# Chawanakee Unified

Chawanakee Unified is a unified district in Madera County, California. Reading proficiency is 45.5%, -0.3 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 27.9%, +4.5 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/chawanakee-unified |
| County | Madera |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 7 |
| Students | 1,407 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 20:1 |
| Average spending per student | $20,930 |
| Low-Income Students | 551 (52.1%) |
| English Learners | 12 (1.1%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 45.9% | 687 |
| 2024 | 43.1% | 657 |
| 2025 | 45.5% | 696 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 23.4% | 675 |
| 2024 | 25.0% | 647 |
| 2025 | 27.9% | 687 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 40.6% | 51.2% |
| 2024 | 38.3% | 48.8% |
| 2025 | 37.7% | 54.5% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 16.0% | 30.8% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | 32.8% |
| 2025 | 22.9% | 33.8% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 45.5% |
| 2024 | N/A | 43.3% |
| 2025 | N/A | 46.0% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 23.7% |
| 2024 | N/A | 25.1% |
| 2025 | N/A | 28.4% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Barbara Bigelow | President | N/A | 2022 | 2026 |
| Elisabeth Parish | Vice President | N/A | 2022 | 2026 |
| Jack Thornburg | Clerk | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |
| Jessie Hutchens | Member | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |
| Seth Waltner | Member | N/A | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Minarets Charter High | O'Neals | 68.8% | 26.5% | 47.6% | -0.8 | -0.1 |
| 2 | Hillside Elementary | Madera | 46.8% | 34.8% | 40.8% | -4.2 | -0.5 |
| 3 | Minarets High | O'Neals | 67.3% | 14.0% | 40.7% | +10.5 | -0.3 |
| 4 | North Fork Elementary | North Fork | 44.2% | 31.0% | 37.6% | +10.1 | +13.2 |
| 5 | Spring Valley Elementary | O'Neals | 41.8% | 32.7% | 37.2% | -2.9 | +8.5 |
| 6 | Chawanakee Academy | O'Neals | 45.0% | 23.0% | 34.0% | N/A | N/A |
| 7 | Chawanakee Academy Charter | O'Neals | 32.2% | 14.9% | 23.5% | -7.4 | -2.8 |