Madera South High

As a roomy 9-12 campus in Madera, California, Madera South High serves 1,859 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Madera Unified. That puts it 122% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Within Madera Unified, which oversees 28 schools and 19,922 students, Madera South High is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Madera South High lists that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic; the rest comes out to 2% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

On the income-and-resources front, Madera South High records 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.1:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Madera County's rate of about 81%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Madera South High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.7%.

In the area at large, Madera County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,627, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Madera County runs 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,251 students), of which Madera South High is one.

Alpha Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Madera South High comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 28.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Madera South High has fell 41%, going from 3,156 students in 2018 to 1,859 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.0:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Madera South High community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.