Public school · Fresno Unified

Bullard High — Rating & test scores

5445 North Palm Avenue, Fresno · 2,485 students · Grades 9–12

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The California School Campus Database records Gibson Elementary on this campus too; it gives each school the whole campus, so this drawing doesn’t show which buildings each uses.

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Scope Score 72

DevelopingScope Score · 35th percentile. Higher than 35 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 95% of the class graduated in four years (510 of 538); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 538
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Bullard a good high school?

Developing. Bullard is lower than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced3552%
Math, Proficient or Advanced3118%
English, Advanced4122%
Math, Advanced366%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance3126 in 100
Bullard’s place among California high schools, out of 100Fresno Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 68% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California. 9.0% of students (242 of 2,688) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, about three times the rate at the average California high school.

Each bar is Bullard’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Sentence 1
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English tested).
Sentence 2
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 2,688. District and California figures are averages of school rates (14 Fresno Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Bullard say about itself?

We haven’t read Bullard’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open go.fresnou.org (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

6 of the 8 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Bullard. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

9 high schools within 3.9 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. UniversityCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 9798th
  2. Design Science Middle CollegeMagnet · by applicationScope Score 9094th
  3. Phillip J Patino School of EntrepreneurshipNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7966th
  4. Erma Duncan PolytechnicalNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7759th
  5. Yosemite Valley CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7654th
  6. Endeavor CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7446th
  7. BullardScope Score 7235th
  8. Herbert HooverNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6919th
  9. FresnoNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 669th
Fresno UnifiedCharterMagnet or school of choice

A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats. A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

6 of 9 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Bullard compare with schools like it?

Bullard’s Scope Score is 72. 210 California high schools, counting Bullard, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. Bullard’s result is higher than 81 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 210

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 59%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

210 California public high schools where 59% to 71% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 59% to 71% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Bullard’s share. The count includes Bullard. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were higher than in 2025. English went from 52% to 68% and math from 18% to 26%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202650%48%68%BullardBullard57%CaliforniaCalifornia57%Fresno UnifiedDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202619%20%32%CaliforniaCalifornia26%BullardBullard24%Fresno UnifiedDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Fresno Unified’s line combines its 14 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Fresno Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringBullardFresno UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201748%50%60%540
201847%46%56%493
201946%50%57%540
202238%42%55%536
202355%49%55%541
202451%48%56%495
202552%53%57%480
202668%57%57%521
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringBullardFresno UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201720%19%32%536
201820%19%31%494
201920%19%32%538
202216%15%27%528
202317%17%27%537
202418%17%28%495
202518%20%30%475
202626%24%32%517

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in English; below it in math.

English

68%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

13194127
Fresno Unified52%California57%

Math

26%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

4727197
Fresno Unified22%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 68% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 26% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 42 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school27%41%19%13%521
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Fresno Unified21%31%22%26%4,382
Math, grade 11 · This school7%19%27%47%517
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Fresno Unified9%13%21%57%4,354

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 521 tested in English, 517 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 57% of students. 733 of 2,609 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

28in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (733 of 2,609 students).

At the average Fresno Unified high school: 23 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 9.0% of students were suspended at least once (242 of 2,688). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

2,485

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 57%White 22%Black or African American 9%Asian 5%Two or more races 5%American Indian or Alaska Native <1%Pacific Islander <1%

Family income

65%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,612 of 2,485. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

126

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

6% were in their first year.

79% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

56%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (72 of 128 students).

Fresno Unified: 47%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino57%
White22%
Black or African American9%
Asian5%
Two or more races5%
American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Pacific Islander<1%
Filipino—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 96.3 of 121.5 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • White112 tested80%California 68%
  • Hispanic or Latino288 tested67%California 49%
  • Low-income365 tested65%California 49%
  • Black or African American40 tested62%California 42%
  • Asian41 tested51%California 79%
  • Students with disabilities47 tested30%California 19%
  • English learners33 tested6%California 8%

Low-income, Hispanic or Latino and Black or African American students all score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 65% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. The chart gives each group’s figures. Asian students scored well below the same group across California in English. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Fresno Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 365 tested in English, 358 in math
English65%+1550%+1649%
Math24%+420%+123%
Hispanic or Latino · 288 tested in English, 290 in math
English67%+1750%+1849%
Math24%+420%+321%
White · 112 tested
English80%+1565%+1268%
Math36%+531%−844%
Asian · 41 tested in English, 40 in math
English51%−960%−2879%
Math22%−426%−4567%
Black or African American · 40 tested in English, 37 in math
English62%+2240%+2042%
Math14%+212%−519%
English learners · 33 tested
English6%−17%−28%
Math9%+27%+18%
Students with disabilities · 47 tested in English, 46 in math
English30%+1614%+1119%
Math11%+65%+38%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Fresno Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

95% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 56% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 77% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

56%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

57%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

95%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 510 of 538 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

56%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 300 of 538 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

57%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 289 of 510 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

77% enrolled in college within 12 months · 549 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓22 · 4%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓128 · 23%
  • California community college237 · 43%
  • In-state private14 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year22 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled126 · 23%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
77%enrolled in college within a year

549 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California22 (4%)
  • California State University128 (23%)
  • California community college237 (43%)
  • In-state private14 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year22 (4%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled126 (23%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 510 of 538 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 300 of 538 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 289 of 510 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
88
Admitted
60
Enrolled
27

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC Santa CruzApplied 50 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 8
  • UCLAApplied 48 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled 3
  • UC DavisApplied 45 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 44 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 42 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 41 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 5
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 39 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 5
  • UC MercedApplied 29 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 23 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 88 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2024Applied 76 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2023Applied 70 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2022Applied 79 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2021Applied 79 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2020Applied 52 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2019Applied 41 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2018Applied 54 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2017Applied 73 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 21
  • Fall 2016Applied 79 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 13

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
240
Admitted
235
Enrolled
103

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Fresno StateApplied 1,070 · Admitted 1,056 · Enrolled 405
  • San Diego StateApplied 337 · Admitted 86 · Enrolled 14
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 337 · Admitted 135 · Enrolled 51
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 288 · Admitted 95 · Enrolled 7
  • Sacramento StateApplied 193 · Admitted 183 · Enrolled 16
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 186 · Admitted 178 · Enrolled 17
  • San José StateApplied 160 · Admitted 122 · Enrolled 11
  • San Francisco StateApplied 150 · Admitted 138 · Enrolled 11
  • Cal State LAApplied 94 · Admitted 89 · Enrolled 7
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 86 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 84 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 77 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 71 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 63 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 49 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 41 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 36 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 33 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 27 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 27 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 26 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 22 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 240 · Admitted 235 · Enrolled 103
  • Fall 2024Applied 230 · Admitted 226 · Enrolled 98
  • Fall 2023Applied 282 · Admitted 276 · Enrolled 127
  • Fall 2022Applied 231 · Admitted 230 · Enrolled 123
  • Fall 2021Applied 228 · Admitted 224 · Enrolled 127
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 17 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science4
  • Sciences4
  • English2
  • History & Social Science6
  • World Languages & Cultures1
Every approved AP course17 courses in 5 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 4
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 6
  • African American Studies
  • Human Geography
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families and staff can answer a short set of questions about Bullard. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  2. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  3. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
  5. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at Fresno Unified.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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  • Would you send your own child to this school?Yes · Maybe · No
  • Do you plan to work at this school next year?Yes · Not sure · No
  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
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Money

Where does the money go?

$20,504 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Fresno Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $1.7 billion.

$20,504

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$12,816
The school’s share of district office costs
$7,688
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,595
  • Bullard$20,504
  • Fresno Unified high schools$21,482
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Fresno Unified’s yearly plan

$1.7billion

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$291million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 4 goals. The district’s page lists each one. Source: Fresno Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Bullard like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93704. They are not figures for the families at Bullard.

Typical household income in a year

$73,234

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93704.

Typical home value
$401,600
People who live in this ZIP code
28,932
Typical age
37.5 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
35%

What you can do

Who can act on Bullard’s results?

Fresno Unified’s board decides Bullard’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Bullard in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Bullard. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?9.0% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (242 of 2,688 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?28 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (733 of 2,609 students); average Fresno Unified high school: 23 in 100
  3. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?24% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (358 students tested); the same group across California: 23%
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Bullard, and how do I get in?

Ask Fresno Unified which school serves your address. From Wawona K-8 and Tenaya Middle.

Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Wawona K-8

Fed by 2 elementary schools

Middle · assigned
Tenaya Middle Scope Score 70Needs Support · 22nd percentile · 2026

Fed by 7 elementary schools

High · this school
Bullard High

Both middle schools are assigned here.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries, plus nearby estimates. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (9)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Wawona K-8

Into Tenaya Middle

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Figarden Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 11th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Gibson Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 76 · Solid · 55th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Kratt Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 75 · Developing · 48th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Malloch Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 77 · Solid · 58th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Powers-Ginsburg Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 28th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Slater Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 15th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Starr Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 78 · Solid · 62nd percentile · elementary · 2026

  • H. Roger Tatarian Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 78 · Solid · 64th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Lawless Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 36th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Bullard Talent

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 84 · Strong · 84th percentile · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Wawona K-8

    Assigned

  • Tenaya Middle

    Assigned

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 22nd percentile · middle · 2026

  • Baird Middle

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 83 · Strong · 85th percentile · middle · 2026

  • Bullard Talent

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Bullard?

Address
5445 North Palm Avenue, Fresno 93704Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Armen TorigianAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated September 30, 2022.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Fresno Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Bullard a good high school?

Bullard High has a Scope Score of 72. It scored higher than 35 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Developing, 35th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 28 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 23 in 100 at the average Fresno Unified high school. 9.0% of students (242 of 2,688) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 42 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 65% of low-income students in grade 11 at Bullard High in Fresno scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 17 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

77% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #964 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #7 of 14 in Fresno Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate95%5925%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math14%4822%
Ready for college or career (state measure)56%5720%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math35%4918%
Chronically absent26 in 100535%
Suspension rate7.5% (199 of 2,642)335%
English learners: top level14%465%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257235#964California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1917 in 1008.6% (238 of 2,752)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2426 in 10010.8% (278 of 2,577)
2024–2526 in 1007.5% (199 of 2,642)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1152127%41%19%13%68%57%+11

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 115177%19%27%47%26%32%−6

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English52127%68%
2026 · Math5177%26%
2025 · English48022%52%
2025 · Math4756%18%
2024 · English49519%51%
2024 · Math4954%18%
2023 · English54121%55%
2023 · Math5372%17%
2022 · English53610%38%
2022 · Math5282%16%
2019 · English54015%46%
2019 · Math5385%20%
2018 · English49316%47%
2018 · Math4944%20%
2017 · English54019%48%
2017 · Math5366%20%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English48052%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math47518%
2024 · Grade 11 · English49551%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math49518%
2023 · Grade 11 · English54155%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math53717%
2022 · Grade 11 · English53638%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math52816%
2019 · Grade 11 · English54046%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math53820%
2018 · Grade 11 · English49347%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math49420%
2017 · Grade 11 · English54048%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math53620%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide4415%23%65%8%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income36565%+15+16
Hispanic or Latino28867%+17+18
White11280%+15+12
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 26 in 100 → 2025–26 · 28 in 100 · +2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 7.5% (199 of 2,642) → 2025–26 · 9.0% (242 of 2,688) · +1.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female18 in 10030 in 100+12 in 100
Male16 in 10026 in 100+10 in 100
Asian12 in 10022 in 100+10 in 100
Black or African American21 in 10035 in 100+14 in 100
Filipino0 of 19——
Hispanic or Latino18 in 10029 in 100+11 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native2 of 1710 of 24—
Pacific Islander4 of 202 of 15—
Two or more races7 of 5528 in 100—
White14 in 10024 in 100+10 in 100
Students with disabilities27 in 10033 in 100+6 in 100
English learners16 in 10030 in 100+14 in 100
Foster youth13 of 4415 of 29—
Homeless20 of 407 of 14—
Low-income20 in 10031 in 100+11 in 100
All students17 in 10028 in 100+11 in 100
Military families—1 of 14—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 56% · numerator 300 students classified Prepared · denominator 538 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 51% · AP-pathway numerator 154 · denominator 300 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 300 of 538 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
95%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
51%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
57%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
77%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20258860273.794.004.12
20247649183.844.004.06
20237049243.814.044.08
20227954163.964.094.22
20217948203.843.994.11
20205239143.984.054.05
20194126133.824.104.11
20185443244.024.134.13
20177341213.804.014.05
20167944133.834.053.98

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025444under 3
Berkeley2024356under 3
Berkeley2023365under 3
Berkeley20224294
Berkeley20214594
Davis202545173
Davis202429124
Davis20233617under 3
Davis20225318under 3
Davis20214312under 3
Irvine202541135
Irvine202445103
Irvine2023316under 3
Irvine2022377under 3
Irvine2021306under 3
Los Angeles20254843
Los Angeles202442under 3under 3
Los Angeles20234453
Los Angeles20224343
Los Angeles2021393under 3
Merced20252925under 3
Merced20241715under 3
Merced202317153
Merced20222725under 3
Merced20211717under 3
Riverside20252321under 3
Riverside202465under 3
Riverside202385under 3
Riverside20221914under 3
Riverside2021126under 3
San Diego20254212under 3
San Diego202430under 3under 3
San Diego20233573
San Diego20223611under 3
San Diego2021359under 3
Santa Barbara202539165
Santa Barbara202436193
Santa Barbara202335175
Santa Barbara20223219under 3
Santa Barbara202136154
Santa Cruz202550328
Santa Cruz202436233
Santa Cruz20232714under 3
Santa Cruz20222616under 3
Santa Cruz202134265
Universitywide2025886027
Universitywide2024764918
Universitywide2023704924
Universitywide2022795416
Universitywide2021794820

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
African American Studiesthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Human Geographythis school
Physics 1this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count23
AP enrollment (male/female)1,804
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections3
Physics sections9
Chemistry sections9
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,360

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California224%
California State University12823%
California community college23743%
In-state private143%
Out-of-state, 4-year224%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled12623%

549 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 77% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,375 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 42,790 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,157 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,485

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,438 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,485

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,938 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 55%Instruction support 12%Student services 10%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 7%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$834,242,74354.36%55%
Instruction support$187,171,33212.20%12%
Student services$158,855,03610.35%10%
Administration$78,231,1965.10%5%
Buildings & maintenance$165,807,33610.80%11%
Other$110,455,8397.20%7%
Total$1,534,763,483100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $1,534,763,483 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$12,375 per pupil
2020$11,575 per pupil
2019$11,404 per pupil
2018$11,038 per pupil
2017$10,611 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders3.7%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93704 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93704 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$73,234
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)35%
ZIP-area population28,932
Median age37.5 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 93704 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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