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What's one thing John Adams Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
736
Elementary
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADERA UNIFIED·NCES 062334003543
John Adams Elementary
1822 National Ave., Madera, CA 93637 · (559) 674-4631 · Madera County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL736 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
21.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
629 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 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 124 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (124).
Student demographics
31%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
36.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.4pp since 2014
Math
32.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 9 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 | 11.0% | 25.4% | 25.6% | 38.0% |
| Math | 11.4% | 21.4% | 31.4% | 35.8% |
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 | 36.4% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.5% | 25.1% |
| 2022-23 | 29.8% | 29.8% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 20.9% |
| 2018-19 | 41.1% | 33.2% |
| 2017-18 | 35.3% | 23.4% |
| 2016-17 | 37.0% | 24.7% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 John Adams Elementary
John Adams Elementary's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Adams Elementary this school | 736 | 85.5% | 30.4% |
| Juniper Elementary Hesperia | 761 | 84.1% | 16.4% |
| Four Creeks Elementary Visalia | 654 | 84.7% | 28.4% |
| Berenda Elementary Madera | 709 | 85.0% | 31.8% |
| El Camino Real Elementary Arvin | 771 | 88.5% | 27.3% |
| 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 John Adams Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Madera County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #3,455 of 5,151 | #14 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #2,938 of 5,172 ▲ 680 | #6 of 30 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #3,291 of 5,172 ▲ 771 | #11 of 30 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #995 of 5,116 | #6 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 736 | #597 of 5,915 | #5 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,036 of 5,352 | #22 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.3% | #3,888 of 5,354 | #17 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.5% | #1,611 of 5,625 | #18 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #3,025 of 3,837 | #15 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
736
-45 (-6%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 846
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 736 | 33.8 | 21.8:1 | 85% (629) |
| 2023-24 | 729 | 29 | 25.1:1 | 85% (623) |
| 2022-23 | 742 | 31.7 | 23.4:1 | 82% (608) |
| 2020-21 | 781 | 35 | 22.3:1 | 76% (592) |
| 2017-18 | 794 | 30 | 26.5:1 | 75% (599) |
| 2015-16 | 804 | 29 | 27.7:1 | 72% (581) |
| 2010-11 | 827 | N/A | N/A | 68% (561) |
| 2000-01 | 1,030 | 45 | 22.9:1 | 63% (649) |
| 1990-91 | 846 | 31 | 27.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Adams Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (794 to 736); teachers up 13% (30 to 33.8).
About John Adams Elementary
Students in Madera, California, attend John Adams Elementary, a large elementary school. It had 736 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 58% higher.
Madera Unified oversees John Adams Elementary and 27 other schools, with 19,922 students in total.
Of every 100 students at John Adams Elementary, about 82 are Hispanic. It is also 11% White and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Madera County is roughly 61% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
The school had 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. The school reported 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
John Adams Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of California public elementary schools.
Test results at John Adams Elementary are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (30.4% actual, 29.5% predicted).
In the wider Madera County area, median household income comes to about $76,627, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Madera County counts 81 public schools with about 32,251 students.
Of the public schools around it, John Adams Elementary is closest to Thomas Jefferson Middle, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 28.0% on proficiency, and John Adams Elementary is above that at 30.4%.
John Adams Elementary is coded as Suburb: Small in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% decline, from 781 to 736.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at John Adams Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other John Adams Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named John Adams Elementary. John Adams Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- John Adams ElementaryCorona, CA · 539 students
- John Adams ElementaryTorrance, CA · 343 students
- John Adams ElementaryAlexandria, VA · 743 students
- John Adams Elementary SchoolKingsport, TN · 506 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Jefferson Middle0.4 mi · 948
- Madera High0.9 mi · 1,869
- James Madison Elementary0.9 mi · 739
- Alpha Elementary1.3 mi · 735
- Gould Educational Center1.3 mi · 351
- Lincoln Elementary1.4 mi · 816
Frequently asked questions
About John Adams ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at John Adams Elementary?
John Adams Elementary enrolls approximately 736 students in grades KG-06.
Is John Adams Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
John Adams Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does John Adams Elementary have?
John Adams Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the student diversity at John Adams Elementary?
Student demographics at John Adams Elementary are roughly 11% White, 82% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is John Adams Elementary in?
John Adams Elementary is part of Madera Unified.
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