📍 8500 Madera Dr., El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, 94530
Madera Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Cerrito, Contra Costa County. The school has 465 pupils enrolled. The Principal is David Ranch. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
Madera Elementary enrolls 465 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 24% Asian and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 170 | 37% |
| Asian | 111 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 86 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 75 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
68 of the school's 465 students (15%) 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 Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual.
Madera Elementary is one of 54 schools in West Contra Costa Unified, based in Richmond, California. The district serves 25,244 students district-wide and employs 1,231 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 465 students, Madera Elementary is close to the district average of about 467 students per school.