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Which teacher or staff member at Fairmead Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
458
Middle
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHOWCHILLA ELEMENTARY·NCES 060852000848
Fairmead Elementary
19421 Avenue 22 3/4, Chowchilla, CA 93610 · (559) 665-8040 · Madera County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
396 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 220 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 238 | 52% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Fairmead Elementary→Wilson Middle
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Chowchilla Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
29.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.6pp since 2014
Math
25.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 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 | 8.4% | 21.0% | 24.7% | 45.9% |
| Math | 9.1% | 16.4% | 25.0% | 49.6% |
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 | 29.4% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 15.8% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 15.7% |
| 2021-22 | 28.8% | 16.8% |
| 2018-19 | 37.2% | 21.8% |
| 2017-18 | 33.5% | 19.8% |
| 2016-17 | 28.1% | 18.6% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Fairmead Elementary
Fairmead Elementary's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmead Elementary this school | 458 | 86.5% | 23.7% |
| Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle La Quinta | 439 | 84.1% | 20.1% |
| Wilson Middle Chowchilla | 470 | 89.1% | 24.8% |
| Price Intermediate Orland | 449 | 91.5% | 12.9% |
| Lucille Whitehead Intermediate Waterford | 355 | 88.7% | 22.7% |
| Cardozo Middle Riverbank | 544 | 82.5% | 21.8% |
Matched among California middle 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 Fairmead Elementary ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Madera County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #947 of 1,224 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #710 of 1,227 ▲ 218 | #3 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #1,006 of 1,227 ▲ 59 | #7 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #337 of 1,214 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #994 of 1,377 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #1,121 of 1,279 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #798 of 1,278 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.5% | #390 of 1,329 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #683 of 930 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
458
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 27.3:1
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 | 458 | 18.8 | 24.4:1 | 86% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 18.5 | 25.6:1 | 91% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 18.4 | 25.5:1 | 87% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 18 | 27.3:1 | 88% (431) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 15 | 33.6:1 | 79% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 18 | 26.2:1 | 84% (395) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | N/A | N/A | 79% (343) |
| 2000-01 | 526 | 24 | 21.9:1 | 82% (431) |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 10 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairmead Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (504 to 458); teachers up 25% (15 to 18.8).
About Fairmead Elementary
The public middle-grades school Fairmead Elementary is located in Chowchilla, California. It offers grades 5 through 6 and has 458 students enrolled. It has 31% fewer students than the average for middle schools in California (about 659).
Fairmead Elementary is run by Chowchilla Elementary, whose 5 schools enroll 2,143 students.
Of every 100 students at Fairmead Elementary, about 74 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% White, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 61%. The diversity index for Fairmead Elementary is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.4:1. Middle schools in California have an average ratio of 20.7:1. At Fairmead Elementary, 86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 28.9%.
In Madera County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $76,627 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Madera County number 81, with about 32,251 students.
Ronald Reagan Elementary is about 4.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 7. On average proficiency, Fairmead Elementary is 6th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Fairmead Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 7%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 27.3:1 to 24.4:1 over the same years.
Fairmead Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Chowchilla Elementary
- Merle L. Fuller ElementaryElementary · 508 students
- Ronald Reagan ElementaryElementary · 490 students
- Wilson MiddleMiddle · 470 students
- Stephens ElementaryElementary · 217 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
- Stephens ElementaryElementary · 217 students
- Dairyland ElementaryMiddle · 216 students
Nearby schools
- Ronald Reagan Elementary4.2 mi · 490
- Gateway High (Continuation)4.4 mi · 74
- Chowchilla Union High4.4 mi · 1,017
- Dixieland Elementary4.4 mi · 266
- Wilson Middle4.7 mi · 470
- Stephens Elementary4.8 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About Fairmead ElementaryHow many students attend Fairmead Elementary?
Fairmead Elementary enrolls approximately 458 students in grades 05-06.
Is Fairmead Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairmead Elementary is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Fairmead Elementary have?
Fairmead Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Fairmead Elementary?
Student demographics at Fairmead Elementary are roughly 19% White, 74% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Fairmead Elementary in?
Fairmead Elementary is part of Chowchilla Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.