📍 900 Stadium Rd., Madera, Madera County, 93637
Alpha Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Madera, Madera County. The school has 702 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Burns-sauceda. It is part of the Madera Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
Alpha Elementary enrolls 702 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% Two or more races and 3.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 629 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.4% |
| White | 22 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
650 of the school's 702 students (93%) 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.
Alpha Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Alpha 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 702 students, Alpha Elementary is close to the district average of about 712 students per school.