Wasuma Elementary

Wasuma Elementary operates as a tight-knit elementary campus in Ahwahnee, California, one of the schools within Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 270 students spanning grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Wasuma Elementary sits 42% below that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary (793 students total), Wasuma Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wasuma Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 68%; the rest comes out to 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 38% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Madera County's rate of about 81%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wasuma Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Madera County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,627 per year, 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 Wasuma Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Fresno Flats Community Day, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wasuma Elementary at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 26.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wasuma Elementary has declined 7%, going from 289 students in 2018 to 270 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 84% to 68%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 today.

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