Is Webster Elementary a good school?

Webster Elementary ranks 2099 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Webster Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 647 students attended Webster Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Webster Elementary?

Students at Webster Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 36% White, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Webster Elementary attend?

Students who attend Webster Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ranchos Middle High : Liberty High

Webster Elementary

Summary:

Webster Elementary is a public elementary school located in Madera, California, serving 619 students in grades K-6 as part of the Golden Valley Unified School District.

While Webster Elementary's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics is generally lower than the district and state averages, there are some bright spots. In 6th grade ELA and Mathematics, Webster Elementary outperforms the district and state, and in 3rd grade Mathematics, the school's performance is on par with the district but higher than the state. However, in Science (CAST), Webster Elementary's performance is lower than the district and state averages. Interestingly, Stone Creek Elementary, another school in the Golden Valley Unified District, consistently outperforms Webster Elementary on SBA and CAST assessments, while Sierra View Elementary performs similarly.

Webster Elementary's subgroup performance is noteworthy, with Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students performing significantly better than White and Special Education students. Encouragingly, Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students at Webster Elementary perform better than the overall school. However, the school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.8% in 2017-2018 to 15.3% in 2022-2023, which may be impacting student performance. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Webster Elementary has increased from 45.2% in 2020-2021 to 48.3% in 2022-2023, suggesting growing economic challenges for the school's population.

Detail:

Public K-6

36477 Ruth Ave.
Madera, CA 93636-8512

(559) 645-3540

District: Golden Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2099^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,712

Students who attend Webster Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ranchos Middle
High:	Liberty High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.3

Number of students: 647

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.9%

White:

36.0%

Asian:

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Webster Elementary ranks better than 64.2% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.22. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (54.9%), White (36%), Asian (5.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 50.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Webster Elementary is 22.3. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Webster Elementary is $8,712.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Webster Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Webster Elementary 2099^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Webster Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Golden Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Golden Valley Unified 672^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Webster Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	77.51	1004^th	4809	79.1%
2005	74.58	1140^th	4822	76.4%
2006	72.60	1231^st	4818	74.4%
2007	71.13	1324^th	5113	74.1%
2008	75.28	1175^th	5113	77.0%
2009	80.02	1004^th	5193	80.7%
2010	62.70	1846^th	5314	65.3%
2011	63.47	1820^th	5377	66.2%
2012	71.35	1451^st	5390	73.1%
2013	65.40	1809^th	5530	67.3%
2015	61.33	1883^rd	5611	66.4%
2016	53.13	2339^th	5614	58.3%
2017	65.50	1780^th	5692	68.7%
2018	67.91	1683^rd	5662	70.3%
2019	76.80	1308^th	5789	77.4%
2021	69.16	403^rd	1417	71.6%
2022	67.76	1702^nd	5883	71.1%
2023	62.01	1954^th	5874	66.7%
2024	59.22	2099^th	5862	64.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	65.58	596^th	3311	82.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.05	1957^th	2420	19.1%
2024	40.41	1298^th	2634	50.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.90	1696^th	5084	66.6%
2019	79.43	746^th	5173	85.6%
2021	72.66	214^th	1110	80.7%
2022	70.05	1171^st	5264	77.8%
2023	63.60	1541^st	5374	71.3%
2024	57.17	1961^st	5511	64.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.40	1269^th	5413	76.6%
2019	76.99	1220^th	5492	77.8%
2021	66.18	379^th	1267	70.1%
2022	71.62	1460^th	5635	74.1%
2023	60.80	1901^st	5617	66.2%
2024	55.71	2138^th	5605	61.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	24.36	228^th	293	22.2%
2022	53.16	738^th	2227	66.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.17	1976^th	5431	63.6%
2019	72.99	1388^th	5510	74.8%
2021	69.50	349^th	1272	72.6%
2022	61.77	1877^th	5663	66.9%
2023	60.72	1914^th	5650	66.1%
2024	60.81	1933^rd	5636	65.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.09	1623^rd	4830	66.4%
2019	82.33	625^th	4963	87.4%
2022	74.94	934^th	5084	81.6%
2023	68.95	1229^th	5098	75.9%
2024	64.07	1472^nd	5102	71.1%

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Rank History for White students at Webster Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.36	1066^th	2737	61.1%
2019	65.62	986^th	2834	65.2%
2022	50.42	1444^th	2726	47.0%
2023	46.75	1518^th	2662	43.0%
2024	45.33	1561^st	2647	41.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Webster Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2000	546	9	21	156	3	n/a	n/a	4	739
2001	534	4	16	160	2	n/a	n/a	53	769
2002	415	8	13	155	9	n/a	n/a	26	626
2003	415	8	13	155	9	n/a	n/a	26	626
2004	434	11	9	154	5	n/a	n/a	70	683
2005	396	13	12	158	4	n/a	n/a	90	673
2006	394	11	17	160	2	n/a	n/a	106	690
2007	371	12	15	187	4	n/a	n/a	89	678
2008	351	9	19	186	1	n/a	n/a	0	566
2009	332	12	18	168	4	1	90	0	625
2010	333	17	18	197	5	3	37	0	610
2011	288	14	13	212	10	2	43	0	582
2012	346	12	12	233	10	1	12	0	626
2013	314	5	18	258	4	0	15	0	614
2014	296	6	18	271	6	0	13	0	610
2015	276	5	20	236	7	0	17	0	561
2016	259	4	16	241	4	0	17	0	541
2017	245	3	13	251	3	0	15	0	530
2018	261	4	15	276	3	0	15	0	574
2019	273	6	14	308	3	0	16	0	620
2020	275	7	18	314	3	1	20	0	638
2021	228	5	31	316	5	0	19	0	604
2022	199	4	33	302	5	0	20	0	563
2023	229	4	36	333	4	0	13	0	619
2024	233	5	34	355	3	0	17	0	647

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Webster Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	739	33.4	22.1	23.5
2001	769	35.4	21.7	26.4
2002	626	30.0	20.9	11.2
2003	626	30.0	20.9	11.2
2004	683	31.5	21.7	23.7
2005	673	33.0	20.4	37.2
2006	690	32.0	21.6	33
2007	678	34.0	19.9	40.9
2008	566	37.0	15.3	45.8
2009	625	31.0	18.9	44.2
2010	610	28.0	21.7	49
2011	582	n/a	n/a	46.2
2012	626	26.5	23.6	n/a
2013	614	25.9	23.6	48.4
2014	610	24.0	25.4	37.9
2015	561	23.0	24.3	39.4
2016	541	22.0	24.5	40.1
2017	530	23.0	23.0	40.9
2018	574	23.0	24.9	47.2
2019	620	24.0	25.8	43.2
2020	638	n/a	n/a	45.5
2021	604	27.0	22.3	45.2
2022	563	23.0	24.4	47.2
2023	619	28.0	22.1	48.3
2024	647	29.0	22.3	50.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Webster Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	739	33.4	22.1	23.5
2001	769	35.4	21.7	26.4
2002	626	30.0	20.9	11.2
2003	626	30.0	20.9	11.2
2004	683	31.5	21.7	23.7
2005	673	33.0	20.4	37.2
2006	690	32.0	21.6	33
2007	678	34.0	19.9	40.9
2008	566	37.0	15.3	45.8
2009	625	31.0	18.9	44.2
2010	610	28.0	21.7	49
2011	582	n/a	n/a	46.2
2012	626	26.5	23.6	n/a
2013	614	25.9	23.6	48.4
2014	610	24.0	25.4	37.9
2015	561	23.0	24.3	39.4
2016	541	22.0	24.5	40.1
2017	530	23.0	23.0	40.9
2018	574	23.0	24.9	47.2
2019	620	24.0	25.8	43.2
2020	638	n/a	n/a	45.5
2021	604	27.0	22.3	45.2
2022	563	23.0	24.4	47.2
2023	619	28.0	22.1	48.3
2024	647	29.0	22.3	50.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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