Enrollment
183
Elementary
DISTRICT 200 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALVIEW-DAIRYLAND UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060236000125
Alview Elementary
20513 Road 4, Chowchilla, CA 93610 · (559) 665-2275 · Madera County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
102 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 22% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Alview Elementary→Dairyland Elementary
Based on grade levels within Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
52.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.6pp since 2014
Math
48.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.9% | 23.7% | 39.5% | 7.9% |
| Math | 17.1% | 31.7% | 41.5% | 9.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.6% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 44.4% | 61.1% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 64.3% |
| 2021-22 | 45.5% | 75.8% |
| 2020-21 | 34.8% | 34.8% |
| 2018-19 | 69.0% | 83.3% |
| 2017-18 | 46.3% | 48.8% |
| 2016-17 | 52.8% | 50.0% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 53.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 39.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alview Elementary
Alview Elementary's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alview Elementary this school | 183 | 55.7% | 51.7% |
| Buena Vista Elementary Tulare | 180 | 52.2% | 41.1% |
| Hope Elementary Porterville | 237 | 55.3% | 52.7% |
| Mupu Elementary Santa Paula | 175 | 60.0% | 36.3% |
| Fairsite Elementary Galt | 160 | 46.9% | N/A |
| Lo-Inyo Elementary Lone Pine | 197 | 59.4% | 36.4% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Madera County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #1,601 of 5,151 | #2 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #1,672 of 5,172 ▼ 701 | #1 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #1,843 of 5,172 ▲ 470 | #3 of 30 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.9pp | #138 of 5,116 | #3 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 183 | #5,414 of 5,915 | #35 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #3,662 of 5,625 | #29 of 35 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
183
+39 (+27%) vs 2020
+83% since 1990-91, when it was 100
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 183 | 9 | 20.4:1 | 56% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 9 | 19.1:1 | 63% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 156 | 8 | 19.6:1 | 71% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 144 | 8 | 18.0:1 | 65% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 191 | 9 | 21.2:1 | 66% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 178 | 8 | 22.3:1 | 60% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 149 | N/A | N/A | 74% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 136 | 7 | 19.4:1 | 73% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 100 | 4 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (191 to 183); teachers unchanged (9 to 9).
About Alview Elementary
Alview Elementary operates as a small elementary school in Chowchilla, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 3, and the school has 183 students. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 61% smaller than average.
Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary serves 399 students across 2 schools.
Alview Elementary's enrollment is 65% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 33% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Alview Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
The school reports 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 20.4 students per teacher. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 56%. Among public schools in Madera County, the average eligibility rate is 81%.
allk12 grades Alview Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Alview Elementary is 4.9 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 51.7% actual, 46.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Within Madera County, median household income is about $76,627, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 81 public schools in Madera County, with a combined enrollment of about 32,251.
The shortest distance from Alview Elementary to another public school is about 6.0 miles, to El Nido Elementary. The ten-mile area around Alview Elementary holds 6 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Alview Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Alview Elementary as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 27%, from 144 to 183. By 2024-25, the school had 20.4 students per teacher, compared with 18.0 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Madera County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,940
Census ACS
Median income
$76,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
32,251 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary
- Dairyland ElementaryMiddle · 216 students
Other schools in Chowchilla
- Chowchilla Union HighHigh · 1,017 students
- Merle L. Fuller ElementaryElementary · 508 students
- Ronald Reagan ElementaryElementary · 490 students
- Wilson MiddleMiddle · 470 students
- Fairmead ElementaryMiddle · 458 students
- Stephens ElementaryElementary · 217 students
Nearby schools
- El Nido Elementary6.0 mi · 156
- Bryant Middle9.0 mi · 487
- Dairyland Elementary9.1 mi · 216
- Dos Palos High9.3 mi · 639
- Bernhard Marks Elementary9.6 mi · 478
- Dos Palos Elementary9.7 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Alview ElementaryHow many students attend Alview Elementary?
Alview Elementary enrolls approximately 183 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Alview Elementary serve?
Alview Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Alview Elementary?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Alview Elementary.
How diverse is Alview Elementary?
Alview Elementary reports a student body of 33% White, 65% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Alview Elementary?
Alview Elementary is overseen by Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary in Madera County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.