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Orange Center Elementary

Q: Is Orange Center Elementary a good school?

Orange Center Elementary ranks 3500 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3500^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Orange Center Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 261 students in Fresno, operating within the Orange Center district, and it has shown remarkable improvement over the past decade despite serving a community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school has a mixed record: its English Language Arts scores are close to the state average and notably higher than many nearby schools like King Elementary and Aynesworth Elementary, but math and science scores are areas of concern, particularly in the upper grades. A standout strength is the school's exceptional effectiveness with English Language Learner students, where it has consistently earned top ratings. While chronic absenteeism has improved significantly since the pandemic, it remains higher than the state average, though lower than at several comparison schools.

An interesting point for parents is that Orange Center spends significantly more per student—over $23,000—than most surrounding schools, yet some schools with lower spending, such as Vang Pao Elementary, achieve higher math proficiency. When compared to a very similar K-8 school, Washington Colony Elementary, Orange Center has slightly higher ELA proficiency but higher absenteeism. The school shows a consistent performance gap where female students outperform male students, indicating a potential area for targeted support.

261

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$44,885

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3530 South Cherry Ave.
Fresno, CA 93706-5615

(559) 237-0437

District: Orange Center

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.0%

Asian:

7.7%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,500^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,541^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

921^st of 1,543Orange Center 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	3500 of 5857	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	3223 of 5869	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3813 of 5859	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.0	5046 of 5883	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1301 of 1417	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	4978 of 5789	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3934 of 5662	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.2	4070 of 5692	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	5106 of 5614	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.9	5482 of 5611	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.6	5072 of 5530	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.7	5208 of 5390	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.7	5180 of 5377	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.2	4761 of 5314	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.4	4985 of 5193	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.3	4575 of 5113	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.4	4345 of 5113	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.5	4507 of 4818	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.9	4608 of 4822	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.0	4617 of 4809	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	91.9	111 of 3245	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.1	270 of 3311	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	57.3	143 of 602	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	52.0	1150 of 3275	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	745 of 3246	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	3055 of 5597	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	3112 of 5612	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	3069 of 5609	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4717 of 5635	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1134 of 1267	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	4925 of 5492	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3547 of 5413	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	2885 of 5107	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	2366 of 5107	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	3284 of 5087	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	3966 of 5084	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3867 of 4963	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	3047 of 4830	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	2593 of 5460	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	2564 of 5517	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	2850 of 5363	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	4131 of 5264	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	948 of 1110	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	4005 of 5173	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	2751 of 5084	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	3788 of 5628	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	3471 of 5643	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	4352 of 5638	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4990 of 5663	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	1169 of 1272	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	4516 of 5510	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	4294 of 5431	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	1541 of 2761	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1644 of 2783	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	1603 of 2781	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	2128 of 2740	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	627 of 894	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1920 of 2715	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	1364 of 2480	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.3	1956 of 2508	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.0	2138 of 2497	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	2337 of 2477	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.7	2036 of 2379	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.3	1931 of 2259	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.0	1829 of 2236	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.8	1668 of 2179	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.6	1805 of 2063	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.7	1757 of 2005	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.8	1736 of 1999	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.1	1702 of 1804	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.2	1744 of 1777	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.8	1639 of 1769	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	82.8	95 of 1521	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	55.4	364 of 1540	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	81 of 363	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	36.3	822 of 1442	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	1431 of 2533	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	2018 of 2551	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1875 of 2531	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1872 of 2509	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	623 of 738	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	2066 of 2380	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1283 of 2262	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	1039 of 2395	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	1087 of 2388	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	1068 of 2374	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	1494 of 2359	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1490 of 2213	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	1030 of 2072	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	1140 of 2542	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	1332 of 2579	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	1280 of 2531	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1662 of 2458	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	359 of 721	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	1437 of 2369	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	837 of 2230	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	1556 of 2534	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	1178 of 2552	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	1452 of 2538	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1929 of 2527	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	429 of 763	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	1347 of 2407	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	1246 of 2273	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2023)97th percentile+62 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)94th percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

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

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-4 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science15%-17 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Orange Center Elementary	Public	K-8	3530 South Cherry Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Orange Center	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 237-0437	261	13	20.0	98.9%	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	227 (87.0%)	20 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	35.9	3500^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.2%		39.2	3223^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	45.1%	277																					12.9	17.9	15.3	38.5	58.3	32.3	42.1	30.4	64.3	44.4	37.0	33.3	12.9	40.0	20.0	10.3	24.4						$44,885	$41,694	$3,191
West Fresno Elementary	Public	K-5	2910 South Ivy St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-5615	594	30	19.8	94.9%	18 (3.0%)	37 (6.2%)	465 (78.3%)	65 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	17.4	5063^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.6%		18.8	4953^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.6%	110																					15.0		15.0	24.4	20.0	22.9				22.4	33.7	20.8	13.9				22.3						$30,603	$27,952	$2,651
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						$41,706	$36,670	$5,036
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	$29,793	$27,464	$2,329
Washington Colony Elementary	Public	K-8	130 East Lincoln Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Colony Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 233-0706	414	23	17.8	88.4%	16 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	377 (91.1%)	15 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	42.7	3025^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.4%		50.4	2535^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.8%	490																					30.0	19.6	23.5	39.2	45.8	50.0	40.8	43.6	35.3	41.9	41.2	41.7	24.1	20.8	20.0	13.7	27.0	96.6			96.6		$36,046	$34,466	$1,580
Malaga Elementary	Public	K-5	3910 South Ward Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6140	192	10	19.2	89.1%	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (89.6%)	6 (3.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.3	3935^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.8%		41.1	3122^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	46.8%	813																					13.2		13.2	35.7	33.3	42.1				37.6	39.3	29.6	21.1				29.0	91.4		94.3			$35,384	$33,190	$2,194
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						$27,946	$25,436	$2,510
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						$29,245	$26,664	$2,581
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						$29,278	$27,054	$2,224
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						$29,314	$27,072	$2,242

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Orange Center Elementary ranks 3500^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 261 students attended Orange Center Elementary.

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Students at Orange Center Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

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