How does Hillside Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Madera?

Hillside Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 48.7/100, placing it at the 64th percentile statewide. 16% of students exceed standard, with a total of 728 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Hillside Elementary?

16.0% of students at Hillside Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 41.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Hillside Elementary improving or declining?

Hillside Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 2.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Hillside Elementary?

4.7% of students at Hillside Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Hillside Elementary

Chawanakee Unified Madera Madera County 93636

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

728 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

258 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

31%

Teachers

13 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 39.9%

White 40.7%

Asian 5.0%

Black 1.6%

Other 12.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Hillside Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	16.0%
Met Standard	25.0%
Below Standard	59.0%

Exceeded

16.0%

Met

25.0%

Below

59.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Hillside Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.0% of students exceeded standard while 25.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.6 points above the Chawanakee Unified district average of 11.4%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 46.1% exceeded — 30.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 2.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 4.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

16.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

41.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+2.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

4.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

728

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	35	14.3%	22.9%	20.0%	42.9%	37.1%
4th	33	18.2%	6.1%	42.4%	33.3%	24.2%
5th	32	12.5%	37.5%	21.9%	28.1%	50.0%
6th	41	26.8%	29.3%	24.4%	19.5%	56.1%
7th	18	16.7%	38.9%	16.7%	27.8%	55.6%
8th	27	33.3%	29.6%	25.9%	11.1%	63.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	33	12.1%	27.3%	27.3%	33.3%	39.4%
4th	33	12.1%	21.2%	42.4%	24.2%	33.3%
5th	31	16.1%	16.1%	32.3%	35.5%	32.3%
6th	39	7.7%	28.2%	35.9%	28.2%	35.9%
7th	17	5.9%	23.5%	41.2%	29.4%	29.4%
8th	25	16.0%	20.0%	32.0%	32.0%	36.0%