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McCardle Elementary

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McCardle Elementary ranks 3164 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

McCardle Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 463 students in Fresno, California, and is part of the Fresno Unified School District, where it stands out as a school on a strong upward trajectory.

The school is showing impressive improvement, moving from the 29th to the 46th percentile among California elementary schools in just two years. Key strengths include outperforming most district peers in math (37.9% proficiency) and science (29.5% proficiency), and it has made remarkable progress reducing chronic absenteeism from 43.9% to 22.2%. This recovery is stronger than at nearby Wolters Elementary or Thomas Elementary. Performance is especially strong in the upper grades, with 5th graders excelling in both English and math.

When looking at the broader area, a significant performance gap exists between school districts. While McCardle compares favorably to other Fresno Unified schools like Robinson Elementary, nearby schools in the Clovis Unified district, such as Lincoln Elementary, often have higher rankings. Interestingly, McCardle spends more per student than some of these higher-performing schools, suggesting it is using its resources effectively to support its students' growth within its district context.

463

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,282

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

577 East Sierra Ave.
Fresno, CA 93710-3824

(559) 451-4540

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend McCardle Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ahwahnee Middle
High:	Herbert Hoover High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.8%

White:

15.3%

Asian:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2013 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg30%

California avg41%

3,164^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th 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	40.8	3164 of 5857	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	3588 of 5869	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	4163 of 5859	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	3251 of 5883	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	2152 of 5789	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	1761 of 5662	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.8	1763 of 5692	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.6	2678 of 5614	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.3	2609 of 5611	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.1	1320 of 5530	76.1%	★★★★☆
2012	67.8	1641 of 5390	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.5	1670 of 5377	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.7	1688 of 5314	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.7	1780 of 5193	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.8	2012 of 5113	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.9	2392 of 5113	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.4	1945 of 4818	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.3	1647 of 4822	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.4	1822 of 4809	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.8	1015 of 2227	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	890 of 2585	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	3051 of 5597	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	3073 of 5612	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	3526 of 5609	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	2769 of 5635	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	2032 of 5492	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	1633 of 5413	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	2554 of 5107	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	2841 of 5107	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	2978 of 5087	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	2589 of 5084	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.5	1091 of 4963	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	699 of 4830	85.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	3206 of 5460	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	3524 of 5517	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	4354 of 5363	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	2982 of 5264	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.0	1237 of 5173	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	699 of 5084	86.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	3047 of 5628	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	4010 of 5643	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	4528 of 5638	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3733 of 5663	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	2041 of 5510	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	1798 of 5431	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	2451 of 2847	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	1331 of 2635	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1422 of 2420	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	1633 of 2598	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	2122 of 2726	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)54th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics38%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Science30%-3 vs state

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Friday, October 5, 2018

The Teachers at this school are amazing! They really love and care about their students! Close Quote

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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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McCardle Elementary	Public	K-6	577 East Sierra Ave.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4540	463	25	18.6	76.9%	71 (15.3%)	26 (5.6%)	286 (61.8%)	48 (10.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	25 (5.4%)	40.8	3164^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.0%		34.2	3588^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.9%	424	29.5	29.5	31.2	26.2	49.2	36.4	35.6	32.8	33.9	49.2	36.4	37.9					$19,282	$2,297	$16,985
Robinson Elementary	Public	K-6	555 East Browning Ave.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4550	525	30	17.7	90.7%	37 (7.0%)	65 (12.4%)	314 (59.8%)	59 (11.2%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (2.9%)	32 (6.1%)	29.4	4013^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.5%		29.4	3977^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.2%	36	6.8	6.8	39.4	34.0	32.2	43.1	37.5	36.6	24.1	17.0	24.6	26.1	96.8				$21,333	$3,309	$18,024
Eaton Elementary	Public	K-6	1451 East Sierra Ave.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4470	512	26	19.8	71.7%	108 (21.1%)	19 (3.7%)	289 (56.4%)	49 (9.6%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.6%)	44	2953^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	49.6%		48.1	2656^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.7%	297	32.4	32.4	33.3	36.4	46.5	41.0	39.5	43.1	38.2	40.0	27.9	37.5					$19,177	$2,680	$16,497
Pinedale Elementary	Public	K-6	7171 Sugar Pine Ave.	Pinedale	93650	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-7700	433	23	18.8	91.2%	24 (5.5%)	30 (6.9%)	321 (74.1%)	42 (9.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	23.1	4577^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.9%		27.5	4159^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.1%	418	15.9	15.9	18.3	36.2	32.3	33.3	29.7	23.9	23.2	22.6	24.6	23.6	96.3	96.3		96.3	$16,084	$2,371	$13,713
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	774 East Alluvial Ave.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-7200	631	29	21.9	62.3%	156 (24.7%)	39 (6.2%)	325 (51.5%)	53 (8.4%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	47 (7.4%)	78.4	1224^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.1%		76	1337^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.2%	113	49.0	49.0	56.1	63.8	61.2	62.9	60.8	68.0	55.1	54.9	45.8	56.0					$13,206	$1,484	$11,722
Wolters Elementary	Public	K-6	5174 North First St.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7340	411	22	18.9	92.2%	41 (10.0%)	52 (12.7%)	238 (57.9%)	37 (9.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.0%)	38.6	3308^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.5%		29.1	4006^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.7%	698	17.9	17.9	62.8	26.8	36.4	45.0	42.5	47.7	23.3	17.9	40.0	31.2					$19,975	$2,256	$17,719
Kratt Elementary	Public	K-6	650 West Sierra Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4510	620	31	20.0	79.2%	99 (16.0%)	39 (6.3%)	398 (64.2%)	40 (6.5%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.6%)	33	3726^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.4%		40	3175^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.9%	551	12.5	12.5	22.2	33.8	44.9	38.9	35.1	35.8	37.8	32.6	25.0	32.9	96.7		96.7		$17,651	$2,022	$15,629
Holland Elementary	Public	K-6	4676 North Fresno St.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7140	367	22	16.9	88.8%	36 (9.8%)	24 (6.5%)	232 (63.2%)	49 (13.4%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	17 (4.6%)	23.9	4513^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.9%		21.9	4685^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.2%	172	12.2	12.2	31.8	25.0	18.4	36.6	27.6	38.6	22.5	26.0	19.5	26.9	97.0			97.0	$27,023	$4,265	$22,758
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	2002 East Alluvial Ave.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-7500	611	28	21.9	57.1%	138 (22.6%)	32 (5.2%)	265 (43.4%)	121 (19.8%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	45 (7.4%)	66.5	1763^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.9%		71.3	1534^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.9%	229	49.4	49.4	55.1	49.4	61.0	53.5	54.8	51.7	44.2	42.7	41.9	45.2					$13,828	$1,656	$12,172
Fort Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	960 East Teague Ave.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6600	568	23	24.6	41.4%	199 (35.0%)	35 (6.2%)	228 (40.1%)	58 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.7%)	82	1076^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.6%		82.3	1061^st of 5869 public elementary schools	81.9%	15	43.0	43.0	65.8	68.0	63.4	66.3	65.9	76.0	66.0	43.5	57.5	60.5					$13,180	$508	$12,672

Frequently Asked Questions about McCardle Elementary

Is McCardle Elementary a good school?

McCardle Elementary ranks 3164^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of McCardle Elementary?

Students at McCardle Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 15% White, 10% Asian, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is McCardle Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

How many students attend McCardle Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended McCardle Elementary.

What schools do graduates of McCardle Elementary attend?

Students who attend McCardle Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ahwahnee Middle
High : Herbert Hoover High

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