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Nishimoto Elementary

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Nishimoto Elementary ranks 4360 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of California elementary schools

Summary

Nishimoto Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 704 students in the Madera Unified district, operating in a community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school faces challenges common to the area, it shows specific strengths, particularly in mathematics where it outperforms nearby schools like Virginia Lee Rose Elementary and George Washington Elementary. It is also notably effective in supporting English Language Learners and has successfully improved its student-teacher ratio to be better than several local schools, including John Adams Elementary. However, chronic absenteeism, though improving, remains an issue, and science proficiency is low.

Looking closer, the school's math performance is strong in 3rd and 4th grades but drops sharply by 5th grade, indicating a need for consistent support. Compared to some higher-performing peers like Berenda Elementary, Nishimoto spends more per student, suggesting a review of how resources are used. Nearby charter schools Sherman Thomas Charter and Liberty Charter have much better attendance but similar academic results.

704

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,442

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26460 Martin St.
Madera, CA 93638-0833

(559) 664-8110

District: Madera Unified

Students who attend Nishimoto Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.6%

White:

3.1%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2013 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg25%

California avg41%

4,360^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	25.4	4360 of 5857	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	4132 of 5869	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	5109 of 5859	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4989 of 5883	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	4718 of 5789	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	4154 of 5662	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.9	4013 of 5692	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	4928 of 5614	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	4931 of 5611	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	5262 of 5530	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.3	5055 of 5390	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.1	4997 of 5377	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	4524 of 5314	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.3	3957 of 5193	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.0	4275 of 5113	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.8	4516 of 5113	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.2	2199 of 2227	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.8	1427 of 3162	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	2131 of 3245	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	2058 of 3311	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	2908 of 3275	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	2058 of 3246	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	4473 of 5597	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4359 of 5612	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	5007 of 5609	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	4542 of 5635	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	4091 of 5492	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3897 of 5413	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	3351 of 5107	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	3221 of 5107	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	4240 of 5087	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	4057 of 5084	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	3681 of 4963	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	2988 of 4830	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	3698 of 5460	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	3543 of 5517	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	4508 of 5363	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4258 of 5264	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	3938 of 5173	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	3276 of 5084	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	3818 of 5628	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3605 of 5643	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	4721 of 5638	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4991 of 5663	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	4838 of 5510	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	4044 of 5431	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	1504 of 2635	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2024)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science12%-21 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 (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	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
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		$19,442	$3,241	$16,201
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		$28,277	$2,672	$25,605
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	$15,663	$1,443	$14,220
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	$19,946	$3,442	$16,504
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		$19,609	$3,159	$16,450
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		$18,624	$3,371	$15,253
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		$20,921	$6,113	$14,808
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		$18,471	$3,112	$15,359
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		$18,330	$3,183	$15,147
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		$19,363	$3,758	$15,605

Frequently Asked Questions about Nishimoto Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Nishimoto Elementary?

Students at Nishimoto Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Nishimoto Elementary a good school?

Nishimoto Elementary ranks 4360^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Nishimoto Elementary in?

Madera Unified

What schools do graduates of Nishimoto Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nishimoto Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Nishimoto Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 704 students attended Nishimoto Elementary.

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