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Erma Duncan Polytechnical High — Rating & test scores

4330 East Garland Avenue, Fresno · 1,186 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 77

SolidScope Score · 59th percentile. Higher than 59 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, 100% of the class graduated in four years (263 of 264); 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: 264
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 Erma Duncan Polytechnical a good high school?

Solid. Erma Duncan Polytechnical is higher than most California high schools on attendance. Erma Duncan Polytechnical is lower than most on test results.

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

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced4858%
Math, Proficient or Advanced4825%
English, Advanced4523%
Math, Advanced305%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance5220 in 100
Erma Duncan Polytechnical’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, 64% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California.

Each bar is Erma Duncan Polytechnical’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.

Source for the sentence
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).

In its own words

What does Erma Duncan Polytechnical say about itself?

These lines come from the school’s own website. They are the school’s description. They are not parent reviews or test results.

“Duncan Polytechnical High School will equip its graduates with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in their future education and chosen career.”
duncan.fresnounified.org (opens in a new tab), read November 12, 2026

Every line here is from duncan.fresnounified.org, read November 12, 2026.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

3 of the 7 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Erma Duncan Polytechnical. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

8 high schools within 2.5 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. UniversityCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 9798th
  2. Career Technical Education CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8482nd
  3. Phillip J Patino School of EntrepreneurshipNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7966th
  4. Erma Duncan PolytechnicalScope Score 7759th
  5. Yosemite Valley CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7654th
  6. Herbert HooverNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6919th
  7. McLaneNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6919th
  8. Sierra CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 6711th
Fresno UnifiedCharter

A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

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%

4 of 8 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 Erma Duncan Polytechnical compare with schools like it?

Erma Duncan Polytechnical’s Scope Score is 77. 340 California high schools, counting Erma Duncan Polytechnical, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Erma Duncan Polytechnical’s result is higher than 263 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 340

  1. Students from low-income families: 86%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 85%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Middle College High

    San Bernardino

    Scope Score 90Strong · 93rd percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 81%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile

340 California public high schools where 81% to 93% 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 81% to 93% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Erma Duncan Polytechnical’s share. The count includes Erma Duncan Polytechnical. 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 58% to 64% and math from 25% to 37%.

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%58%64%Erma Duncan PolytechnicalThis school57%CaliforniaCalifornia57%Fresno UnifiedDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202619%12%37%Erma Duncan PolytechnicalThis school32%CaliforniaCalifornia24%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
SpringErma Duncan PolytechnicalFresno UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201758%50%60%217
201861%46%56%222
201948%50%57%260
202253%42%55%280
202356%49%55%252
202454%48%56%264
202558%53%57%269
202664%57%57%279
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringErma Duncan PolytechnicalFresno UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201712%19%32%216
201813%19%31%222
20198%19%32%259
202211%15%27%280
202314%17%27%256
202420%17%28%264
202525%20%30%266
202637%24%32%273

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Above California in both subjects.

English

64%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

10264123
Fresno Unified52%California57%

Math

37%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

34292611
Fresno Unified22%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 64% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 37% 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 27 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 school23%41%26%10%279
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Fresno Unified21%31%22%26%4,382
Math, grade 11 · This school11%26%29%34%273
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Fresno Unified9%13%21%57%4,354

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 279 tested in English, 273 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 80% of students. 167 of 1,189 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

14in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (167 of 1,189 students).

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

Suspensions: 2.4% of students were suspended at least once (29 of 1,212). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,186

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 80%Asian 11%White 3%Black or African American 3%Two or more races 2%

Family income

87%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,027 of 1,186. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

67

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

6% were in their first year.

78% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

38%

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 (37 of 97 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 Latino80%
Asian11%
White3%
Black or African American3%
Two or more races2%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
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: 52.2 of 67 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same groups across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 249 tested63%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 244 tested37%California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 216 tested64%California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 211 tested33%California 21%
  • AsianEnglish · 36 tested67%California 79%
  • AsianMath · 36 tested67%California 67%

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 63% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 37% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% and 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 64% in English and 33% in math, against 49% and 21% for the same group across California.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, 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 · 249 tested in English, 244 in math
English63%+1350%+1449%
Math37%+1720%+1423%
Hispanic or Latino · 216 tested in English, 211 in math
English64%+1450%+1549%
Math33%+1320%+1221%
Asian · 36 tested
English67%+760%−1279%
Math67%+4126%067%

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.

White students, English learners and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races 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?

100% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 69% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 79% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

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

69%

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

100%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 263 of 264 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

69%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 183 of 264 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

57%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 149 of 263 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

79% enrolled in college within 12 months · 271 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓11 · 4%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓78 · 29%
  • California community college120 · 44%
  • In-state private5 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled56 · 21%

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
79%enrolled in college within a year

271 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California11 (4%)
  • California State University78 (29%)
  • California community college120 (44%)
  • In-state private5 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 (0%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 (0%)
  • Not enrolled56 (21%)

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 · 263 of 264 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 · 183 of 264 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 · 149 of 263 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
58
Admitted
52
Enrolled
13

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC MercedApplied 43 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 5
  • UC DavisApplied 42 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 32 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 31 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 28 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 23 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 19 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 17 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 11 · Admitted 7 · 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 58 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2024Applied 44 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2023Applied 39 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2022Applied 20 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2021Applied 19 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2020Applied 18 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2019Applied 24 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2018Applied 16 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 4
  • Fall 2017Applied 31 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2016Applied 17 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 4

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
171
Admitted
158
Enrolled
51

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 720 · Admitted 685 · Enrolled 274
  • Sacramento StateApplied 146 · Admitted 132 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 141 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 137 · Admitted 111 · Enrolled —
  • San Diego StateApplied 124 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 87 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 79 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 76 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 73 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 69 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 62 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 51 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 33 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 27 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 17 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 15 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 13 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 12 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 9 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

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 171 · Admitted 158 · Enrolled 51
  • Fall 2024Applied 152 · Admitted 150 · Enrolled 52
  • Fall 2023Applied 179 · Admitted 175 · Enrolled 77
  • Fall 2022Applied 146 · Admitted 134 · Enrolled 61
  • Fall 2021Applied 93 · Admitted 90 · Enrolled 47
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 10 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 Science2
  • Sciences1
  • English1
  • History & Social Science4
  • World Languages & Cultures2
Every approved AP course10 courses in 5 subjects
Math & Computer Science 2
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
Sciences 1
  • Physics 1
English 1
  • English Language and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • Human Geography
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families and staff can answer a short set of questions about Erma Duncan Polytechnical. 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?

$20,477 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.

$20,477

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$13,781
The school’s share of district office costs
$6,696
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,741
  • Erma Duncan Polytechnical$20,477
  • 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 Erma Duncan Polytechnical like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93726. They are not figures for the families at Erma Duncan Polytechnical.

Typical household income in a year

$55,771

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 93726.

Typical home value
$294,800
People who live in this ZIP code
44,527
Typical age
31.4 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
17%

What you can do

Who can act on Erma Duncan Polytechnical’s results?

Fresno Unified’s board decides Erma Duncan Polytechnical’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 Erma Duncan Polytechnical 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 Erma Duncan Polytechnical. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?33% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (211 students tested); the same group across California: 21%
  2. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  3. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  4. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?
  5. How does this approach show up in an ordinary lesson?From its own words, on how it teaches.
  6. Which grades take part in these programs, and how often?From its own words, on programs.

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 Erma Duncan Polytechnical, and how do I get in?

Ask Fresno Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Scope Score 78Solid · 63rd percentile · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  2. Middle
    Scope Score 70Needs Support · 17th percentile · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  3. High · this school
    Erma Duncan Polytechnical High
    Grades 9–12Scope Score 77Solid · 59th percentile

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Centennial Elementary

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

    Scope Score 78 · Solid · 63rd percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Wishon Elementary

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

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 29th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Thomas Elementary

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

    Scope Score 71 · Needs Support · 22nd percentile · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Scandinavian Middle

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

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 17th percentile · middle · 2026

  • Yosemite Middle

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

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 19th percentile · middle · 2026

  • Tioga Middle

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

    Scope Score 71 · Needs Support · 23rd percentile · middle · 2026

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 Erma Duncan Polytechnical?

Address
4330 East Garland Avenue, Fresno 93726Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Eric MartinezAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated October 4, 2022.

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Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

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

Is Erma Duncan Polytechnical a good high school?

Erma Duncan Polytechnical High has a Scope Score of 77. It scored higher than 59 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 59th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 14 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 23 in 100 at the average Fresno Unified high school. 2.4% of students (29 of 1,212) 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 27 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, 63% of low-income students in grade 11 at Erma Duncan Polytechnical 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 10 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

79% 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 #614 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #5 of 14 in Fresno Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate100%6425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math14%4822%
Ready for college or career (state measure)69%6620%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math41%5418%
Chronically absent19 in 100585%
Suspension rate2.6% (32 of 1,209)545%
English learners: top level14%475%

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
2024–257759#614California 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
2018–198 in 1005.8% (67 of 1,147)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2420 in 1004.8% (58 of 1,208)
2024–2519 in 1002.6% (32 of 1,209)

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 1127923%41%26%10%64%57%+7

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 1127311%26%29%34%37%32%+5

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 · English27923%64%
2026 · Math27311%37%
2025 · English26923%58%
2025 · Math2665%25%
2024 · English26420%54%
2024 · Math2645%20%
2023 · English25220%56%
2023 · Math2562%14%
2022 · English28018%53%
2022 · Math2802%11%
2019 · English26013%48%
2019 · Math2591%8%
2018 · English22215%61%
2018 · Math2221%13%
2017 · English21720%58%
2017 · Math2163%12%

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 · English26958%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math26625%
2024 · Grade 11 · English26454%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math26420%
2023 · Grade 11 · English25256%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math25614%
2022 · Grade 11 · English28053%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math28011%
2019 · Grade 11 · English26048%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math2598%
2018 · Grade 11 · English22261%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math22213%
2017 · Grade 11 · English21758%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math21612%

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
Schoolwide28111%35%50%4%

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-income24963%+13+14
Hispanic or Latino21664%+14+15
Asian3667%+7−12
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 · 19 in 100 → 2025–26 · 14 in 100 · −5 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.6% (32 of 1,209) → 2025–26 · 2.4% (29 of 1,212) · −0.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female9 in 10019 in 100+10 in 100
Male8 in 10010 in 100+2 in 100
Asian2 in 1009 in 100+7 in 100
Black or African American4 of 328 of 32—
Hispanic or Latino10 in 10014 in 100+4 in 100
White5 of 479 of 41—
Students with disabilities5 of 538 of 74—
English learners6 in 1009 of 99—
Homeless4 of 17——
Low-income8 in 10014 in 100+6 in 100
All students8 in 10014 in 100+6 in 100
Two or more races—1 of 25—
Military families—4 of 12—

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 69% · numerator 183 students classified Prepared · denominator 264 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 50% · AP-pathway numerator 92 · denominator 183 (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 183 of 264 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
100%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
50%
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
79%

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)
20255852133.703.763.73
20244433123.693.793.88
20233934123.833.913.94
2022201263.743.913.96
20211915under 33.603.73—
2020181243.733.83—
2019241143.623.88—
2018161143.673.99—
2017312363.823.994.13
2016171243.613.76—

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
Berkeley2025173under 3
Berkeley2024244under 3
Berkeley2023163under 3
Berkeley20229under 3under 3
Berkeley20216under 3under 3
Davis202542113
Davis202429113
Davis20232511under 3
Davis2022134under 3
Davis2021155under 3
Irvine2025329under 3
Irvine202411under 3under 3
Irvine2023256under 3
Irvine202215under 3under 3
Irvine202111under 3under 3
Los Angeles202531under 3under 3
Los Angeles202421under 3under 3
Los Angeles2023183under 3
Los Angeles202215under 3under 3
Los Angeles202110under 3under 3
Merced202543405
Merced202426224
Merced202319183
Merced202299under 3
Merced2021109under 3
Riverside20251916under 3
Riverside202353under 3
San Diego2025285under 3
San Diego202425103
San Diego2023158under 3
San Diego20227under 3under 3
San Diego20216under 3under 3
Santa Barbara2025117under 3
Santa Barbara202487under 3
Santa Barbara202396under 3
Santa Barbara202264under 3
Santa Barbara202153under 3
Santa Cruz20252315under 3
Santa Cruz2024116under 3
Santa Cruz2023139under 3
Santa Cruz20226under 3under 3
Santa Cruz202183under 3
Universitywide2025585213
Universitywide2024443312
Universitywide2023393412
Universitywide202220126
Universitywide20211915under 3

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
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
Human Geographythis school
Physics 1this school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis 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 count11
AP enrollment (male/female)569
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections5
Chemistry sections9
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,184

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 California114%
California State University7829%
California community college12044%
In-state private52%
Out-of-state, 4-year00%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled5621%

271 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 79% · % 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$1,335 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,186

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,406 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,186

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 holders1.2%

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 93726 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93726 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$55,771
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)17%
ZIP-area population44,527
Median age31.4 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 93726 →

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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