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Madera County Independent Academy

Q: Is Madera County Independent Academy a good school?

Madera County Independent Academy ranks in the bottom 0.5% of California alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Madera County Independent Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 61 students attended Madera County Independent Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Madera County Independent Academy?

Students at Madera County Independent Academy are 85% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

2746^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 1% of California alternative schools

Summary

Madera County Independent Academy is a small alternative public charter school serving grades K-12 in Madera, California, with an enrollment of just 62 students. The school operates within the Madera County Superintendent of Schools district, which is ranked 1533 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Madera County Independent Academy appears to be struggling across multiple key metrics. Its 4-year graduation rates have ranged from 28.8% to 87.0% over the past 3 school years, significantly lower than the nearby Gould Educational Center and Pioneer Technical Center, both of which had 86.4% graduation rates in 2023-2024. The school's dropout rates, ranging from 7.8% to 27.3%, are also higher than the 8.9% rate at the nearby schools. Additionally, Madera County Independent Academy has had chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 20.4% to 49.9%, much higher than the 20.4% rate at the nearby schools and the state average of 10-15%.

Academically, Madera County Independent Academy's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly lower than both the Madera County Superintendent of Schools district and the state of California. In 2024-2025, the school had only 16.67% of students proficient or better in ELA and 8.2% proficient or better in Math, compared to the state averages of 48.81% and 37.3%, respectively. The school's science proficiency rates are also very low, with only 3.03% proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 32.65%. These academic challenges may be exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 79.66% to 85.48% over the past 3 school years.

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,227

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1635 East Olive Ave.
Madera, CA 93638-4905

(559) 662-4640

District: Madera County Superintendent of Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.2%

White:

8.2%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg7%

California avg41%

2,746^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Alternative Schools in the Madera County Superintendent of Schools

1511^th of 1,543Madera County Superintendent of Schools 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	2746 of 2761	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	2707 of 2783	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	2660 of 2781	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	2713 of 2740	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	2680 of 2715	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	2447 of 2480	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.6	2468 of 2497	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.8	2462 of 2477	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.4	2317 of 2379	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.0	2247 of 2259	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.7	2215 of 2236	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.3	2152 of 2179	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	2527 of 2533	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	2367 of 2380	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	2386 of 2395	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	2275 of 2388	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	2328 of 2359	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	2211 of 2213	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	2051 of 2072	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	2527 of 2542	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	2481 of 2579	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	2423 of 2458	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	2323 of 2369	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	2208 of 2230	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	2529 of 2534	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	10.7	1791 of 2017	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	1823 of 2021	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.0	1870 of 2039	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	1829 of 1994	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.8	1990 of 2426	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.3	1923 of 2354	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.6	1773 of 2367	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	1741 of 2281	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.6	2028 of 2238	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	8.6	1590 of 1760	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	11.3	1496 of 1742	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	11.5	1621 of 1862	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	10.2	1681 of 1834	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

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Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2018)21st percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2018)14th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)13th percentile~ school

Female (2018)10th percentile~ school

Male (2018)8th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-32 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 vs state

Science3%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madera County Independent Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1635 East Olive Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera County Superintendent of Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 662-4640	61	2	25.4	88.5%	5 (8.2%)	2 (3.3%)	52 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)								(n/a)		0.0			3.0				3.6		16.7				0.0		8.2							$20,227	$5,052	$15,175
Pioneer Technical Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1665 East Olive Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera County Superintendent of Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 664-1600	207	11	18.1	92.8%	24 (11.6%)	3 (1.4%)	177 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)				5.9	5.0					17.9	14.1					0.0	0.0							$15,542	$1,646	$13,896
Gould Educational Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	117 West Dunham	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera County Superintendent of Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-0915	351	45	7.7	72.9%	58 (16.5%)	7 (2.0%)	268 (76.4%)	8 (2.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)								(n/a)					8.3						0.0						0.0	75.9	75.9	75.9	75.9	75.9	75.9	$54,372	$14,577	$39,795
Duane E. Furman Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	955 West Pecan Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4482	348	18	19.6	92.2%	21 (6.0%)	6 (1.7%)	304 (87.4%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)	18.2	3.7	15.7		11.5	27.3	16.7	32.3	14.6	28.0	24.5	9.1	0.0	19.4	2.1	3.1	7.8							$23,552	$7,896	$15,656
Centennial Independent Study	Public, Alternative	1-12	12150 Road 36	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3580	25	2	12.7	84.0%	11 (44.0%)	2 (8.0%)	10 (40.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)																								$27,575	$809	$26,766
Freedom Home	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	16362 Paula Rd.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 645-3590	53	2	27.7	37.7%	21 (39.6%)	1 (1.9%)	26 (49.1%)	1 (1.9%)	4 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					21.4						42.9						19.1							$10,684	$708	$9,976
Crescent View South II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4348 West Shaw Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Crescent View South II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 389-7270	1,260	45	27.7	89.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				23.5	23.5					29.9	29.9					9.4	9.4
Valley Children's Hospital	Public, Alternative	K-12	9300 Valley Children's Pl. Ste	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3580	3	0	16.6		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$66,229	$260	$65,969
Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity	Public, Alternative	K-12	2698 North Brawley	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5230	260	10	24.9	75.4%	35 (13.5%)	20 (7.7%)	181 (69.6%)	21 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)			10.2	0.0	8.2					24.1	22.2					3.5	2.5
Kerman Unified Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	14655 West F St.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 843-9800	140	3	51.8	93.6%	10 (7.1%)	1 (0.7%)	125 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)			6.4		7.4					25.5	22.6					0.0	0.0							$14,711	$4,895	$9,816

Frequently Asked Questions about Madera County Independent Academy

Is Madera County Independent Academy a good school?

Madera County Independent Academy ranks in the bottom 0.5% of California alternative schools.

What district is Madera County Independent Academy in?

Madera County Superintendent of Schools

What is the racial makeup of Madera County Independent Academy?

Students at Madera County Independent Academy are 85% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Madera County Independent Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 61 students attended Madera County Independent Academy.

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