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What tradition at Nishimoto Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
704
Elementary
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADERA UNIFIED·NCES 062334010954
Nishimoto Elementary
26460 Martin St., Madera, CA 93638 · (559) 664-8110 · Madera County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
660 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 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 23% larger than its 6th grade class (96).
Student demographics
12%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
26.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.8pp since 2014
Math
30.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.7% | 19.1% | 29.5% | 43.7% |
| Math | 8.1% | 21.9% | 24.4% | 45.6% |
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 | 26.8% | 30.1% |
| 2023-24 | 30.1% | 25.7% |
| 2022-23 | 19.4% | 18.9% |
| 2021-22 | 23.4% | 17.5% |
| 2018-19 | 33.5% | 23.2% |
| 2017-18 | 32.0% | 26.9% |
| 2016-17 | 28.7% | 26.9% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Nishimoto Elementary
Nishimoto Elementary's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nishimoto Elementary this school | 704 | 93.8% | 28.3% |
| Sea View Elementary Salton City | 682 | 94.9% | 18.1% |
| Bear Mountain Elementary Arvin | 728 | 95.2% | 17.3% |
| Muscoy Elementary San Bernardino | 670 | 93.4% | 26.1% |
| Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 Los Angeles | 711 | 94.4% | N/A |
| Columbia Elementary Perris | 704 | 95.9% | 21.3% |
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 Nishimoto Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Madera County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #3,721 of 5,151 | #21 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #3,216 of 5,172 ▲ 326 | #12 of 30 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #4,297 of 5,172 ▼ 519 | #24 of 30 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #911 of 5,116 | #5 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 704 | #740 of 5,915 | #10 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #700 of 5,352 | #9 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.2% | #4,832 of 5,354 | #26 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.8% | #605 of 5,625 | #10 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #2,915 of 3,837 | #14 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
704
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 814
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 704 | 36.2 | 19.4:1 | 94% (660) |
| 2023-24 | 712 | 28.9 | 24.6:1 | 96% (683) |
| 2022-23 | 742 | 32.4 | 22.9:1 | 93% (690) |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 34 | 20.8:1 | 96% (675) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 30 | 25.6:1 | 95% (726) |
| 2015-16 | 832 | 32 | 26.0:1 | 95% (790) |
| 2010-11 | 814 | N/A | N/A | 92% (750) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nishimoto Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (767 to 704); teachers up 21% (30 to 36.2).
About Nishimoto Elementary
Nishimoto Elementary is a large elementary school based in Madera, California. The school teaches kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 704 students. It has 51% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Nishimoto Elementary sits within Madera Unified, which has 28 schools and 19,922 students.
Nishimoto Elementary is 94% Hispanic by enrollment. Next come 3% White. That compares with about 61% Hispanic among all Madera County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. The school has 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. In all, 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 81% average for public schools in Madera County.
In California, Nishimoto Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 28.3% actual against a predicted 24.6%.
Census data for Madera County show median household income comes to about $76,627, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. The county has 81 public schools and about 32,251 students.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Jack G. Desmond Middle, is the closest to Nishimoto Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Nishimoto Elementary is behind the 30.6% nearby average, ranking 4th of 5.
For locale, NCES codes Nishimoto Elementary as Suburb: Small.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 706 in 2020-21 and 704 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.4:1) than in 2020-21 (20.8:1).
The allk12 page for Nishimoto Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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- 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
Nearby schools
- Jack G. Desmond Middle0.1 mi · 838
- Liberty Charter0.3 mi · 704
- Matilda Torres High0.4 mi · 2,017
- Sherman Thomas STEM Academy0.5 mi · 75
- Sherman Thomas Charter0.6 mi · 233
- Sherman Thomas Charter High0.6 mi · 69
Frequently asked questions
About Nishimoto ElementaryHow many students attend Nishimoto Elementary?
Nishimoto Elementary enrolls approximately 704 students in grades KG-06.
Is Nishimoto Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nishimoto Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Nishimoto Elementary have?
Nishimoto Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Nishimoto Elementary?
Student demographics at Nishimoto Elementary are roughly 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Nishimoto Elementary?
Nishimoto Elementary is overseen by Madera Unified in Madera County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.