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Sanger West High · Fresno

Sanger West High: This school runs ahead of the state average. The bar itself is the harder conversation.

Sanger West posts 39% meeting the standard against 36% statewide — ahead of most, with real headroom above the bar.

1760 South Fowler, 93727 (opens in new tab)·Sanger Unified·Fresno·Grades 9-12·1,438 students·66% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(559) 524-3100
2023–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope4944
% Exceeded16%16%
% Met+39%36%
Grad rate98.6%87.6%
College readiness25.6%35.4%
Absence1.3%30.2%
Suspension3.6%3.6%
Scope Score
49
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #844 statewide · #2 of 4 in Sanger Unified

Sanger West High scores 49 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 61st percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “39% proficient” and call it done. Sanger West deserves a closer read. The school sits in Fresno, where three in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Sanger West's low-income kids hit 54.2% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has stayed near the 61st percentile since 2023.

CA Dashboard
ELAYellow(Declined Significantly)MathOrange(Declined Significantly)
ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade202320242025
Grade 1157%54%55%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade202320242025
Grade 1129%25%24%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
39%
State 36%
Graduate
99%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
26%
State 35%

Of 100 students here: 39 are proficient by 11th grade → 99 graduate → 26 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

54.2%
Low-income · ELA · met standard

Sanger West's most underrated number

54.2% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.

Sanger West low-income: 54.2%State low-income: 38.2%

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
98.6%
State 87.6%
11.0pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
15.6%
State 15.8%
0.3pp below state avg
College readiness
25.6%
State 35.4%
AP exam pass rate below state avg
Met or exceeded
39.2%
State 35.7%
3.5pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
1.3%
State 30.2%
28.9pp below state avg
Suspension rate
3.6%
State 3.6%
0.0pp below state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
23.3%
State 18.0%
5.3pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.

  • Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
  • Ask what share of students complete the full college-prep course sequence, and who gets steered into it.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Sanger West High in Fresno, 54.2% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 46.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Sanger West High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 7.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (21.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (50.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 54.6 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 240 students tested.

All students at this school: 39% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 39%, district —, state 36%39%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 38%, district 41%, state 32%38% · −1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 40%, district 49%, state 44%40% · +0 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 34%, district 41%, state 32%34% · −5 vs school
MaleMale: this school 39%, district 45%, state 42%39% · −1 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 49%, district 58%, state 72%49% · +10 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 43%, district 57%, state 56%43% · +3 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 6%, district 12%, state 15%6% · −33 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 0%, district 13%, state 11%0% · −39 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 56%, district 63%, state 56%56% · +17 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 4%, district 27%, state 26%4% · −35 vs school

5 of 16 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 1.3%, district 15.0%, state 30.2%1.3% · −28.9pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 3.6%, district —, state 3.6%3.6% · −0.0pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–120.0%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
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High School
Sanger West High
49/100
This school

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 26:1, district 24:126:1
Teaching staff61 teachers
Avg. experience9.9 years
First-year teachers10%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$60,985 – $116,301
Principal salary$135,041 – $156,327
Superintendent salary$259,432

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP courses offered16
AP exam qualifiers57 students
CTE pathway completers55 students

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $20,036, CA average $14,815$20,036 · spent at this school
Federal share$160 per student

$160 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,958 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction57%
Instruction support11%
Student services14%
Administration5%
Buildings & maintenance11%
Other1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$12,922 per pupil
2019$11,715 per pupil
2018$12,337 per pupil
2017$11,545 per pupil
2016$11,226 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic55.8%
District 69.4% · CA 56.1%
Asian25.0%
District 14.4% · CA 10.2%
Other10.2%
District 4.7% · CA 9.0%
White5.8%
District 10.3% · CA 19.9%
Black3.2%
District 1.2% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 65.7% (2pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$87K · CA $85K
Median home value$396K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+25% · CA 35%
ZIP population84,107
Median age32 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 37% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sanger West High a good high school?

Sanger West High has a Scope Score of 49 out of 100, placing it in the 61st percentile of California high schools and ranked #844 statewide. 15.6% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is near the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Sanger West High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 39.2% of students at Sanger West High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 15.6% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 23.7% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 15.6% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 702 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Sanger West High rank in California?

Sanger West High ranks #844 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 61st percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Sanger West High?

1.3% of students at Sanger West High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 3.6%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Sanger West High compare to other schools in Fresno?

Sanger West High scores 49/100 (61st percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 1,438 students. Use the schools in Fresno page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Sanger West High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Sanger West High in Fresno, 54.2% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 46.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Sanger West High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 7.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (21.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (50.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 54.6 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 240 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

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Private alternatives nearby

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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
98.6%
↑ vs CA 87.6% · 63th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
15.6%
↓ vs CA 15.8% · 50th pctile
College readiness · 20%
25.6%
↓ vs CA 35.4% · 44th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
39.2%
↑ vs CA 35.7% · 53th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
1.3%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 74th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
3.6%
↑ vs CA 3.6% · 50th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
23.3%
↑ vs CA 18.0% · 61th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1135023%31%25%20%55%+7
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 113528%16%26%50%24%+1
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/113715%32%58%5%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged24054.2%+8+16
Hispanic/Latino18450.0%+2+11
Asian10365.0%+2−9
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Sanger West High ←—4915.6%39.2%—3.6%
Sunnyside High2.6 mi429.4%31.5%—7.6%
California average—4415.8%35.7%—3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
98.6%
AP Exam Prepared
25.6%
A-G Completion
75.3%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20234864#78215.1%42.9%12.8%5.0%—
20244863#79714.7%39.7%1.3%3.8%—
20254961#84415.6%39.2%1.3%3.6%—
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female—0.0%—
Male—0.0%—
Asian—0.0%—
Black/African American—0.0%—
Filipino—0.0%—
White—0.0%—
Hispanic/Latino—0.0%—
Two or More Races—0.0%—
Students with Disabilities—0.0%—
English Learners—0.0%—
Foster Youth—0.0%—
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged—0.0%—
All Students—0.0%—
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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