Community day school · Fresno Unified · Fresno, California

Phoenix Secondary

Fresno · 7–12 · 53 students (2024–25)

5320 E. Church Ave, 93725phoenix.fresnounified.org ↗(559) 253-6520

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Common questions

How are students placed here?

Students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, including after an expulsion. Confirm placement with Fresno Unified. Evidence ↓

How many students reached the top test level here?

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 3% scored Advanced in English (reading and writing), and none did in math. 97% scored below the standard in English, and every student did in math. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

78 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (94 of 120), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 35.8% of students (54 of 151) were suspended at least once in 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 3% of the students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English; none did in math.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

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

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 38 in English, 36 in math
Comparison
None shown: students here are placed rather than chosen, so other schools’ students are not a like group.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 38 tested

Advanced
3%
Proficient
0%
Below the standard
97%

3% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Math

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 36 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
0%
Below the standard
100%

0% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 7, 8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced0%5%
Advanced0%5%
Proficient0%0%
Developing level6%13%
Minimal94%82%
Tested1622
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed
Advancedsuppressed
Proficientsuppressed
Developing levelsuppressed
Minimalsuppressed
Tested7

Math

Math, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced0%0%
Advanced0%0%
Proficient0%0%
Developing level13%5%
Minimal87%95%
Tested1521
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed
Advancedsuppressed
Proficientsuppressed
Developing levelsuppressed
Minimalsuppressed
Tested7

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.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 2% to 3% and math stayed at 0%.

English · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

20252%43 tested
→
20263%38 tested

This school

Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

20250%42 tested
→
20260%36 tested

This school

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: How do students get support, choose courses, and prepare for the move to high school?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school3%0%10%87%38
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school0%0%8%92%36

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026.

Read English and math separately, then look at progress and the courses students can take.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grades 7 and 8
This school
0%50%100%2017202220263%
Math top two levels, grades 7 and 8
This school
0%50%100%2017202220260%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grades 7 and 8, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 0% in 2017 to 3% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it was 0% in both 2017 and 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 7 and 8
YearThis school
20170%
47 tested
20180%
45 tested
20193%
31 tested
20220%
44 tested
20230%
50 tested
20240%
49 tested
20252%
43 tested
20263%
38 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8
YearThis school
20170%
45 tested
20180%
44 tested
2019—
20220%
44 tested
20230%
43 tested
20242%
49 tested
20250%
42 tested
20260%
36 tested

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

78 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 35.8% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 94 of 120 students counted for it; suspension: 54 of 151 students enrolled during the year

Chronically absent, 2025–26

78 in 100This school

94 of 120 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

35.8%

of students were suspended at least once (54 of 151).

Ask: How does the school bring back students who are missing school, and what has it changed?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades 7–8: 78 in 100, 45 of 58
  • Grades 9–12: 79 in 100, 49 of 62
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Phoenix Secondary

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Student groups, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grades 7 and 8; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Phoenix SecondarySame group, California
  • Low-income36 tested0%Same group, California 26%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 3% to 3%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 68%2. Black or African American: 23%Unallocated share: 9%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino68%
  2. Black or African American23%
  3. White—
  4. Asian—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share9%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

100%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 53 of 53.

19teachers, 2024–25

12 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

5%in their first year, 2024–25

67%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school set learning goals for each student placed here, and how does it share progress with families?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Fresno Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 38 tested in English, 36 in math
English3%−3235%−3639%
Math0%−2424%−2626%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Fresno Unified, and across California.

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

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino68%
Black or African American23%
White—
Asian—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 67% of teaching positions, 11.9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 17.9 total position FTE (FTEs as rounded by the source; the share is CDE’s own). This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How are students placed here?

Confirm placement with Fresno Unified.

School website: phoenix.fresnounified.org ↗Office: (559) 253-6520Administrator: Mark McAleenan

Location and visiting

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5320 E. Church Ave, Fresno 93725

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Questions for your visit

  1. How do students get support, choose courses, and prepare for the move to high school?
  2. How does the school bring back students who are missing school, and what has it changed? 78 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (94 of 120 students)
  3. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  4. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Office (559) 253-65205320 E. Church Ave, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. 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.

CDE CAASPP test year 2026 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subjectStudents tested with scoresProficient or AdvancedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalMean scale score
Grade 7 · ELA · 2026160%0%0%6.25%93.75%2382.4
Grade 8 · ELA · 2026224.55%4.55%0%13.64%81.82%2401.2
Grade 11 · ELA · 20267suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
All Grades · ELA · 2026454.44%4.44%0%8.89%86.67%not on file
Grade 7 · Math · 2026150%0%0%13.33%86.67%2370.2
Grade 8 · Math · 2026210%0%0%4.76%95.24%2357.5
Grade 11 · Math · 20267suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
All Grades · Math · 2026430%0%0%9.3%90.7%not on file

CDE CAASPP 2026: 6 individual grade–subject records; 6 records with a positive known tested count.

0 grade–subject counts unavailable; 2 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable.

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 · English454%4%
2026 · Math430%0%
2025 · English470%2%
2025 · Math460%0%
2024 · English540%0%
2024 · Math540%2%
2023 · English550%2%
2023 · Math480%0%
2022 · English470%0%
2022 · Math470%0%
2019 · English350%3%
2019 · Math370%0%
2018 · English520%0%
2018 · Math510%0%
2017 · English540%0%
2017 · Math510%0%

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 7 · English120%
2025 · Grade 8 · English313%
2025 · Grade 11 · English4—
2025 · Grade 7 · Math120%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math300%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math4—
2024 · Grade 7 · English200%
2024 · Grade 8 · English290%
2024 · Grade 11 · English5—
2024 · Grade 7 · Math205%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math290%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math5—
2023 · Grade 7 · English150%
2023 · Grade 8 · English350%
2023 · Grade 11 · English5—
2023 · Grade 7 · Math130%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math300%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math5—
2022 · Grade 7 · English240%
2022 · Grade 8 · English200%
2022 · Grade 11 · English——
2022 · Grade 7 · Math240%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math200%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math——
2019 · Grade 7 · English128%
2019 · Grade 8 · English190%
2019 · Grade 11 · English4—
2019 · Grade 7 · Math9—
2019 · Grade 8 · Math230%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math5—
2018 · Grade 7 · English130%
2018 · Grade 8 · English320%
2018 · Grade 11 · English——
2018 · Grade 7 · Math120%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math320%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math——
2017 · Grade 7 · English180%
2017 · Grade 8 · English290%
2017 · Grade 11 · English——
2017 · Grade 7 · Math160%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math290%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math——

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “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
Schoolwide260%4%38%58%

CAST is California’s science test, reported apart from English and math.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advanced
Low-income383%

Shown as reported, with no comparison.

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 percentage and Prepared count not reported in this school row · denominator 2 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate unavailable · AP-pathway numerator unavailable · denominator unavailable (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.

This CDE-reported school CCI record has its own population and period. It does not recalculate a SchoolScope score, factor, or rank.

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 · 77 in 100 → 2025–26 · 78 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 35.9% (56 of 156) → 2025–26 · 35.8% (54 of 151) · −0.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26
Female63 in 10085 in 100
Male76 in 10076 in 100
Black or African American60 in 10075 in 100
Hispanic or Latino80 in 10078 in 100
White73 in 100—
Students with disabilities77 in 10082 in 100
English learners67 in 10070 in 100
Foster youth67 in 100—
Homeless86 in 100—
Low-income73 in 10078 in 100
All students73 in 10078 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections0
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)78

Shown, never scored. Participation counts use reported male and female categories in both course and enrollment records. A missing value means not reported, never zero.

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$2,674 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 53

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,494 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 53

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 holders7.4%

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 93725 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93725 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$72,232
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)13%
ZIP-area population24,575
Median age32.2 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. See all schools in ZIP code 93725 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.

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