📍 1505 E. Ellis St., Madera, Madera County, 93638
John J. Pershing Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Madera, Madera County. The school has 731 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amanda Musso. It is part of the Madera Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
John J. Pershing Elementary enrolls 731 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.0 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, 2.9% White and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 684 | 94% |
| White | 21 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
688 of the school's 731 students (94%) 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.
John J. Pershing 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.
John J. Pershing 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 731 students, John J. Pershing Elementary is close to the district average of about 712 students per school.
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