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Eastin Arcola Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5604^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Eastin Arcola Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 225 students in the Madera Unified School District, located in a high-poverty area where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic performance at the school has declined sharply, with its statewide ranking falling from the 30th percentile to the 4th percentile in just one year; test scores in English, math, and science have all dropped significantly, with science proficiency at only 5.45% compared to 32.65% statewide. This decline is more severe than at other local schools like La Vina Elementary or Alpha Elementary, and it affects all student groups, including a notable drop for low-income students from the 38th to the 6th percentile.

Despite this academic crisis, Eastin Arcola operates with favorable conditions, including a low student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1 and very high per-student funding of $24,915—over $5,000 more than the Madera Unified average and three times more than higher-performing schools in Central Unified like River Bluff Elementary. This creates a puzzling situation where greater resources have not led to better outcomes, suggesting the school may be facing systemic instructional or leadership challenges that require urgent attention, especially when compared to schools with similar demographics like Virginia Lee Rose Elementary or Parkwood Elementary which perform better with less funding.

225

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,915

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

29551 Avenue 8
Madera, CA 93637-8508

(559) 674-8841

District: Madera Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.7%

Two or more races:

5.3%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2017 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2017

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg25%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,604^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 24 pts since 2017

From bottom 28% (2017) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,422^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 36 pts since 2017

From bottom 48% (2017) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	5604 of 5857	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	4112 of 5869	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	4113 of 5859	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3953 of 5883	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	4124 of 5789	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	3812 of 5662	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.8	4099 of 5692	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	58.6	911 of 3246	71.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.8	4367 of 5612	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	4756 of 5609	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	3748 of 5635	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	4465 of 5492	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	4100 of 5413	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	4842 of 5107	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	2954 of 5107	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	2967 of 5087	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	2820 of 5084	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	3113 of 4963	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	2820 of 4830	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	5125 of 5460	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3437 of 5517	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	3251 of 5363	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	3190 of 5264	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	3470 of 5173	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	3147 of 5084	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	5311 of 5628	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	4548 of 5643	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	3185 of 5638	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	3959 of 5431	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	2422 of 2761	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	2034 of 2783	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1855 of 2781	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	1234 of 2740	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	1110 of 2715	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	1272 of 2480	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.0	1307 of 2508	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	2244 of 2533	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1996 of 2531	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	1518 of 2509	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	1322 of 2262	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	2023 of 2395	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	1440 of 2388	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	1422 of 2374	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.1	681 of 2359	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	568 of 2213	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	47.9	967 of 2072	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	2114 of 2542	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1706 of 2579	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	1472 of 2531	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	824 of 2458	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	732 of 2369	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	1042 of 2230	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	2278 of 2534	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1835 of 2552	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	1300 of 2538	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.6	647 of 2527	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	47.2	1097 of 2407	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.3	1621 of 2273	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2018)72nd percentile+39 vs school

Female (2024)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

Science5%-27 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/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 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th 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 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 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 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	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eastin Arcola Elementary	Public	K-8	29551 Avenue 8	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8841	225	13	16.7	95.6%	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	204 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	10.5	5604^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.3%		28	4112^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.9%	1492																									3.3	8.0	5.5	21.1	25.0	10.0	11.1	31.8	28.0	21.0	31.6	16.7	3.3	5.6	18.2	12.0	13.8						$24,915	$3,410	$21,505
Biola-Pershing Elementary	Public	K-6	4885 North Biola Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5235	198	9	22.0	92.4%	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	168 (84.8%)	23 (11.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	48.1	2692^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.0%		46.1	2787^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.5%	95																									28.6		28.6	40.7	28.0	47.6	56.1			44.7	50.0	36.0	47.6	24.4			37.4	92.9			92.9
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%)	17.6	5048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%		21.8	4695^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.0%	353																									14.7		14.7	34.8	29.6	20.0	13.8			24.5	27.2	22.0	17.0	7.4			18.4	98.3	98.3				$20,041	$3,332	$16,709
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%)	32.6	3754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%		28.8	4040^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.2%	286																									27.2		27.2	32.3	28.1	38.0	40.5			34.6	41.9	25.3	20.9	29.1			29.4						$19,022	$3,539	$15,483
Herndon-Barstow Elementary	Public	K-6	6265 North Grantland Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5250	754	28	27.2	68.6%	85 (11.3%)	36 (4.8%)	339 (45.0%)	273 (36.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	62.6	1934^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.0%		58.8	2116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.9%	182																									36.1		36.1	44.3	48.9	60.4	55.1			52.0	49.1	40.4	56.3	42.4			47.1
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%)	27	4221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%		28.5	4065^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.7%	156																									18.9		18.9	36.8	38.4	38.7	30.1			36.0	36.8	20.0	17.1	13.6			21.9	95.0	98.3	98.3	96.7	98.3	$19,033	$3,171	$15,862
River Bluff Elementary	Public	K-6	6150 West Palo Alto	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-6001	694	26	26.6	68.2%	100 (14.4%)	42 (6.1%)	338 (48.7%)	182 (26.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.9%)	78.5	1216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%		74.5	1387^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.4%	171																									48.5		48.5	45.8	64.4	60.2	79.2			62.6	52.5	60.7	56.6	61.2			57.7
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%)	11.9	5515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.8%		10.7	5653^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.7%	138																									13.5		13.5	14.9	20.2	22.2	26.4			20.5	18.3	9.7	5.9	15.9			12.5						$19,295	$3,360	$15,935
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
James Madison Elementary	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%)	21.8	4684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%		21.8	4690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.1%	6	6.0	12.4	5.3	6.7	3.5	6.7	34.5	14.8	26.6	18.0	15.1	21.9	9.5	22.2	6.4	9.0	15.1	12.2	6.0	9.9	4.3	6.7	3.5	6.0	16.1		16.1	18.8	25.9	31.1	42.1	31.4		30.0	22.6	24.7	12.8	23.6	16.5		19.9						$19,146	$3,128	$16,018

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastin Arcola Elementary

How many students attend Eastin Arcola Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Eastin Arcola Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Eastin Arcola Elementary?

Students at Eastin Arcola Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

Is Eastin Arcola Elementary a good school?

Eastin Arcola Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.3% of California elementary schools.

What district is Eastin Arcola Elementary in?

Madera Unified

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