Jack G. Desmond Middle
Public · Grades 7–8 · 838 students
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy
101 West Adell St., Madera, CA 93638
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
75
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
27.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy District
Madera County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,332 California middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California middle schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. 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 Sherman Thomas STEM Academy
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy is a charter middle school in Madera, California, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Sherman Thomas STEM Academy District. The school is located in a small suburb in Madera County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 75 students were enrolled, with about 27.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California middle school (21.0 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Sherman Thomas STEM Academy District. Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 1,332 California middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 75 students
- Students per teacher
- 27.3 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Sherman Thomas STEM Academy District
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Small
- School district
- Sherman Thomas STEM Academy District
- County
- Madera County
- NCES school ID
- 060222514101
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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.