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Houghton-Kearney Elementary

Q: Is Houghton-Kearney Elementary a good school?

Houghton-Kearney Elementary ranks 3059 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3059^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

Houghton-Kearney Elementary is a K-8 school serving 199 students in the Central Unified district of Fresno, offering a continuous education through middle school where most nearby elementary schools stop at 6th grade.

Academically, the school shows clear strengths, particularly in mathematics and science where it outperforms both the district average and many local schools like John Steinbeck Elementary and McKinley Elementary. Its upper-grade students (7th and 8th) perform exceptionally well in English Language Arts, a potential benefit of its K-8 structure. However, the school's statewide ranking has recently dipped, and it faces a significant challenge with chronic absenteeism, though its rate of 24.6% is an improvement from previous years and is lower than some area schools such as West Park Elementary.

Within Central Unified, Houghton-Kearney is a mid-to-upper performing school, ranking 4th out of 8 comparable schools. It spends more per student than several district peers but has a similar student-teacher ratio. While recent increases in economic disadvantage among its students coincide with a performance decline, the school has historically been effective with similar student groups, and its current math and science proficiency remains a distinguishing asset compared to neighbors like Roosevelt Elementary.

199

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

82.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8905 West Kearney Blvd.
Fresno, CA 93706-9517

(559) 276-5285

District: Central Unified

Students who attend Houghton-Kearney Elementary usually attend:

High:

Central East High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.3%

White:

21.1%

Asian:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2013 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg35%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,059^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

994^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	3059 of 5857	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	3091 of 5869	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	2506 of 5859	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	3286 of 5883	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	3362 of 5789	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	3341 of 5662	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.9	2711 of 5692	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	36.3	3312 of 5614	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.7	3349 of 5611	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.3	3438 of 5530	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.3	3785 of 5390	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.9	2777 of 5377	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.7	3189 of 5314	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.9	3560 of 5193	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.3	2704 of 5113	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.2	2609 of 5113	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.5	2788 of 4818	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.5	2269 of 4822	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.8	2317 of 4809	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.2	2641 of 5612	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	3038 of 5492	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	2997 of 5413	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	2199 of 5107	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	2602 of 5107	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	2021 of 5087	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	3199 of 5084	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3604 of 4963	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	3036 of 4830	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	2754 of 5460	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	2966 of 5517	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.9	1697 of 5363	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.1	3409 of 5264	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	3545 of 5173	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	3540 of 5084	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	3209 of 5628	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	3065 of 5643	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.6	2101 of 5638	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	2870 of 5663	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3654 of 5510	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.7	4505 of 5431	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	994 of 2761	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	1157 of 2783	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	774 of 2781	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	1096 of 2740	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	1543 of 2715	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	1316 of 2480	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.3	880 of 2508	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.7	967 of 2497	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.8	1288 of 2477	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.4	1207 of 2379	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.8	1122 of 2259	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.8	1369 of 2236	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.0	1440 of 2179	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.4	678 of 2063	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.8	693 of 2005	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.1	602 of 1999	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.0	794 of 1804	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.2	573 of 1777	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.0	604 of 1769	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.2	1797 of 2551	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	68.4	642 of 2509	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	43.5	1195 of 2262	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	754 of 2395	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	952 of 2388	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	652 of 2374	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	46.0	1106 of 2359	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.2	1886 of 2213	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	1133 of 2072	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	828 of 2542	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	873 of 2579	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.4	430 of 2531	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	41.4	1282 of 2458	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	1274 of 2369	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	1280 of 2230	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	1033 of 2534	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	737 of 2552	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	657 of 2538	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	38.6	1387 of 2527	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	1133 of 2407	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	1091 of 2273	52.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	54.0	694 of 1555	55.4%	★★★☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2024)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-5 vs school

White (2022)55th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2024)30th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science31%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	330 South Brawley Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5280	487	21	23.1	85.0%	34 (7.0%)	18 (3.7%)	350 (71.9%)	72 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	45.4	2860^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.2%		45.4	2839^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.6%	21	23.9		23.9	40.8	50.0	37.3	42.9			42.1	53.7	41.7	30.8	32.0			39.2	94.4				94.4
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
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
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
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
West Park Elementary	Public	K-8	2695 South Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	West Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 233-6501	286	22	12.9	82.9%	15 (5.2%)	2 (0.7%)	231 (80.8%)	34 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	17.5	5053^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%		11.1	5613^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.4%	560	3.2	11.8	7.7	22.2	39.4	10.0	23.1	26.9	23.5	24.3	25.9	29.4	3.2	18.0	3.9	11.8	15.7	90.0	90.0			90.0	90.0	$43,898	$3,999	$39,899
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Houghton-Kearney Elementary

How many students attend Houghton-Kearney Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 199 students attended Houghton-Kearney Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Houghton-Kearney Elementary?

Students at Houghton-Kearney Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 21% White, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Houghton-Kearney Elementary in?

Central Unified

Is Houghton-Kearney Elementary a good school?

Houghton-Kearney Elementary ranks 3059^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Houghton-Kearney Elementary attend?

Students who attend Houghton-Kearney Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Central East High

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