Enrollment
203
Elementary
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADERA UNIFIED·NCES 062334003547
La Vina Elementary
8594 Road 23, Madera, CA 93637 · (559) 673-5194 · Madera County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
196 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 50% larger than its 8th grade class (22).
Student demographics
10%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
34.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.8pp since 2014
Math
15.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.4% | 25.4% | 19.6% | 45.6% |
| Math | 8.0% | 8.0% | 30.4% | 53.6% |
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 | 34.8% | 15.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 26.9% |
| 2022-23 | 43.5% | 34.1% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 23.8% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 34.6% |
| 2017-18 | 38.1% | 37.6% |
| 2016-17 | 32.1% | 33.0% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 La Vina Elementary
La Vina Elementary's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Vina Elementary this school | 203 | 96.6% | 28.6% |
| Primary Academy for Success Panorama City | 192 | 97.4% | N/A |
| Lost Hills Elementary Lost Hills | 201 | 98.5% | 35.8% |
| Aragon Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 205 | 95.1% | 34.2% |
| Bridge Street Elementary Los Angeles | 180 | 97.2% | 24.8% |
| Martha Escutia Primary Center Bell | 179 | 95.5% | N/A |
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 La Vina Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Madera County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #3,687 of 5,151 | #20 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #4,659 of 5,172 ▼ 1,270 | #27 of 30 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #3,463 of 5,172 ▼ 233 | #15 of 30 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #254 of 5,116 | #4 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #5,341 of 5,915 | #34 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #16 of 5,352 | #1 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.5% | #4,958 of 5,354 | #29 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.6% | #250 of 5,625 | #6 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.0% | #690 of 3,837 | #2 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
203
-34 (-14%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 322
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 203 | 14.3 | 14.2:1 | 97% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 10.8 | 19.4:1 | 97% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 207 | 11.9 | 17.4:1 | 97% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 12 | 19.8:1 | 94% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 12.6 | 22.4:1 | 97% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 266 | 12 | 22.2:1 | 96% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | N/A | N/A | 99% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 326 | 15 | 21.7:1 | 98% (318) |
| 1990-91 | 322 | 14 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Vina Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (282 to 203); teachers up 14% (12.6 to 14.3).
About La Vina Elementary
La Vina Elementary is a public elementary school in Madera, California. Students in kindergarten through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 203 students. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Madera Unified, which runs La Vina Elementary, has 28 schools and 19,922 students.
Of every 100 students at La Vina Elementary, about 95 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 2% White. Census figures show Madera County is about 61% Hispanic. A diversity index of 10% means there is a 10% chance two randomly chosen students at La Vina Elementary are from different groups.
Based on 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, La Vina Elementary has a ratio of 14.2:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 97%. Compared with the 81% average for public schools in Madera County, the school's rate is higher.
A school with La Vina Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 23.0%. La Vina Elementary scores 28.6%, 5.6 points above that line.
The school's county is Madera County. According to Census Bureau estimates, 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's 81 public schools enroll about 32,251 students and include La Vina Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, La Vina Elementary is closest to Ripperdan Community Day, about 3.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 30.3%; La Vina Elementary's is 28.6%, ranking 5th of 6.
For locale, NCES codes La Vina Elementary as Rural: Fringe.
A 14% decline took enrollment from 237 in 2020-21 to 203 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.2:1.
On allk12, people connected to La Vina Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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- Thomas Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 865 students
- Jack G. Desmond MiddleMiddle · 838 students
Nearby schools
- Ripperdan Community Day3.5 mi · 49
- Duane E. Furman Independent Study5.6 mi · 348
- Madera Unified Adult Transition Program5.6 mi · 15
- Howard Elementary5.6 mi · 487
- Madera South High5.7 mi · 1,859
- Alpha Elementary5.9 mi · 735
Frequently asked questions
About La Vina ElementaryHow large is La Vina Elementary?
La Vina Elementary enrolls approximately 203 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does La Vina Elementary serve?
La Vina Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does La Vina Elementary have?
La Vina Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is La Vina Elementary?
La Vina Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees La Vina Elementary?
La Vina Elementary is overseen by Madera Unified in Madera County.
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