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Columbia Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5355^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Columbia Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 568 students in the Fresno Unified School District, facing significant academic challenges with a state ranking in the bottom 10% of all California elementary schools.

The school's proficiency rates in English, math, and especially science are well below district and state averages, and chronic absenteeism is a persistent concern. While nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, similar economic challenges do not lead to the same outcomes at all nearby schools; for example, Sunset Elementary and Akira Yokomi Elementary in the same district achieve significantly higher academic results. Columbia's performance also varies greatly by grade level and student subgroup, showing relative strength with English Learners but critical need for improvement in other areas.

Compared to peers, Columbia's per-student spending is mid-range, indicating that factors beyond funding, such as instructional quality and attendance strategies, are key. The school's low ranking has been consistent over time, suggesting deep-rooted challenges. However, the stronger performance of nearby schools with similar demographics, including charter schools like Edison-Bethune Charter Academy, shows that improvement in this community context is possible.

568

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,958

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1025 South Trinity St.
Fresno, CA 93706-2608

(559) 457-2630

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Columbia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rutherford B. Gaston Senior Middle
High:	Edison High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.2%

African American:

13.2%

Asian:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg30%

California avg41%

5,355^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 69Elementary Schools in the Fresno Unified

1061^st of 1,543Fresno 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	13.9	5355 of 5857	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	5300 of 5869	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	5310 of 5859	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4979 of 5883	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	5149 of 5789	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	5382 of 5662	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	5511 of 5692	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.7	5562 of 5614	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.2	5459 of 5611	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	5185 of 5530	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.3	5258 of 5390	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.9	5307 of 5377	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.8	5198 of 5314	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.7	5090 of 5193	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.6	5087 of 5113	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.3	4952 of 5113	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.7	4755 of 4818	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.2	4729 of 4822	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.0	4769 of 4809	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	559 of 569	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	501 of 593	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	629 of 661	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	513 of 747	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1546 of 2128	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	1539 of 3162	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.4	2431 of 3245	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	2318 of 3311	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	2133 of 3275	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	2564 of 3246	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	4958 of 5597	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	4991 of 5612	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	5227 of 5609	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	4850 of 5635	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	5088 of 5492	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	5144 of 5413	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	4367 of 5107	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	4066 of 5107	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	3989 of 5087	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3644 of 5084	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	4221 of 4963	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	4505 of 4830	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	4845 of 5460	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4808 of 5517	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4759 of 5363	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3980 of 5264	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	4324 of 5173	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	4719 of 5084	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	5214 of 5628	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	5183 of 5643	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	4875 of 5638	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4566 of 5663	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	4647 of 5510	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	5174 of 5431	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

Science5%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-6	1025 South Trinity St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2630	568	28	20.4	97.0%	12 (2.1%)	75 (13.2%)	433 (76.2%)	34 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	13.9	5355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.6%		15.1	5300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.7%	55																					5.1		5.1	13.5	24.2	22.8	27.6			21.6	16.9	22.4	10.1	21.1			17.4							$18,958	$1,989	$16,969
Edison-Bethune Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1616 South Fruit Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2530	368	21	17.5	94.6%	1 (0.3%)	91 (24.7%)	256 (69.6%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	30	3955^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.5%		26.3	4266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.3%	311																					10.5		10.5	45.5	25.0	36.8	23.5			32.2	48.9	23.2	26.3	29.4			31.1	90.6		93.8	96.9		95.3	$21,398	$3,458	$17,940
Kepler Neighborhood	Public, Charter	K-8	1462 Broadway St.	Fresno	93721	Fresno County	Kepler Neighborhood District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-0849	301	21	14.0	70.4%	45 (15.0%)	35 (11.6%)	188 (62.5%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	38.1	3340^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		38.6	3263^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.4%	77																					18.5	25.6	22.7	26.5	60.9	40.7	50.0	33.3	46.0	42.2	35.3	45.8	22.2	17.2	37.5	27.0	30.3	92.1						$23,149	$1,885	$21,264
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	1100 Mono St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3010	526	28	18.8	97.3%	15 (2.9%)	62 (11.8%)	413 (78.5%)	20 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.1%)	34.9	3587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.8%		31	3855^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	268																					12.8		12.8	30.0	30.8	34.6	24.3			30.0	34.7	46.2	33.3	45.5			39.7							$19,973	$2,329	$17,644
Pathway Elementary Community Day	Public	K-6	21 South Teilman	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 487-1201	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
King Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 East Florence Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2970	566	25	22.4	97.9%	6 (1.1%)	126 (22.3%)	360 (63.6%)	56 (9.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.1%)	12.6	5453^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.9%		17.2	5094^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.2%	359																					7.0		7.0	18.2	15.9	19.7	25.3			19.7	18.2	19.3	9.9	18.9			16.7							$17,462	$2,361	$15,101
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-6	171 North Poplar Ave.	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3020	325	20	16.2	96.6%	6 (1.8%)	24 (7.4%)	275 (84.6%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	27.1	4214^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.1%		29	4014^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.6%	200																					13.2		13.2	33.3	35.1	32.1	28.2			32.2	35.7	21.1	24.5	30.8			27.9							$22,311	$2,608	$19,703
Sunset Elementary	Public	K-6	1755 South Crystal Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3310	413	19	21.4	74.6%	12 (2.9%)	23 (5.6%)	370 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	68.8	1650^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.8%		62	1979^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.3%	329	12.5	20.4	0.0	4.7	9.5	47.9	22.5	30.0	7.0	27.4	27.1	30.6	0.0	9.3	16.8	6.3	14.3	0.0	4.7	6.3	34.0		34.0	39.6	56.3	58.0	61.4			53.7	58.3	59.2	46.0	54.6			54.5							$17,554	$2,287	$15,267
Muir Elementary	Public	K-6	410 East Dennett Ave.	Fresno	93728	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3150	469	26	18.2	94.5%	27 (5.8%)	56 (11.9%)	334 (71.2%)	20 (4.3%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.9%)	25.4	4364^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.5%		18.6	4976^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.2%	612																					7.3		7.3	33.3	50.9	12.0	34.8			33.0	28.1	35.9	4.0	17.0			22.0	95.0	96.3		95.0	95.0	95.0	$21,788	$3,028	$18,760
Kirk Elementary	Public	K-6	2000 East Belgravia Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2970	395	24	16.8	96.7%	11 (2.8%)	49 (12.4%)	317 (80.3%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	17.2	5078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.3%		16.5	5166^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.0%	88																					3.9		3.9	28.0	14.6	32.7	30.4			26.9	17.7	14.6	17.3	22.9			18.2							$25,508	$4,028	$21,480

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbia Elementary

Is Columbia Elementary a good school?

Columbia Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Columbia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Columbia Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Columbia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Columbia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rutherford B. Gaston Senior Middle
High : Edison High

What district is Columbia Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

What is the racial makeup of Columbia Elementary?

Students at Columbia Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 13% African American, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

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