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Matilda Torres High

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Matilda Torres High ranks 1112 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 49% of California high schools

Summary

Matilda Torres High is a public high school located in Madera, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,057 students. The school faces several challenges, including relatively low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and uneven outcomes for different student subgroups.

Matilda Torres High has shown mixed performance on standardized tests compared to the Madera Unified district and the state of California. While the school had higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy, its Mathematics and Science proficiency rates were lower. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 86.2% to 95.6%, and its dropout rate has also varied, from 3.0% to 8.9%. Additionally, Matilda Torres High has had relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 27.4%, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Matilda Torres High performs better than some, such as Ripperdan Community Day and Madera Unified Adult Transition Program, but lags behind others, such as Madera South High and Madera High, in terms of academic performance and school rankings. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Homeless students performing particularly poorly.

2,017

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,810

Per pupil spending ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16645 Road 26
Madera, CA 93638-0830

(559) 416-5909

District: Madera Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.0%

White:

4.7%

Asian:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2022 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,112^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 1 pts since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	46.2	1112 of 2162	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	1056 of 2159	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	1444 of 2170	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	1111 of 2123	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.3	1024 of 1161	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.3	709 of 1085	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	794 of 1064	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	828 of 1044	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	1044 of 1906	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	1046 of 1915	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1281 of 1915	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1177 of 1858	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	869 of 1900	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	792 of 1902	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	1196 of 1917	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	813 of 1861	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.8	238 of 328	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	265 of 299	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	954 of 2013	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	909 of 2026	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	1287 of 2030	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	867 of 1943	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	1050 of 1942	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	931 of 1948	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.8	1355 of 1963	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	931 of 1916	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	31 of 85	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	823 of 1252	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	941 of 1216	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	602 of 1197	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	685 of 1155	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	703 of 1173	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	8.9	1088 of 1193	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	801 of 1204	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)64th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-14 vs school

Homeless (2024)27th percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+4 vs state

Science25%-7 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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 Matilda Torres High

What is the racial makeup of Matilda Torres High?

Students at Matilda Torres High are 92% Hispanic, 5% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Matilda Torres High in?

Madera Unified

Is Matilda Torres High a good school?

Matilda Torres High ranks 1112^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Matilda Torres High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,017 students attended Matilda Torres High.

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