1
Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADERA UNIFIED·NCES 062334003546
Howard Elementary
13878 Road 21 1/2, Madera, CA 93637 · (559) 674-8568 · Madera County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
384 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 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 16% smaller than its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
25%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
37.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.7pp since 2014
Math
31.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.9% | 27.8% | 28.1% | 34.2% |
| Math | 8.8% | 22.4% | 30.9% | 37.9% |
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 | 37.7% | 31.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 23.6% |
| 2022-23 | 31.3% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.9% | 19.8% |
| 2018-19 | 38.2% | 28.4% |
| 2017-18 | 35.3% | 29.7% |
| 2016-17 | 36.7% | 26.8% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
33.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Howard Elementary
Howard Elementary's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Elementary this school | 487 | 78.9% | 31.8% |
| Gustine Elementary Gustine | 483 | 79.7% | 18.2% |
| Lillian Larsen Elementary San Miguel | 448 | 79.7% | 33.7% |
| Global Learning Charter Visalia | 438 | 81.1% | 25.7% |
| Sierra Vista Elementary La Habra | 467 | 75.4% | 39.8% |
| Longfellow Elementary Whittier | 499 | 78.4% | 47.9% |
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 Howard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Madera County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #3,292 of 5,151 | #10 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #3,105 of 5,172 ▲ 677 | #9 of 30 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #3,158 of 5,172 ▲ 183 | #9 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.1pp | #607 of 5,116 | #2 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #2,604 of 5,915 | #20 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #456 of 5,352 | #6 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.4% | #4,162 of 5,354 | #18 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #2,290 of 5,625 | #23 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #3,201 of 3,837 | #18 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
487
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 304
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 487 | 26 | 18.8:1 | 79% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 20.6 | 24.5:1 | 80% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 26.6 | 18.9:1 | 79% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 23 | 21.6:1 | 77% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 21.5 | 24.1:1 | 75% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 20 | 27.8:1 | 71% (394) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | N/A | N/A | 66% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 16 | 21.7:1 | 57% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 304 | 12 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howard Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (518 to 487); teachers up 21% (21.5 to 26).
About Howard Elementary
Howard Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Madera, California. The school's 487 students are in kindergarten through 8.
Madera Unified is responsible for 28 schools, Howard Elementary included, with 19,922 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Howard Elementary is 86% Hispanic. Other groups include 9% White and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 61% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 25% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 26 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Howard Elementary was 18.8:1. This ratio sits 3.6 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 79%. That tracks the 81% average for public schools in Madera County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Howard Elementary is 1.5 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 31.8% actual, 33.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
In the county around the school, Madera County, the median household income is $76,627, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 81 public schools in Madera County, enrolling about 32,251 students in all.
The closest public school to Howard Elementary is Lincoln Elementary, about 3.0 miles away. Howard Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 30.0%, lower than Howard Elementary's 31.8%.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Federal data show 498 students in 2020-21 and 487 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The ratio was 21.6:1 in 2020-21 and 18.8:1 in 2024-25.
The Howard Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
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Other Howard Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 11 states are named Howard Elementary. Howard Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 14.
- Howard ElementaryMontclair, CA · 433 students
- Howard ElementaryGallatin, TN · 591 students
- HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NE · 484 students
- Howard Elementary SchoolEugene, OR · 474 students
- Howard Elementary SchoolDEARBORN, MI · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary3.0 mi · 816
- John Adams Elementary4.3 mi · 736
- Thomas Jefferson Middle4.5 mi · 948
- Madera Unified Adult Transition Program4.9 mi · 15
- Duane E. Furman Independent Study5.0 mi · 348
- Alpha Elementary5.1 mi · 735
Frequently asked questions
About Howard ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Howard Elementary?
Howard Elementary enrolls approximately 487 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Howard Elementary serve?
Howard Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Howard Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Howard Elementary is approximately 18.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Howard Elementary?
Student demographics at Howard Elementary are roughly 9% White, 86% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Howard Elementary in?
Howard Elementary is part of Madera Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.