Is Howard Elementary a good school?

Howard Elementary ranks 3658 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Howard Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 503 students attended Howard Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Howard Elementary?

Students at Howard Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Howard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Howard Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Madera High

Howard Elementary

Summary:

Howard Elementary is a public elementary school located in Madera, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 501 students. The school is part of the Madera Unified School District, which is ranked 1170 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Howard Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 6.3% in 2017-2018 to 20.9% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the state average of 14.3%. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the Madera Unified and California state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 7th-grade Math proficiency rate was 10%, compared to 12.53% for Madera Unified and 33.83% for California. Additionally, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds tending to perform lower than their peers in the state.

When comparing Howard Elementary to nearby schools in the Madera Unified School District, such as La Vina Elementary, the data shows that Howard generally underperforms in both academic proficiency and chronic absenteeism rates. La Vina Elementary, located about 5.6 miles from Howard, has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 27.9% in 2022-2023 and generally outperforms Howard in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates across grade levels. The other nearby schools, such as Nishimoto Elementary, Alpha Elementary, and James Madison Elementary, also tend to have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism compared to Howard Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-8

13878 Road 21 1/2
Madera, CA 93637-9212

(559) 674-8568

District: Madera Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3658^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $1,256

Students who attend Howard Elementary usually attend:

High:

Madera High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.4

Number of students: 503

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.7%

White:

8.7%

Two or more races:

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Howard Elementary ranks worse than 62.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Madera Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.21. (See more...)

Compare Details Howard Elementary ranks worse than 57.7% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.57. (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 (86.7%), White (8.7%), two or more races (3.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Howard Elementary is 24.4. 10 elementary schools in the Madera Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Howard Elementary employs 20.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Howard Elementary is $1,256. 13 elementary schools in the Madera Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Howard Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Howard Elementary 3658^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Howard Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Howard Elementary 1603^rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Howard Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Madera Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Madera Unified 1170^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Howard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	33.29	3043^rd	4809	36.7%
2005	41.97	2604^th	4822	46.0%
2006	46.45	2362^nd	4818	51.0%
2007	45.90	2564^th	5113	49.9%
2008	52.62	2238^th	5113	56.2%
2009	56.80	2085^th	5193	59.8%
2010	50.12	2563^rd	5314	51.8%
2011	51.13	2529^th	5377	53.0%
2012	35.62	3555^th	5390	34.0%
2013	29.48	4091^st	5530	26.0%
2015	22.33	4392^nd	5611	21.7%
2016	22.59	4382^nd	5614	21.9%
2017	31.98	3681^st	5692	35.3%
2018	31.30	3725^th	5662	34.2%
2019	30.88	3866^th	5789	33.2%
2022	22.47	4606^th	5883	21.7%
2023	28.20	4053^rd	5874	31.0%
2024	33.21	3658^th	5862	37.6%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Howard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	36.04	2000^th	3246	38.4%
2023	39.44	1863^rd	3250	42.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Howard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.37	3213^th	5084	36.8%
2019	40.86	3049^th	5173	41.1%
2022	24.41	4294^th	5264	18.4%
2023	29.28	3949^th	5374	26.5%
2024	34.68	3552^nd	5511	35.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Howard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.14	3475^th	5413	35.8%
2019	31.03	3751^st	5492	31.7%
2022	24.56	4260^th	5635	24.4%
2023	26.85	4064^th	5617	27.6%
2024	28.70	3904^th	5605	30.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Howard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.27	3675^th	5431	32.3%
2019	30.88	3723^rd	5510	32.4%
2022	21.99	4510^th	5663	20.4%
2023	30.39	3746^th	5650	33.7%
2024	38.13	3203^rd	5636	43.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Howard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.66	3026^th	4830	37.3%
2019	39.21	3010^th	4963	39.4%
2022	27.83	3886^th	5084	23.6%
2023	35.05	3310^th	5098	35.1%
2024	42.52	2800^th	5102	45.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Howard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	35.29	1948^th	2737	28.8%
2019	38.46	1899^th	2834	33.0%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Howard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	36.03	1059^th	1769	40.1%
2005	45.47	885^th	1777	50.2%
2006	51.23	789^th	1804	56.3%
2007	41.77	1077^th	1999	46.1%
2008	52.63	869^th	2005	56.7%
2009	43.79	1113^th	2063	46.0%
2010	51.57	999^th	2179	54.2%
2011	54.33	980^th	2236	56.2%
2012	51.05	1072^nd	2259	52.5%
2013	50.52	1134^th	2379	52.3%
2015	31.10	1603^rd	2477	35.3%
2016	22.53	1923^rd	2497	23.0%
2017	29.54	1685^th	2508	32.8%
2018	32.33	1598^th	2480	35.6%
2019	35.86	1585^th	2715	41.6%
2022	30.03	1770^th	2740	35.4%
2023	25.35	2033^rd	2802	27.4%
2024	35.57	1603^rd	2777	42.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Howard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.91	1388^th	2230	37.8%
2019	43.97	1216^th	2369	48.7%
2022	32.42	1600^th	2458	34.9%
2023	28.50	1825^th	2549	28.4%
2024	43.41	1250^th	2575	51.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Howard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.18	1397^th	2262	38.2%
2019	40.87	1293^rd	2380	45.7%
2022	37.73	1415^th	2509	43.6%
2023	21.41	2033^rd	2547	20.2%
2024	32.86	1577^th	2546	38.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Howard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.91	1531^st	2273	32.6%
2019	32.98	1524^th	2407	36.7%
2022	23.59	1909^th	2527	24.5%
2023	30.66	1640^th	2558	35.9%
2024	36.56	1452^nd	2547	43.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Howard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.85	1216^th	2072	41.3%
2019	44.54	1107^th	2213	50.0%
2022	35.00	1457^th	2359	38.2%
2023	30.73	1612^th	2391	32.6%
2024	42.85	1198^th	2383	49.7%

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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 Howard Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	231	16	1	81	0	n/a	n/a	0	329
1989	228	9	3	105	1	n/a	n/a	0	346
1990	214	9	2	112	2	n/a	n/a	0	339
1991	193	3	2	106	0	n/a	n/a	0	304
1992	206	2	0	117	0	n/a	n/a	0	325
1993	244	6	3	147	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
1994	235	9	1	193	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
1995	138	8	0	179	0	n/a	n/a	0	325
1996	138	8	0	179	0	n/a	n/a	0	325
1997	157	14	1	172	0	n/a	n/a	0	344
1998	142	9	1	166	0	n/a	n/a	0	318
1999	151	7	1	180	0	n/a	n/a	0	339
2000	154	13	1	169	0	n/a	n/a	0	337
2001	148	11	1	187	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
2002	186	13	3	280	5	n/a	n/a	3	490
2003	186	13	3	280	5	n/a	n/a	3	490
2004	169	17	3	304	3	n/a	n/a	3	499
2005	152	18	4	289	3	n/a	n/a	0	466
2006	141	20	4	258	2	n/a	n/a	0	425
2007	130	18	8	320	2	n/a	n/a	2	480
2008	131	20	6	351	3	n/a	n/a	0	511
2009	142	17	7	375	3	0	4	0	548
2010	158	15	6	322	18	0	0	0	519
2011	149	12	6	345	16	1	0	0	529
2012	117	11	9	399	3	0	1	0	540
2013	121	7	9	442	6	0	2	0	587
2014	108	6	9	483	2	0	1	0	609
2015	99	9	6	453	3	0	1	0	571
2016	89	6	3	450	4	1	2	0	555
2017	76	3	2	465	2	1	6	0	555
2018	71	2	3	430	0	1	11	0	518
2019	67	2	3	421	0	0	12	0	505
2020	66	2	4	412	1	0	11	0	496
2021	63	2	3	418	0	0	12	0	498
2022	50	2	1	384	1	0	17	0	455
2023	53	1	3	422	1	0	21	0	501
2024	44	0	3	436	1	0	19	0	503

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 Howard Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	329	14.0	23.5	n/a
1989	346	13.9	24.8	n/a
1990	339	14.5	23.3	n/a
1991	304	12.5	24.3	n/a
1992	325	12.7	25.5	44.6
1993	400	15.8	25.3	48.5
1994	438	15.8	27.7	49.1
1995	325	14.8	22.0	66.2
1996	325	14.8	22.0	66.2
1997	344	15.8	21.8	81.7
1998	318	14.8	21.5	67.3
1999	339	13.8	24.6	56
2000	337	15.8	21.3	57
2001	347	16.0	21.7	57.1
2002	490	20.5	23.9	60.6
2003	490	20.5	23.9	60.6
2004	499	22.0	22.7	66.3
2005	466	21.5	21.7	68.2
2006	425	21.4	19.9	71.3
2007	480	19.9	24.1	61.7
2008	511	23.9	21.4	64.8
2009	548	22.6	23.1	64.8
2010	519	21.4	24.1	69.2
2011	529	n/a	n/a	66.2
2012	540	22.5	23.9	n/a
2013	587	20.2	29.0	75
2014	609	22.3	27.2	71.9
2015	571	21.0	27.1	76.9
2016	555	21.0	26.4	71
2017	555	22.9	24.2	73.9
2018	518	21.4	24.1	75.5
2019	505	22.5	22.4	75.8
2020	496	n/a	n/a	76.4
2021	498	23.5	21.1	77.1
2022	455	25.2	17.9	75.6
2023	501	26.5	18.8	79
2024	503	20.5	24.4	80.1

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 Howard Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	329	14.0	23.5	n/a
1989	346	13.9	24.8	n/a
1990	339	14.5	23.3	n/a
1991	304	12.5	24.3	n/a
1992	325	12.7	25.5	44.6
1993	400	15.8	25.3	48.5
1994	438	15.8	27.7	49.1
1995	325	14.8	22.0	66.2
1996	325	14.8	22.0	66.2
1997	344	15.8	21.8	81.7
1998	318	14.8	21.5	67.3
1999	339	13.8	24.6	56
2000	337	15.8	21.3	57
2001	347	16.0	21.7	57.1
2002	490	20.5	23.9	60.6
2003	490	20.5	23.9	60.6
2004	499	22.0	22.7	66.3
2005	466	21.5	21.7	68.2
2006	425	21.4	19.9	71.3
2007	480	19.9	24.1	61.7
2008	511	23.9	21.4	64.8
2009	548	22.6	23.1	64.8
2010	519	21.4	24.1	69.2
2011	529	n/a	n/a	66.2
2012	540	22.5	23.9	n/a
2013	587	20.2	29.0	75
2014	609	22.3	27.2	71.9
2015	571	21.0	27.1	76.9
2016	555	21.0	26.4	71
2017	555	22.9	24.2	73.9
2018	518	21.4	24.1	75.5
2019	505	22.5	22.4	75.8
2020	496	n/a	n/a	76.4
2021	498	23.5	21.1	77.1
2022	455	25.2	17.9	75.6
2023	501	26.5	18.8	79
2024	503	20.5	24.4	80.1

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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