Charter school · Madera Unified
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy
Madera · 6–8 · 75 students (2024–25)
Well above California in English and math: 85% and 73% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. Source
- Source
- CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
- Students
- all students tested in grades 6–8: 75
- Comparison
- California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English and 1,272,526 in math tested).
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What stands out
Tap a line for its sourceStrengthSource+40 ptsEnglishabove expected+48 ptsMathabove expectedIn 2025, students in grades 6–8 scored above what the state expected from their own earlier scores. The state calls both results Exceptional.
- Source
- CDE growth model, 2025
- Students
- students with scores in both years in grades 6–8: 73
- Comparison
- 73 students in grades 6–8 with scores in both years. Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.
StrengthSource47%Englishexceeded the standard53%Mathexceeded the standard47% in English and 53% in math reached the top of the state’s four levels, against 19% and 20% across California in the same grades.
- Source
- CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
- Students
- all students tested in grades 6–8: 75
- Comparison
- California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English and 1,272,526 in math tested).
Kids like mine· Hispanic or Latino studentsSource86%Englishmet or exceeded73%Mathmet or exceededHispanic or Latino students here (51 tested, grades 6–8, spring 2025) met or exceeded the standard far more often than Hispanic or Latino students across California in the same grades (38% and 24%).
- Source
- CDE CAASPP research file, spring 2025
- Students
- Hispanic or Latino students in grades 6–8: 51
- Comparison
- California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s statewide rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation). Both gaps are more than twice the margin of error for 51 students.
Is it good?
English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2019.
Share of students tested.
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| Exceeded | Met | Nearly met | Not met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English, grades 6–8 · Sherman Thomas STEM Academy | 47% | 38% | 10% | 5% |
| English, grades 6–8 · California | 19% | 30% | 23% | 28% |
| Math, grades 6–8 · Sherman Thomas STEM Academy | 53% | 20% | 19% | 8% |
| Math, grades 6–8 · California | 20% | 16% | 23% | 41% |
tests20%40%60%80%100%20192022202575%50%85%This school49%California
tests20%40%60%80%100%20192022202565%38%73%This school36%California
Show the years as a table
| Met or exceeded | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English · This school | 75% | 86% | 87% | 82% | 85% |
| English · California | 50% | 47% | 46% | 46% | 49% |
| Math · This school | 65% | 64% | 64% | 74% | 73% |
| Math · California | 38% | 31% | 32% | 33% | 36% |
English went from 75% in 2019 to 85% in 2025. Math went from 65% in 2019 to 73% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.
Kids like mine
Hispanic or Latino students here did far better than the same group statewide.
| Group and subject | Here | vs Madera Unified | vs California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino · 51 tested | |||
| English | 86% | +5531% | +4838% |
| Math | 73% | +5617% | +4924% |
Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Madera Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind statewide does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.
Low-income students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.
Read the student-group results as sentences
At Sherman Thomas STEM Academy in Madera, 86.3% of Hispanic students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grades 6, 7 and 8, compared to 31.3% district-wide for those same grades and 38.2% statewide for those same grades. Sherman Thomas STEM Academy’s rate for Hispanic students exceeds its district average by 55.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Hispanic students (72.6% met or exceeded the Math standard). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 51 ELA grade test records.
What’s it like
Attendance and discipline
0 of 76 students missed 10% or more of school days.
| Chronically absent, 2024–25 | Per 100 students | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Grades 4–6 | 0 | 0 of 26 |
| Grades 7–8 | 0 | 0 of 50 |
Who goes here
Students and staff
| Students, 2024–25 | Here |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 67% |
| White | 25% |
About 1 in 3 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (36%, 27 of 75). California: 63%.
Teachers, 2024–25
Getting in
Ask Sherman Thomas STEM Academy how it admits students.
Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.
101 West Adell Street, Madera 93638 · stcsca.org
- Matilda Torres HighNearest high school, about 0.6 mi. Not a confirmed feeder.36thDeveloping
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Questions
Questions to ask
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Common questions
Is Sherman Thomas STEM Academy a good middle school?
What are Sherman Thomas STEM Academy's CAASPP test scores?
How does Sherman Thomas STEM Academy rank in California?
What do attendance and suspension records show for Sherman Thomas STEM Academy?
How does Sherman Thomas STEM Academy compare to other schools in Madera?
What do reported student-group results show at Sherman Thomas STEM Academy?
Explore the data
Available score factors, grade-level results, student-group measures, and nearby-school context, with source details.
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy is ranked #59 statewide · #1 of 7 in Madera Unified.
ShowHide table 01 — Score factors
| Factor | School | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 49.5% | 17.2% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 79.0% | 40.0% | 23% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 3.1% | 18.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 0.6% | 3.6% | 5% |
| Grade gap (G6→G8, different students) | +18.3pp | +1.5pp | not scored |
- Exceeded standard
- ↑ vs CA 17.2% · index 85 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Met or exceeded
- ↑ vs CA 40.0% · index 81 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Chronic absenteeism
- ↑ vs CA 18.1% · index 72 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 1.2pp lower vs 2024
- Suspension rate
- ↑ vs CA 3.6% · index 62 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · → no change vs 2024
- Grade gap (G6→G8, different students)
- ↑ vs CA +1.5pp
Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.
ShowHide table 02 — By grade & subgroup
These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.
ELA · 2024–25 results by grade
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 25 | 32% | 48% | 8% | 12% | 80% | +34 |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 38% | 42% | 17% | 4% | 79% | +32 |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 69% | 27% | 4% | 0% | 96% | +50 |
California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.
State grade 6 ELA equal-school mean: 46.1%; n=4084 reporting schools
State grade 7 ELA equal-school mean: 47.6%; n=2631 reporting schools
State grade 8 ELA equal-school mean: 46.2%; n=2658 reporting schools
Math · 2024–25 results by grade
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 25 | 40% | 28% | 20% | 12% | 68% | +34 |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 42% | 21% | 29% | 8% | 63% | +29 |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 77% | 12% | 8% | 4% | 88% | +56 |
California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.
State grade 6 Math equal-school mean: 34.5%; n=4086 reporting schools
State grade 7 Math equal-school mean: 33.7%; n=2630 reporting schools
State grade 8 Math equal-school mean: 32.1%; n=2658 reporting schools
We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.
Earlier years · grade and subject
| Year · grade · subject | Students with scores | Met+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Grade 6 · ELA | 23 | 60.9% |
| 2024 · Grade 7 · ELA | 25 | 84.0% |
| 2024 · Grade 8 · ELA | 28 | 96.4% |
| 2024 · Grade 6 · Math | 23 | 56.5% |
| 2024 · Grade 7 · Math | 25 | 80.0% |
| 2024 · Grade 8 · Math | 28 | 82.1% |
| 2023 · Grade 6 · ELA | 24 | 83.3% |
| 2023 · Grade 7 · ELA | 28 | 96.4% |
| 2023 · Grade 8 · ELA | 23 | 78.3% |
| 2023 · Grade 6 · Math | 24 | 66.7% |
| 2023 · Grade 7 · Math | 28 | 60.7% |
| 2023 · Grade 8 · Math | 23 | 65.2% |
| 2022 · Grade 6 · ELA | 74 | 79.3% |
| 2022 · Grade 7 · ELA | 74 | 81.8% |
| 2022 · Grade 8 · ELA | 74 | 95.7% |
| 2022 · Grade 6 · Math | 74 | 58.6% |
| 2022 · Grade 7 · Math | 74 | 59.1% |
| 2022 · Grade 8 · Math | 74 | 73.9% |
| 2019 · Grade 6 · ELA | 75 | 54.5% |
| 2019 · Grade 7 · ELA | 75 | 89.3% |
| 2019 · Grade 8 · ELA | 75 | 80.0% |
| 2019 · Grade 6 · Math | 75 | 63.6% |
| 2019 · Grade 7 · Math | 75 | 71.4% |
| 2019 · Grade 8 · Math | 75 | 60.0% |
Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 26 | 69% | 12% | 19% | 0% |
CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic/Latino | 51 | 86.3% | +55 | +48 |
ShowHide table 03 — Nearest middle schools
| School | Dist | Scope · percentile · band | EXC | MET+ | Grade gap | Cohort growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Thomas STEM Academy ← | — | 8097th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025 | 49.5% | 79.0% | +18.3pp | — | 0.6% |
| California average | — | 39School average · no percentile | 17.2% | 40.0% | +1.5pp | — | 3.6% |
Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.
ShowHide table 04 — More measures
Additional workforce records
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.
CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.
Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
| Assessment year | Scope Score | Percentile | Rank | Comparison group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 65/100 | 89 | #199 | California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools |
| 2022 | 72/100 | 94 | #123 | California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools |
| 2023 | 77/100 | 96 | #82 | California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools |
| 2024 | 81/100 | 98 | #42 | California comprehensive middle schools · 2,152 schools |
These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.
Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.
CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.
| Year-over-year school rates |
|---|
| Chronic absenteeism2024 · 1.3% → 2025 · 0.0% · −1.3pp |
| Suspension rate2024 · 0.0% → 2025 · 0.0% · +0.0pp |
ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades
| Year · subject | Students with scores | Exc | Met+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · ELA | 75 | 46.7% | 85.3% |
| 2025 · Math | 75 | 53.3% | 73.3% |
| 2024 · ELA | 76 | 52.6% | 81.6% |
| 2024 · Math | 76 | 54.0% | 73.7% |
| 2023 · ELA | 75 | 44.0% | 86.7% |
| 2023 · Math | 75 | 44.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022 · ELA | 74 | 41.9% | 85.1% |
| 2022 · Math | 74 | 35.1% | 63.5% |
| 2019 · ELA | 75 | 32.0% | 76.0% |
| 2019 · Math | 75 | 42.7% | 65.3% |
Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Grade gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | — | — | — | 37.1% | 69.8% | 3.0% | 3.9% | +10.9pp |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 38.6% | 74.7% | 10.1% | 2.8% | +15.8pp |
| 2023 | — | — | — | 43.9% | 75.1% | 4.0% | 1.8% | -3.3pp |
| 2024 | — | — | — | 52.2% | 76.7% | 4.3% | 0.7% | +30.6pp |
| 2025 | 80 | 97 | #59 | 49.5% | 79.0% | 3.1% | 0.6% | +18.3pp |
The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
| Group | 2018–19 | 2024–25 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | — | 0.0% | — |
| Male | — | 0.0% | — |
| Hispanic/Latino | — | 0.0% | — |
| White | — | 0.0% | — |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | — | 0.0% | — |
| All Students | — | 0.0% | — |
Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
ShowHide table 06 — California growth model, by student group
| Group | ELA | n | CDE band | Math | n | CDE band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | +40 | 73 | Exceptional | +48 | 73 | Exceptional |
| English Only | +37 | 61 | not categorised | +46 | 61 | not categorised |
| Hispanic or Latino | +45 | 49 | Exceptional | +50 | 49 | Exceptional |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | +50 | 27 | Exceptional | +47 | 27 | Exceptional |
| White | +33 | 18 | Exceptional | +52 | 18 | Exceptional |
CDE reports scale-score points versus its growth-model prediction — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorised” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. CDE labels at least one imported estimate here WEIGHTED; that describes its aggregation method, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.
ShowHide table 07 — Growth source detail
Source and benchmark
CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard
Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25
ALL students, grades 4–8
73 students
estimate WEIGHTED
SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory
Source and benchmark
CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard
Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25
ALL students, grades 4–8
73 students
estimate WEIGHTED
SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory
Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points versus its prediction for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median ELA estimate is −1 and the middle half fall between −8 and +6 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read its position among reported schools, not the sign. 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 and is not part of the Scope Score.
ShowHide table 08 — Funding source detail
Per-pupil spending
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 19,941 pupils
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records
CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator
ShowHide how the California mean was selected
SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.
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.
ShowHide the district's spending year by year
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
ShowHide table 09 — ZIP-area community record
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,374 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 8.11% |
| ZCTA population | 50,571 |
| Median age | 30.0 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/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.
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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,177 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · Data updated 2026-09-27
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