Elementary Schools in Fresno, California
Near Average2024–25 data135 schools · avg 44.3/100
Fresno, California has 135 ranked elementary schools with an average Scope Score of 44.3/100 — 0.6 points near the California state average of 43.8. The highest-scoring school is Clovis North High at 79/100, where 54.3% of students exceed the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment. Fresno schools average 20.4% exceeded standard (state: 21.6%) — this exceeded-vs-met distinction reveals whether schools push students beyond proficiency or pace toward it. Of 135 schools, 3 High Ceiling stand out for their performance profiles. Chronic absenteeism averages 22.8% (above the state average of 18.1%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
Avg Scope Score
44.3
State avg: 43.8
SchoolScope composite
Score Range
50.0
28.7 – 78.7
Schools Ranked
135
With Scope Scores
How Fresno schools compare
Fresno's 135 ranked elementary schools average a Scope Score of 44.3 — 0.6 points near the California state average of 43.8. Scores range from 28.7 to 78.7, a 50.0-point spread.
The top-ranked school is Clovis North High with a Scope Score of 79 and 54.3% of students exceeding standard.
Chronic absenteeism in Fresno averages 22.8%, which is below the state average of 18.1%.
How we score · Scope Score weights exceeded (40%), met (22%), growth (15%), absenteeism (10%), suspension (5%), ELPAC (5%), baseline (3%)
School archetypes in Fresno
7 Strong All-Around3 High Ceiling3 Culture First87 Building Momentum
Archetypes are data-driven labels based on Scope Score dimensions. Learn more
Schools in Fresno ranked by Scope Score
| # | School | Score | County | Exceeded | Met+ | Absent | Susp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clovis North High Clovis Unified High Ceiling | 79 | Fresno | 54.3% | 79.3% | 13.5% | 2.1% |
| 2 | Liberty Elementary Clovis Unified High Ceiling | 75 | Fresno | 59.0% | 78.6% | 13.9% | 2.1% |
| 3 | James S. Fugman Elementary Clovis Unified High Ceiling | 73 | Fresno | 56.5% | 78.6% | 9.4% | 1.2% |
| 4 | Clovis West High Clovis Unified Building Momentum | 71 | Fresno | 35.2% | 68.4% | 18.6% | 5.0% |
| 5 | Copper Hills Elementary Clovis Unified Strong All-Around | 68 | Fresno | 48.6% | 72.6% | 12.3% | 1.7% |
| 6 | Manchester Gate Fresno Unified Strong All-Around | 67 | Fresno | 40.6% | 74.0% | 10.9% | 0.6% |
| 7 | Riverview Elementary Clovis Unified Strong All-Around | 67 | Fresno | 46.5% | 70.8% | 9.3% | 1.7% |
| 8 | Design Science Middle College High Fresno Unified Strong All-Around | 64 | Fresno | 43.9% | 69.3% | 19.0% | 3.7% |
| 9 | Edison High Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 63 | Fresno | 27.5% | 52.1% | 31.7% | 4.6% |
| 10 | Baird Middle Fresno Unified Strong All-Around | 63 | Fresno | 26.7% | 62.7% | 8.1% | 1.3% |
| 11 | Sequoia Elementary Sanger Unified Strong All-Around | 62 | Fresno | 32.9% | 61.9% | 10.2% | 1.6% |
| 12 | Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary Fresno Unified Strong All-Around | 62 | Fresno | 37.0% | 60.7% | 7.8% | 1.0% |
| 13 | Erma Duncan Polytechnical High Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 58 | Fresno | 14.2% | 41.4% | 20.1% | 2.7% |
| 14 | Fort Washington Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum | 57 | Fresno | 37.0% | 63.8% | 15.0% | 3.6% |
| 15 | Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 56 | Fresno | 18.8% | 45.5% | 25.6% | 3.2% |
| 16 | River Bluff Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum | 56 | Fresno | 28.8% | 56.7% | 16.8% | 1.1% |
| 17 | Maple Creek Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum | 55 | Fresno | 32.6% | 56.8% | 15.9% | 2.3% |
| 18 | Sanger West High Sanger Unified Building Momentum | 54 | Fresno | 15.6% | 39.2% | 1.4% | 3.6% |
| 19 | Roger S. Oraze Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum | 54 | Fresno | 31.3% | 58.5% | 13.3% | 1.5% |
| 20 | Valley Oak Elementary Clovis Unified Culture First | 54 | Fresno | 32.5% | 59.6% | 14.9% | 1.1% |
| 21 | Norman Liddell Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum | 53 | Fresno | 27.4% | 55.9% | 15.1% | 1.4% |
| 22 | Bullard Talent Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 52 | Fresno | 31.1% | 58.3% | 10.0% | 2.5% |
| 23 | Lincoln Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum | 52 | Fresno | 32.8% | 59.9% | 17.6% | 2.6% |
| 24 | Washington High Washington Unified Building Momentum | 52 | Fresno | 15.5% | 38.1% | 22.7% | 4.3% |
| 25 | Herndon-Barstow Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum | 51 | Fresno | 26.6% | 49.9% | 12.5% | 1.6% |
| 26 | Bullard High Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 51 | Fresno | 13.9% | 35.2% | 26.1% | 7.4% |
| 27 | Justin Garza High Central Unified Building Momentum | 51 | Fresno | 14.3% | 39.1% | 21.9% | 5.5% |
| 28 | Janet L. Young Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum | 51 | Fresno | 27.2% | 54.3% | 14.4% | 1.8% |
| 29 | Jefferson Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 50 | Fresno | 33.9% | 56.8% | 23.4% | 3.8% |
| 30 | Temperance-Kutner Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum | 50 | Fresno | 22.6% | 50.4% | 14.1% | 2.4% |
| 31 | Sunset Elementary Fresno Unified Culture First | 50 | Fresno | 23.2% | 52.9% | 12.6% | 0.3% |
| 32 | Hirayama Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum | 48 | Fresno | 31.8% | 56.1% | 16.4% | 3.5% |
| 33 | Central East High Central Unified Building Momentum | 47 | Fresno | 9.0% | 31.3% | 25.4% | 2.4% |
| 34 | John S. Wash Elementary Sanger Unified Culture First | 47 | Fresno | 26.7% | 52.1% | 13.7% | 1.1% |
| 35 | Roosevelt High Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 47 | Fresno | 8.5% | 24.2% | 34.2% | 5.1% |
| 36 | Sunnyside High Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 46 | Fresno | 9.4% | 31.5% | 39.1% | 7.6% |
| 37 | McLane High Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 46 | Fresno | 11.9% | 30.9% | 39.0% | 8.6% |
| 38 | Akira Yokomi Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 46 | Fresno | 28.1% | 49.9% | 19.0% | 2.3% |
| 39 | Herbert Hoover High Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 46 | Fresno | 11.3% | 36.1% | 36.9% | 7.6% |
| 40 | H. Roger Tatarian Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 46 | Fresno | 26.2% | 55.8% | 19.6% | 3.3% |
| 41 | Biola-Pershing Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum | 45 | Fresno | 14.4% | 41.7% | 10.6% | 2.5% |
| 42 | Lone Star Elementary Sanger Unified Building Momentum | 45 | Fresno | 22.9% | 48.6% | 13.7% | 2.1% |
| 43 | Starr Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 44 | Fresno | 23.4% | 52.8% | 19.4% | 1.0% |
| 44 | Central High Central Unified Building Momentum | 44 | Fresno | 12.8% | 38.4% | 32.3% | 2.7% |
| 45 | Edith B. Storey Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 44 | Fresno | 26.8% | 54.5% | 23.8% | 2.3% |
| 46 | Malloch Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 44 | Fresno | 24.5% | 46.7% | 20.8% | 1.9% |
| 47 | Central Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum | 43 | Fresno | 21.1% | 46.1% | 18.4% | 1.2% |
| 48 | Harvest Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum | 43 | Fresno | 15.7% | 36.5% | 12.2% | 2.1% |
| 49 | Mountain View Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum | 43 | Fresno | 26.8% | 50.6% | 20.5% | 5.3% |
| 50 | Ezekiel Balderas Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 42 | Fresno | 16.7% | 36.5% | 27.0% | 1.5% |
| 51 | Vang Pao Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 42 | Fresno | 17.9% | 42.3% | 22.9% | 3.4% |
| 52 | Burroughs Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 42 | Fresno | 19.2% | 39.2% | 28.1% | 2.1% |
| 53 | Gibson Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 41 | Fresno | 21.3% | 45.7% | 17.3% | 2.1% |
| 54 | McCardle Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 41 | Fresno | 17.4% | 37.0% | 21.9% | 4.1% |
| 55 | Mayfair Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 41 | Fresno | 17.4% | 39.7% | 25.5% | 4.3% |
| 56 | Roeding Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 40 | Fresno | 16.7% | 33.1% | 23.5% | 1.2% |
| 57 | Eaton Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 40 | Fresno | 18.6% | 39.6% | 18.3% | 2.3% |
| 58 | Fancher Creek Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum | 40 | Fresno | 18.3% | 38.0% | 20.6% | 2.1% |
| 59 | Ann B. Leavenworth Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 40 | Fresno | 19.1% | 36.2% | 21.4% | 2.7% |
| 60 | Madison Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum | 39 | Fresno | 19.7% | 42.4% | 30.3% | 0.1% |
| 61 | Teague Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum | 39 | Fresno | 10.3% | 28.8% | 30.4% | 2.1% |
| 62 | Washington Colony Elementary Washington Colony Elementary Building Momentum | 39 | Fresno | 21.0% | 40.3% | 18.9% | 1.8% |
| 63 | Virginia R. Boris Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum | 37 | Fresno | 19.8% | 45.0% | 14.8% | 3.7% |
| 64 | Easterby Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 37 | Fresno | 21.6% | 42.6% | 30.2% | 4.0% |
| 65 | Orange Center Elementary Orange Center Building Momentum | 37 | Fresno | 17.3% | 35.4% | 22.2% | 2.6% |
| 66 | Rowell Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 37 | Fresno | 12.3% | 29.0% | 26.7% | 2.8% |
| 67 | Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum | 37 | Fresno | 10.4% | 32.7% | 27.3% | 1.0% |
| 68 | William Saroyan Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum | 37 | Fresno | 17.6% | 43.2% | 20.2% | 3.5% |
| 69 | Birney Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 37 | Fresno | 17.3% | 38.0% | 30.3% | 2.4% |
| 70 | American Union Elementary Washington Unified Building Momentum | 37 | Fresno | 16.8% | 37.7% | 15.0% | 2.6% |
| 71 | Kratt Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 37 | Fresno | 13.1% | 34.5% | 25.4% | 4.8% |
| 72 | Farber School of Independent Studies and Online Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 36 | Fresno | 16.1% | 38.8% | 76.5% | 0.6% |
| 73 | John Steinbeck Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum | 36 | Fresno | 9.8% | 29.5% | 21.7% | 1.1% |
| 74 | Wawona K-8 Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 36 | Fresno | 17.3% | 43.6% | 25.5% | 9.8% |
| 75 | Malaga Elementary Fowler Unified Building Momentum | 36 | Fresno | 11.4% | 33.5% | 24.1% | 1.9% |
| 76 | Ewing Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 36 | Fresno | 13.4% | 34.0% | 24.1% | 1.6% |
| 77 | Monroe Elementary Caruthers Unified Building Momentum | 36 | Fresno | 7.6% | 31.2% | 15.7% | 3.9% |
| 78 | Lincoln Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 36 | Fresno | 16.7% | 34.9% | 27.3% | 4.3% |
| 79 | Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 34 | Fresno | 12.4% | 33.7% | 21.9% | 1.5% |
| 80 | Webster Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 34 | Fresno | 9.4% | 27.1% | 30.1% | 3.7% |
| 81 | Fresno High Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 34 | Fresno | 8.0% | 26.3% | 36.1% | 10.9% |
| 82 | David L. Greenberg Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 34 | Fresno | 13.0% | 34.9% | 32.3% | 2.8% |
| 83 | Homan Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 34 | Fresno | 10.2% | 32.8% | 32.7% | 2.3% |
| 84 | Wolters Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 33 | Fresno | 15.2% | 35.8% | 37.7% | 4.5% |
| 85 | Lowell Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 33 | Fresno | 13.1% | 30.3% | 32.8% | 0.6% |
| 86 | Lawless Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 32 | Fresno | 15.1% | 31.8% | 26.2% | 3.3% |
| 87 | Ericson Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 32 | Fresno | 13.6% | 35.3% | 29.8% | 4.8% |
| 88 | Figarden Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 31 | Fresno | 15.5% | 42.7% | 31.9% | 4.7% |
| 89 | Houghton-Kearney Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum | 31 | Fresno | 14.1% | 41.0% | 23.2% | 3.6% |
| 90 | Norseman Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 31 | Fresno | 6.4% | 23.9% | 23.2% | 4.0% |
| 91 | Viking Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 31 | Fresno | 11.6% | 34.0% | 35.8% | 4.3% |
| 92 | Cooper Middle Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 31 | Fresno | 10.4% | 30.7% | 19.6% | 9.0% |
| 93 | Powers-Ginsburg Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 31 | Fresno | 9.6% | 27.4% | 26.7% | 5.4% |
| 94 | McKinley Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum | 31 | Fresno | 7.5% | 24.4% | 19.9% | 1.2% |
| 95 | Dewolf Continuation High Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 30 | Fresno | 1.7% | 8.9% | 52.2% | 5.3% |
| 96 | Jackson Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 30 | Fresno | 4.9% | 26.0% | 30.4% | 4.3% |
| 97 | Robinson Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 29 | Fresno | 9.8% | 30.5% | 35.5% | 3.7% |
| 98 | Kirk Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 29 | Fresno | 5.1% | 20.8% | 23.6% | 2.4% |
| 99 | West Fresno Elementary Washington Unified Building Momentum | 29 | Fresno | 7.3% | 22.6% | 17.2% | 1.2% |
| 100 | Del Mar Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum | 29 | Fresno | 11.8% | 25.9% | 31.3% | 4.8% |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Private Schools in Fresno
Private schools don't participate in California's standardized testing (CAASPP) and cannot be scored or ranked. Showing enrollment, student-teacher ratio, and affiliation where available.
Fresno Christian Schools
Brethren · Grades Pre-K-12 · 676 students
19:1Private
St. Anthony of Padua School
Roman Catholic · Grades Pre-K-8 · 518 students
22:1Private
San Joaquin Memorial High School
Roman Catholic · Grades 9-12 · 503 students
18:1Private
Truth Tabernacle Christian School
Mennonite · Grades Pre-K-12 · 145 students
14:1Private
St. Helens School
Roman Catholic · Grades Pre-K-8 · 139 students
13:1Private
What Scope Scores can't tell you about Fresno
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Frequently asked questions
Are the schools in Fresno good?
Fresno's 135 ranked elementary schools average a Scope Score of 44.3/100, which is 0.6 points near the California state average of 43.8. 20.4% of students exceed the state standard on average (state average: 21.6%). The Scope Score weights six dimensions: exceeded standard (40%), met standard (22%), grade-level growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What is the best elementary school in Fresno?
The highest-scoring elementary school in Fresno is Clovis North High with a Scope Score of 79/100 and 54.3% of students exceeding the state standard. Rankings are based on SchoolScope's 2025 Scope Score, which measures academic performance and school climate using publicly available California data. See full methodology.
How do Fresno schools compare to the state average?
Fresno elementary schools average a Scope Score of 44.3 vs. the statewide average of 43.8 (0.6 points near). The exceeded rate averages 20.4% vs. 21.6% statewide. Chronic absenteeism averages 22.8% vs. 18.1% statewide. Scores range from 28.7 to 78.7, a 50.0-point spread.
How many schools are in Fresno?
Fresno has 135 ranked elementary schools with Scope Scores. Schools are ranked using a weighted composite of CAASPP test performance, growth trajectory, chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Schools with insufficient testing data are not ranked.
What does the Scope Score measure?
The Scope Score is SchoolScope's proprietary composite rating (0–100) based on six dimensions of publicly available California school data: the exceeded-vs-met standard split, overall proficiency, grade 3–5 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score separates students who "exceeded" from those who "met" the standard — revealing whether a school pushes students beyond proficiency or paces toward it. Full methodology and weights.