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Schools in Zip Code 93636

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At a glance

Schools

3,313

Students

Districts

Top rankedLiberty High580^th of 2,137 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Liberty High up 107 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Liberty High 20.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

Schools in zip code 93636 include nine schools—four elementary, one middle, two high schools and two alternative schools—across Golden Valley Unified and Chawanakee Unified. In 2025–2026, the schools’ unweighted “All Grades” average was 53% in ELA, about 4 percentage points above the state, and 32% in math, about 6 points below; science averaged 36%, close to the state’s 36%. The most important takeaway is that the area’s results are uneven, with a stronger overall showing in ELA than math and substantial differences among schools.

Liberty High stands out in 11th-grade ELA: 72% proficiency compared with 38% at Independence Continuation High, a 34-point gap; Liberty was 14 points above the state rate, while Independence was 20 points below. In 11th-grade math, Liberty scored 34% and Independence 6%, a 28-point difference. For fifth-grade science, Webster Elementary led the comparable K–6 schools at 54%, versus 32%–39% at the others. Ranchos Middle also exceeded state results in both seventh- and eighth-grade ELA and math. Independence has the most concerning listed outcomes: 78% graduation, 17% dropout and 48% chronic absenteeism, compared with 98%, 1% and 17% at Liberty. Because schools serve different grade spans, grade-matched results are the fairest comparisons.

Across the two years of test results, the unweighted ELA average rose by about 1 point and science by about 4 points, while math fell by about 1 point; individual schools varied, including a 21-point science increase at Webster and an 11-point decline at Hillside Elementary. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rankings also shifted: Liberty and Independence each gained 22 percentile points from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, while Ranchos lost 10. Context varies too: student–teacher ratios range from 11.7 at Independence to 27.7 at Freedom Home, and free/reduced lunch eligible shares for school year 2024–2025 range from 26% at Stone Creek Elementary to 89% at Independence. These measures provide context, not a simple explanation of school results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Webster Elementary	Public	K-6	36477 Ruth Ave.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3540	634	29	21.8	47.6%	221 (34.9%)	4 (0.6%)	347 (54.7%)	34 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	57.9	2154^th of 5804 public elementary schools	62.9%		58.1	2160^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.1%	6	54.4				54.4	30.4	39.6	68.4	52.2				48.0	39.1	27.5	53.2	49.5				42.1	$19,405	$18,066	$1,339
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%)	28.8	1506^th of 2137 public high schools	29.5%		25.4	1584^th of 2162 public high schools	26.7%	78			25.0		25.0							37.5	37.5							6.3	6.3	$14,707	$12,842	$1,865
Liberty High	Public	9-12	12220 Road 36	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3500	748	37	20.3	34.5%	308 (41.2%)	10 (1.3%)	367 (49.1%)	45 (6.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	71.7	580^th of 2137 public high schools	72.9%		65.2	687^th of 2162 public high schools	68.2%	107			39.9		39.6							71.5	71.5							33.8	33.8	$2,970	$2,134	$836
Ranchos Middle	Public	7-8	12455 Road 35 1/2	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3550	452	20	23.0	36.7%	159 (35.2%)	13 (2.9%)	229 (50.7%)	35 (7.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	68.9	710^th of 2703 public middle schools	73.7%		70.8	656^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.2%	54		34.0			34.0					64.9	62.8		63.9					42.0	44.1		43.0	$17,086	$16,044	$1,042
Lincoln Community Day	Public	7-12	12150 Road 36	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3580	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-6	16436 Paula Rd.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3560	365	15	24.3	37.8%	165 (45.2%)	3 (0.8%)	166 (45.5%)	15 (4.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	59.8	2077^th of 5804 public elementary schools	64.2%		62.1	1961^st of 5857 public elementary schools	66.5%	116	33.9				33.9	39.6	60.0	51.8	60.4				53.3	51.0	49.1	23.2	52.8				43.7	$23,486	$22,464	$1,022
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)																						$41,684	$40,342	$1,342
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)
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)													47.4								11.1	$10,203	$9,458	$745
Stone Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	760 Market Ave.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3530	672	28	24.0	25.6%	227 (33.8%)	35 (5.2%)	314 (46.7%)	79 (11.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	66.4	1760^th of 5804 public elementary schools	69.7%		64.9	1843^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.5%	83	38.6				38.6	54.6	56.8	62.2	60.2				58.2	46.5	45.8	39.0	47.6				45.0	$16,244	$15,388	$856
Canyon Creek	Public		1677 Monterey Blvd. South	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 645-3577	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hillside Elementary	Public	K-8	800 Treasure Hills Dr.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 822-4141	310	14	21.8	31.3%	123 (39.7%)	7 (2.3%)	120 (38.7%)	24 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.6%)	38.9	3293^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	43.3%		43.9	2957^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.5%	336	31.6	21.1			28.1	48.7	29.6	42.1	53.3	63.3	57.9		47.0	46.2	20.5	27.0	20.0	43.3	21.1		30.2	$17,985	$17,256	$729
Foothill Christian Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	K-9	36773 Sparta Ave	Madera	93636	Madera County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 708-8370	6	3	2.0	—	6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 93636

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Madera	0.34 mi	54	694^th
Fresno	10.96 mi	208	571^st
Chowchilla	10.97 mi	9	650^th
Kerman	12.79 mi	9	623^rd
Pinedale	16.19 mi	2	531^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.