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Washington Colony Elementary

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Washington Colony Elementary ranks 3025 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3025^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

Washington Colony Elementary is a public K-8 school serving 414 students in Fresno, California, that has shown significant improvement over the past decade, rising from the bottom quartile of state rankings to near the middle despite serving a community where the vast majority of students face economic disadvantages.

The school differentiates itself from many nearby schools with similar student populations by achieving stronger academic results and making remarkable progress in reducing chronic student absences post-pandemic. For instance, it outperforms schools like Kirk Elementary and King Elementary in core subjects, and its current absenteeism rate is much lower than at West Park Elementary. Data shows the school has been particularly effective in recent years in supporting English Learners and students from low-income families, often ranking these groups well above the state average.

While Washington Colony Elementary is a stronger option than many schools in the larger Fresno Unified district, the analysis shows areas for growth, such as a declining performance in math in the upper grades and a consistent gap where female students outperform males. A key comparison is with Pacific Union Elementary, a school with similar demographics that achieves higher test scores and lower absenteeism, suggesting there are opportunities for Washington Colony to refine its approach.

414

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

88.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

130 East Lincoln Ave.
Fresno, CA 93706-6043

(559) 233-0706

District: Washington Colony Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

White:

3.9%

Asian:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,025^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,816^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

938^th of 1,543Washington Colony Elementary 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	42.7	3025 of 5857	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	2535 of 5869	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	2199 of 5859	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	3350 of 5883	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	875 of 1417	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3880 of 5789	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3677 of 5662	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.1	4508 of 5692	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	4619 of 5614	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	4610 of 5611	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	4324 of 5530	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.9	4010 of 5390	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.0	4533 of 5377	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.5	4118 of 5314	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.0	3708 of 5193	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.2	4033 of 5113	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.6	3599 of 5113	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.0	3586 of 4818	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.3	3200 of 4822	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.2	3054 of 4809	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.2	1670 of 3162	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	80.9	258 of 3245	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	55.4	951 of 3311	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	52.1	181 of 602	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	21.2	3120 of 3275	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.0	1453 of 3246	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	2674 of 5597	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	2017 of 5612	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	1857 of 5609	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	3265 of 5635	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	714 of 1267	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	3340 of 5492	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	2983 of 5413	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	1913 of 5107	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	1520 of 5107	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	1101 of 5087	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	46.8	2404 of 5084	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	3127 of 4963	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	2866 of 4830	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	2027 of 5460	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	1630 of 5517	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	1220 of 5363	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	47.8	2408 of 5264	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	475 of 1110	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.0	3508 of 5173	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	2929 of 5084	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	3213 of 5628	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	3137 of 5643	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	2412 of 5638	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	3055 of 5663	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	854 of 1272	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	4105 of 5510	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	4071 of 5431	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	1816 of 2761	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1913 of 2783	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1650 of 2781	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1858 of 2740	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	604 of 894	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	1350 of 2715	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	1180 of 2480	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.0	1479 of 2508	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.1	1340 of 2497	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.0	1950 of 2477	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.7	1959 of 2379	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.3	1439 of 2259	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.7	1291 of 2236	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	1026 of 2179	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.7	1164 of 2063	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.3	1555 of 2005	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.1	1602 of 1999	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.5	1499 of 1804	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.6	1266 of 1777	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.3	1308 of 1769	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	61.1	259 of 1521	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	34.3	1004 of 1540	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	216 of 363	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	405 of 1364	70.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	1387 of 2533	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1622 of 2551	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1662 of 2531	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1717 of 2509	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	396 of 738	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	1382 of 2380	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	1181 of 2262	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	1380 of 2395	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	1455 of 2388	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	1140 of 2374	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	1387 of 2359	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	858 of 2213	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	782 of 2072	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1553 of 2542	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1713 of 2579	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	1413 of 2531	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	1415 of 2458	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	387 of 721	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.4	839 of 2369	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	787 of 2230	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	2043 of 2534	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1925 of 2552	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	1358 of 2538	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1582 of 2527	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	596 of 763	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.1	1042 of 2407	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	984 of 2273	56.7%	★★★☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)83rd percentile+42 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science23%-9 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 (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 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
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
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						$23,337	$5,054	$18,283
American Union Elementary	Public	K-8	2801 West Adams Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-5650	265	19	14.3	73.2%	42 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	204 (77.0%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	46.1	2825^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.8%		48.7	2634^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.1%	191																					55.6	7.9	27.7	25.9	22.9	59.3	40.0	20.8	16.2	29.4	48.2	25.7	44.4	35.0	8.3	8.1	27.1						$25,042	$6,967	$18,075
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						$22,070	$6,139	$15,931
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			$15,201	$1,494	$13,707
Pacific Union Elementary	Public	K-8	2065 East Bowles Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Pacific Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-2533	328	19	17.2	89.9%	38 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	286 (87.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.9	3511^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.1%		39.4	3214^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.2%	297																					28.1	34.2	31.4	32.4	14.3	34.4	38.1	42.9	56.8	37.4	56.4	22.6	21.9	34.9	40.0	52.6	39.0						$15,345	$783	$14,562
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
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						$25,508	$4,028	$21,480
West Park Elementary	Public	K-8	2695 South Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	West Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 233-6501	286	22	12.9	82.9%	15 (5.2%)	2 (0.7%)	231 (80.8%)	34 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	17.5	5053^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%		11.1	5613^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.4%	560																					3.2	11.8	7.7	22.2	39.4	10.0	23.1	26.9	23.5	24.3	25.9	29.4	3.2	18.0	3.9	11.8	15.7	90.0	90.0		90.0	90.0	$43,898	$3,999	$39,899
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						$17,462	$2,361	$15,101

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Colony Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Washington Colony Elementary?

Students at Washington Colony Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Asian.

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How many students attend Washington Colony Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Washington Colony Elementary.

Is Washington Colony Elementary a good school?

Washington Colony Elementary ranks 3025^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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