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American Union Elementary

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American Union Elementary ranks 2825 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2825^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

American Union Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 265 students in a high-need area of Fresno, part of the Washington Unified district, and has shown significant academic improvement in recent years.

The school is a notable success story within its district, having improved its statewide ranking to the 52nd percentile. It stands out for dramatically reducing chronic absenteeism to 14.5%, a rate better than both the district and state, and for investing considerable resources with a low student-teacher ratio of 14-to-1 and high per-student spending. While it outperforms its district in math and science, its performance is mixed compared to some nearby schools like Sunset Elementary, which achieves higher test scores with lower spending, suggesting factors beyond funding are key.

American Union shows clear strengths in supporting its high-need population and in early grades, with exceptional 5th-grade results. However, it faces a significant challenge with a steep drop in performance in 7th and 8th grades, particularly in math, a pattern more pronounced here than at other local K-8 schools like Pacific Union Elementary. The school is effective with several student groups but has a pronounced gender gap, struggling more with male students. Moving forward, the key will be addressing this middle school slump while maintaining its successful strategies on attendance and support.

265

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,042

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2801 West Adams Ave.
Fresno, CA 93706-9601

(559) 495-5650

District: Washington Unified

Students who attend American Union Elementary usually attend:

High:

Washington High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.0%

White:

15.8%

Asian:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg25%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,825^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,345^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Washington Unified

1251^st of 1,543Washington 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	2825 of 5857	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	2634 of 5869	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	2931 of 5859	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	3370 of 5883	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	925 of 1417	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	3173 of 5789	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	2945 of 5662	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.8	2993 of 5692	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.9	3855 of 5614	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.2	3381 of 5611	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.9	2630 of 5530	52.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	60.0	758 of 3311	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	35.2	400 of 602	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	713 of 3275	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	45.0	1504 of 3246	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	2487 of 5597	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	2339 of 5612	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	3383 of 5609	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	3644 of 5635	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	828 of 1267	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	3188 of 5492	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	2792 of 5413	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	2788 of 5107	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	2069 of 5107	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	2425 of 5087	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	2568 of 5084	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	2732 of 4963	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	2553 of 4830	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	2333 of 5460	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	2271 of 5517	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	2405 of 5363	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	2769 of 5264	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	603 of 1110	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	2979 of 5173	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	2577 of 5084	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	4490 of 5628	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	3610 of 5638	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	2771 of 5663	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.9	822 of 1272	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	2794 of 5510	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	2937 of 5431	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	2345 of 2761	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	2206 of 2783	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1978 of 2781	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.4	1326 of 2740	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	397 of 894	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	1197 of 2715	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.6	1562 of 2480	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.9	1372 of 2508	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.0	1436 of 2497	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.1	1699 of 2477	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.0	1710 of 2379	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	51.4	422 of 1521	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.1	372 of 1540	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	470 of 1442	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	2388 of 2533	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	2076 of 2551	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	2118 of 2531	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	1322 of 2509	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.6	234 of 738	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	1224 of 2380	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1643 of 2262	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	2072 of 2395	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1680 of 2388	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	1410 of 2374	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	894 of 2359	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	662 of 2213	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	39.5	1199 of 2072	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	2110 of 2542	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1869 of 2579	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1570 of 2531	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	913 of 2458	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	220 of 721	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	785 of 2369	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	1217 of 2230	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	2195 of 2534	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	2035 of 2552	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1388 of 2538	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	1102 of 2527	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.9	456 of 763	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	986 of 2407	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	1317 of 2273	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	24.4	1229 of 1602	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)77th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-32 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)72nd percentile+43 vs school

White (2019)23rd percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-19 vs state

Science28%-5 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 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)	% 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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Raisin City Elementary	Public	K-8	6425 West Bowles Ave.	Raisin City	93652	Fresno County	Raisin City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 233-0128	255	14	18.3	98.0%	22 (8.6%)	2 (0.8%)	219 (85.9%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.4	5479^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.5%		13.6	5430^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.5%	49																					3.7	21.9	13.6	38.1	11.5	25.9	17.7	33.3	32.3	26.2	23.8	0.0	14.8	5.7	26.5	21.9	15.4					$23,128	$5,695	$17,433
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
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
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
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
Alvina Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	295 West Saginaw Ave.	Caruthers	93609	Fresno County	Alvina Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 864-9411	169	9	18.7	82.2%	15 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	150 (88.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	54.5	2343^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.0%		37.5	3332^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	989																					35.0	20.0	27.5	47.4	35.0	50.0	62.5	22.2	70.0	47.8	31.6	55.0	30.0	50.0	16.7	40.0	37.2					$20,041	$1,534	$18,507
Sunset Elementary	Public	K-6	1755 South Crystal Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3310	413	19	21.4	74.6%	12 (2.9%)	23 (5.6%)	370 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	68.8	1650^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.8%		62	1979^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.3%	329	12.5	20.4	0.0	4.7	9.5	47.9	22.5	30.0	7.0	27.4	27.1	30.6	0.0	9.3	16.8	6.3	14.3	0.0	4.7	6.3	34.0		34.0	39.6	56.3	58.0	61.4			53.7	58.3	59.2	46.0	54.6			54.5					$17,554	$2,287	$15,267
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 American Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of American Union Elementary?

Students at American Union Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 16% White, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is American Union Elementary in?

Washington Unified

Is American Union Elementary a good school?

American Union Elementary ranks 2825^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of American Union Elementary attend?

Students who attend American Union Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Washington High

How many students attend American Union Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended American Union Elementary.

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