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Harvest Elementary

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Harvest Elementary ranks 2894 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2894^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of California elementary schools

Summary

Harvest Elementary is a large K-6 public school serving about 1,010 students in the Central Unified district, operating in a high-need community where roughly three-quarters of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Harvest is a school on the rise, recently improving its statewide ranking to the middle tier and showing some real strengths, particularly in science where it outperforms the district average and most nearby schools like McKinley Elementary and Roosevelt Elementary. Its most remarkable success is in student attendance; the chronic absenteeism rate has plummeted to just 12%, which is significantly better than the district and state averages and is a key factor in its recent academic improvements. However, performance is uneven across grades, with a notable concern in 4th-grade math proficiency that is much lower than average.

When compared to other schools, Harvest achieves these outcomes efficiently, as it operates with larger class sizes and lower per-student spending than many neighbors. While it outperforms several schools with similar or higher poverty rates, such as Teague Elementary, significant performance gaps exist for different groups of students, and the program for special education students has seen a dramatic decline in recent years, indicating an urgent area for support and improvement.

1,010

Students ?

28.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

74.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6514 West Gettysburg Ave.
Fresno, CA 93723-3013

(559) 271-0420

District: Central Unified

Students who attend Harvest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Glacier Point Middle
High:	Central East High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.4%

Asian:

30.9%

White:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2013 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 29 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg35%

California avg41%

2,894^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Central Unified

835^th of 1,543Central Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	2894 of 5857	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	3212 of 5869	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	3031 of 5859	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	2700 of 5883	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.9	3196 of 5789	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	2964 of 5662	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.3	3493 of 5692	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.6	3439 of 5614	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.1	3316 of 5611	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.8	2297 of 5530	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.9	3211 of 5390	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.0	3763 of 5377	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.7	4105 of 5314	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.0	3307 of 5193	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1029 of 1203	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1071 of 1205	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1073 of 1190	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1047 of 1154	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1039 of 1149	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	958 of 1071	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.5	2456 of 3162	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.7	868 of 3245	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	1026 of 3311	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	1736 of 3275	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	2616 of 5597	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	2693 of 5612	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	2635 of 5609	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	2586 of 5635	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	3302 of 5492	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	2965 of 5413	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	2736 of 5107	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	2958 of 5107	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	2855 of 5087	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	2171 of 5084	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	2400 of 4963	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	2048 of 4830	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	2188 of 5460	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	2468 of 5517	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	2049 of 5363	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	2133 of 5264	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	2462 of 5173	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	2479 of 5084	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	3019 of 5628	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	3646 of 5643	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	3366 of 5638	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	2649 of 5663	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	2866 of 5510	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	2826 of 5431	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	111 of 153	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	102 of 118	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	107 of 140	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	113 of 130	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	2712 of 2847	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	2263 of 2635	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.0	987 of 2420	59.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1603 of 2598	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	1836 of 2651	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	1764 of 2661	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	1671 of 2726	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	2290 of 2834	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	2264 of 2737	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-12 vs school

Military Connected (2025)27th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-36 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science30%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harvest Elementary	Public	K-6	6514 West Gettysburg Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 271-0420	1,010	35	28.8	74.8%	93 (9.2%)	48 (4.8%)	509 (50.4%)	312 (30.9%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.7%)	38 (3.8%)	44.9	2894^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%		39.4	3212^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.3%	318	30.1	30.1	46.7	33.6	50.4	52.1	45.7	42.8	16.0	29.6	38.0	31.5	95.9	96.6	97.9	97.2	96.6	97.2
Teague Elementary	Public	K-6	4725 North Polk Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5260	551	23	23.9	91.5%	16 (2.9%)	37 (6.7%)	408 (74.0%)	64 (11.6%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	27.9	4143^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	29.3%		26.2	4272^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.2%	129	17.1	17.1	24.1	34.9	37.8	41.1	34.2	12.2	33.7	30.3	20.3	24.2	97.0	98.0			97.0
Herndon-Barstow Elementary	Public	K-6	6265 North Grantland Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5250	754	28	27.2	68.6%	85 (11.3%)	36 (4.8%)	339 (45.0%)	273 (36.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	62.6	1934^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.0%		58.8	2116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.9%	182	36.1	36.1	44.3	48.9	60.4	55.1	52.0	49.1	40.4	56.3	42.4	47.1
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	2600 North Garfield Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5257	489	20	24.4	86.9%	54 (11.0%)	28 (5.7%)	337 (68.9%)	65 (13.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21.2	4726^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.3%		14	5389^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.2%	663	19.7	19.7	35.6	29.3	28.3	29.1	30.2	29.8	10.2	8.2	22.8	17.5	96.7				96.7
William Saroyan Elementary	Public	K-6	5650 West Escalon Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3131	697	29	24.0	74.5%	95 (13.6%)	51 (7.3%)	451 (64.7%)	61 (8.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (4.6%)	44.8	2897^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.5%		42.9	3005^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.8%	108	24.2	24.2	57.5	46.2	37.0	45.9	46.1	60.8	37.6	19.8	21.2	33.8	96.4	96.4		97.3	97.3	97.3
John Steinbeck Elementary	Public	K-6	3550 North Milburn Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3141	689	25	27.5	85.1%	55 (8.0%)	52 (7.5%)	454 (65.9%)	107 (15.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	29	4048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%		29.9	3930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.0%	118	17.0	17.0	37.0	24.6	44.6	41.3	36.3	28.8	21.1	20.8	28.9	24.4	94.0	96.4		96.4
Central Elementary	Public	K-6	2195 North Polk Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 274-9780	762	29	26.2	81.5%	67 (8.8%)	43 (5.6%)	410 (53.8%)	216 (28.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	51.8	2511^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		51	2510^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.2%	1	27.2	27.2	58.5	47.2	47.8	47.2	50.1	54.1	38.7	30.4	27.0	37.4	96.2	98.1			97.2
River Bluff Elementary	Public	K-6	6150 West Palo Alto	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-6001	694	26	26.6	68.2%	100 (14.4%)	42 (6.1%)	338 (48.7%)	182 (26.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.9%)	78.5	1216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%		74.5	1387^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.4%	171	48.5	48.5	45.8	64.4	60.2	79.2	62.6	52.5	60.7	56.6	61.2	57.7
Lawless Elementary	Public	K-6	5255 North Reese Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4520	663	29	23.0	84.2%	67 (10.1%)	73 (11.0%)	337 (50.8%)	134 (20.2%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (5.9%)	30.3	3939^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.7%		32.7	3715^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	224	7.2	7.2	44.4	32.0	23.5	42.2	35.4	50.7	24.7	15.7	24.7	28.3							$16,262	$2,023	$14,239
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	4444 West McKinley Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5232	671	25	26.8	83.9%	39 (5.8%)	61 (9.1%)	459 (68.4%)	93 (13.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	24.2	4476^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%		27.8	4131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	29.6%	345	10.7	10.7	27.1	27.8	29.7	44.3	32.4	30.6	15.6	15.5	30.0	22.7	95.8			97.2		97.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Harvest Elementary

What schools do graduates of Harvest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harvest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glacier Point Middle
High : Central East High

How many students attend Harvest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,010 students attended Harvest Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Harvest Elementary?

Students at Harvest Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 31% Asian, 9% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Harvest Elementary in?

Central Unified

Is Harvest Elementary a good school?

Harvest Elementary ranks 2894^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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