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Madera Elementary

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Madera Elementary ranks 2271 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of California elementary schools

Summary

Madera Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 264 students in the Simi Valley Unified School District, representing a middle-performing option with notable strengths in science and managing student attendance.

Academically, Madera shows a unique pattern where student performance often improves in the upper grades, and its science scores are a particular standout, significantly exceeding both district and state averages. The school serves a diverse student population and shows effectiveness in supporting economically disadvantaged students, often performing better than nearby schools with similar demographics like Mountain View Elementary. While it doesn't reach the high academic rankings of some neighbors like Vista Elementary or Hollow Hills Elementary, it's important to note those schools serve fewer students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to other local schools, Madera manages chronic absenteeism relatively well, with a lower rate than Park View Elementary or Berylwood Elementary. However, its year-to-year test scores and rankings can be volatile, which is an area for potential improvement. Overall, Madera represents a solid community school that performs reasonably well given its student demographics, with clear strengths in specific areas like science instruction.

264

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,898

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 Royal Ave.
Simi Valley, CA 93065-4128

(805) 520-6740

District: Simi Valley Unified

Students who attend Madera Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sinaloa Middle
High:	Royal High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.2%

White:

40.5%

Asian:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg42%

California avg41%

2,271^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Simi Valley Unified

682^nd of 1,543Simi Valley 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	55.5	2271 of 5857	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	1436 of 5869	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	2108 of 5859	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	2509 of 5883	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	615 of 1417	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	1926 of 5789	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	1953 of 5662	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.5	2634 of 5692	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.1	2596 of 5614	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.6	1963 of 5611	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.3	1704 of 5530	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.0	1731 of 5390	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.5	1722 of 5377	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.4	1266 of 5314	76.2%	★★★★☆
2009	82.8	842 of 5193	83.8%	★★★★☆
2008	84.0	797 of 5113	84.4%	★★★★☆
2007	82.0	890 of 5113	82.6%	★★★★☆
2006	90.0	478 of 4818	90.1%	★★★★★
2005	87.4	624 of 4822	87.1%	★★★★☆
2004	85.0	709 of 4809	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	2062 of 5597	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.7	1221 of 5612	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	2341 of 5609	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	2231 of 5635	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	622 of 1267	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	1613 of 5492	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	1782 of 5413	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	2490 of 5107	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	1097 of 5107	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	1767 of 5087	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	1904 of 5084	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	1555 of 4963	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	1794 of 4830	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	1957 of 5460	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.9	1016 of 5517	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	1526 of 5363	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	1255 of 5264	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.7	307 of 1110	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	1926 of 5173	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	3279 of 5084	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	2287 of 5628	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	1682 of 5643	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	1770 of 5638	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	2376 of 5663	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	469 of 1272	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	2083 of 5510	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	1884 of 5431	65.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	1639 of 2598	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	1287 of 2651	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	1571 of 2661	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1958 of 2726	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	1629 of 2834	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	1657 of 2737	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science56%+23 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics37%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, June 13, 2020

If I could give it a zero I would have. This is a horrible school. They do not care about bullying and let my child be bullied and they would attack him verbally and physically but when my son fought back HE was the one who got in trouble. My son has autism and the teachers knew when he would break so every single day they would gaslight him then laughed at him when he started to cry and argue. There are so many bullies here and Madera doesn't care they just watch and laugh along. This is a horrible school and I would not recommend that your child should go here unless your child is a little brat who loves to bully other kids then act like a victim. Do not go to this toxic environment. Close Quote

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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)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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	CAST Science 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madera Elementary	Public	K-6	250 Royal Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6740	264	12	22.0	54.9%	107 (40.5%)	3 (1.1%)	130 (49.2%)	19 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	55.5	2271^st of 5857 public elementary schools	61.2%		73.4	1436^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.5%	835	56.1	56.1	35.5	42.6	65.9	48.7	36.7	31.9	42.5	36.8	96.7				$19,898	$18,982	$916
Arroyo Elementary	Public	K-6	225 Ulysses St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 306-4420	264	12	22.0	67.0%	32 (12.1%)	2 (0.8%)	212 (80.3%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	30.8	3892^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.5%		35.8	3448^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.3%	444	18.9	18.9	40.6	36.1	32.4	36.2	37.5	31.6	18.9	29.0	86.4		90.9		$21,776	$19,392	$2,384
Park View Elementary	Public	K-6	1500 Alexander St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6755	319	19	16.3	85.9%	39 (12.2%)	3 (0.9%)	263 (82.4%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	24.3	4469^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.7%		22.2	4656^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.7%	187	22.8	22.8	25.0	27.1	33.3	28.9	31.8	33.3	12.3	24.8	96.7	96.7			$21,817	$19,324	$2,493
Hollow Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	828 Gibson Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6720	560	20	28.0	39.5%	235 (42.0%)	3 (0.5%)	213 (38.0%)	71 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	87.7	795^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.4%		84.6	968^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.5%	173	53.8	53.8	64.6	78.6	65.6	69.7	62.5	79.6	62.4	68.3					$15,880	$15,096	$784
Berylwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2300 Heywood St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6705	457	20	22.7	76.1%	44 (9.6%)	17 (3.7%)	377 (82.5%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	21.1	4733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.2%		20.3	4844^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.5%	111	20.5	20.5	24.6	20.9	37.2	28.2	33.9	18.8	11.4	20.5	96.7				$21,750	$19,050	$2,700
Justin Elementary	Public	K-6	2245 North Justin Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6619	103	12	8.9	44.7%	34 (33.0%)	4 (3.9%)	39 (37.9%)	19 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.8%)								(n/a)															$61,722	$57,958	$3,764
Wood Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	455 Cir. Knoll Dr.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6370	452	18	25.1	31.4%	264 (58.4%)	11 (2.4%)	121 (26.8%)	39 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	68	1688^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.2%		68.5	1663^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	71.7%	25	38.2	38.2	56.9	53.9	59.2	56.6	52.3	48.7	48.7	49.8					$17,757	$16,946	$811
Crestview Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Crosby Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6715	248	11	22.5	51.2%	112 (45.2%)	8 (3.2%)	117 (47.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	65.8	1805^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.2%		57.1	2189^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.7%	384	28.2	28.2	52.9	57.6	63.2	57.4	59.6	54.6	34.2	50.4					$21,049	$20,098	$951
Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	2175 Wisteria St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6750	567	24	23.6	33.3%	219 (38.6%)	4 (0.7%)	158 (27.9%)	154 (27.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	27 (4.8%)	92	550^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.6%		92.6	529^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.0%	21	51.0	51.0	73.9	78.9	75.0	75.9	83.7	78.9	61.5	74.5					$16,025	$15,234	$791
Atherwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2350 East Greensward St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6730	456	21	21.7	33.1%	224 (49.1%)	5 (1.1%)	160 (35.1%)	43 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	53.5	2396^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.1%		54.4	2322^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.4%	74	38.4	38.4	37.0	45.2	50.7	44.3	45.2	51.4	34.3	43.6	95.0	96.7		95.0	$19,174	$18,318	$856

Frequently Asked Questions about Madera Elementary

What district is Madera Elementary in?

Simi Valley Unified

How many students attend Madera Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 264 students attended Madera Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Madera Elementary attend?

Students who attend Madera Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sinaloa Middle
High : Royal High

What is the racial makeup of Madera Elementary?

Students at Madera Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 41% White, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Madera Elementary a good school?

Madera Elementary ranks 2271^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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