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Elm High

Public Grades 9-12

1807^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 16% of California high schools

Summary

Elm High is a small public high school in Fresno, California, serving grades 9-12 and part of the Washington Unified School District. Despite its small size of just 79 students, Elm High has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom 20% of California high schools.

Elm High's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages, with only 11.54% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 48.81% and 37.3% statewide, respectively. The school also faces challenges with high poverty, with 78.48% to 90.62% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, Elm High has struggled with high dropout rates, ranging from 8.2% to 12.4%, and high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.7% to 43.9%, which are much higher than the state and district averages. The school's four-year graduation rates have also been low, ranging from 60% to 88.2% in recent years.

Interestingly, Elm High's performance is significantly worse than the nearby Washington High, which is also part of the Washington Unified School District and ranks in the top 50% of California high schools. Additionally, the nearby Easton Continuation High, which serves a similar student population, has slightly better graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and lower chronic absenteeism compared to Elm High, despite having significantly higher per-student spending.

Students ?

32.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,562

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5865 South Clara Ave.
Fresno, CA 93706-5805

(559) 495-5690

District: Washington Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.8%

White:

3.1%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (67% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,807^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	15.0	1807 of 2162	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	2089 of 2159	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1953 of 2170	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1916 of 2123	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	1232 of 1290	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	2000 of 2133	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1725 of 2017	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	1991 of 2021	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.6	2020 of 2039	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	1818 of 1994	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1673 of 1906	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1861 of 1915	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1531 of 1900	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1783 of 1902	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1694 of 1917	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1643 of 1814	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	1586 of 2013	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1923 of 2026	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1777 of 2030	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1743 of 1943	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1063 of 1126	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1895 of 1937	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1564 of 1862	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1503 of 1942	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1853 of 1948	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1879 of 1963	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-37 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

Science0%-33 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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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)
Pershing Continuation High	Public	9-12	855 West Nielsen	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 268-2272	101	6	16.0	86.1%	5 (5.0%)	11 (10.9%)	74 (73.3%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (5.0%)	10.9	1970^th of 2162 public high schools	8.9%		9.2	2114^th of 2159 public high schools	2.1%	144		8.3	0.0	6.4			8.6	8.6			0.0	0.0	$42,424	$40,482	$1,942

Frequently Asked Questions about Elm High

How many students attend Elm High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 65 students attended Elm High.

What district is Elm High in?

Washington Unified

What is the racial makeup of Elm High?

Students at Elm High are 91% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Elm High a good school?

Elm High ranks in the bottom 16.4% of California high schools.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026

2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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