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Duane E. Furman Independent Study School

Serves grades KG - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
955 W. Pecan Ave.
Madera, CA 93637
Phone
(559) 675-4482
District
Madera Unified
County
MADERA COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
301
Classroom Teachers
21

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

2

(10 is best)

Better than 13.0% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Duane E. Furman Independent Study School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
46%
23%
46%
11%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
40%
38%
47%
23%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
11%
39%
18%
44%
4%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
40%
13%
47%
6%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
38%
29%
45%
6%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
41%
29%
55%
0%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
14
21
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 8 2.7%
Grade 1 15 5.0%
Grade 2 14 4.7%
Grade 3 16 5.3%
Grade 4 9 3.0%
Grade 5 15 5.0%
Grade 6 16 5.3%
Grade 7 20 6.6%
Grade 8 28 9.3%
Grade 9 26 8.6%
Grade 10 32 10.6%
Grade 11 46 15.3%
Grade 12 56 18.6%
Total 301 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 8.9% 4.6% 23.2%
Black 2.0% 1.2% 5.1%
Hispanic 84.3% 92.3% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.1% 1.4% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.7% 0.5% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 92.7% 90.5% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 82.7% 80.6% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.0% 9.9% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 94,477 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 245.9 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 26.5% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.1% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.0% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 10.5% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 23,888 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 16.1% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 61.5% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 11.1% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.3% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.4% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.9% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.6% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.6% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 8.8% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,032 $161,852,000 48.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,153 $23,234,000 7.0%
Staff $648 $13,067,000 3.9%
General Administration $197 $3,972,000 1.2%
School Administration $861 $17,349,000 5.2%
Operation $1,446 $29,133,000 8.7%
Transportation $284 $5,732,000 1.7%
Other $709 $14,288,000 4.3%
Total Support $5,299 $106,775,000 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,240 $65,294,000 19.6%
Total Expenditures $16,571 $333,921,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.3%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%