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Mollie S. Bakman Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5026^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mollie S. Bakman Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 722 students in the Fresno Unified School District, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools while serving a community with very high economic need.

When compared to nearby schools, Bakman faces significant challenges: its academic proficiency rates in English, math, and science are the lowest among local peers, it has one of the highest student-teacher ratios, and it spends thousands of dollars less per student than schools like David L. Greenberg Elementary or Ericson Elementary. While schools such as Ann B. Leavenworth and Easterby Elementary achieve substantially better results with similar student populations, Bakman's chronic absenteeism, though improved from a pandemic peak, remains higher than the state average.

The analysis reveals a few relative strengths, including better performance rankings for its English Language Learner and Special Education students compared to its overall standing. However, the most striking finding is the large disparity in per-student funding within the same district, suggesting that resource allocation may be a key factor in the school's ongoing struggles to improve its academic outcomes and support its students consistently across all grade levels.

722

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,355

Per pupil spending ?

93.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

580 North Helm
Fresno, CA 93727-2412

(559) 253-6610

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Mollie S. Bakman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kings Canyon Middle
High:	Sunnyside High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.1%

Asian:

17.6%

African American:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg30%

California avg41%

5,026^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^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	17.8	5026 of 5857	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4833 of 5869	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	4453 of 5859	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4870 of 5883	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	5294 of 5789	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	5251 of 5662	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	5346 of 5692	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	4978 of 5614	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	5029 of 5611	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.8	5219 of 5530	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.2	4887 of 5390	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.6	4757 of 5377	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.8	4095 of 5314	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.8	3993 of 5193	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.2	4516 of 5113	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	4295 of 5113	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	1132 of 1203	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1142 of 1205	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	1126 of 1190	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	1124 of 1154	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	1115 of 1149	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	1040 of 1071	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.6	1091 of 2227	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.3	2108 of 2585	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.5	1861 of 3162	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	1619 of 3245	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	1318 of 3311	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	1931 of 3275	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	2294 of 3246	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	4774 of 5597	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	4592 of 5612	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4573 of 5609	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4739 of 5635	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4776 of 5492	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4679 of 5413	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	4237 of 5107	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	3877 of 5107	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	3603 of 5087	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3796 of 5084	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	4562 of 4963	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	4485 of 4830	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	4501 of 5460	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	4424 of 5517	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3841 of 5363	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	4013 of 5264	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	4501 of 5173	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	4593 of 5084	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	4895 of 5628	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4665 of 5643	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	3967 of 5638	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4568 of 5663	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	5228 of 5510	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	5275 of 5431	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1937 of 2847	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1477 of 2635	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	1357 of 2420	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)51st percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

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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	% 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
Mollie S. Bakman Elementary	Public	K-6	580 North Helm	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6610	722	34	21.4	93.6%	19 (2.6%)	45 (6.2%)	513 (71.1%)	127 (17.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.7%)	17.8	5026^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.2%		20.3	4833^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.7%	193																					12.9	12.9	18.5	12.9	33.3	29.0	24.2	22.3	17.0	21.4	19.6	20.2	79.6	82.8	87.1	81.7	81.7	81.7	$16,355	$2,041	$14,314
Turner Elementary	Public	K-6	5218 East Clay Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6540	585	28	21.1	93.7%	20 (3.4%)	68 (11.6%)	296 (50.6%)	170 (29.1%)	8 (1.4%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.2%)	16.6	5141^st of 5857 public elementary schools	12.2%		16.7	5150^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.3%	9																					10.8	10.8	21.9	27.6	26.5	29.8	26.6	21.1	15.7	13.3	19.1	17.2	96.6						$18,047	$2,291	$15,756
Easterby Elementary	Public	K-6	5211 East Tulare St.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6440	613	29	21.2	90.0%	29 (4.7%)	45 (7.3%)	368 (60.0%)	150 (24.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.8%)	43	3004^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.7%		49.9	2563^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.3%	441																					19.1	19.1	36.0	43.7	34.1	33.0	36.5	53.4	56.3	32.2	32.0	42.6	94.3						$19,392	$2,127	$17,265
Ewing Elementary	Public	K-6	4873 East Olive Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6460	842	44	19.2	84.1%	21 (2.5%)	25 (3.0%)	630 (74.8%)	128 (15.2%)	9 (1.1%)	7 (0.8%)	22 (2.6%)	38.7	3301^st of 5857 public elementary schools	43.6%		31.1	3849^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.4%	548	20.9	20.0	0.0	14.3	14.3	51.2	8.6	8.8	25.7	25.2	23.3	45.7	0.0	37.1	26.5	16.3	20.0	0.0	11.4	12.2	16.7	16.7	38.3	36.8	26.5	48.6	37.7	47.1	34.0	21.0	39.4	36.0							$19,845	$2,881	$16,964
Burroughs Elementary	Public	K-6	166 North Sierra Vista Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6430	674	35	19.0	92.6%	8 (1.2%)	10 (1.5%)	620 (92.0%)	28 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	42.3	3051^st of 5857 public elementary schools	47.9%		38.2	3289^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.0%	238	22.5	20.5	6.7	0.0	13.7	52.5	35.9	43.3	10.0	36.7	17.5	28.2	3.3	6.7	15.1	15.0	18.0	6.7	0.0	10.8	30.2	30.2	28.7	49.4	46.3	37.2	39.4	34.6	42.9	33.3	34.9	36.1	92.9	96.0		98.4	95.2	97.6	$18,615	$2,053	$16,562
Mario G. Olmos Elementary	Public	K-6	550 South Garden Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6620	536	25	21.6	96.5%	10 (1.9%)	21 (3.9%)	439 (81.9%)	54 (10.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	18.8	4941^st of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%		25.5	4322^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	26.4%	619																					7.7	7.7	32.5	27.0	20.8	31.3	27.7	36.4	17.8	5.2	17.9	19.3							$19,441	$2,187	$17,254
David L. Greenberg Elementary	Public	K-6	5081 East Ln. Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6550	490	29	16.9	95.3%	9 (1.8%)	53 (10.8%)	314 (64.1%)	95 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.5%)	37.6	3372^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.4%		42.8	3011^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.7%	361																					26.1	26.1	32.7	25.9	45.5	35.8	35.4	35.7	35.0	34.8	33.8	34.8	94.6			97.3	97.3		$26,328	$4,210	$22,118
Ayer Elementary	Public	K-6	5272 East Lowe Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6400	590	31	19.1	90.3%	29 (4.9%)	90 (15.3%)	350 (59.3%)	93 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.7%)	23	4596^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%		29.7	3950^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.7%	646																					24.4	24.4	20.8	31.9	42.4	16.9	28.3	24.3	27.8	20.9	10.4	20.7							$19,914	$3,117	$16,797
Ericson Elementary	Public	K-6	4774 East Yale Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6450	722	38	18.8	95.4%	18 (2.5%)	47 (6.5%)	459 (63.6%)	163 (22.6%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.2%)	31.1	3867^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.0%		40.3	3162^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	46.1%	705																					17.7	17.7	46.1	37.2	39.8	21.2	36.6	40.6	32.6	15.5	17.1	26.8	92.9	98.4	97.6	95.2	96.8	95.2	$22,031	$3,018	$19,013
Ann B. Leavenworth	Public	K-6	4420 East Thomas Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6490	748	37	20.4	81.6%	23 (3.1%)	20 (2.7%)	628 (84.0%)	65 (8.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	45.2	2871^st of 5857 public elementary schools	51.0%		45.9	2797^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.3%	74	44.7	27.7	11.4	14.9	24.9	59.6	21.3	36.4	14.9	33.0	57.5	38.3	18.2	23.4	34.6	29.8	23.4	4.6	6.4	16.2	25.0	25.0	38.1	36.5	36.1	59.3	42.6	35.9	34.3	36.1	44.6	37.8	95.7			97.4	97.4		$17,430	$2,030	$15,400

Frequently Asked Questions about Mollie S. Bakman Elementary

What schools do graduates of Mollie S. Bakman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mollie S. Bakman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kings Canyon Middle
High : Sunnyside High

What is the racial makeup of Mollie S. Bakman Elementary?

Students at Mollie S. Bakman Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 6% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Mollie S. Bakman Elementary a good school?

Mollie S. Bakman Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is Mollie S. Bakman Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

How many students attend Mollie S. Bakman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 722 students attended Mollie S. Bakman Elementary.

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