Aspen Ridge Public: This school runs ahead of the state average. The bar itself is the harder conversation.
Aspen Ridge Public posts 44% meeting the standard against 36% statewide — ahead of most, with real headroom above the bar.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Grad rate | College readiness | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39 | 12% | 44% | — | — | 32.5% | 10.1% |
| CA average · High School | 44 | 16% | 36% | 87.6% | 35.4% | 30.2% | 3.6% |
Aspen Ridge Public scores 39 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 37th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.
Most rating sites would stop at “44% proficient” and call it done. Aspen Ridge Public deserves a closer read. The school sits in Fresno, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
As a charter, Aspen Ridge Public enrolls by application rather than address. That changes how you get in, but it doesn't change the score.
The seven-year arc
Climbed from the 22nd to the 37th percentile since 2024 — past roughly 300 high schools.
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 40% | 33% | 36% | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 24% | 36% | 30% | 30% |
| Grade 11 | — | — | 45% | 71% |
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 17% | 15% | 22% | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 15% | 21% | 7% | 14% |
| Grade 11 | — | — | 9% | 18% |
The 4 things our score weighs
Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.
- Ask what typically leads to a suspension, and what happens before it gets there.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Aspen Ridge Public in Fresno, 34.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 34.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Aspen Ridge Public outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (13.6% Math proficient); Hispanic students (32.7% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 16.1 percentage points for hispanic students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 125 students tested.
5 of 13 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
At 246 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).
On the state's science test (CAST), 21% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
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Your other options
Nearby High Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 67
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 59
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 61 | 11% | 26% | 25% | 38% | 38% | −10 |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 11% | 20% | 39% | 30% | 30% | −16 |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 24% | 47% | 18% | 12% | 71% | +23 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 61 | 5% | 18% | 26% | 51% | 23% | −11 |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 5% | 9% | 18% | 68% | 14% | −19 |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 0% | 18% | 18% | 65% | 18% | −6 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 98 | 2% | 19% | 58% | 20% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 125 | 34.4% | +0 | −4 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 107 | 32.7% | −3 | −6 |
| Students with Disabilities | 22 | 9.1% | −1 | −8 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Ridge Public ← | — | 39 | 11.8% | 44.1% | — | 10.1% |
| University High | 2.6 mi | 90 | 55.5% | 86.7% | — | 0.4% |
| Design Science Middle College High | 1.5 mi | 58 | 43.9% | 69.3% | — | 3.6% |
| Career Technical Education Charter | 1.9 mi | 53 | 18.6% | 56.8% | — | 4.9% |
| California average | — | 44 | 15.8% | 35.7% | — | 3.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29 | 22 | #1675 | 0.0% | 27.3% | 31.6% | 8.5% | — |
| 2025 | 39 | 37 | #1367 | 11.8% | 44.1% | 32.5% | 10.1% | — |
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