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John Steinbeck Elementary

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John Steinbeck Elementary ranks 4048 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4048^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

John Steinbeck Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 689 students in Fresno's Central Unified School District, an area where the school performs in the middle range compared to its district peers like Central Elementary and McKinley Elementary.

Academically, the school performs below state averages, with notable strengths and challenges across different student groups and subjects; for instance, English Language Learners have shown impressive improvement, while math and science proficiency are areas of concern. The school has made significant progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, now posting a better rate than several nearby schools including Teague Elementary and those in the larger Fresno Unified district, such as Slater Elementary.

An interesting finding is that John Steinbeck achieves outcomes similar to some local schools, including Aspen Valley Prep Academy, while operating with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending, suggesting efficient use of resources. Parents should note there are performance variations by grade and gender, indicating the school experience can differ, and while the school's statewide ranking has seen some decline over the past decade, its recent progress in attendance is a positive sign for the community.

689

Students ?

27.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

85.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3550 North Milburn Ave.
Fresno, CA 93722-7016

(559) 276-3141

District: Central Unified

Students who attend John Steinbeck Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Glacier Point Middle
High:	Central East High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.9%

Asian:

15.5%

White:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2013 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg35%

California avg41%

4,048^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Central Unified

835^th of 1,543Central 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	29.0	4048 of 5857	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3930 of 5869	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3589 of 5859	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	3992 of 5883	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	4184 of 5789	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3736 of 5662	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.2	3811 of 5692	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	18.3	4762 of 5614	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.0	4429 of 5611	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.5	3348 of 5530	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.0	3808 of 5390	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.3	3743 of 5377	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.5	3460 of 5314	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.9	3853 of 5193	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.7	3615 of 5113	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	51.5	2231 of 5113	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.3	1857 of 4818	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.1	1997 of 4822	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.1	1660 of 4809	65.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	56.4	234 of 661	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	223 of 747	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	49.8	297 of 700	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1111 of 1203	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	1099 of 1205	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1052 of 1190	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	1093 of 1154	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	1077 of 1149	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	896 of 1071	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.8	1086 of 3162	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	1725 of 3245	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	2656 of 3311	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.5	983 of 3275	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	580 of 3246	82.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	4317 of 5597	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	3878 of 5612	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	3576 of 5609	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	3990 of 5635	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	4298 of 5492	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3755 of 5413	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	2997 of 5107	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	2870 of 5107	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	2795 of 5087	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3294 of 5084	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	3500 of 4963	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	2956 of 4830	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	3181 of 5460	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	3358 of 5517	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	2724 of 5363	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	3265 of 5264	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	3355 of 5173	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	2714 of 5084	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	3435 of 5628	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3676 of 5643	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	3342 of 5638	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	3679 of 5663	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	3669 of 5510	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3474 of 5431	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	112 of 153	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	2453 of 2847	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	2423 of 2635	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	43.3	1752 of 2834	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2023)65th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+8 vs school

White (2019)38th percentile+10 vs school

Military Connected (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-12 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science17%-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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (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	CAST Science 5th 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 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 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
John Steinbeck Elementary	Public	K-6	3550 North Milburn Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3141	689	25	27.5	85.1%	55 (8.0%)	52 (7.5%)	454 (65.9%)	107 (15.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	29	4048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%		29.9	3930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.0%	118	17.0	17.0	37.0	24.6	44.6	41.3	36.3	28.8	21.1	20.8	28.9	24.4	94.0	96.4		96.4
Teague Elementary	Public	K-6	4725 North Polk Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5260	551	23	23.9	91.5%	16 (2.9%)	37 (6.7%)	408 (74.0%)	64 (11.6%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	27.9	4143^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	29.3%		26.2	4272^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.2%	129	17.1	17.1	24.1	34.9	37.8	41.1	34.2	12.2	33.7	30.3	20.3	24.2	97.0	98.0			97.0
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	4444 West McKinley Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5232	671	25	26.8	83.9%	39 (5.8%)	61 (9.1%)	459 (68.4%)	93 (13.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	24.2	4476^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%		27.8	4131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	29.6%	345	10.7	10.7	27.1	27.8	29.7	44.3	32.4	30.6	15.6	15.5	30.0	22.7	95.8			97.2		97.2
Central Elementary	Public	K-6	2195 North Polk Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 274-9780	762	29	26.2	81.5%	67 (8.8%)	43 (5.6%)	410 (53.8%)	216 (28.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	51.8	2511^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		51	2510^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.2%	1	27.2	27.2	58.5	47.2	47.8	47.2	50.1	54.1	38.7	30.4	27.0	37.4	96.2	98.1			97.2
Lawless Elementary	Public	K-6	5255 North Reese Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4520	663	29	23.0	84.2%	67 (10.1%)	73 (11.0%)	337 (50.8%)	134 (20.2%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (5.9%)	30.3	3939^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.7%		32.7	3715^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	224	7.2	7.2	44.4	32.0	23.5	42.2	35.4	50.7	24.7	15.7	24.7	28.3							$16,262	$2,023	$14,239
Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary	Public	K-6	2280 North Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 512-6912	622	24	25.9	89.9%	24 (3.9%)	49 (7.9%)	433 (69.6%)	99 (15.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	28.3	4113^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%		26.4	4259^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.4%	146	18.8	18.8	34.9	34.9	35.7	31.3	34.1	31.0	36.6	23.3	16.2	26.2	96.5				96.5
Harvest Elementary	Public	K-6	6514 West Gettysburg Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 271-0420	1,010	35	28.8	74.8%	93 (9.2%)	48 (4.8%)	509 (50.4%)	312 (30.9%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.7%)	38 (3.8%)	44.9	2894^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%		39.4	3212^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.3%	318	30.1	30.1	46.7	33.6	50.4	52.1	45.7	42.8	16.0	29.6	38.0	31.5	95.9	96.6	97.9	97.2	96.6	97.2
Slater Elementary	Public	K-6	4472 North Emerson Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7260	752	36	20.9	93.2%	52 (6.9%)	106 (14.1%)	471 (62.6%)	70 (9.3%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	41 (5.5%)	26.4	4280^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.9%		24.3	4430^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.5%	150	16.4	16.4	36.7	27.0	28.2	33.9	31.4	30.6	28.6	16.2	30.6	26.5	97.1	98.1		98.1	98.1	98.1	$16,872	$1,989	$14,883
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	2131 West Ashlan Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7320	669	34	19.9	95.5%	45 (6.7%)	74 (11.1%)	480 (71.7%)	41 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.9%)	13.9	5353^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.6%		11.1	5610^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.4%	257	9.0	9.0	26.1	20.4	24.0	12.5	21.7	24.2	19.6	12.1	12.5	17.5	98.2		98.2				$20,113	$2,748	$17,365
Aspen Valley Prep Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	4221 North Hughes	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Aspen Valley Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 225-7737	320	18	17.7	76.6%	34 (10.6%)	22 (6.9%)	241 (75.3%)	8 (2.5%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	29	4053^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.8%		41.1	3121^st of 5869 public elementary schools	46.8%	932	12.5	12.5	37.0	14.6	35.0	44.2	32.2	41.3	8.5	25.0	32.6	26.7	96.2		96.2			96.2	$20,672	$1,444	$19,228

Frequently Asked Questions about John Steinbeck Elementary

What schools do graduates of John Steinbeck Elementary attend?

Students who attend John Steinbeck Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glacier Point Middle
High : Central East High

What district is John Steinbeck Elementary in?

Central Unified

How many students attend John Steinbeck Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended John Steinbeck Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of John Steinbeck Elementary?

Students at John Steinbeck Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 8% White, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is John Steinbeck Elementary a good school?

John Steinbeck Elementary ranks 4048^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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