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Washington High

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Washington High ranks 1061 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1061^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 51% of California high schools

Summary

Washington High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 for about 1,100 students in Fresno, operating within the Washington Unified district, which ranks in the bottom fifth of all districts in California.

Despite the challenges of its district, the school itself is a solid, middle-performing school with notable strengths, including a very high 94.3% graduation rate that beats both the district and state averages, and strong English Language Arts proficiency. It excels in supporting specific student groups, particularly migrant students and English Learners. However, math proficiency is a significant area for improvement, as it lags behind the state average. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is slightly above the state average but is dramatically better than nearby alternative schools like Easton Continuation High and Elm High.

Compared to other comprehensive high schools in the area, Washington High spends more per student than Fowler High and Edison High. While it outperforms its own district by a wide margin, it academically ranks between these two neighbors, with Edison High achieving higher overall performance. The presence of several alternative schools in the region may contribute to Washington High's ability to maintain its strong graduation rate and focus as a comprehensive campus.

1,096

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,287

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6041 South Elm Ave.
Fresno, CA 93706-6018

(559) 485-8805

District: Washington Unified

Feeder schools for Washington High:

Elementary:	American Union Elementary
	West Fresno Elementary
Middle:	West Fresno Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.6%

Asian:

6.5%

White:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

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

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,061^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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	49.0	1061 of 2162	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	754 of 2159	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	868 of 2170	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	952 of 2123	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	825 of 1290	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	1156 of 2133	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	1017 of 2017	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.6	918 of 2021	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.5	1114 of 2039	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.3	1282 of 1994	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	23.2	1534 of 2426	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	334 of 523	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	296 of 517	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.7	111 of 521	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	44.6	242 of 522	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	490 of 585	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	366 of 573	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.5	518 of 591	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	541 of 581	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	489 of 582	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	431 of 581	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.2	1026 of 1161	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	424 of 555	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	579 of 1117	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	333 of 1052	68.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.3	104 of 1085	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	65.7	159 of 1064	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	293 of 1044	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	51.6	168 of 467	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	119 of 941	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	205 of 938	78.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	987 of 1906	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.3	611 of 1915	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	778 of 1915	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	896 of 1858	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.2	702 of 1054	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1155 of 1833	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	944 of 1760	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	808 of 1900	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	474 of 1902	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	601 of 1917	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	601 of 1861	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	925 of 1814	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	867 of 1742	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	835 of 2013	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	511 of 2026	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	717 of 2030	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	680 of 1943	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	674 of 1126	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	1049 of 1937	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	830 of 1862	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	965 of 1942	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	792 of 1948	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	832 of 1963	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	884 of 1916	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.8	802 of 1122	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	960 of 1880	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	972 of 1834	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	2 of 85	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	64.4	26 of 85	69.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	7 of 74	90.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	651 of 1252	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	985 of 1216	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	867 of 1197	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	527 of 1155	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	521 of 1173	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.6	274 of 1193	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	33.9	803 of 1204	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	731 of 1222	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	550 of 1173	53.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)98th percentile+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-35 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington High	Public	9-12	6041 South Elm Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 485-8805	1,096	55	20.1	87.1%	55 (5.0%)	53 (4.8%)	905 (82.6%)	71 (6.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.8%)	49	1061^st of 2162 public high schools	50.9%		60.6	754^th of 2159 public high schools	65.1%	307		23.2		23.3			55.0	55.0			21.2	21.2	$26,287	$24,586	$1,701
Easton Continuation High	Public	9-12	5865 South Clara Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-5690	23	2	11.2	82.6%	2 (8.7%)	3 (13.0%)	16 (69.6%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)								(n/a)													$35,912	$26,306	$9,606
Easton Community Day	Public	9-12	5865 South Clara Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-5690	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Elm High	Public	9-12	5865 South Clara Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-5690	65	2	32.5	95.4%	2 (3.1%)	2 (3.1%)	59 (90.8%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	15	1807^th of 2162 public high schools	16.4%		9.7	2089^th of 2159 public high schools	3.2%	282		0.0		0.0			11.5	11.5			11.5	11.5	$24,562	$19,202	$5,360
Edison High	Public	9-12	540 E Cesar Chavez Blvd.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2650	2,339	109	21.5	83.8%	127 (5.4%)	230 (9.8%)	1,725 (73.7%)	180 (7.7%)	10 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	57 (2.4%)	73.9	514^th of 2162 public high schools	76.2%		69.7	568^th of 2159 public high schools	73.7%	54		37.4	10.5	36.5			66.0	66.0			38.1	38.1	$25,512	$22,998	$2,514
Phoenix Secondary	Public	7-12	5320 E. Church Ave	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6520	53	17	3.1	100.0%	2 (3.8%)	9 (17.0%)	36 (67.9%)	3 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.7%)								(n/a)	0.0			0.0	0.0	3.2		2.1	0.0	0.0		0.0
Farber School of Credit Attainment	Public	9-12	720 S 10th St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-5390	439	27	16.1	95.2%	9 (2.1%)	43 (9.8%)	371 (84.5%)	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.1	2019^th of 2162 public high schools	6.6%		11	2006^th of 2159 public high schools	7.1%	13		1.6	4.8	2.2			5.9	5.9			3.6	3.6	$26,954	$24,936	$2,018
School of Unlimited Learning	Public, Charter	9-12	2336 Calaveras St.	Fresno	93721	Fresno County	School of Unlimited Learning District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 500-1352	199	11	17.9	94.5%	5 (2.5%)	14 (7.0%)	172 (86.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	20.6	1683^rd of 2162 public high schools	22.2%		14	1851^st of 2159 public high schools	14.3%	168			18.8	18.8			13.1	13.1			0.0	0.0
Pathway Community Day	Public	7-12	11 South Teilman	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 487-1201	10	5	2.1	100.0%	3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)								(n/a)
Fowler High	Public	9-12	701 East Main St.	Fowler	93625	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6160	807	40	20.1	79.8%	61 (7.6%)	3 (0.4%)	650 (80.5%)	89 (11.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	61.4	783^rd of 2162 public high schools	63.8%		63.5	686^th of 2159 public high schools	68.2%	97		26.9		26.6			70.2	70.2			25.7	25.7	$27,271	$26,076	$1,195

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington High

What schools feed into Washington High?

Washington High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : American Union Elementary
Elementary : West Fresno Elementary
Middle : West Fresno Middle

What is the racial makeup of Washington High?

Students at Washington High are 83% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% White, 5% African American.

What district is Washington High in?

Washington Unified

How many students attend Washington High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,096 students attended Washington High.

Is Washington High a good school?

Washington High ranks 1061^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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