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Best public schools in Madera, CA

48 public schools in Madera: 16 elementary · 5 middle · 11 high · 8 K-8 · 8 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.

Elementary schools

16 schools in Madera, best first
1
Stone Creek Elementary 66.7
Golden Valley Unified · Grades K-6 · 525 students
ELA 57%Math 47%Science 38%
#1,560 of 4,688 in California
2
Sierra View Elementary 63.9
Golden Valley Unified · Grades K-6 · 385 students
ELA 53%Math 48%Science 30%
#1,691 of 4,688 in California
3
Webster Elementary 61.0
Golden Valley Unified · Grades K-6 · 647 students
ELA 52%Math 42%Science 34%
#1,827 of 4,688 in California
4
John Adams Elementary 37.9
Madera Unified · Grades K-6 · 729 students
ELA 36%Math 33%Science 20%
#2,910 of 4,688 in California
5
Parkwood Elementary 37.0
Madera Unified · Grades K-6 · 635 students
ELA 35%Math 29%Science 27%
#2,952 of 4,688 in California
6
John J. Pershing Elementary 35.4
Madera Unified · Grades K-6 · 781 students
ELA 35%Math 30%Science 22%
#3,027 of 4,688 in California
7
James Monroe Elementary 34.1
Madera Unified · Grades K-6 · 660 students
ELA 34%Math 30%Science 22%
#3,088 of 4,688 in California
8
Berenda Elementary 33.7
Madera Unified · Grades K-6 · 761 students
ELA 38%Math 28%Science 17%
#3,107 of 4,688 in California
9
Lincoln Elementary 32.9
Madera Unified · Grades K-6 · 842 students
ELA 34%Math 29%Science 21%
#3,144 of 4,688 in California
10
Alpha Elementary 26.9
Madera Unified · Grades K-6 · 703 students
ELA 36%Math 22%Science 19%
#3,426 of 4,688 in California
11
Nishimoto Elementary 22.3
Madera Unified · Grades K-6 · 712 students
ELA 27%Math 30%Science 12%
#3,641 of 4,688 in California
12
Millview Elementary 21.1
Madera Unified · Grades K-6 · 600 students
ELA 30%Math 25%Science 13%
#3,697 of 4,688 in California
13
Virginia Lee Rose Elementary 19.5
Madera Unified · Grades K-6 · 704 students
ELA 32%Math 20%Science 15%
#3,772 of 4,688 in California
14
Cesar Chavez Elementary 12.3
Madera Unified · Grades K-6 · 682 students
ELA 25%Math 18%Science 15%
#4,110 of 4,688 in California
15
George Washington Elementary 11.8
Madera Unified · Grades K-6 · 592 students
ELA 27%Math 18%Science 11%
#4,133 of 4,688 in California
16
Sierra Vista Elementary 6.2
Madera Unified · Grades K-6 · 739 students
ELA 21%Math 13%Science 14%
#4,396 of 4,688 in California

Middle schools

5 schools in Madera, best first
1
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy 97.4
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy District · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 76 students
ELA 85%Math 73%Science 81%
#35 of 1,326 in California
2
Ranchos Middle 73.3
Golden Valley Unified · Grades 7-8 · 405 students
ELA 65%Math 42%Science 32%
#354 of 1,326 in California
3
Thomas Jefferson Middle 22.2
Madera Unified · Grades 7-8 · 1,026 students
ELA 36%Math 13%Science 16%
#1,032 of 1,326 in California
4
Jack G. Desmond Middle 21.9
Madera Unified · Grades 7-8 · 813 students
ELA 31%Math 14%Science 21%
#1,036 of 1,326 in California
5
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle 8.0
Madera Unified · Grades 7-8 · 917 students
ELA 23%Math 11%Science 11%
#1,220 of 1,326 in California

High schools

11 schools in Madera, best first
1
Liberty High 72.3
Golden Valley Unified · Grades 9-12 · 700 students
ELA 67%Math 28%Science 33%
#479 of 1,729 in California
2
Sherman Thomas Charter High 67.7
Sherman Thomas Charter High District · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 71 students
ELA 67%Math 24%Science 29%
#559 of 1,729 in California
3
Madera High 56.9
Madera Unified · Grades 9-12 · 1,865 students
ELA 58%Math 20%Science 26%
#745 of 1,729 in California
4
Matilda Torres High 50.9
Madera Unified · Grades 9-12 · 2,057 students
ELA 53%Math 17%Science 25%
#849 of 1,729 in California
5
Madera South High 35.0
Madera Unified · Grades 9-12 · 1,855 students
ELA 45%Math 9%Science 18%
#1,124 of 1,729 in California
6
Independence Continuation High 27.0
Golden Valley Unified · Grades 9-12 · 39 students
ELA 33%Math 5%Science 19%
#1,262 of 1,729 in California
7
Mountain Vista High 13.7
Madera Unified · Grades 10-12 · 164 students
ELA 22%Math 0%Science 5%
#1,492 of 1,729 in California
8
Juvenile Hall (Endeavor/Voyager Secondary) 2.6
Madera County Superintendent of Schools · Grades 7-12 · 22 students
ELA 6%Math 0%
#1,684 of 1,729 in California
9
Ripperdan Community Day 0.4
Madera Unified · Grades 7-12 · 45 students
ELA 0%Math 0%Science 0%
#1,716 of 1,729 in California
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Lincoln Community Day —
Golden Valley Unified · Grades 7-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Madera Unified Adult Transition Program —
Madera Unified · Grades 12 · 13 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

8 schools in Madera, best first
1
Hillside Elementary 60.0
Chawanakee Unified · Grades K-8 · 258 students
ELA 47%Math 35%Science 39%
#443 of 1,107 in California
2
Howard Elementary 42.3
Madera Unified · Grades K-8 · 503 students
ELA 38%Math 31%Science 21%
#639 of 1,107 in California
3
Dixieland Elementary 27.8
Madera Unified · Grades K-8 · 287 students
ELA 35%Math 22%Science 13%
#800 of 1,107 in California
4
La Vina Elementary 23.4
Madera Unified · Grades K-8 · 209 students
ELA 35%Math 16%Science 16%
#848 of 1,107 in California
5
James Madison Elementary 22.8
Madera Unified · Grades K-8 · 670 students
ELA 30%Math 20%Science 16%
#855 of 1,107 in California
6
Sherman Thomas Charter 19.3
Sherman Thomas Charter District · Grades K-8 · Charter · 218 students
ELA 27%Math 17%Science 19%
#894 of 1,107 in California
7
Liberty Charter 18.2
Liberty Charter District · Grades K-8 · Charter · 674 students
ELA 27%Math 19%Science 14%
#906 of 1,107 in California
8
Eastin Arcola Elementary 7.7
Madera Unified · Grades K-8 · 208 students
ELA 21%Math 14%Science 6%
#1,022 of 1,107 in California

Combined schools

8 schools in Madera, best first
1
Freedom Home 50.2
Golden Valley Unified · Grades K-12 · 47 students
ELA 43%Math 19%Science 21%
#284 of 569 in California
2
Duane E. Furman Independent Study 22.9
Madera Unified · Grades K-12 · 348 students
ELA 25%Math 8%Science 12%
#439 of 569 in California
3
Madera County Independent Academy 16.4
Madera County Superintendent of Schools · Grades K-12 · Charter · 62 students
ELA 17%Math 8%Science 3%
#476 of 569 in California
4
Pioneer Technical Center 8.2
Madera County Superintendent of Schools · Grades K-12 · Charter · 243 students
ELA 14%Math 0%Science 5%
#523 of 569 in California
5
Gould Educational Center 5.0
Madera County Superintendent of Schools · Grades K-12 · 360 students
ELA 0%Math 0%Science 8%
#541 of 569 in California
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Centennial Independent Study —
Golden Valley Unified · Grades 1-12 · 20 students
No published test results
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Enterprise Secondary —
Madera County Superintendent of Schools · Grades 6-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Valley Children's Hospital —
Golden Valley Unified · Grades K-12 · 6 students
No published test results

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