# Madera Unified

Madera Unified is a unified district in Madera County, California. Reading proficiency is 33.4%, +2.4 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 20.0%, +2.5 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/madera-unified |
| County | Madera |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 29 |
| Students | 21,003 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 19:1 |
| Average spending per student | $20,125 |
| Low-Income Students | 18,136 (91.0%) |
| English Learners | 5,474 (27.5%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 31.0% | 10,519 |
| 2024 | 32.6% | 10,470 |
| 2025 | 33.4% | 10,525 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 17.5% | 10,517 |
| 2024 | 19.4% | 10,493 |
| 2025 | 20.0% | 10,558 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 29.5% | 47.3% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | 48.1% |
| 2025 | 31.9% | 49.0% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 16.3% | 30.1% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | 28.7% |
| 2025 | 18.9% | 31.6% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 10.2% | 31.3% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | 33.3% |
| 2025 | 10.6% | 34.9% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 7.8% | 18.5% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | 20.9% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | 21.6% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gladys A. Diebert | Area 2 | gladysdiebert@maderausd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Israel Cortes | Area 6 | israelcortes1@maderausd.org | N/A | N/A |
| Joetta Fleak | Board President-Area 4 | joettafleak@maderausd.org | N/A | N/A |
| Lucy Salazar | Area 5 | lucysalazar@maderausd.org | N/A | N/A |
| Nadeem Ahmad | Area 7 | nadeemahmad@maderausd.org | N/A | N/A |
| Ray G. Seibert | Area 1 | rayseibert@maderausd.org | N/A | N/A |
| Ruben Mendoza | Board Clerk-Area 3 | rubenmendoza@maderausd.org | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Sherman Thomas STEM Academy | Madera | 85.3% | 73.3% | 79.3% | -1.3 | +9.3 |
| 2 | Sherman Thomas Charter High | Madera | 66.7% | 23.8% | 45.2% | 0.0 | +23.8 |
| 3 | Madera High | Madera | 57.9% | 19.6% | 38.8% | +4.3 | +1.9 |
| 4 | Matilda Torres High | Madera | 52.5% | 16.7% | 34.6% | +13.8 | +8.3 |
| 5 | John Adams Elementary | Madera | 36.4% | 32.8% | 34.6% | +6.5 | +3.0 |
| 6 | Howard Elementary | Madera | 37.7% | 31.2% | 34.5% | +6.4 | +9.2 |
| 7 | Berenda Elementary | Madera | 37.5% | 28.2% | 32.8% | +2.6 | -0.3 |
| 8 | John J. Pershing Elementary | Madera | 34.8% | 30.1% | 32.4% | +1.9 | +9.9 |
| 9 | Parkwood Elementary | Madera | 34.6% | 29.4% | 32.0% | +1.9 | +5.7 |
| 10 | James Monroe Elementary | Madera | 33.9% | 29.5% | 31.7% | -5.9 | -3.9 |
| 11 | Lincoln Elementary | Madera | 33.7% | 29.2% | 31.5% | +8.2 | +2.9 |
| 12 | Alpha Elementary | Madera | 36.0% | 21.9% | 29.0% | +10.8 | +3.4 |
| 13 | Dixieland Elementary | Madera | 35.4% | 22.4% | 28.9% | +10.2 | +1.1 |
| 14 | Nishimoto Elementary | Madera | 26.8% | 30.1% | 28.4% | +7.4 | +11.2 |
| 15 | Millview Elementary | Madera | 29.9% | 24.6% | 27.3% | +4.0 | +3.2 |
| 16 | Madera South High | Madera | 44.8% | 9.3% | 27.1% | -2.2 | +2.0 |
| 17 | Virginia Lee Rose Elementary | Madera | 31.5% | 20.4% | 25.9% | +3.1 | -1.4 |
| 18 | La Vina Elementary | Madera | 34.8% | 15.9% | 25.4% | -8.7 | -18.1 |
| 19 | James Madison Elementary | Madera | 30.0% | 19.9% | 24.9% | +4.1 | +0.8 |
| 20 | Thomas Jefferson Middle | Madera | 36.0% | 12.9% | 24.5% | +0.4 | +1.4 |
| 21 | Ezequiel Tafoya Alvarado Academy | Madera | 26.7% | 18.6% | 22.7% | +5.4 | +3.6 |
| 22 | Jack G. Desmond Middle | Madera | 31.3% | 13.9% | 22.6% | -2.3 | +3.1 |
| 23 | George Washington Elementary | Madera | 26.5% | 18.0% | 22.2% | -3.1 | +0.7 |
| 24 | Sherman Thomas Charter | Madera | 26.6% | 17.4% | 22.0% | +0.9 | +1.4 |
| 25 | Cesar Chavez Elementary | Madera | 24.5% | 18.4% | 21.4% | -0.3 | +3.7 |
| 26 | Eastin Arcola Elementary | Madera | 21.0% | 13.8% | 17.4% | -12.6 | -6.2 |
| 27 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle | Madera | 22.6% | 11.1% | 16.9% | -0.6 | +2.4 |
| 28 | Sierra Vista Elementary | Madera | 20.5% | 12.5% | 16.5% | +4.6 | -0.7 |
| 29 | Duane E. Furman Independent Study | Madera | 24.5% | 7.8% | 16.1% | -2.0 | +0.3 |