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Houghton-Kearney Elementary

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Houghton-Kearney Elementary ranks 4137 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

4137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Houghton-Kearney Elementary serves grades K–8 in Fresno, California, and enrolls 199 students—the smallest enrollment among the 10 schools in this local comparison. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 41% in English language arts (ELA), 34% in math and 29% in science. Results vary sharply by grade: eighth graders scored 70% in ELA, 60% in math and 52% in science, while fifth-grade science proficiency was just 5%. The key takeaway is that overall results were below state levels in all three subjects, but those all-grade figures hide a striking difference between grade-level results.

Compared with local schools and the district, science is a relative strength and ELA is the clearest weakness. The school’s science result was 9 points above the nearby-school average and 3 points above Central Unified; math was 4 points above the nearby average and 3 points above the district. ELA was only 1 point above the nearby average and 3 points below the district. It remained below the state in every subject—by 8 points in ELA, 5 in math and 7 in science. In eighth grade, it also outscored nearby West Park Elementary by 34 points in ELA, 48 in math and 36 in science. Fifth-grade science, by contrast, was 30 points below the state and 21 below the district.

Results and rankings have weakened over time: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, proficiency fell 8 points in ELA, 2 in math and 1 in science, while the state’s results rose in all three subjects. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking dropped from the 48th percentile and 2 stars in 2024–25 to the 29th percentile and 1 star in 2025–26. Its subgroup rankings offer a mixed picture: SchoolDigger ranked how well the school serves Male Students at the 45th percentile, above its overall standing, while its ranking for Hispanic Students fell from the 57th percentile to the 25th in one year. As context, the student-teacher ratio was 22.1 in 2024–25, second-lowest among the compared schools, and 82% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, about 2 points below the nearby-school average. These figures are context, not explanations for outcomes; grade-level results may also be sensitive to the school’s small enrollment.

199

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,773

Per pupil spending ?

82.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

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: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

California avg42%

Elementary school

4,137^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,100^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Central Unified

872^nd of 1,530Central 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
2026	28.3	4137 of 5817	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.3	3937 of 5581	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.2	3804 of 5094	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	33.9	3664 of 5423	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	41.3	3053 of 5603	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	1100 of 2740	59.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	35.4	1527 of 2516	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	58.2	808 of 2357	65.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	53.9	962 of 2529	62.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	69.2	648 of 2514	74.2%	★★★★☆
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

Male (2026)46th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)74th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile~ school

White (2022)55th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics34%-5 vs state

Science29%-7 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	28.3	4137^th of 5817 public elementary schools	28.9%		42.2	3059^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%	1078	5.0	52.4	29.3	43.5	26.3	40.0	36.8	34.3	70.0	41.2	33.3	31.6	20.0	21.1	34.3	60.0	33.6	≥ 95%		$22,773	$1,387	$21,386
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%)	24.6	4420^th of 5817 public elementary schools	24.0%		21.2	4726^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.3%	306	8.8		8.8	37.0	36.4	29.4	30.3			33.3	32.6	28.6	17.7	21.2			25.4	≥ 98%		$18,998	$1,497	$17,501
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%)	51.1	2549^th of 5817 public elementary schools	56.2%		51.8	2511^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%	38	25.0		25.0	45.1	55.0	44.7	54.2			49.9	53.7	43.0	26.0	34.4			38.5	96%	1%	$17,987	$1,148	$16,839
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%)	45.2	2896^th of 5817 public elementary schools	50.2%		45.4	2860^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.2%	36	33.3		33.3	44.6	32.7	43.8	42.4			40.9	48.2	34.6	25.0	42.4			38.2	91%	0%	$19,636	$1,502	$18,134
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%)	43.9	2996^th of 5817 public elementary schools	48.5%		38.7	3305^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.6%	309	24.7		24.7	52.0	45.7	38.4	44.0			45.0	53.3	30.9	15.1	35.2			33.9	≥ 99%		$19,465	$1,924	$17,541
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%)	21.5	4684^th of 5817 public elementary schools	19.5%		24.2	4476^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%	208	11.0		11.0	29.5	29.8	29.0	35.8			31.2	32.6	16.7	15.0	22.9			21.9	93%	1%	$17,837	$1,296	$16,541
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%)	47.5	2748^th of 5817 public elementary schools	52.8%		44.9	2894^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%	146	22.6		22.6	52.3	48.6	38.0	53.0			47.6	57.1	33.6	24.8	35.8			36.9	≥ 99%		$16,913	$1,030	$15,883
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%)	45.3	2891^st of 5817 public elementary schools	50.3%		30.9	3888^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.6%	997	29.9		29.9	51.6	56.3	50.7	39.4			49.3	43.8	32.8	28.6	18.3			30.4	≥ 99%		$19,771	$1,924	$17,847
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%)	13.3	5366^th of 5817 public elementary schools	7.8%		17.5	5053^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%	313	3.5	16.0	9.3	26.1	17.9	31.0	14.3	17.1	36.0	23.2	17.4	14.3	13.8	21.4	14.3	12.0	15.5	90%	0%	$27,216	$3,641	$23,575
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%)	28.6	4115^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.3%		29	4048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%	67	18.3		18.3	35.8	33.3	38.1	44.4			38.1	31.7	22.2	18.1	24.4			23.7	≥ 99%		$18,342	$1,618	$16,724

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What schools do graduates of Houghton-Kearney Elementary attend?

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

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How many students attend Houghton-Kearney Elementary?

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

Is Houghton-Kearney Elementary a good school?

Houghton-Kearney Elementary ranks 4137^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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

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