	3.9	8.0	24.1	12.2	13.1	1.2	6.4	1.3	4.6	5.1	6.1	4.1	18.0	20.7	19.4	29.8	18.4	24.4	20.5	39.2	36.6	28.1	24.1	26.0	20.5	10.7	18.2	24.7	20.6	98%	0%	$19,516	$2,333	$17,183
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%)	30.8	3930^th of 5817 public elementary schools	32.4%		32.6	3754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%	176																													18.8		18.8	31.5	30.3	30.2	45.4			34.3	48.9	29.2	18.1	24.4			30.4	96%	0%	$19,932	$2,485	$17,447
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%)	31.7	3843^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	33.9%		36.1	3479^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.6%	364																													16.2		16.2	29.1	42.7	30.5	34.9			34.5	30.2	39.8	28.6	29.4			32.0	95%	0%	$19,434	$2,446	$16,988
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%)	15.6	5169^th of 5817 public elementary schools	11.1%		11.9	5515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.8%	346																													12.8		12.8	24.1	17.9	20.9	35.1			24.4	30.0	14.2	6.6	19.6			17.1	≥ 99%		$20,028	$2,414	$17,614
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%)	21.2	4706^th of 5817 public elementary schools	19.1%		22.1	4663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.4%	43																													18.5		18.5	25.3	34.0	27.9	33.9			30.4	25.3	23.6	14.3	20.5			20.9	≥ 99%		$19,912	$2,504	$17,408
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%)	15.3	5194^th of 5817 public elementary schools	10.7%		18.2	4995^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%	199	8.3	17.0	4.8				11.1	38.3	18.1	33.9				28.2	13.3	36.2	9.7				22.2	3.3	7.5	1.6				4.6	4.9		4.9	15.3	20.7	27.4	30.2			23.8	18.3	18.1	12.9	24.4			18.9	97%	0%	$19,872	$2,671	$17,201
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	—	10 (1.7%)	9 (1.5%)	561 (94.4%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31.4	3876^th of 5817 public elementary schools	33.4%		24.9	4411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.7%	535																													15.5		15.5	31.3	42.2	33.3	36.1			36.0	50.0	30.1	19.1	26.7			30.3	97%	0%	$22,174	$4,558	$17,616
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%)	33.8	3682^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	36.7%		30.7	3904^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.3%	222																													11.9		11.9	38.1	42.9	27.4	46.5			38.6	43.7	33.9	17.8	27.2			30.9	98%	0%	$19,673	$2,407	$17,266
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%)	16.5	5107^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.2%		17.6	5048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%	59																													13.4		13.4	33.3	27.2	16.3	24.0			25.1	23.7	23.7	11.5	15.7			18.5	97%	0%	$21,273	$2,381	$18,892

Frequently Asked Questions about Alpha Elementary

Is Alpha Elementary a good school?

Alpha Elementary ranks 3981^st of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Alpha Elementary in?

Madera Unified

What is the racial makeup of Alpha Elementary?

Students at Alpha Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Alpha Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alpha Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High : Madera South High

How many students attend Alpha Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 735 students attended Alpha Elementary.

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