How are the schools in Madera, CA?

Madera has 58 public schools in federal filings, 42 with enough reported data to grade. 64% of graded schools rate A or B on reported-incident data. 28 schools reported zero bullying incidents in the most recent federal collection. Per-school grades appear in NeighborhoodSense address reports.

What is the air quality in Madera, CA?

EPA monitoring for Madera County recorded a median AQI of 42 with 64% good air days in 2025. That median is better than 48% of monitored CA counties.

Are there toxic chemical releases in Madera, CA?

9 facilities in Madera report chemical releases to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. Reported releases include 88,045 lbs of carcinogen-class chemicals. Facility locations relative to a specific address appear in NeighborhoodSense reports.

NeighborhoodSense doesn't rate cities as safe or unsafe. Instead we compile the public record — reported school incidents, EPA chemical releases, air quality, hospital patient experience, and more — so you can weigh the facts for any specific address in Madera.

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Madera, CA: The Full Public Record

88,045 pounds of cancer-linked chemical releases. 42 schools with federal incident records. All public record — compiled in one place for Madera, and available in full for any address in it.

Schools

Federal civil-rights filings cover 58 schools in Madera, including 23 high schools. 42 report enough data to grade on reported incidents. Across those, 64% rate A or B.

A 14

B 13

C 14

D 1

In the most recent federal collection, schools here reported 59 bullying allegations, 13 weapon incidents, and 35 school-related arrests.

School-by-school grades, incident counts, and which schools serve a given address In the address report

Academic access

9 schools offer Advanced Placement courses. 10 offer dual enrollment for college credit. 20 run gifted & talented programs.

Which schools — with course counts, athletics, and counselor staffing In the address report

Chemical releases

9 facilities in Madera report chemical releases to the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. Their filings include 88,045 pounds of carcinogen-class releases.

Largest reported releases by weight: Styrene (88,041 lbs), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) (52,705 lbs), Lead And Lead Compounds (494 lbs).

Facility names, locations, and distance from a specific address In the address report

Air quality

EPA monitoring for Madera County recorded a median AQI of 42 in 2025, with good air on 64% of monitored days. 48% of monitored CA counties recorded worse air — most recorded better.

Fatal police incidents

Public records document 4 fatal police shooting incidents in Madera over the tracked period. Locations relative to a specific address appear in address reports.

Broader crime figures for Madera are collected at the city level by the FBI's national reporting system; NeighborhoodSense presents them at that level, labeled as city-level — not attributed to any street or block.

Every address in Madera has its own report

The figures above are city and county totals. The address report shows the five schools serving a specific home, facility distances, hospital names and scores, and more — from the same official sources.

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