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Big Picture Educational Academy

Q: Is Big Picture Educational Academy a good school?

Big Picture Educational Academy ranks in the bottom 1.2% of California alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Big Picture Educational Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Big Picture Educational Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Big Picture Educational Academy?

Students at Big Picture Educational Academy are 74% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

5788^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 1% of California alternative schools

Summary

Big Picture Educational Academy is a K-12 alternative school in Fresno, California, serving approximately 520 students within its own independent district and a community with significant economic need.

The school faces profound challenges, with academic proficiency in core subjects like English and math below 15%, a graduation rate that has fallen sharply to 31.4%, and an alarmingly high dropout rate of 68.6%. Chronic student absenteeism, while improving, remains over double the state average. These outcomes are significantly lower than those of many nearby alternative schools, such as Endeavor Charter and Sierra Charter, which maintain graduation rates above 90% with similar or lower per-student spending.

This performance places Big Picture among a cluster of struggling alternative schools in central Fresno, including Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter, indicating potential area-wide difficulties in serving at-risk students. The extreme variation in results among local alternatives suggests that the school's specific educational model or supports may not be effectively meeting the needs of its high-need population, warranting close examination by families and the district.

520

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1207 South Trinity St.
Fresno, CA 93706-2611

(559) 420-1234

District: Big Picture Educational Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.8%

African American:

14.0%

White:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2022 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (31% vs 86%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,788^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,557^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 2% (2019) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

1,834^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

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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	6.8	5788 of 5857	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	5819 of 5869	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	5709 of 5859	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	5750 of 5883	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1412 of 1417	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	5673 of 5789	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	8.1	1258 of 1267	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	5285 of 5492	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	5080 of 5107	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	5078 of 5107	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	5039 of 5087	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	5046 of 5084	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	4833 of 4963	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	5434 of 5460	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	5493 of 5517	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	5262 of 5363	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	5157 of 5264	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	1105 of 1110	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	5060 of 5173	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	5429 of 5628	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	5560 of 5643	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	5204 of 5638	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	5423 of 5663	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1265 of 1272	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	5433 of 5510	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	2557 of 2761	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	2452 of 2783	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1959 of 2781	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	2380 of 2740	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	889 of 894	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	2657 of 2715	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	2482 of 2533	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1827 of 2531	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1707 of 2509	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	5.7	736 of 738	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	2354 of 2380	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	2210 of 2395	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	2204 of 2388	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	1388 of 2374	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	2064 of 2359	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	2173 of 2213	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	2420 of 2542	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	2248 of 2579	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1649 of 2531	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.5	2111 of 2458	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	715 of 721	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	2305 of 2369	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	2146 of 2534	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1576 of 2552	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.2	2365 of 2527	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	761 of 763	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	2376 of 2407	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1834 of 2162	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1791 of 2159	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1748 of 2170	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1829 of 2123	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1059 of 1290	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1807 of 2133	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	511 of 523	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	512 of 517	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	464 of 521	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	1720 of 1906	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1615 of 1915	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1717 of 1915	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1711 of 1858	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1577 of 1900	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1559 of 1902	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1547 of 1917	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1562 of 1861	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1590 of 1814	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	287 of 328	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	1613 of 2013	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1642 of 2026	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1386 of 2030	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1641 of 1943	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1009 of 1126	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	1729 of 1942	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1938 of 1948	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1623 of 1963	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1577 of 1916	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1086 of 1122	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1485 of 1880	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2021)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)12th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy13%-36 vs state

Mathematics7%-30 vs state

Science6%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th 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
Big Picture Educational Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1207 South Trinity St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Big Picture Educational Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 420-1234	520	23	22.6	80.2%	36 (6.9%)	73 (14.0%)	384 (73.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)								(n/a)	0.0	4.4		20.0	0.0	6.5	10.0	6.3	4.6	20.8	4.8	16.7	15.9	12.9	15.0	6.3	0.0	12.5	4.8	20.8	2.4	7.2
Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	830 Fresno St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 497-9331	261	14	18.6	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													22.9	22.9							2.9	2.9
Fresno County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1111 Van Ness Ave.	Fresno	93721	Fresno County	Fresno County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 265-3049	597	73	8.2	82.7%	55 (9.2%)	17 (2.8%)	464 (77.7%)	46 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)								(n/a)		7.7		0.0		2.4	0.0	8.3		18.2		23.1	33.3	15.0	0.0	0.0		9.1		0.0	0.0	1.3
W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2604 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 486-1166	286	19	15.0	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	57 (19.9%)	223 (78.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)	18.8	11.1			13.8	13.9	9.5	19.1	56.3	4.8	14.3	22.2	25.6	21.1	19.1	18.2	56.3	18.2	18.2	18.5	12.8	20.7
Farber School of Independent Studies and Online	Public, Alternative	K-12	720 S 10th St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-5390	976	47	20.6	92.2%	89 (9.1%)	64 (6.6%)	686 (70.3%)	86 (8.8%)	12 (1.2%)	9 (0.9%)	29 (3.0%)								(n/a)	35.6	18.1		13.9	16.1	17.9	34.4	38.2	42.2	35.7	36.1	26.9	28.5	32.5	37.5	44.1	36.4	41.1	39.5	31.0	8.9	29.3	79.9	85.7	90.3	84.2	86.0	86.4	$34,213	$32,104	$2,109
West Park Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2695 South Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	West Park Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 233-6501	165	9	17.9	84.2%	48 (29.1%)	6 (3.6%)	103 (62.4%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)								(n/a)		13.5				9.8					38.5	26.3	40.0	26.7					15.4	2.6	4.0	4.0							$43,251	$41,106	$2,145
Central Online Home	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2280 N. Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 276-3140	137	7	19.7	70.8%	24 (17.5%)	5 (3.6%)	81 (59.1%)	18 (13.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)								(n/a)		31.3		46.4		39.2					47.1	29.4	50.0	43.4					29.4	37.5	65.5	44.6	92.6			92.6		92.6	$26,751	$25,720	$1,031
Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity	Public, Alternative	K-12	2698 North Brawley	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5230	260	10	24.9	75.4%	35 (13.5%)	20 (7.7%)	181 (69.6%)	21 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)				10.2	0.0	8.2							24.1	22.2							3.5	2.5							$33,622	$32,066	$1,556
Yosemite Valley Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3610 East Ashlan Ave	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Yosemite Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 258-0800	3,065	104	29.4	47.4%	1,397 (45.6%)	80 (2.6%)	1,178 (38.4%)	92 (3.0%)	11 (0.4%)	8 (0.3%)	291 (9.5%)								(n/a)	39.3	45.0	51.3	37.5		42.5	38.3	47.9	48.8	52.2	50.5	59.7	73.2	50.8	32.3	34.5	26.4	31.7	34.1	36.7	34.0	32.6	40.1	66.0	66.0	63.8	68.0	64.1
Sierra Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1931 North Fine Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Sierra Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 490-4290	354	25	14.1	73.2%	64 (18.1%)	9 (2.5%)	258 (72.9%)	7 (2.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)								(n/a)		20.0	25.0			23.4				7.7	40.0	41.7	57.1	41.6				0.0	8.9	8.3	12.2	9.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Big Picture Educational Academy

What is the racial makeup of Big Picture Educational Academy?

Students at Big Picture Educational Academy are 74% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Big Picture Educational Academy in?

Big Picture Educational Academy District

Is Big Picture Educational Academy a good school?

Big Picture Educational Academy ranks in the bottom 1.2% of California alternative schools.

How many students attend Big Picture Educational Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Big Picture Educational Academy.

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