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Biola-Pershing Elementary

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Biola-Pershing Elementary ranks 2692 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2692^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of California elementary schools

Summary

Biola-Pershing Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 198 students in Fresno, operating within the Central Unified School District, and has shown significant academic improvement in recent years.

The school has achieved a remarkable turnaround in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from 34.7% to just 9.1% in three years, which is far better than the district and state averages and a key strength compared to nearby schools like Houghton-Kearney Elementary (24.6%) and Roosevelt Elementary (26.2%). This focus on attendance correlates with its climb in statewide ranking from the 32nd to the 54th percentile. Academically, the school performs particularly well in mathematics compared to the district average and shows strong effectiveness with specific student subgroups.

While there is room for growth, especially in upper-grade math and in supporting female students, Biola-Pershing performs well given its context, achieving these results with moderate per-student spending. It holds its own against schools in neighboring districts like Kerman Unified and compares favorably to higher-performing schools like Herndon-Barstow Elementary in some areas, despite serving a community with greater economic needs.

198

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4885 North Biola Ave.
Fresno, CA 93723-9428

(559) 276-5235

District: Central Unified

Students who attend Biola-Pershing Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Glacier Point Middle
High:	Central East High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.8%

Asian:

11.6%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2013 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg35%

California avg41%

2,692^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	48.1	2692 of 5857	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	2787 of 5869	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	3635 of 5859	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	4006 of 5883	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	3367 of 5789	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	3407 of 5662	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.7	3059 of 5692	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.5	3104 of 5614	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.7	3421 of 5611	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.0	3814 of 5530	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.9	3962 of 5390	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.7	4282 of 5377	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.2	4212 of 5314	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.2	4842 of 5193	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.5	4849 of 5113	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.3	4902 of 5113	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.7	4680 of 4818	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.0	4737 of 4822	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.1	4613 of 4809	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.4	1335 of 3311	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	822 of 3275	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	3277 of 5597	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	3349 of 5612	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	4084 of 5609	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	3924 of 5635	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	3009 of 5492	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	3273 of 5413	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	1384 of 5107	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	1547 of 5107	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	2480 of 5087	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	3093 of 5084	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	2084 of 4963	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	2351 of 4830	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	1681 of 5460	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	1920 of 5517	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	2607 of 5363	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	3113 of 5264	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	2351 of 5173	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	2632 of 5084	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	2344 of 5628	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	2673 of 5643	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	2351 of 5638	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	3569 of 5663	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	3362 of 5510	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	3046 of 5431	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)60th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science29%-4 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 8th 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 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 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
Biola-Pershing Elementary	Public	K-6	4885 North Biola Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5235	198	9	22.0	92.4%	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	168 (84.8%)	23 (11.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	48.1	2692^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.0%		46.1	2787^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.5%	95	28.6		28.6	40.7	28.0	47.6	56.1			44.7	50.0	36.0	47.6	24.4			37.4	92.9				92.9
Eastin Arcola Elementary	Public	K-8	29551 Avenue 8	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8841	225	13	16.7	95.6%	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	204 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	10.5	5604^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.3%		28	4112^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.9%	1492	3.3	8.0	5.5	21.1	25.0	10.0	11.1	31.8	28.0	21.0	31.6	16.7	3.3	5.6	18.2	12.0	13.8							$24,915	$3,410	$21,505
Sun Empire Elementary	Public	K-6	2649 North Modoc Ave.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9200	490	23	21.2	86.7%	35 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	446 (91.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	39.1	3280^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.0%		39.7	3192^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	45.6%	88	16.2		16.2	25.4	54.1	42.3	36.8			39.4	33.9	60.3	24.3	28.1			35.4							$16,169	$2,093	$14,076
Harvest Elementary	Public	K-6	194 North First St.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-8500	535	25	21.4	89.5%	31 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	490 (91.6%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)	22.0		22.0	31.7	46.9	39.0	46.3			40.7	31.7	40.7	17.0	16.7			28.2
Goldenrod Elementary	Public	K-6	445 South Goldenrod Ave.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9500	617	25	24.6	87.2%	24 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	552 (89.5%)	28 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	38.7	3305^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.6%		41.8	3081^st of 5869 public elementary schools	47.5%	224	24.7		24.7	45.0	40.8	42.3	45.9			43.7	40.0	27.6	23.7	23.6			28.1	97.8						$15,437	$1,990	$13,447
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	2600 North Garfield Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5257	489	20	24.4	86.9%	54 (11.0%)	28 (5.7%)	337 (68.9%)	65 (13.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21.2	4726^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.3%		14	5389^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.2%	663	19.7		19.7	35.6	29.3	28.3	29.1			30.2	29.8	10.2	8.2	22.8			17.5	96.7				96.7
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
Kerman-Floyd Elementary	Public	K-6	14655 West F St.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9400	567	25	22.6	93.8%	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	536 (94.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	30.9	3888^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.6%		27.2	4190^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.6%	302	16.2		16.2	45.1	46.8	31.1	25.6			37.1	42.3	31.7	17.6	12.8			25.8	95.4	97.3	98.2		95.4		$17,528	$1,641	$15,887
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
Houghton-Kearney Elementary	Public	K-8	8905 West Kearney Blvd.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5285	199	9	22.1	82.4%	42 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (69.3%)	16 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	42.2	3059^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%		41.6	3091^st of 5869 public elementary schools	47.3%	32	25.0	34.8	30.8	35.0	38.9	56.3	38.7	61.1	52.2	46.0	45.0	33.3	37.5	28.1	50.0	39.1	37.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Biola-Pershing Elementary

How many students attend Biola-Pershing Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 198 students attended Biola-Pershing Elementary.

Is Biola-Pershing Elementary a good school?

Biola-Pershing Elementary ranks 2692^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Biola-Pershing Elementary attend?

Students who attend Biola-Pershing Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glacier Point Middle
High : Central East High

What is the racial makeup of Biola-Pershing Elementary?

Students at Biola-Pershing Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Biola-Pershing Elementary in?

Central Unified

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