Schools · Madera
Madera, CA schools
Kids attend one of 12 schools through grade 8, then one of 4 middle schools and Matilda Torres High or Madera High or Madera South High.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
B+
Madera’s School Grade: B+
The public schools Madera’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 68% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
BGraduation
California school districts we grade (1,139)Better than 68%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (406)Better than 80%
Lower confidence. Built on 0 tested students and a graduating class of 1,299. With numbers this small, one year can move the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on California’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of California only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in California with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
School path
Where Madera kids go to school
Grades 9–12
Matilda Torres High or Madera High or Madera South High
Depends on your address Madera Unified School DistrictBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.
Graduation · class of 2020
92% graduate on time
Graduation rate
92%
CA: 87.6%
Graduating class
1,299
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #211 of 720 CA towns →
Districts
The district serving Madera
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 30 schools in Madera
Showing 1–30 of 30 schools
Lincoln ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 816 students
PublicSierra Vista ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 740 students
PublicJames Madison ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 739 students
PublicJohn Adams ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 736 students
PublicAlpha ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 735 students
PublicVirginia Lee Rose ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 714 students
PublicLiberty CharterElementary · Grades K–8 · 704 students
CharterNishimoto ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 704 students
PublicCesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 659 students
PublicParkwood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 635 students
PublicJames Monroe ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 624 students
PublicMillview ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 594 students
PublicGeorge Washington ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 578 students
PublicSherman Thomas CharterElementary · Grades K–8 · 233 students
CharterThomas Jefferson MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 948 students
PublicMartin Luther King Jr. MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 865 students
PublicJack G. Desmond MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 838 students
PublicSherman Thomas STEM AcademyMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 75 students
ACharterMatilda Torres HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,017 students
PublicMadera HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,869 students
PublicMadera South HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,859 students
PublicMountain Vista HighHigh · Grades 10–12 · 162 students
PublicSherman Thomas Charter HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 69 students
B+CharterJuvenile Hall (Endeavor/Voyager Secondary)High · Grades 7–12 · 29 students
C-PublicMadera Unified Adult Transition ProgramHigh · Grades 12 · 15 students
PublicEnterprise SecondaryHigh · Grades 6–12
PublicGould Educational CenterOther · Grades K–12 · 351 students
DPublicDuane E. Furman Independent StudyOther · Grades K–12 · 348 students
PublicPioneer Technical CenterOther · Grades K–12 · 207 students
C-CharterMadera County Independent AcademyOther · Grades K–12 · 61 students
DCharterSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.