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West Fresno Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5063^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

West Fresno Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 594 students in the Washington Unified district, which faces significant challenges, as the school is consistently rated among the lowest-performing elementary schools in California.

Academic proficiency is well below state averages, with only about 22% of students meeting standards in English and Math. However, the school manages student attendance relatively well, with a chronic absenteeism rate lower than both its district and the state, which is a notable strength given the high economic need of its students. There are serious concerns regarding the performance of students in special education, which has declined dramatically. Interestingly, the school spends more per student than many nearby schools, including higher-performing ones like Sunset Elementary.

When compared to other local schools, West Fresno's results are mixed. It performs slightly better in math than its own district average but lags in English. While most schools in the Washington Unified district struggle, the nearby Fresno Unified district contains schools like Sunset Elementary that achieve much higher academic results with similar student demographics, showing what is possible in the area. For parents, the key takeaways are the school's significant academic challenges, its effective attendance programs, and the urgent need for improvement in special education services.

594

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,070

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2910 South Ivy St.
Fresno, CA 93706-5515

(559) 495-5615

District: Washington Unified

Students who attend West Fresno Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Fresno Middle
High:	Washington High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.3%

Asian:

10.9%

African American:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 26 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg25%

California avg41%

5,063^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	5063 of 5857	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4953 of 5869	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	5225 of 5859	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	5436 of 5883	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1310 of 1417	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	5020 of 5789	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	4646 of 5662	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.1	3820 of 5692	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	14.9	5045 of 5614	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	4685 of 5611	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.5	4165 of 5530	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	52.5	258 of 661	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	433 of 700	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	9.0	1078 of 1190	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	1058 of 1071	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.0	2204 of 2227	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	1350 of 2585	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1550 of 2128	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.2	2023 of 3162	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	1808 of 3245	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	1718 of 3311	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	276 of 602	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	1013 of 3275	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	1237 of 3246	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	4891 of 5597	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	4854 of 5612	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	5004 of 5609	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	5356 of 5635	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1229 of 1267	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	4897 of 5492	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4445 of 5413	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	4248 of 5107	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4058 of 5107	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4541 of 5087	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4506 of 5084	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	3877 of 4963	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3281 of 4830	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	4528 of 5460	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	4357 of 5517	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	4557 of 5363	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4632 of 5264	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	954 of 1110	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	4149 of 5173	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3888 of 5084	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	4789 of 5628	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4706 of 5643	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	5028 of 5638	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	5048 of 5663	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1068 of 1272	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	4693 of 5510	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	4448 of 5431	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	32 of 78	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	53 of 74	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	33 of 68	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	2723 of 2847	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1971 of 2635	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1440 of 2420	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)61st percentile+50 vs school

Migrant (2025)59th percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-26 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science15%-18 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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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							$19,973	$2,329	$17,644
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
Edison-Bethune Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1616 South Fruit Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2530	368	21	17.5	94.6%	1 (0.3%)	91 (24.7%)	256 (69.6%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	30	3955^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.5%		26.3	4266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.3%	311																					10.5		10.5	45.5	25.0	36.8	23.5			32.2	48.9	23.2	26.3	29.4			31.1	90.6		93.8	96.9		95.3	$21,398	$3,458	$17,940
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-6	1025 South Trinity St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2630	568	28	20.4	97.0%	12 (2.1%)	75 (13.2%)	433 (76.2%)	34 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	13.9	5355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.6%		15.1	5300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.7%	55																					5.1		5.1	13.5	24.2	22.8	27.6			21.6	16.9	22.4	10.1	21.1			17.4							$18,958	$1,989	$16,969
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
Kepler Neighborhood	Public, Charter	K-8	1462 Broadway St.	Fresno	93721	Fresno County	Kepler Neighborhood District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-0849	301	21	14.0	70.4%	45 (15.0%)	35 (11.6%)	188 (62.5%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	38.1	3340^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		38.6	3263^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.4%	77																					18.5	25.6	22.7	26.5	60.9	40.7	50.0	33.3	46.0	42.2	35.3	45.8	22.2	17.2	37.5	27.0	30.3	92.1						$23,149	$1,885	$21,264

Frequently Asked Questions about West Fresno Elementary

What district is West Fresno Elementary in?

Washington Unified

What is the racial makeup of West Fresno Elementary?

Students at West Fresno Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% African American, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of West Fresno Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Fresno Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Fresno Middle
High : Washington High

How many students attend West Fresno Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 594 students attended West Fresno Elementary.

Is West Fresno Elementary a good school?

West Fresno Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.6% of California elementary schools.

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