📍 755 W. Pecan Ave., Madera, Madera County, 93637
Madera South High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Madera, Madera County. The school has 1,994 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Thao. It is part of the Madera Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 90.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
Madera South High enrolls 1,994 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 90.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% White and 1.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,866 | 94% |
| White | 45 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 24 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 15 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,863 of the school's 1,994 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.
Madera South High 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.
Madera South High 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 1,994 students, Madera South High is larger than the district average of about 712 students per school.