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Addams Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Addams Elementary is a large public elementary school serving 748 students in grades K-6 within the Fresno Unified School District, operating in a high-poverty area where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below state and district averages, placing it in the bottom tier of California elementary schools. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over a third of students missing too much school, a rate higher than both the Fresno Unified and state averages. While the school struggles overall, it has shown notable improvement and relative strength in supporting its English Language Learner students.

Comparisons to nearby schools reveal stark differences; for instance, Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary achieves much higher academic results with similar resources, while Phoenix Elementary Academy Community Day shows that extremely high spending does not guarantee success. Other schools like Roeding Elementary and Homan Elementary also outperform Addams, indicating that while the district faces systemic challenges, some schools are finding more effective ways to support student learning.

748

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,715

Per pupil spending ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2117 West McKinley Ave.
Fresno, CA 93728-1125

(559) 457-2510

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Addams Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rutherford B. Gaston Senior Middle
High:	Edison High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.2%

African American:

6.8%

White:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg30%

California avg41%

5,184^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

61^st of 69Elementary Schools in the Fresno Unified

1061^st of 1,543Fresno 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	16.0	5184 of 5857	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	5241 of 5869	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	5469 of 5859	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	5695 of 5883	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	5396 of 5789	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	5088 of 5662	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	5223 of 5692	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	5311 of 5614	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.6	5307 of 5611	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.5	5182 of 5530	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.7	5170 of 5390	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.5	4973 of 5377	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.3	4692 of 5314	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.9	4440 of 5193	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.6	4620 of 5113	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	42.4	2763 of 5113	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.4	3493 of 4818	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.5	4630 of 4822	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.2	4658 of 4809	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	1.0	1168 of 1190	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.3	1903 of 2227	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	2023 of 2585	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.5	1323 of 3162	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	2214 of 3245	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	3023 of 3311	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	2657 of 3275	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	2455 of 3246	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	4928 of 5597	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	5119 of 5612	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	5373 of 5609	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	5532 of 5635	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	5205 of 5492	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	5074 of 5413	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	4048 of 5107	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	4344 of 5107	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	4534 of 5087	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	4815 of 5084	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	4508 of 4963	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4108 of 4830	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	4614 of 5460	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	4717 of 5517	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4834 of 5363	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	5043 of 5264	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4639 of 5173	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4321 of 5084	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	4981 of 5628	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4951 of 5643	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	5115 of 5638	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	5430 of 5663	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	5037 of 5510	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4640 of 5431	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	2622 of 2847	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	2152 of 2635	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	2175 of 2420	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+47 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2023)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

Science8%-25 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/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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Addams Elementary	Public	K-6	2117 West McKinley Ave.	Fresno	93728	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2510	748	34	21.7	96.0%	46 (6.1%)	51 (6.8%)	555 (74.2%)	45 (6.0%)	16 (2.1%)	8 (1.1%)	26 (3.5%)	16	5184^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.5%		15.7	5241^st of 5869 public elementary schools	10.7%	57																					7.6		7.6	23.6	24.5	24.4	28.4			25.1	25.7	14.3	16.0	18.7			18.7							$18,715	$2,505	$16,210
Homan Elementary	Public	K-6	1602 West Harvard St.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2940	475	24	20.0	94.3%	26 (5.5%)	40 (8.4%)	337 (70.9%)	52 (10.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	35.8	3513^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.0%		28.3	4085^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.4%	572																					20.0		20.0	26.9	37.3	37.5	41.7			35.7	25.4	38.5	31.3	42.9			34.0	95.7	96.7		95.7	96.7	95.7	$18,828	$2,283	$16,545
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1005 West Weldon	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2910	443	26	17.2	91.6%	28 (6.3%)	24 (5.4%)	352 (79.5%)	20 (4.5%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.7%)	16.1	5178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.6%		17.5	5073^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.6%	105																					13.6		13.6	29.2	17.0	26.3	16.7			22.3	30.6	22.2	13.6	10.4			19.1							$21,649	$2,903	$18,746
Golden Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1626 West Princeton Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Golden Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 293-3157	405	15	27.0	82.5%	19 (4.7%)	206 (50.9%)	145 (35.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.4%)	10.5	5601^st of 5857 public elementary schools	4.4%		14.5	5358^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.7%	243																					9.3		9.3	29.4	14.3	23.8	9.8			19.2	19.2	6.1	9.3	3.9			9.7							$20,886	$2,792	$18,094
Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary	Public	K-6	2280 North Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 512-6912	622	24	25.9	89.9%	24 (3.9%)	49 (7.9%)	433 (69.6%)	99 (15.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	28.3	4113^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%		26.4	4259^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.4%	146																					18.8		18.8	34.9	34.9	35.7	31.3			34.1	31.0	36.6	23.3	16.2			26.2	96.5				96.5
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-8	102 East Clinton	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7370	811	45	18.2	85.8%	67 (8.3%)	37 (4.6%)	633 (78.1%)	28 (3.5%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (3.9%)	30.4	3925^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.0%		35.6	3474^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.8%	451																					11.1	13.6	12.7	37.3	33.3	28.2	49.3	32.1	26.6	33.3	42.4	26.4	16.9	24.0	11.5	10.1	18.8							$21,650	$3,313	$18,337
Phoenix Elementary Academy Community Day	Public	1-6	3335 North Arthur Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7500	28	8	3.5	100.0%	4 (14.3%)	5 (17.9%)	18 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.3	5801^st of 5857 public elementary schools	1.0%					(n/a)																									14.3	0.0				4.8		16.7	0.0	0.0			5.0							$127,673	$11,820	$115,853
Roeding Elementary	Public	K-6	1225 West Dakota Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7250	704	33	21.1	88.8%	33 (4.7%)	52 (7.4%)	571 (81.1%)	14 (2.0%)	13 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.6%)	28.6	4085^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.3%		27.2	4186^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.7%	101	18.5	23.1	9.1	0.0	13.1	55.6	19.2	45.5	4.2	31.3	37.0	42.3	13.6	0.0	24.2	14.8	23.1	4.6	0.0	11.1	13.4		13.4	32.3	34.3	36.6	30.1			33.4	36.0	31.4	28.1	17.8			29.1	96.4	97.3	97.3	96.4	97.3	97.3	$18,747	$2,041	$16,706
Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3135 North Harrison Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7060	312	14	22.2	44.9%	77 (24.7%)	14 (4.5%)	173 (55.4%)	20 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.3%)	80.1	1150^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.4%		72.7	1464^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.1%	314																					46.4		46.4	70.8	60.0	75.0				67.6	64.6	58.2	35.7				56.8							$12,901	$360	$12,541
Pathway Elementary Community Day	Public	K-6	21 South Teilman	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 487-1201	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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Is Addams Elementary a good school?

Addams Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.5% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Addams Elementary?

Students at Addams Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% White, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Addams Elementary attend?

Students who attend Addams Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rutherford B. Gaston Senior Middle
High : Edison High

What district is Addams Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

How many students attend Addams Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 748 students attended Addams Elementary.

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