Gould Educational Center

Grades K–12 Public Special education District: Madera County Superintendent of Schools

117 West Dunham, Madera, CA 93637 Map

Math (met standard)
0%
state — · 2025-26
English (met standard)
7%
state — · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
4%
−31 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
73%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
351
2024-25
Students per teacher
7.8
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 5 — — 0% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 11 0% state 32% · 2015-16 9% state 59% · 2015-16 —
All grades 0% state — · 2025-26 7% state — · 2025-26 4% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 0% 7% 4% state 35%
2024-25 0% 0% 8%
2023-24 0% 0% —
2022-23 0% 0% —
2021-22 0% 3% 0%
2020-21 0% 7% —
2018-19 0% 12% 6%
2017-18 0% 12% —
2016-17 0% 9% —
2015-16 0% state 32% 2% state 59% —
2014-15 6% 9% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
21%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
0%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
36%
state 65% · 2016-17

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years. UC/CSU: share of graduates who completed the A–G courses required by the University of California and California State University. College-going: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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James Madison Elementary
Grades K–8 · Madera Unified
0.4 mi
21%
−19 vs state
28%
−20 vs state
19%
−16 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 19% in 2022-23 → 23% in 2025-26 86% 739 Hispanic 95%
Madera High
Grades 9–12 · Madera Unified
0.5 mi
22%
−10 vs state
60%
+2 vs state
32%
−6 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 30% in 2022-23 → 38% in 2025-26 82% 1,869 Hispanic 87%
Sierra Vista Elementary
Grades K–6 · Madera Unified
0.7 mi
17%
−23 vs state
24%
−22 vs state
13%
−22 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 12% in 2022-23 → 18% in 2025-26 98% 740 Hispanic 95%
Alpha Elementary
Grades K–6 · Madera Unified
0.7 mi
26%
−15 vs state
38%
−9 vs state
18%
−18 vs state
10% Average of math, English and science: 17% in 2022-23 → 27% in 2025-26 92% 735 Hispanic 90%
Madera South High
Grades 9–12 · Madera Unified
0.9 mi
10%
−22 vs state
57%
±0 vs state
27%
−11 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 23% in 2022-23 → 31% in 2025-26 95% 1,859 Hispanic 94%
Duane E. Furman Independent Study
Grades K–12 Alternative · Madera Unified
1.1 mi
7%
−28 vs state
22%
−31 vs state
10%
−28 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 15% in 2022-23 → 13% in 2025-26 92% 348 Hispanic 88%
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
Grades 7–8 · Madera Unified
1.1 mi
11%
−26 vs state
17%
−33 vs state
15%
−20 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 15% in 2022-23 → 14% in 2025-26 97% 865 Hispanic 96%
Madera County Independent Academy
Grades K–12 Charter Alternative · Madera County Superintendent of Schools
1.1 mi
9%
−28 vs state
19%
−30 vs state
5%
−30 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 12% in 2022-23 → 11% in 2025-26 89% 61 Hispanic 85%
Virginia Lee Rose Elementary
Grades K–6 · Madera Unified
1.1 mi
21%
−20 vs state
30%
−16 vs state
18%
−17 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 20% in 2022-23 → 23% in 2025-26 97% 714 Hispanic 96%
Thomas Jefferson Middle
Grades 7–8 · Madera Unified
1.2 mi
14%
−22 vs state
37%
−13 vs state
20%
−15 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 21% in 2022-23 → 24% in 2025-26 88% 948 Hispanic 89%