Special education center · Madera County Superintendent of Schools

Gould Educational Center

117 West Dunham, Madera · Grades TK–12

Students, 2024–25

351

students in grades TK–12, as the state counted them.

A special education school: students are placed here through their IEP team, so we publish its results without a rating.

In its own words

What does Gould Educational Center say about itself?

We haven’t read Gould Educational Center’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

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Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 75% of students. 205 of 382 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

54in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (205 of 382 students).

Suspensions: 4.3% of students were suspended at least once (17 of 391).

Students, 2024–25

351

students in grades TK–12.

Hispanic or Latino 75%White 16%

Family income

73%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 256 of 351.

Teachers, 2024–25

45

teachers, with 9 years of experience on average.

4% were in their first year.

41% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

20%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (19 of 93 students).

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Missing school, by grade
Grades 4–6
32 of 69 students in grades 4–6 were chronically absent.
Grades 7–8
24 of 39 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent.
Grades 9–12
52 in 100 students in grades 9–12 were chronically absent (84 of 161).

Our records hold no figure for Grades TK–3.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino75%
White16%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 18.4 of 44.9 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

After high school

How many students here graduate in four years?

15% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. 0% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

15%

2024–25 · 4 of 26 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

0%

2024–25 · 0 of 26 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

0%

2024–25 · 0 of 4 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 4 of 26 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 0 of 26 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 0 of 4 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.

Family and staff answers

What would staff tell you?

Staff in this district cannot yet answer a short set of questions about Gould Educational Center. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  2. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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The school day

What is the school day like?

Gould Educational Center has transitional kindergarten (TK). Our records do not hold school hours or before- and after-school care yet. Ask the office.

Transitional kindergarten (TK), 2025–26

16

TK students in 2025–26.

TK is California’s free public program for four-year-olds.

TK count: California Department of Education, Census Day enrollment, 2025–26. Find TK schools near you

The neighborhood

What is the area around Gould Educational Center like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93637. They are not figures for the families at Gould Educational Center.

Typical household income in a year

$71,724

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93637.

Typical home value
$384,200
People who live in this ZIP code
43,785
Typical age
32.3 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
14%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 5 questions to Gould Educational Center. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How are my child’s IEP goals set, reviewed and shared with our family?
  2. What transition services help students plan for life, training or work after school?
  3. Which students finish with a regular diploma and which with a certificate of completion, and what does each lead to?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

How are students placed here?

Confirm placement with Madera County Superintendent of Schools.

Where it is

Where is Gould Educational Center?

Address
117 West Dunham, Madera 93637Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Jessica DrakeAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 3 common questions

How are students placed here?

Students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery. Confirm placement with Madera County Superintendent of Schools. See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

54 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (205 of 382), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 4.3% of students (17 of 391) were suspended at least once in 2025–26. See the details ↓

How do I visit Gould Educational Center?

Call the office at (559) 674-0915 to ask about a visit. Questions to bring are under Questions to ask. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 13 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
13
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

CDE CAASPP test year 2026 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subjectStudents tested with scoresProficient or AdvancedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalMean scale score
Grade 3 · ELA · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 4 · ELA · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 5 · ELA · 20269suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 6 · ELA · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 7 · ELA · 20264suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 8 · ELA · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 11 · ELA · 20268suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
All Grades · ELA · 2026316.45%0%6.45%0%93.55%not on file
Grade 3 · Math · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 4 · Math · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 5 · Math · 20269suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 6 · Math · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 7 · Math · 20264suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 8 · Math · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 11 · Math · 20268suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
All Grades · Math · 2026310%0%0%6.45%93.55%not on file

CDE CAASPP 2026: 14 individual grade–subject records; 6 records with a positive known tested count.

8 grade–subject counts unavailable; 14 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable.

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grades 3–8 and 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 3not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 4not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 59suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 6not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 74suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 8not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 118suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 3not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 4not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 59suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 6not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 74suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 8not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 118suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English310%6%
2026 · Math310%0%
2025 · English280%0%
2025 · Math290%0%
2024 · English190%0%
2024 · Math220%0%
2023 · English280%0%
2023 · Math290%0%
2022 · English310%3%
2022 · Math270%0%
2019 · English330%12%
2019 · Math310%0%
2018 · English420%12%
2018 · Math380%0%
2017 · English320%9%
2017 · Math260%0%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English——
2025 · Grade 4 · English9—
2025 · Grade 5 · English4—
2025 · Grade 6 · English6—
2025 · Grade 7 · English——
2025 · Grade 8 · English——
2025 · Grade 11 · English——
2025 · Grade 3 · Math——
2025 · Grade 4 · Math9—
2025 · Grade 5 · Math5—
2025 · Grade 6 · Math6—
2025 · Grade 7 · Math——
2025 · Grade 8 · Math——
2025 · Grade 11 · Math——
2024 · Grade 3 · English——
2024 · Grade 4 · English——
2024 · Grade 5 · English——
2024 · Grade 6 · English——
2024 · Grade 7 · English4—
2024 · Grade 8 · English6—
2024 · Grade 11 · English——
2024 · Grade 3 · Math——
2024 · Grade 4 · Math——
2024 · Grade 5 · Math——
2024 · Grade 6 · Math——
2024 · Grade 7 · Math4—
2024 · Grade 8 · Math6—
2024 · Grade 11 · Math——
2023 · Grade 3 · English——
2023 · Grade 4 · English——
2023 · Grade 5 · English——
2023 · Grade 6 · English5—
2023 · Grade 7 · English5—
2023 · Grade 8 · English6—
2023 · Grade 11 · English6—
2023 · Grade 3 · Math——
2023 · Grade 4 · Math——
2023 · Grade 5 · Math——
2023 · Grade 6 · Math5—
2023 · Grade 7 · Math5—
2023 · Grade 8 · Math6—
2023 · Grade 11 · Math7—
2022 · Grade 3 · English——
2022 · Grade 4 · English0—
2022 · Grade 5 · English6—
2022 · Grade 6 · English——
2022 · Grade 7 · English6—
2022 · Grade 8 · English6—
2022 · Grade 11 · English7—
2022 · Grade 3 · Math——
2022 · Grade 4 · Math0—
2022 · Grade 5 · Math5—
2022 · Grade 6 · Math4—
2022 · Grade 7 · Math6—
2022 · Grade 8 · Math5—
2022 · Grade 11 · Math5—
2019 · Grade 3 · English——
2019 · Grade 4 · English——
2019 · Grade 5 · English9—
2019 · Grade 6 · English——
2019 · Grade 7 · English9—
2019 · Grade 8 · English6—
2019 · Grade 11 · English4—
2019 · Grade 3 · Math——
2019 · Grade 4 · Math——
2019 · Grade 5 · Math10—
2019 · Grade 6 · Math——
2019 · Grade 7 · Math9—
2019 · Grade 8 · Math6—
2019 · Grade 11 · Math——
2018 · Grade 3 · English——
2018 · Grade 4 · English——
2018 · Grade 5 · English——
2018 · Grade 6 · English——
2018 · Grade 7 · English——
2018 · Grade 8 · English——
2018 · Grade 11 · English——
2018 · Grade 3 · Math——
2018 · Grade 4 · Math——
2018 · Grade 5 · Math——
2018 · Grade 6 · Math——
2018 · Grade 7 · Math——
2018 · Grade 8 · Math——
2018 · Grade 11 · Math——
2017 · Grade 3 · English——
2017 · Grade 4 · English——
2017 · Grade 5 · English——
2017 · Grade 6 · English——
2017 · Grade 7 · English——
2017 · Grade 8 · English——
2017 · Grade 11 · English——
2017 · Grade 3 · Math——
2017 · Grade 4 · Math——
2017 · Grade 5 · Math——
2017 · Grade 6 · Math——
2017 · Grade 7 · Math——
2017 · Grade 8 · Math——
2017 · Grade 11 · Math——

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide250%4%20%76%

CAST is California’s science test, reported apart from English and math.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
Graduation rate
15%
26 students in the adjusted graduation cohort
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
0%
This school may not offer A–G courses

CDE reporting year 2025. Graduation uses an adjusted four-year cohort; A–G completion and college-going use their separately reported populations. These source periods and populations differ from CAASPP 2026. Rates shown here do not form a SchoolScope score or rank.

MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 0% · numerator 0 students classified Prepared · denominator 26 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP-pathway numerator 0 · denominator 0 (CCI Prepared students). Share among Prepared students: not calculable, because no student here was classified Prepared. This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

This CDE-reported school CCI record has its own population and period. It does not recalculate a SchoolScope score, factor, or rank.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 54 in 100 → 2025–26 · 54 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.7% (14 of 382) → 2025–26 · 4.3% (17 of 391) · +0.6 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26
Female53 in 10047 in 100
Male54 in 10057 in 100
Black or African American6 of 8—
Hispanic or Latino52 in 10055 in 100
White38 of 7130 of 63
Students with disabilities53 in 10054 in 100
English learners45 in 10052 in 100
Homeless5 of 11—
Low-income55 in 10055 in 100
All students53 in 10054 in 100
Foster youth—8 of 14

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections0
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)376

Shown, never scored. Participation counts use reported male and female categories in both course and enrollment records. A missing value means not reported, never zero.

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students−5211Minimal−1611Moderate
Students with disabilities−5211Minimal−1411Moderate

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score, not a percentage or percentile. All imported groups remain visible; a missing group has no imported record shown here. CDE growth covers grades 4–8.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−52 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

11 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, English: −52 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal.

State model · math−16 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

11 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −16 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$53,711 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 734 pupils

School-level federal expenditures$14,028 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 351

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 38%Instruction support 21%Student services 16%Administration 17%Buildings & maintenance 8%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$18,274,69738.54%38%
Instruction support$9,759,95020.59%21%
Student services$7,417,86215.65%16%
Administration$8,211,06417.32%17%
Buildings & maintenance$3,739,8447.89%8%
Total$47,412,427100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $47,412,427 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$53,711 per pupil
2020$53,645 per pupil
2019$53,893 per pupil
2018$45,368 per pupil
2017$38,956 per pupil
Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders15.6%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93637 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93637 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$71,724
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)14%
ZIP-area population43,785
Median age32.3 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 93637 →

Downloads and methodologyCSV · sources · corrections

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.