Coarsegold Elementary

Set in Coarsegold, California, Coarsegold Elementary is a close-knit K-5 school, run under Yosemite Unified. It enrolls 290 students across grades K through 8. That puts it 38% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Coarsegold Elementary is one of 7 schools operated by Yosemite Unified, a district that serves 1,387 students overall.

Demographically, Coarsegold Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 34% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Coarsegold Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Coarsegold Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 36.0%; Coarsegold Elementary posts 16.0%, -19.9 points below that line.

In the broader community, Madera County reports that median household income runs about $76,627, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Coarsegold Elementary is one of 81 public schools in Madera County (combined enrollment of about 32,251 students).

Rivergold Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.8 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Coarsegold Elementary at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 26.4%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Coarsegold Elementary has ticked down 29%, going from 406 students in 2018 to 290 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 23% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

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