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Wolters Elementary

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Wolters Elementary ranks 3308 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wolters Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 411 students in the Fresno Unified School District, and it stands out as a school on a strong and steady upward path, having significantly improved its statewide ranking over the past three years.

While the school faces a significant challenge with student attendance, it is outperforming the district average in English and Math and shows particular strength in supporting students with special needs and those from low-income families. Compared to very similar nearby schools like Robinson Elementary, Wolters achieves better academic results. However, the school's performance in science is an area identified for growth, and it trails the exceptional results of the highest-performing school in the area, Manchester Gate.

The analysis suggests that Wolters Elementary is implementing effective practices, as it gets stronger results than some neighbors with similar resources and student demographics. The most promising opportunities for continued growth include reducing chronic absenteeism, strengthening science instruction, and learning from other successful schools in the district like McCardle Elementary and Eaton Elementary.

411

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,975

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5174 North First St.
Fresno, CA 93710-7811

(559) 248-7340

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Wolters Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ahwahnee Middle
High:	Herbert Hoover High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.9%

African American:

12.7%

White:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2013 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg30%

California avg41%

3,308^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^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	38.6	3308 of 5857	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	4006 of 5869	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.6	4974 of 5859	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	4597 of 5883	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3831 of 5789	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	3722 of 5662	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.6	4554 of 5692	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	4502 of 5614	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.7	4557 of 5611	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.8	3473 of 5530	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.0	3332 of 5390	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.4	3292 of 5377	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.8	3242 of 5314	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.9	4078 of 5193	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	4729 of 5113	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.9	4781 of 5113	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.0	4213 of 4818	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.2	4085 of 4822	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.0	4406 of 4809	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	29.5	477 of 661	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	278 of 747	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.6	868 of 2227	61.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	88.6	189 of 3275	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	44.0	1572 of 3246	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	3220 of 5597	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	3409 of 5612	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.5	4735 of 5609	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	4288 of 5635	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3625 of 5492	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	3379 of 5413	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	2694 of 5107	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	2643 of 5107	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3667 of 5087	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	3624 of 5084	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	2295 of 4963	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	2630 of 4830	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	2461 of 5460	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	3278 of 5517	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4280 of 5363	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	3566 of 5264	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	2749 of 5173	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	2787 of 5084	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	3198 of 5628	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	4259 of 5643	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	4856 of 5638	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	4553 of 5663	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3574 of 5510	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3832 of 5431	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	364 of 2847	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	27.7	1765 of 2420	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	9.1	2664 of 2834	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)94th percentile+60 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+44 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

African American (2023)28th percentile+13 vs school

White (2019)6th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-6 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science18%-15 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)	% 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	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 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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Thomas Elementary	Public	K-6	4444 North Millbrook Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7270	859	36	23.6	90.2%	62 (7.2%)	76 (8.8%)	532 (61.9%)	137 (15.9%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (0.9%)	38 (4.4%)	16.5	5152^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.0%		18.8	4950^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.7%	202																					15.7	15.7	22.1	25.2	24.5	27.5	24.8	21.3	25.7	11.8	13.2	18.0			$16,511	$1,944	$14,567
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
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
Pyle Elementary	Public	K-6	4140 North Augusta Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7240	647	35	18.7	94.4%	56 (8.7%)	66 (10.2%)	420 (64.9%)	67 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.3%)	24.9	4419^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.6%		17.2	5095^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.2%	676																					14.3	14.3	38.6	34.2	19.6	22.5	28.1	45.1	35.7	14.1	13.6	26.2	96.7	96.7	$22,211	$2,760	$19,451
Vinland Elementary	Public	K-6	4666 North Maple Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7300	595	29	20.6	90.9%	41 (6.9%)	70 (11.8%)	364 (61.2%)	73 (12.3%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.6%)	12.3	5483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		20.5	4808^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.1%	675																					11.4	11.4	18.8	21.7	20.8	12.9	18.6	23.8	21.1	9.9	8.6	16.1			$18,088	$2,198	$15,890
Centennial Elementary	Public	K-6	3830 East Saginaw Way	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7040	741	37	20.1	90.0%	42 (5.7%)	28 (3.8%)	554 (74.8%)	85 (11.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.4%)	21	4735^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.2%		17.2	5104^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.0%	369	13.9	23.8	8.0	0.0	11.5	47.2	14.3	32.0	4.6	27.9	13.9	23.8	8.0	9.1	13.5	13.9	14.3	0.0	0.0	7.7	20.5	20.5	18.6	28.0	35.2	32.2	27.5	20.9	31.2	15.9	17.8	21.5			$15,305	$1,922	$13,383
Manchester Gate	Public	2-6	2307 East Dakota Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7220	684	24	28.1	73.4%	86 (12.6%)	44 (6.4%)	421 (61.5%)	95 (13.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.8%)	93.5	441^st of 5857 public elementary schools	92.5%		96	264^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.5%	177																					58.6	58.6	74.8	77.6	67.8	86.2	77.0	85.8	77.6	60.1	78.0	75.3			$14,722	$1,602	$13,120

Frequently Asked Questions about Wolters Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Wolters Elementary?

Students at Wolters Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 13% African American, 10% White, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more races.

Is Wolters Elementary a good school?

Wolters Elementary ranks 3308^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wolters Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Wolters Elementary.

What district is Wolters Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

What schools do graduates of Wolters Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wolters Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ahwahnee Middle
High : Herbert Hoover High

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