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Norman Liddell Elementary

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Norman Liddell Elementary ranks 1447 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1447^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of California elementary schools

Summary

Norman Liddell Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 628 students in the Central Unified district of Fresno, CA, and it stands out as a consistently high-performing school that excels at supporting its student community.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are significantly higher than both its district and state averages. This is particularly notable because the school achieves these strong results while serving a student population where a majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared to nearby schools like Teague Elementary and Figarden Elementary, Norman Liddell's proficiency rates are much higher. The school also maintains a lower rate of chronic student absenteeism than the district and state, which is a key factor linked to its academic success.

Norman Liddell's closest peer is River Bluff Elementary, another high-performing school in Central Unified with similar demographics. Together, they demonstrate that effective school practices can lead to excellent outcomes. The school's performance shows it is a resilient model within its region, achieving strong results that outpace many other schools in the area facing similar challenges.

628

Students ?

24.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,603

Per pupil spending ?

69.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5455 West Alluvial Ave.
Fresno, CA 93722-2361

(559) 276-3176

District: Central Unified

Students who attend Norman Liddell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rio Vista Middle
High:	Central East High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.3%

White:

22.9%

Asian:

17.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2013 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Central Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg35%

California avg41%

1,447^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	73.5	1447 of 5857	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	1171 of 5869	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	2013 of 5859	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	1553 of 5883	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	1821 of 5789	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	1730 of 5662	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.6	1720 of 5692	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.1	2172 of 5614	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.5	2317 of 5611	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	77.7	1176 of 5530	78.7%	★★★★☆
2012	76.2	1216 of 5390	77.4%	★★★★☆
2011	77.8	1118 of 5377	79.2%	★★★★☆
2010	64.2	1770 of 5314	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.3	1516 of 5193	70.8%	★★★★☆
2008	58.1	1942 of 5113	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.0	1684 of 5113	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.2	1374 of 4818	71.5%	★★★★☆
2005	68.9	1382 of 4822	71.3%	★★★★☆
2004	75.3	1103 of 4809	77.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	93 of 569	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	102 of 663	84.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	945 of 1203	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	933 of 1205	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1030 of 1190	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	950 of 1154	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	930 of 1149	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	927 of 1071	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	37.6	1398 of 2585	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	72.2	450 of 3311	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	1315 of 5597	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	1112 of 5612	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	1617 of 5609	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	1237 of 5635	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	1526 of 5492	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	1802 of 5413	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	617 of 5107	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	522 of 5107	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	1222 of 5087	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	550 of 5084	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	1394 of 4963	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	1076 of 4830	77.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	527 of 5460	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	615 of 5517	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	1338 of 5363	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	1366 of 5264	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	1070 of 5173	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	1627 of 5084	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	1542 of 5628	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	1222 of 5643	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.2	2319 of 5638	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	1911 of 5663	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	2011 of 5510	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	1626 of 5431	70.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	55 of 153	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.5	16 of 118	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	35 of 140	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	1048 of 2598	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	926 of 2651	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	1530 of 2661	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	1368 of 2726	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	1490 of 2834	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	1335 of 2737	51.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)86th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2025)64th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2019)46th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)21st percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+11 vs state

Mathematics52%+14 vs state

Science44%+11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

BEWARE! Reviews on Google are so bad, it is turned OFF! Kids are bullied here. Staff protects the bullies. Minors are forced to write incident reports without parents consent. Parents are NOT allowed to review their child's incident reports. Fund raising money goes towards staff & staff parties, NOT the kids. Cross walk lady has a filthy mouth. Yelling/ cussing at parents. My 18 yr old daughter went to pickup my son. Cross walk lady goes in office, harasses my daughter telling her she's not allowed to text on her phone! My daughter informed her she doesn't attend school there & isn't a student. Cross walk lady continues to harass her by asking "Then why are you in here?". Are you kidding me? These staff are bullies, miserable, unhappy, & are snakes. They allowed a kindergartner to walk home alone while he was sick. His mom arrived to pick him up, only to realize he was gone. They found him 2 streets down. Teachers send messages on parents square to belittle & talk down on kids. They gossip by messaging `arents onParent Square causing a community uproar and turning parents against each other. This is immature and has been allowed to gc on for years now. Close Quote

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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 (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 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
Norman Liddell Elementary	Public	K-6	5455 West Alluvial Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3176	628	25	24.9	69.7%	144 (22.9%)	51 (8.1%)	297 (47.3%)	107 (17.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.3%)	73.5	1447^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.3%		79.6	1171^st of 5869 public elementary schools	80.0%	276	43.8	43.8	53.7	64.1	58.6	61.5	59.4	55.4	62.8	40.7	50.0	51.8	94.4				95.4		$18,603	$17,370	$1,233
River Bluff Elementary	Public	K-6	6150 West Palo Alto	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-6001	694	26	26.6	68.2%	100 (14.4%)	42 (6.1%)	338 (48.7%)	182 (26.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.9%)	78.5	1216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%		74.5	1387^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.4%	171	48.5	48.5	45.8	64.4	60.2	79.2	62.6	52.5	60.7	56.6	61.2	57.7							$15,615	$14,452	$1,163
William Saroyan Elementary	Public	K-6	5650 West Escalon Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3131	697	29	24.0	74.5%	95 (13.6%)	51 (7.3%)	451 (64.7%)	61 (8.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (4.6%)	44.8	2897^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.5%		42.9	3005^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.8%	108	24.2	24.2	57.5	46.2	37.0	45.9	46.1	60.8	37.6	19.8	21.2	33.8	96.4	96.4		97.3	97.3	97.3	$3,091	$1,502	$1,589
Figarden Elementary	Public	K-6	6235 North Brawley Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4480	608	32	19.2	78.8%	84 (13.8%)	55 (9.0%)	353 (58.1%)	51 (8.4%)	9 (1.5%)	6 (1.0%)	50 (8.2%)	46.5	2797^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.2%		41.1	3118^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.9%	321	28.3	28.3	45.4	44.6	46.7	42.7	44.6	51.2	38.5	30.0	25.0	36.2	95.2	95.2	97.1	95.2	95.2	95.2	$30,695	$27,084	$3,611
H. Roger Tatarian Elementary	Public	K-6	7120 North Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4490	470	24	19.6	51.9%	130 (27.7%)	38 (8.1%)	218 (46.4%)	41 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.5%)	66.1	1787^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.5%		62.3	1967^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.5%	180	40.0	40.0	51.3	63.4	50.0	43.9	53.0	50.0	66.2	53.9	33.3	51.3							$29,282	$26,370	$2,912
Herndon-Barstow Elementary	Public	K-6	6265 North Grantland Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5250	754	28	27.2	68.6%	85 (11.3%)	36 (4.8%)	339 (45.0%)	273 (36.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	62.6	1934^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.0%		58.8	2116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.9%	182	36.1	36.1	44.3	48.9	60.4	55.1	52.0	49.1	40.4	56.3	42.4	47.1							$15,605	$14,530	$1,075
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							$23,443	$21,396	$2,047
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		$21,391	$20,122	$1,269
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	$14,492	$13,462	$1,030
Malloch Elementary	Public	K-6	2251 West Morris Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4530	495	24	20.8	52.7%	159 (32.1%)	47 (9.5%)	234 (47.3%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.9%)	58	2170^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.0%		57.9	2154^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.3%	16	40.0	40.0	46.7	39.7	56.7	54.9	48.8	58.3	41.1	37.7	35.3	43.3							$26,367	$23,958	$2,409

Frequently Asked Questions about Norman Liddell Elementary

Is Norman Liddell Elementary a good school?

Norman Liddell Elementary ranks 1447^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Norman Liddell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Norman Liddell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rio Vista Middle
High : Central East High

What district is Norman Liddell Elementary in?

Central Unified

What is the racial makeup of Norman Liddell Elementary?

Students at Norman Liddell Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 23% White, 17% Asian, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Norman Liddell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 628 students attended Norman Liddell Elementary.

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