East Bay Montessori
Private · Grades K–8 · 68 students
Madera Elementary
8500 Madera Dr., El Cerrito, CA 94530
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
457
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
24.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
West Contra Costa Unified
Contra Costa County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Madera Elementary
Madera Elementary is a public elementary school in El Cerrito, California, serving grades K–6. It is part of West Contra Costa Unified. The school is located in a large suburb in Contra Costa County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 457 students were enrolled, with about 24.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 457 students
- Students per teacher
- 24.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- West Contra Costa Unified
- County
- Contra Costa County
- NCES school ID
- 063255005043
Schools near Madera Elementary
All 12 schools in El Cerrito →
Prospect Sierra School
Private · Grades K–8 · 476 students
St. John the Baptist
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 148 students
Mira Vista Elementary
Public · Grades K–8 · 510 students
Kensington Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 473 students
Fairmont Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 537 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.