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Enrollment
709
Elementary
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADERA UNIFIED·NCES 062334008894
Berenda Elementary
26820 Club Dr., Madera, CA 93638 · (559) 674-3325 · Madera County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL709 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
603 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 106 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (106).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.5pp since 2014
Math
28.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.3% | 27.2% | 26.5% | 36.0% |
| Math | 8.1% | 20.1% | 26.8% | 45.0% |
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 | 37.5% | 28.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.9% | 26.6% |
| 2022-23 | 34.9% | 28.6% |
| 2021-22 | 34.8% | 25.8% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 30.9% |
| 2017-18 | 37.8% | 30.8% |
| 2016-17 | 40.1% | 32.7% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Berenda Elementary
Berenda Elementary's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berenda Elementary this school | 709 | 85.0% | 31.8% |
| Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary Anaheim | 740 | 86.8% | 14.8% |
| Four Creeks Elementary Visalia | 654 | 84.7% | 28.4% |
| Prunedale Elementary Salinas | 644 | 84.0% | 25.5% |
| Strathmore Elementary Strathmore | 702 | 87.6% | 25.0% |
| Venetia Valley K-8 San Rafael | 748 | 87.7% | 22.7% |
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 Berenda Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Madera County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #3,293 of 5,151 | #11 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #3,394 of 5,172 ▲ 38 | #16 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #3,178 of 5,172 ▲ 57 | #10 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #2,439 of 5,116 | #15 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 709 | #711 of 5,915 | #8 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,123 of 5,352 | #16 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #4,289 of 5,354 | #19 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.0% | #1,660 of 5,625 | #19 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #2,378 of 3,837 | #10 of 22 |
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
709
-46 (-6%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 808
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 709 | 34.8 | 20.4:1 | 85% (603) |
| 2023-24 | 761 | 28 | 27.2:1 | 83% (635) |
| 2022-23 | 752 | 32 | 23.5:1 | 85% (639) |
| 2020-21 | 755 | 33 | 22.9:1 | 80% (607) |
| 2017-18 | 809 | 34 | 23.8:1 | 78% (630) |
| 2015-16 | 843 | 32 | 26.3:1 | 76% (644) |
| 2010-11 | 824 | N/A | N/A | 80% (659) |
| 2000-01 | 873 | 37 | 23.6:1 | 58% (505) |
| 1990-91 | 808 | 26 | 31.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berenda Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (809 to 709); teachers up 2% (34 to 34.8).
About Berenda Elementary
Berenda Elementary is a public elementary school in Madera, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 6, and the school has 709 students. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 52% higher.
Berenda Elementary is a school in Madera Unified. The district has 28 schools and 19,922 students.
At Berenda Elementary, Hispanic students make up 88% of the student body. It is also 6% White and 4% multiracial. Madera County's residents are about 61% Hispanic, 27 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Berenda Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 23%.
A ratio of 20.4:1 comes from the school's 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 85% in 2024-25.
Berenda Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.8% and a predicted 29.7%.
Madera County census figures show that median household income is about $76,627, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Berenda Elementary is among the 81 public schools in Madera County.
Nishimoto Elementary is located about 2.3 miles from Berenda Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 31.8% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 6 nearby schools.
Berenda Elementary falls in the Suburb: Small locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 709, 6% below the 755 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 22.9 to 20.4 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Berenda Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 Madera Unified
- Matilda Torres HighHigh · 2,017 students
- Madera HighHigh · 1,869 students
- Madera South HighHigh · 1,859 students
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 865 students
- Jack G. Desmond MiddleMiddle · 838 students
Other schools in Madera
- Matilda Torres HighHigh · 2,017 students
- Madera HighHigh · 1,869 students
- Madera South HighHigh · 1,859 students
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 865 students
- Jack G. Desmond MiddleMiddle · 838 students
Nearby schools
- Nishimoto Elementary2.3 mi · 704
- Jack G. Desmond Middle2.3 mi · 838
- Matilda Torres High2.4 mi · 2,017
- John J. Pershing Elementary2.6 mi · 788
- Liberty Charter2.6 mi · 704
- James Monroe Elementary2.8 mi · 624
Frequently asked questions
About Berenda ElementaryHow many students attend Berenda Elementary?
Berenda Elementary enrolls approximately 709 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Berenda Elementary serve?
Berenda Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Berenda Elementary?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Berenda Elementary.
How diverse is Berenda Elementary?
Berenda Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 88% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Berenda Elementary?
Berenda Elementary is overseen by Madera Unified in Madera County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.