Fresno Unified

Below Average2024–25 data84 schools · avg 35.2/100

Fresno Unified has 84 ranked schools across elementary, middle and high levels with an average Scope Score of 35.2/100 — 8.5 points below the California state average of 43.8. The highest-scoring school is Manchester Gate at 67/100, where 40.6% of students exceed the state standard. The district spends $12,375 per student (below the state average of $14,815). 1 school shows positive growth trajectories. Chronic absenteeism averages 29.7%, above the state average. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025 and NCES fiscal data, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Avg Scope Score

35.2

State avg: 43.8

SchoolScope composite

Score Range

52.6

14.3 – 66.9

Avg Exceeded %

14.1%

State avg: 21.6%

CDE CAASPP 2025

Chronic Absenteeism

29.7%

State avg: 18.1%

CDE Attendance 2025

Schools Ranked

With Scope Scores

Charter Schools

of 84 ranked schools

Level	Avg Score	Schools	Exceeded	Absent
Elementary	33.0	70	14.0%	28.8%
Middle	46.7	2	18.6%	13.9%
High	46.5	12	14.2%	37.7%

K–12 pipeline

The typical school path in Fresno Unified, top-scoring shown first.

Elementary

33.0

avg score · 70 schools

Manchester Gate67

Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary62

Bullard Talent52

+67 more elementary schools

→

Middle

46.7

avg score · 2 schools

Baird Middle63

Cooper Middle31

→

High

46.5

avg score · 12 schools

Design Science Middle College High64

Edison High63

Erma Duncan Polytechnical High58

+9 more high schools

District Analysis

Strongest level: Fresno Unified's middle schools lead the district with an average Scope Score of 46.7.

Growth story: District-wide elementary growth averages -5.9pp (state avg: -3.0pp), a negative trend that warrants attention.

Consistency: Score range of 52.6 points — showing significant variation between schools.

Absenteeism: District chronic absenteeism averages 29.7%, 11.6pp below the state average of 18.1%.

Suspensions: District suspension rate averages 4.2%, below the state average of 1.7%.

Top school: Manchester Gate leads the district at 67 with 40.6% exceeding standard.

How we score · Scope Score methodology

School archetypes in Fresno Unified

14 On the Rise1 Strong All-Around1 Growth Engine68 Building Momentum

Hidden gems: 15 schools in Fresno Unified are classified as On the Rise (14) or Growth Engine — showing positive growth trajectories that raw proficiency scores alone don't capture. These are schools where students leave with more than they arrived with.

Archetypes are data-driven labels based on Scope Score dimensions. Learn more

Student demographics

Hispanic

69.5%

White

7.7%

Asian

10.1%

Black

7.8%

Other

4.9%

Free/Reduced Lunch

88%

Economic need indicator · district avg

CDE CAASPP 2025

District averages · California Department of Education enrollment data

District Funding

Fresno Unified spends $12,375 per student in current expenditures — $2,439 below the state average of $14,815.

Per-Pupil Spending

$12,375

State avg: $14,815

District Enrollment

42,790

Students for funding calc

2016–2020 Trend

↑ 16.6%

$10,611 → $12,375

Spending Efficiency

2.85

Scope Score per $1K spent

Spending Breakdown

Instruction 62%Support 36%Other 2%

NCES F-33 Finance · District-level data — not school-specific

Data source: NCES Common Core of Data, Fiscal Survey (F-33) · 2019–2020

Teacher compensation

Salary Range

$59,054–$147,789

District schedule · CA median ~$98K

Teaching Staff

4,059

Full-time equivalent teachers

CDE Form J-90 salary schedule · 2024–25

Elementary Schools (70)

Fresno Unified has 70 ranked elementary schools averaging a Scope Score of 33.0 — 10.8 points below the state average of 43.8.

Growth averages -5.9pp district-wide — a negative trend worth examining.

The highest-scoring elementary school is Manchester Gate with a Scope Score of 67 and 40.6% exceeding standard.

#	School	Score	Exceeded	Met+	Growth	Absent	Susp.
1	Manchester Gate Fresno Unified Building Momentum	67	40.6%	74.0%	-16.3pp	10.9%	0.6%
2	Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	62	37.0%	60.7%	-12.3pp	7.8%	1.0%
3	Bullard Talent Fresno Unified Building Momentum	52	31.1%	58.3%	-18.7pp	10.0%	2.5%
4	Jefferson Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	50	33.9%	56.8%	-18.3pp	23.4%	3.8%
5	Sunset Elementary Fresno Unified On the Rise	50	23.2%	52.9%	+3.0pp	12.6%	0.3%
6	Akira Yokomi Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	46	28.1%	49.9%	-22.0pp	19.0%	2.3%
7	H. Roger Tatarian Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	46	26.2%	55.8%	+1.3pp	19.6%	3.3%
8	Starr Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	44	23.4%	52.8%	-10.8pp	19.4%	1.0%
9	Edith B. Storey Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	44	26.8%	54.5%	-13.9pp	23.8%	2.3%
10	Malloch Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	44	24.5%	46.7%	-5.3pp	20.8%	1.9%
11	Ezekiel Balderas Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	42	16.7%	36.5%	+0.9pp	27.0%	1.5%
12	Vang Pao Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	42	17.9%	42.3%	-2.6pp	22.9%	3.4%
13	Burroughs Elementary Fresno Unified On the Rise	42	19.2%	39.2%	+8.2pp	28.1%	2.1%
14	Gibson Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	41	21.3%	45.7%	-0.4pp	17.3%	2.1%
15	McCardle Elementary Fresno Unified On the Rise	41	17.4%	37.0%	+17.2pp	21.9%	4.1%
16	Mayfair Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	41	17.4%	39.7%	+1.7pp	25.5%	4.3%
17	Roeding Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	40	16.7%	33.1%	-1.8pp	23.5%	1.2%
18	Eaton Elementary Fresno Unified On the Rise	40	18.6%	39.6%	+5.0pp	18.3%	2.3%
19	Ann B. Leavenworth Fresno Unified Building Momentum	40	19.1%	36.2%	-0.9pp	21.4%	2.7%
20	Easterby Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	37	21.6%	42.6%	-11.6pp	30.2%	4.0%
21	Rowell Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	37	12.3%	29.0%	+1.5pp	26.7%	2.8%
22	Birney Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	37	17.3%	38.0%	-14.8pp	30.3%	2.4%
23	Kratt Elementary Fresno Unified On the Rise	37	13.1%	34.5%	+9.8pp	25.4%	4.8%
24	Farber School of Independent Studies and Online Fresno Unified On the Rise	36	16.1%	38.8%	+3.4pp	76.5%	0.6%
25	Wawona K-8 Fresno Unified Building Momentum	36	17.3%	43.6%	-32.0pp	25.5%	9.8%
26	Ewing Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	36	13.4%	34.0%	-19.0pp	24.1%	1.6%
27	Lincoln Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	36	16.7%	34.9%	+1.6pp	27.3%	4.3%
28	Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	34	12.4%	33.7%	-5.2pp	21.9%	1.5%
29	Webster Elementary Fresno Unified On the Rise	34	9.4%	27.1%	+10.6pp	30.1%	3.7%
30	David L. Greenberg Elementary Fresno Unified On the Rise	34	13.0%	34.9%	+5.9pp	32.3%	2.8%
31	Homan Elementary Fresno Unified On the Rise	34	10.2%	32.8%	+8.3pp	32.7%	2.3%
32	Wolters Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	33	15.2%	35.8%	-28.1pp	37.7%	4.5%
33	Lowell Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	33	13.1%	30.3%	-6.2pp	32.8%	0.6%
34	Lawless Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	32	15.1%	31.8%	-28.0pp	26.2%	3.3%
35	Ericson Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	32	13.6%	35.3%	-15.7pp	29.8%	4.8%
36	Figarden Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	31	15.5%	42.7%	-9.9pp	31.9%	4.7%
37	Norseman Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	31	6.4%	23.9%	-12.7pp	23.2%	4.0%
38	Viking Elementary Fresno Unified On the Rise	31	11.6%	34.0%	+4.5pp	35.8%	4.3%
39	Powers-Ginsburg Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	31	9.6%	27.4%	+0.7pp	26.7%	5.4%
40	Jackson Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	30	4.9%	26.0%	-5.8pp	30.4%	4.3%
41	Robinson Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	29	9.8%	30.5%	-13.4pp	35.5%	3.7%
42	Kirk Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	29	5.1%	20.8%	+2.1pp	23.6%	2.4%
43	Del Mar Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	29	11.8%	25.9%	-6.8pp	31.3%	4.8%
44	Centennial Elementary Fresno Unified On the Rise	28	9.2%	25.0%	+5.8pp	29.1%	2.9%
45	Deborah A. Williams Elementary Fresno Unified On the Rise	28	8.8%	22.6%	+25.3pp	51.3%	9.3%
46	Lane Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	27	10.3%	25.9%	-13.1pp	26.7%	3.8%
47	Hamilton Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	27	11.4%	30.7%	-17.3pp	25.8%	10.6%
48	Ayer Elementary Fresno Unified On the Rise	27	12.4%	28.0%	+9.1pp	35.9%	6.6%
49	Calwa Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	27	9.4%	23.6%	-4.6pp	29.9%	2.9%
50	Mollie S. Bakman Elementary Fresno Unified On the Rise	27	6.2%	20.9%	+7.0pp	27.9%	2.7%
51	Addams Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	26	6.9%	21.4%	-4.5pp	32.7%	3.9%
52	Winchell Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	26	11.4%	27.3%	-7.6pp	33.6%	3.2%
53	Susan B. Anthony Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	26	10.5%	30.8%	-5.0pp	34.2%	3.3%
54	Wishon Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	25	11.4%	31.4%	-22.2pp	34.3%	1.5%
55	Columbia Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	25	4.1%	18.3%	+1.3pp	33.7%	2.5%
56	Thomas Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	25	8.4%	21.8%	-3.5pp	30.8%	3.3%
57	Slater Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	24	9.3%	27.9%	-11.5pp	41.5%	6.6%
58	King Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	24	5.0%	16.9%	-3.4pp	27.1%	2.4%
59	Aynesworth Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	24	5.1%	19.4%	-6.3pp	22.4%	3.9%
60	Holland Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	24	9.1%	27.1%	-13.1pp	36.4%	7.5%
61	Pyle Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	23	9.8%	31.2%	-25.0pp	40.7%	4.1%
62	Miguel Hidalgo Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	23	6.2%	16.6%	-3.6pp	27.7%	4.9%
63	Fremont Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	22	9.9%	23.1%	-9.9pp	34.2%	7.4%
64	Wilson Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	22	6.3%	21.1%	-7.1pp	35.1%	6.4%
65	Turner Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	21	5.8%	21.0%	-1.6pp	31.4%	4.7%
66	Muir Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	21	8.5%	27.4%	-22.7pp	38.0%	4.2%
67	Mario G. Olmos Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	21	6.9%	23.3%	-21.4pp	27.0%	3.8%
68	Vinland Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	16	4.5%	19.3%	-5.9pp	37.4%	8.6%
69	Heaton Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	15	3.4%	15.2%	-2.6pp	42.4%	9.1%
70	Phoenix Elementary Academy Community Day Fresno Unified Building Momentum	14	5.7%	7.7%	—	29.4%	10.6%

Middle Schools (2)

Fresno Unified has 2 ranked middle schools averaging a Scope Score of 46.7 — 6.3 points above the state average of 40.5.

District-wide growth averages +3.3pp, suggesting schools are adding value beyond what students arrive with.

The highest-scoring middle school is Baird Middle with a Scope Score of 63 and 26.7% exceeding standard.

#	School	Score	Exceeded	Met+	Growth	Absent	Susp.
1	Baird Middle Fresno Unified Growth Engine	63	26.7%	62.7%	+10.4pp	8.1%	1.3%
2	Cooper Middle Fresno Unified Building Momentum	31	10.4%	30.7%	-3.7pp	19.6%	9.0%

High Schools (12)

Fresno Unified has 12 ranked high schools averaging a Scope Score of 46.5 — 1.0 points near the state average of 47.5.

The highest-scoring high school is Design Science Middle College High with a Scope Score of 64 and 43.9% exceeding standard.

#	School	Score	Exceeded	Met+	Absent	Susp.
1	Design Science Middle College High Fresno Unified Strong All-Around	64	43.9%	69.3%	19.0%	3.7%
2	Edison High Fresno Unified Building Momentum	63	27.5%	52.1%	31.7%	4.6%
3	Erma Duncan Polytechnical High Fresno Unified Building Momentum	58	14.2%	41.4%	20.1%	2.7%
4	Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship Fresno Unified Building Momentum	56	18.8%	45.5%	25.6%	3.2%
5	Bullard High Fresno Unified Building Momentum	51	13.9%	35.2%	26.1%	7.4%
6	Roosevelt High Fresno Unified Building Momentum	47	8.5%	24.2%	34.2%	5.1%
7	Sunnyside High Fresno Unified Building Momentum	46	9.4%	31.5%	39.1%	7.6%
8	McLane High Fresno Unified Building Momentum	46	11.9%	30.9%	39.0%	8.6%
9	Herbert Hoover High Fresno Unified Building Momentum	46	11.3%	36.1%	36.9%	7.6%
10	Fresno High Fresno Unified Building Momentum	34	8.0%	26.3%	36.1%	10.9%
11	Dewolf Continuation High Fresno Unified Building Momentum	30	1.7%	8.9%	52.2%	5.3%
12	Cambridge Continuation High Fresno Unified Building Momentum	17	1.2%	4.8%	92.5%	6.1%

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology

Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.

What Scope Scores can't tell you about Fresno Unified

Class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality
Quality of arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs
Teacher experience, turnover, and professional development
Campus safety, bullying climate, and social-emotional support
Parent and community engagement levels
Quality of special education and gifted programs
How resources are distributed across schools within the district

Scope Scores measure academic performance and school climate using public data. They are one lens among many. Full methodology

Frequently asked questions

Is Fresno Unified a good school district?

Fresno Unified has 84 ranked schools averaging a Scope Score of 35.2/100, which is 8.5 points below the California state average of 43.8. 14.1% of students exceed the state standard on average. The Scope Score measures academic performance and school climate across six dimensions. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What is the best school in Fresno Unified?

The highest-scoring school in Fresno Unified is Manchester Gate with a Scope Score of 67/100 and 40.6% exceeding standard. See methodology.

How much does Fresno Unified spend per student?

Fresno Unified spends $12,375 per student in current expenditures. The state average is $14,815. Spending data comes from the NCES Common Core of Data Fiscal Survey (F-33). Higher spending does not automatically mean better outcomes — the Scope Score measures what happens in the classroom regardless of budget.

What is the teacher salary range in Fresno Unified?

Teacher salaries in Fresno Unified range from $59,054–$147,789 based on the district's salary schedule (CDE Form J-90). The California statewide median teacher salary is approximately $98,000.

What does the Scope Score measure?

The Scope Score is SchoolScope's proprietary composite rating (0–100) based on six dimensions of publicly available California school data: the exceeded-vs-met standard split, overall proficiency, grade-level growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. Full methodology and weights.

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