Is Eastin Arcola Elementary a good school?

Eastin Arcola Elementary ranks 4106 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Eastin Arcola Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 208 students attended Eastin Arcola Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Eastin Arcola Elementary?

Students at Eastin Arcola Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% White.

Eastin Arcola Elementary

Summary:

Eastin Arcola Elementary is a public K-8 school in Madera, California, serving 210 students. The school faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates, low test scores, and poor performance for many student groups compared to nearby schools and the state average.

Eastin Arcola Elementary has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.7% to 61.3% in recent years, which is much higher than the 19.6% to 33.1% range of nearby schools. The school's test scores on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science exams are also lower than the Madera Unified district and California state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 32.06% of Eastin Arcola students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 32.64% for Madera Unified and 47.04% for California.

The school's student group rankings, such as for female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and low socioeconomic status students, are generally in the bottom half or bottom third of California elementary schools. Additionally, Eastin Arcola has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 93.81% to 94.88% in recent years, significantly higher than the 66.09% to 97.17% range of nearby schools. These factors suggest that the high rates of poverty and socioeconomic challenges faced by the school community may be contributing to the lower academic performance and engagement at Eastin Arcola Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-8

29551 Avenue 8
Madera, CA 93637-8508

(559) 674-8841

District: Madera Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4106^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $2,138

Student/teacher ratio: 16.6

Number of students: 208

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.8%

Two or more races:

4.8%

White:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Eastin Arcola Elementary ranks worse than 70% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Madera Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.97. (See more...)

Compare Details Eastin Arcola Elementary ranks worse than 73.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.96. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Eastin Arcola Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Madera Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.8%), two or more races (4.8%), White (2.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Eastin Arcola Elementary is 16.6, which is the lowest among 18 elementary schools in the Madera Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Eastin Arcola Elementary employs 12.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Eastin Arcola Elementary is $2,138, which is the 2^nd highest among 18 elementary schools in the Madera Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Eastin Arcola Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Eastin Arcola Elementary 4106^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Eastin Arcola Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Eastin Arcola Elementary 2029^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Eastin Arcola Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Madera Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Madera Unified 1170^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Eastin Arcola Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Eastin Arcola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2017	26.79	4099^th	5692	28.0%
2018	30.10	3812^th	5662	32.7%
2019	27.75	4124^th	5789	28.8%
2022	28.94	3953^rd	5883	32.8%
2023	27.55	4123^rd	5874	29.8%
2024	27.97	4106^th	5862	30.0%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Eastin Arcola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	58.56	911^th	3246	71.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Eastin Arcola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.24	3147^th	5084	38.1%
2019	35.44	3470^th	5173	32.9%
2022	37.82	3190^th	5264	39.4%
2023	37.75	3254^th	5374	39.4%
2024	36.28	3433^rd	5511	37.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Eastin Arcola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.87	4100^th	5413	24.3%
2019	21.93	4465^th	5492	18.7%
2022	29.89	3748^th	5635	33.5%
2023	19.30	4763^rd	5617	15.2%
2024	23.84	4360^th	5605	22.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Eastin Arcola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.77	3959^th	5431	27.1%
2023	38.05	3188^th	5650	43.6%
2024	21.86	4542^nd	5636	19.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Eastin Arcola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.52	2820^th	4830	41.6%
2019	37.72	3113^th	4963	37.3%
2022	41.10	2820^th	5084	44.5%
2023	39.20	2972^nd	5098	41.7%
2024	40.14	2950^th	5102	42.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Eastin Arcola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2017	43.01	1307^th	2508	47.9%
2018	43.49	1272^nd	2480	48.7%
2019	51.46	1110^th	2715	59.1%
2022	47.92	1234^th	2740	55.0%
2023	28.71	1869^th	2802	33.3%
2024	24.96	2029^th	2777	26.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Eastin Arcola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.28	1042^nd	2230	53.3%
2019	60.04	732^nd	2369	69.1%
2022	56.46	824^th	2458	66.5%
2023	36.51	1483^rd	2549	41.8%
2024	31.63	1703^rd	2575	33.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Eastin Arcola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.95	1322^nd	2262	41.6%
2022	34.21	1518^th	2509	39.5%
2023	22.08	2006^th	2547	21.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Eastin Arcola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.33	1621^st	2273	28.7%
2019	47.19	1097^th	2407	54.4%
2022	68.56	647^th	2527	74.4%
2023	41.25	1305^th	2558	49.0%
2024	25.80	1831^st	2547	28.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Eastin Arcola Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.94	967^th	2072	53.3%
2019	65.93	568^th	2213	74.3%
2022	62.05	681^st	2359	71.1%
2023	35.63	1430^th	2391	40.2%
2024	35.73	1436^th	2383	39.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Eastin Arcola Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Two or More Races	Total
2015	15	1	0	253	0	0	269
2016	19	1	2	218	0	3	243
2017	28	1	0	212	0	2	243
2018	18	0	0	233	0	2	253
2019	11	0	0	228	0	2	241
2020	8	0	2	211	0	6	227
2021	8	0	2	198	0	7	215
2022	7	0	2	194	0	8	211
2023	4	0	2	197	1	6	210
2024	6	0	1	191	0	10	208

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Eastin Arcola Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2015	269	12.0	22.4	92.2
2016	243	13.0	18.6	90.1
2017	243	10.5	23.0	91.8
2018	253	10.3	24.5	91.3
2019	241	11.1	21.7	92.9
2020	227	n/a	n/a	92.1
2021	215	12.3	17.4	94.9
2022	211	11.0	19.1	94.3
2023	210	11.4	18.2	93.8
2024	208	12.4	16.6	95.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Eastin Arcola Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2015	269	12.0	22.4	92.2
2016	243	13.0	18.6	90.1
2017	243	10.5	23.0	91.8
2018	253	10.3	24.5	91.3
2019	241	11.1	21.7	92.9
2020	227	n/a	n/a	92.1
2021	215	12.3	17.4	94.9
2022	211	11.0	19.1	94.3
2023	210	11.4	18.2	93.8
2024	208	12.4	16.6	95.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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