Elementary Schools in Fresno, California: 120 schools. Average score 6.8 points below the state. Here is what that number does — and doesn't — tell you.

Below Average2024–25 data120 schools · avg 36.5/100

Fresno, California has 120 ranked elementary schools with an average Scope Score of 36.5/100 — 6.8 points below the state average of 43.2. The highest-scoring school is James S. Fugman Elementary at 74/100, where 56.5% of students exceed the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment. Fresno schools average 16.7% exceeded standard (state: 21.3%) — this exceeded-vs-met distinction reveals whether schools push students beyond proficiency or pace toward it. Of 120 schools, 2 High Ceiling stand out for their performance profiles. Chronic absenteeism averages 24.7% (above the state average of 17.9%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Avg Scope Score

36.5

State avg: 43.2

SchoolScope composite

Score Range

43.2

30.5 – 73.7

Avg Exceeded %

16.7%

State avg: 21.3%

CDE CAASPP 2025

Chronic Absenteeism

24.7%

State avg: 17.9%

CDE Attendance 2025

Schools Ranked

120

With Scope Scores

Level	Schools	Avg Score	Exceeded	vs State
Elementary	120	Developing 36.5/100	16.7%	-6.8
High	31	Developing 40.4/100	14.1%	-3.4
Middle	6	Developing 34.5/100	9.5%	-5.8

How Fresno schools compare

Fresno has 120 ranked elementary schools with an average Scope Score of 36.5/100 — 6.8 points below the state average of 43.2 (CDE CAASPP 2025).

The top-ranked school is James S. Fugman Elementary with a Scope Score of 74 and 56.5% of students exceeding standard.

Chronic absenteeism in Fresno averages 24.7% — above the state average of 17.9%.

How we score · Exceeded 40% · Met+Exceeded 22% · Growth 15% · Absenteeism 10% · Suspension 5% · ELPAC 5% · Baseline 3%

School archetypes in Fresno

7 Culture First5 Strong All-Around2 High Ceiling65 Building Momentum

Archetypes are data-driven labels based on Scope Score dimensions. Learn more

For the data nerds

Every school in Fresno

ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP

#	School	Exceeded	Score
1	University High Fresno Unified High Ceiling	55.5%	Strong 90/100
2	James S. Fugman Elementary Clovis Unified High Ceiling	56.5%	Strong 74/100
3	Liberty Elementary Clovis Unified High Ceiling	59.0%	Strong 73/100
4	Clovis North High Clovis Unified High Ceiling	54.3%	Strong 72/100
5	Riverview Elementary Clovis Unified Strong All-Around	46.5%	Solid 67/100
6	Copper Hills Elementary Clovis Unified Strong All-Around	48.6%	Solid 66/100
7	Clovis West High Clovis Unified Solid Base	35.2%	Solid 65/100
8	Manchester Gate Fresno Unified Strong All-Around	40.6%	Solid 63/100
9	Baird Middle Fresno Unified Strong All-Around	26.7%	Solid 63/100
10	Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary Fresno Unified Strong All-Around	37.0%	Solid 62/100
11	Sequoia Elementary Sanger Unified Strong All-Around	32.9%	Solid 62/100
12	Design Science Middle College High Fresno Unified Solid Base	43.9%	Solid 58/100
13	Edison High Fresno Unified Building Momentum	27.5%	Solid 56/100
14	River Bluff Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum	28.8%	Solid 56/100
15	Roger S. Oraze Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum	31.3%	Solid 54/100
16	Fort Washington Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum	37.0%	Solid 54/100
17	Valley Oak Elementary Clovis Unified Culture First	32.5%	Solid 54/100
18	Bullard Talent Fresno Unified Building Momentum	31.1%	Solid 53/100
19	Career Technical Education Charter Fresno County Office of Education Building Momentum	18.6%	Solid 53/100
20	Norman Liddell Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum	27.4%	Solid 52/100
21	Maple Creek Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum	32.6%	Solid 52/100
22	Herndon-Barstow Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum	26.6%	Solid 51/100
23	Erma Duncan Polytechnical High Fresno Unified Building Momentum	14.2%	Solid 51/100
24	Lincoln Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum	32.8%	Solid 51/100
25	Sunset Elementary Fresno Unified Culture First	23.2%	Solid 50/100
26	Janet L. Young Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum	27.2%	Developing 50/100
27	Jefferson Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	33.9%	Developing 49/100
28	Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship Fresno Unified Building Momentum	18.8%	Developing 49/100
29	Sanger West High Sanger Unified Building Momentum	15.6%	Developing 49/100
30	Temperance-Kutner Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum	22.6%	Developing 49/100
31	Hirayama Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum	31.8%	Developing 48/100
32	John S. Wash Elementary Sanger Unified Culture First	26.7%	Developing 48/100
33	Bullard High Fresno Unified Building Momentum	13.9%	Developing 47/100
34	Justin Garza High Central Unified Building Momentum	14.3%	Developing 46/100
35	Endeavor Charter Fresno Unified Culture First	13.1%	Developing 45/100
36	Washington High Washington Unified Building Momentum	15.5%	Developing 45/100
37	Starr Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	23.4%	Developing 45/100
38	Akira Yokomi Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	28.1%	Developing 45/100
39	Biola-Pershing Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum	14.4%	Developing 45/100
40	Lone Star Elementary Sanger Unified Building Momentum	22.9%	Developing 45/100
41	Mountain View Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum	26.8%	Developing 44/100
42	Yosemite Valley Charter Westside Elementary Culture First	15.1%	Developing 44/100
43	W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter Washington Unified Building Momentum	9.4%	Developing 43/100
44	Edith B. Storey Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	26.8%	Developing 43/100
45	Malloch Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	24.5%	Developing 43/100
46	Harvest Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum	15.7%	Developing 43/100
47	Central Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum	21.1%	Developing 43/100
48	Central East High Central Unified Building Momentum	9.0%	Developing 43/100
49	Ezekiel Balderas Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	16.7%	Developing 43/100
50	H. Roger Tatarian Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	26.2%	Developing 42/100
51	Roosevelt High Fresno Unified Building Momentum	8.5%	Developing 42/100
52	McLane High Fresno Unified Building Momentum	11.9%	Developing 42/100
53	Sunnyside High Fresno Unified Building Momentum	9.4%	Developing 42/100
54	Gibson Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	21.3%	Developing 41/100
55	Herbert Hoover High Fresno Unified Building Momentum	11.3%	Developing 41/100
56	Burroughs Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	19.2%	Developing 41/100
57	Central High Central Unified Building Momentum	12.8%	Developing 41/100
58	Madison Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum	19.7%	Developing 41/100
59	Vang Pao Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	17.9%	Developing 40/100
60	Mayfair Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	17.4%	Developing 40/100
61	Kepler Neighborhood Fresno County Office of Education Building Momentum	14.6%	Developing 40/100
62	McCardle Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	17.4%	Developing 40/100
63	Roeding Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	16.7%	Developing 40/100
64	Eaton Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	18.6%	Developing 40/100
65	Aspen Ridge Public Fresno Unified Building Momentum	11.8%	Developing 39/100
66	Ann B. Leavenworth Fresno Unified Building Momentum	19.1%	Developing 39/100
67	Fancher Creek Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum	18.3%	Developing 39/100
68	Teague Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum	10.3%	Developing 39/100
69	Orange Center Elementary Orange Center Building Momentum	17.3%	Developing 38/100
70	Easterby Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	21.6%	Developing 38/100
71	Virginia R. Boris Elementary Clovis Unified Building Momentum	19.8%	Developing 38/100
72	Edison-Bethune Charter Academy Fresno County Office of Education Building Momentum	14.0%	Developing 38/100
73	Washington Colony Elementary Washington Colony Elementary Building Momentum	21.0%	Developing 37/100
74	American Union Elementary Washington Unified Building Momentum	16.8%	Developing 37/100
75	Central Online Home Central Unified Culture First	10.7%	Developing 37/100
76	Rowell Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	12.3%	Developing 36/100
77	Kratt Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	13.1%	Developing 36/100
78	Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum	10.4%	Developing 36/100
79	Farber School of Independent Studies and Online Fresno Unified Building Momentum	16.1%	Developing 36/100
80	Ewing Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	13.4%	Developing 36/100
81	William Saroyan Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum	17.6%	Developing 36/100
82	Birney Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	17.3%	Developing 36/100
83	John Steinbeck Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum	9.8%	Developing 35/100
84	Wawona K-8 Fresno Unified Building Momentum	17.3%	Developing 35/100
85	Lincoln Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	16.7%	Developing 35/100
86	Monroe Elementary Caruthers Unified Building Momentum	7.6%	Developing 35/100
87	Malaga Elementary Fowler Unified Building Momentum	11.4%	Developing 35/100
88	David L. Greenberg Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	13.0%	Developing 34/100
89	Homan Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	10.2%	Developing 34/100
90	Webster Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	9.4%	Developing 33/100
91	Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	12.4%	Developing 33/100
92	Lowell Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	13.1%	Developing 33/100
93	Wolters Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	15.2%	Developing 33/100
94	Lawless Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	15.1%	Developing 32/100
95	Fresno High Fresno Unified Building Momentum	8.0%	Developing 32/100
96	Norseman Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	6.4%	Developing 31/100
97	Ericson Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	13.6%	Developing 31/100
98	Viking Elementary Fresno Unified Building Momentum	11.6%	Developing 31/100
99	Sierra Charter Fresno Unified Culture First	3.4%	Developing 31/100
100	McKinley Elementary Central Unified Building Momentum	7.5%	Developing 31/100

Source: CDE CAASPP 2025 · 157 schoolsMethodology · Explore all schools

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

Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how school zones and enrollment boundaries affect access. Full methodology

Frequently asked questions

Are the schools in Fresno good?

Fresno's 120 ranked elementary schools average a Scope Score of 36.5/100, which is 6.8 points below the state average. 16.7% of students exceed the state standard on average (state average: 21.3%). The Scope Score weights seven dimensions: exceeded standard (40%), met standard (22%), grade-level growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC proficiency (5%), suspension rate (5%), and baseline proficiency (3%). 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 James S. Fugman Elementary with a Scope Score of 74/100 and 56.5% 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 36.5/100 — 6.8 points below the state average of 43.2. The exceeded rate averages 16.7% vs. 21.3% statewide. Chronic absenteeism averages 24.7% vs. 17.9% statewide.

How many schools are in Fresno?

Fresno has 120 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 seven dimensions of publicly available California school data: the exceeded-vs-met standard split, overall proficiency, grade 3–5 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, ELPAC English Learner proficiency, and baseline 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.

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