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Vang Pao Elementary

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Vang Pao Elementary ranks 2832 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2832^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Vang Pao Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 802 students in the Fresno Unified School District, located in a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school is a remarkable success story, having dramatically improved from one of the lowest-performing schools in the state a decade ago to now performing at or above average. It consistently outperforms both the district and state averages in mathematics and English Language Arts, and it is exceptionally effective in supporting English Language Learners and students from low-income families. A key driver of this success has been a significant reduction in chronic absenteeism, which has been cut nearly in half since 2022 and is now better than the district average.

When compared to nearby schools, Vang Pao stands out for achieving strong academic results while spending less per student. For example, while Jefferson Elementary scores higher, it spends over 50% more per student. Schools like Burroughs Elementary and Winchell Elementary have similar or higher spending but lower academic performance, highlighting Vang Pao's efficient use of resources. While science scores remain an area for growth, the school's overall trajectory and consistent performance across grade levels make it a standout in the district.

802

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,963

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4100 East Heaton Ave.
Fresno, CA 93702-4336

(559) 457-3380

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Vang Pao Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sequoia Middle
High:	Roosevelt High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.6%

Asian:

30.3%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 45 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fresno Unified

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg30%

California avg41%

2,832^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 40 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	46.0	2832 of 5857	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	2691 of 5869	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	2903 of 5859	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	3069 of 5883	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	3096 of 5789	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	3446 of 5662	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.5	3476 of 5692	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.8	4200 of 5614	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	4941 of 5611	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.5	5137 of 5530	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.5	5285 of 5390	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.9	5354 of 5377	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.8	5239 of 5314	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	972 of 1203	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1008 of 1205	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1041 of 1190	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1041 of 1154	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	1048 of 1149	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	972 of 1071	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.7	1207 of 2227	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	1467 of 2585	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.3	560 of 3162	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	619 of 3245	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	720 of 3311	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	42.7	1627 of 3275	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	1465 of 3246	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	3012 of 5597	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	2624 of 5612	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	2853 of 5609	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	2884 of 5635	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	2891 of 5492	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	3026 of 5413	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	2079 of 5107	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	1867 of 5107	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	1825 of 5087	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	1772 of 5084	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	1993 of 4963	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	2412 of 4830	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	1898 of 5460	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	1756 of 5517	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	1876 of 5363	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	1745 of 5264	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	1890 of 5173	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	2299 of 5084	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	2414 of 5628	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	2567 of 5643	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	2771 of 5638	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	3105 of 5663	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	3091 of 5510	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3629 of 5431	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	52.7	835 of 2420	65.5%	★★★☆☆

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)82nd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2023)65th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science21%-12 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 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
Vang Pao Elementary	Public	K-6	4100 East Heaton Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3380	802	36	22.1	90.8%	6 (0.7%)	27 (3.4%)	502 (62.6%)	243 (30.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.4%)	46	2832^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.6%		47.7	2691^st of 5869 public elementary schools	54.1%	141																					20.6	20.6	39.8	45.2	46.0	41.0	43.0	45.7	42.5	34.3	35.0	39.5	95.7	97.4	98.3	97.4	96.6	97.4	$16,963	$2,003	$14,960
Winchell Elementary	Public	K-6	3722 East Lowe St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3440	663	34	19.5	95.8%	11 (1.7%)	6 (0.9%)	618 (93.2%)	16 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	23.9	4511^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.0%		28.9	4029^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.4%	482	26.5	22.9			24.6	52.9	28.6			40.6	38.2	51.4			44.9	23.5	17.1			20.3	4.1	4.1	28.7	23.1	30.1	37.0	29.9	38.2	22.1	21.6	22.8	26.2	93.9			97.0	96.0		$18,974	$2,048	$16,926
Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	4730 East Lowe Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6480	555	35	16.0	95.1%	11 (2.0%)	24 (4.3%)	480 (86.5%)	27 (4.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	22.2	4659^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		32.3	3750^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.1%	909	14.8	20.0	6.3	4.8	12.2	51.9	25.7	28.1	19.1	31.3	22.2	37.1	9.4	9.5	20.9	7.4	20.0	3.1	4.8	9.6	14.7	14.7	32.8	14.7	26.7	26.4	24.9	37.3	26.7	17.3	25.0	26.3							$21,115	$2,905	$18,210
Ezekiel Balderas Elementary	Public	K-6	4625 East Florence Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6420	615	33	18.9	89.9%	12 (2.0%)	17 (2.8%)	335 (54.5%)	232 (37.7%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.8%)	37.8	3360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.6%		26.5	4246^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.7%	886																					25.7	25.7	38.6	39.8	41.7	35.6	38.8	31.0	38.6	29.6	29.9	32.4							$19,297	$2,034	$17,263
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	3750 East Platt Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2950	319	16	19.9	90.6%	19 (6.0%)	7 (2.2%)	279 (87.5%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	25.7	4334^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.0%		21.5	4723^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.5%	389	9.5	10.5	4.4	0.0	5.9	28.6	5.3	34.8	18.2	22.4	14.3	15.8	8.7	22.7	15.3	9.5	10.5	4.4	0.0	5.9	10.6	10.6	22.9	25.5	31.9	42.6	30.7	37.5	21.3	17.0	31.3	26.8							$20,518	$2,747	$17,771
Calwa Elementary	Public	K-6	4303 East Jensen Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2610	568	30	19.2	95.8%	5 (0.9%)	18 (3.2%)	490 (86.3%)	46 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	21.6	4705^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.7%		21.4	4735^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.3%	30	20.6	19.2	3.2	0.0	11.2	44.1	19.2	16.1	8.0	23.3	14.7	23.1	0.0	4.0	10.3	17.7	15.4	3.2	0.0	9.5	12.4	12.4	18.8	24.3	19.5	35.4	24.6	34.6	20.0	24.7	24.1	26.0	90.3	95.8		93.1	95.8	95.8	$18,098	$2,045	$16,053
Aynesworth Elementary	Public	K-6	4765 East Burns Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6410	523	24	22.0	93.7%	9 (1.7%)	8 (1.5%)	416 (79.5%)	77 (14.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	12.9	5430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.3%		10.9	5631^st of 5869 public elementary schools	4.1%	201																					7.7	7.7	20.6	16.5	19.6	19.3	18.8	27.0	17.5	15.4	12.8	17.8							$19,298	$2,456	$16,842
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
Rowell Elementary	Public	K-6	3460 East McKenzie St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3200	555	29	18.9	96.2%	13 (2.3%)	13 (2.3%)	500 (90.1%)	19 (3.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	28.5	4097^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.0%		26.6	4243^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.7%	146	14.7	9.4	0.0	9.1	8.7	41.2	37.5	48.2	15.2	34.9	17.7	21.9	3.7	6.1	12.7	5.9	12.5	0.0	9.1	7.1	15.3	15.3	25.0	34.2	32.4	43.5	33.6	30.4	25.9	26.0	28.6	27.7	93.6	94.6	97.3	96.4	93.6	96.4	$18,475	$2,126	$16,349
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Vang Pao Elementary

What schools do graduates of Vang Pao Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vang Pao Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sequoia Middle
High : Roosevelt High

What is the racial makeup of Vang Pao Elementary?

Students at Vang Pao Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Vang Pao Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

How many students attend Vang Pao Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 802 students attended Vang Pao Elementary.

Is Vang Pao Elementary a good school?

Vang Pao Elementary ranks 2832^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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