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James S. Fugman Elementary

Public Grades K-6
131st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 98% of California elementary schools
Summary

James S. Fugman Elementary serves 893 students in grades K–6 in Fresno, in an area with several nearby school options. Its 2025–2026 results put it among the strongest of the ten nearby schools supplied: it led in math and science and placed second in ELA. The clearest overall finding is that the school performs far above both district and state proficiency levels in all three subjects.

The school’s strongest nearby comparisons are in science and math: 79% of students were proficient in science and 81% in math, leading the nearby group by 11 and 3 percentage points, respectively. ELA proficiency was 82%, just behind Liberty Elementary at 81.7%—a close result, despite ELA being the school’s least exceptional subject comparatively. The school also exceeded Clovis Unified by 13 points in ELA, 25 in math, and 26 in science; its advantages over California were 32, 42, and 43 points, respectively. These are high results across the board, not just in the subjects where the school leads nearby options.

Results have improved since last year but remain below 2022–2023 levels in ELA and math: ELA is down 4 percentage points and math down 4, while science is up 1 point. SchoolDigger ranks the school 130th of 5,804 statewide, at the 98th percentile with five stars; its overall percentile has remained between 96 and 99 in the supplied history. Context measures tell a mixed story: in 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 25.4, the highest among the supplied nearby schools, while free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 20% of enrollment, below every nearby school. The school’s 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism rate was 7%, below the district’s 13% and California’s 18%.

893
Students ?
25.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,500
Per pupil spending ?
19.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
97%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 10825 North Cedar Ave.
       Fresno, CA  93730-3586

(559) 327-8700

District: Clovis Unified


Students who attend James S. Fugman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Granite Ridge Intermediate
High:    Clovis North High
Racial breakdown:

Asian:
34.7%
White:
31.5%
Hispanic:
18.6%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (81% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Clovis Unified
Worth a look
!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school81%
District avg60%
California avg42%
131st of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Top 2%▬ steady since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 35Elementary Schools in the Clovis Unified
252nd of 1,530Clovis 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202697.1131 of 581797.7%★★★★★
202595.9245 of 585795.8%★★★★★
202497.989 of 586998.5%★★★★★
202398.458 of 585999.0%★★★★★
202297.6141 of 588397.6%★★★★★
201997.1136 of 578997.7%★★★★★
201897.977 of 566298.6%★★★★★
201798.170 of 569298.8%★★★★★
201697.2130 of 561497.7%★★★★★
201596.3250 of 561195.5%★★★★★
201397.115 of 553099.7%★★★★★
201295.941 of 539099.2%★★★★★
201195.4100 of 537798.1%★★★★★
201096.270 of 531498.7%★★★★★
200994.4195 of 519396.2%★★★★★
200894.4225 of 511395.6%★★★★★
200795.0223 of 511395.6%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202685.055 of 121095.5%★★★★★
202581.6124 of 120389.7%★★★★☆
202484.663 of 120594.8%★★★★★
202383.473 of 119093.9%★★★★★
202281.1120 of 115489.6%★★★★☆
201981.893 of 114991.9%★★★★★
201885.724 of 107197.8%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202695.4218 of 558196.1%★★★★★
202595.2250 of 559795.5%★★★★★
202496.7131 of 561297.7%★★★★★
202397.499 of 560998.2%★★★★★
202296.4200 of 563596.5%★★★★★
201996.6115 of 549297.9%★★★★★
201896.897 of 541398.2%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202696.598 of 509498.1%★★★★★
202584.3567 of 510788.9%★★★★☆
202495.1170 of 510796.7%★★★★★
202397.1101 of 508798.0%★★★★★
202296.4145 of 508497.1%★★★★★
201997.766 of 496398.7%★★★★★
201898.829 of 483099.4%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202694.1188 of 542396.5%★★★★★
202578.3850 of 546084.4%★★★★☆
202487.8525 of 551790.5%★★★★★
202393.4252 of 536395.3%★★★★★
202294.5198 of 526496.2%★★★★★
201996.0105 of 517398.0%★★★★★
201897.943 of 508499.2%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202696.5141 of 560397.5%★★★★★
202595.0265 of 562895.3%★★★★★
202497.967 of 564398.8%★★★★★
202398.445 of 563899.2%★★★★★
202297.6102 of 566398.2%★★★★★
201995.8187 of 551096.6%★★★★★
201897.867 of 543198.8%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202590.015 of 71897.9%★★★★★
202489.817 of 67097.5%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202688.2143 of 253694.4%★★★★★
202584.5253 of 259890.3%★★★★★
202487.2173 of 265193.5%★★★★★
202390.399 of 266196.3%★★★★★
202288.9147 of 272694.6%★★★★★
201984.7282 of 283490.0%★★★★★
201890.394 of 273796.6%★★★★★
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 (2026)98th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school
Male (2026)97th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile~ school
Female (2026)96th percentile~ school
Asian (2026)95th percentile~ school
White (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy82%+32 vs state
Mathematics81%+42 vs state
Science79%+43 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Open Quote My children have attended Fugman from K-4 and K-3 until we recently had to move for my husband's job out of the area. I can tell you it is truly an excellent school with a superior academic curriculum. I am sorry I had to pull my children out of the school as they are not receiving the same education they received from the school nor the teachers. Fugman expects a lot from their students, but it prepares them for middle school, which is what you want from your elementary. I can not say enough great things about the school and Clovis Unified. Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about James S. Fugman Elementary

Yes! James S. Fugman Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 131st of 5817 California elementary schools.

Students who attend James S. Fugman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Granite Ridge Intermediate
High : Clovis North High

Students at James S. Fugman Elementary are 35% Asian, 31% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 893 students attended James S. Fugman Elementary.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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