La Vina Elementary

Located at 8594 Road 23, in Madera, California, La Vina Elementary is a modestly sized K-5 school that instructs 203 students (grades K through 8), run under Madera Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 56% leaner than typical.

Madera Unified runs 28 schools in total, collectively educating 19,922 students. La Vina Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, La Vina Elementary lists that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 2% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, La Vina Elementary has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Madera County runs at roughly 81%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), La Vina Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.0%; this one delivers 31.3%.

In the area at large, Madera County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,627 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Madera County's 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,251 students), La Vina Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ripperdan Community Day, roughly 3.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts La Vina Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 29.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at La Vina Elementary has declined 28%, going from 282 students in 2018 to 203 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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