La Madera Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Lake Forest, California
La Madera Elementary in Lake Forest, California enrolled 554 students in 2024-25 with 22.6 full-time teachers, 24.5 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 64-68% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 61% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
606 students in 2022-23, 602 students in 2023-24, 554 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.8 to 22.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 606 | 24.8 | 24.5 |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 21.8 | 27.6 |
| 2024-25 | 554 | 22.6 | 24.5 |
24.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 of every 100 California elementary schools
Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection La Madera Elementary enrolled 590 students and reported no counselor; it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions25
- Chronically absent15.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
37.7% of students were White, 33.2% Hispanic, 15.5% Asian in 2024-25.
- White37.7%
- Hispanic33.2%
- Asian15.5%
- Two or more races13.0%
- Black0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at La Madera Elementary scored proficient or above: 64-68% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 64‑68% | 58% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 61% | 51% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Lake Forest
7 public elementary schools in Lake Forest report 2024-25 enrollment; La Madera Elementary is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph A. Gates DLI Magnet Elementary | 896 | 28.6 | 57.7% |
| Lake Forest Elementary | 640 | 22.7 | 44.7% |
| Rancho Canada Elementary | 633 | 25.4 | 23.5% |
| Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley | 565 | 28.7 | 15.9% |
| La Madera Elementary | 554 | 24.5 | 27.6% |
| Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary | 517 | 26.3 | 34.4% |
| Olivewood Elementary | 396 | 21.9 | 78.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about La Madera Elementary
- Rancho Canada ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 633 students, 25.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Santiago STEAM Magnet ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 517 students, 26.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Compare La Madera Elementary with Rancho Canada ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Saddleback Valley Unified spends per student$15,515 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,515
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaLa Madera Elementary is the number 1,803 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,803 of 5,904
- California schools by students per teacher24.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.24.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about La Madera Elementary
How many students attend La Madera Elementary?
554 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 606 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lake Forest, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at La Madera Elementary?
24.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is La Madera Elementary a Title I school?
La Madera Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at La Madera Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at La Madera Elementary scored proficient or above: 64-68% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is La Madera Elementary in?
Saddleback Valley Unified, NCES district ID 0633860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063386005300 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.