📍 13878 Rd. 21 1/2, Madera, Madera County, 93637
Howard Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Madera, Madera County. The school has 501 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Madera Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
Howard Elementary enrolls 501 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 11% White and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 422 | 84% |
| White | 53 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
396 of the school's 501 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Howard Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Howard Elementary is one of 28 schools in Madera Unified, based in Madera, California. The district serves 19,935 students district-wide and employs 938 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 501 students, Howard Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 712 students per school.