Merced Times

Matilda Torres High School had the highest enrollment among Madera County schools, welcoming 2,001 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.8% of them were boys, 49% were girls, and 0.2% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Among the 70 schools in Madera County, Madera South High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,994 students, while Madera High School welcomed 1,858 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Matilda Torres High School is part of Madera Unified School District, which roughly covers schools within Madera County and has a main office in Madera.

In the previous school year, Madera South High School had the highest number of students among Madera County schools.

In the last decade, enrollment in California elementary and secondary schools rose by at least 5%, while high school enrollment dropped 5%.

However, overall enrollment in California public schools is sliding, and predicted by the Public Policy Institute of California to drop another 8% by the 2031-32 school year.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Matilda Torres High School	Madera	2,001
Madera South High School	Madera	1,994
Madera High School	Madera	1,858
Chowchilla Union High School	Chowchilla	1,078
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Madera	968
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School	Madera	919
Lincoln Elementary School	Madera	855
Jack G. Desmond Middle School	Madera	761
Berenda Elementary School	Madera	752
John Adams Elementary School	Madera	742
Nishimoto Elementary School	Madera	742
Virginia Lee Rose Elementary School	Madera	742
John J. Pershing Elementary School	Madera	731
Cesar Chavez Elementary School	Madera	716
Alpha Elementary School	Madera	702
Sierra Vista Elementary School	Madera	700
Liberty High School	Madera	672
James Monroe Elementary School	Madera	661
Parkwood Elementary School	Madera	641
James Madison Elementary School	Madera	639
Millview Elementary School	Madera	636
Webster Elementary School	Madera	619
George Washington Elementary School	Madera	607
Yosemite High School	Oakhurst	553
Merle L. Fuller Elementary School	Chowchilla	527
Howard Elementary School	Madera	501
Wilson Middle School	Chowchilla	493
Fairmead Elementary School	Chowchilla	468
Ronald Reagan Elementary School	Chowchilla	451
Stone Creek Elementary School	Madera	407
Rivergold Elementary School	Coarsegold	392
Sierra View Elementary School	Madera	383
Gould Educational Center	Madera	356
Oakhurst Elementary School	Oakhurst	352
Ranchos Middle School	Madera	352
Dixieland Elementary School	Madera	319
Duane E. Furman Independent Study	Madera	301
Wasuma Elementary School	Ahwahnee	287
Coarsegold Elementary School	Coarsegold	271
Hillside Elementary School	North Fork	264
Minarets High School	O'Neals	248
Spring Valley Elementary School	O'Neals	247
Pioneer Technical Center	Madera	243
Dairyland Elementary School	Chowchilla	241
Stephens Elementary School	Chowchilla	216
Minarets Charter High School	O'Neals	214
Eastin Arcola Elementary School	Madera	210
North Fork Elementary School	North Fork	210
La Vina Elementary School	Madera	207
Chawanakee Academy Charter	O'Neals	206
Oak Creek Intermediate School	Oakhurst	204
Mountain Vista High School	Madera	166
Alview Elementary School	Chowchilla	156
Yosemite Falls Education Center	Oakhurst	83
Raymond-Knowles Elementary School	Raymond	79
Gateway High (Continuation)	Chowchilla	66
Freedom Home	Madera	59
Madera County Independent Academy	Madera	48
Evergreen High School	Oakhurst	43
Independence Continuation High School	Madera	43
Ahwahnee High School	Oakhurst	38
Ripperdan Community Day	Madera	34
Madera Unified Adult Transition Program	Madera	33
Mountain Oaks High School	North Fork	23
Centennial Independent Study	Madera	19
Juvenile Hall (Endeavor/Voyager Secondary)	Madera	16
Valley Children's Hospital	Madera	10
Raymond Granite High School	Oakhurst	5
Fresno Flats Community Day	Ahwahnee	3
Lincoln Community Day	Madera	2