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Calwa Elementary

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Calwa Elementary ranks 2714 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2714^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of California elementary schools

Summary

Calwa Elementary is a Fresno Unified school in Fresno, California, serving 568 students in kindergarten through grade six. Its results show a mix of strengths and gaps, but the clearest headline is strong recent progress: English language arts, math and science proficiency all increased, and SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rose to 53 in 2025–2026 after staying between 14 and 20 for the previous three years.

Math is the school’s strongest subject in comparisons with the state, district and nearby schools. In 2025–2026, 40% of students were proficient in math, compared with 38% statewide, 29% in Fresno Unified and a 32% nearby-school average. ELA proficiency was 45%—above the district’s 40% and the nearby average of 38%, but 4 points below the state’s 49%. Science was a weaker point against the state: 24% were proficient, 12 points below the state’s 36%; that result was about level with the district and above the nearby average of 20%. Among the 11 schools compared, the school ranked fourth in ELA, third in math and fourth in science.

Improvement has been broad: from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, proficiency rose by 21 points in ELA, 17 in math and 16 in science, while chronic absenteeism fell from 51% to 23%. Attendance has improved, though the latest rate remained 5 points above the state’s. SchoolDigger gave the school 3 stars and a 53rd-percentile statewide ranking for 2025–2026. Its student-teacher ratio was 19.2 in 2024–2025, and 96% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s ranking for students with low socioeconomic status rose from the 28th to the 70th percentile between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, a notable improvement in the school’s standing for serving that group; its ranking for Hispanic students also climbed, from the 23rd to the 66th percentile.

568

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,793

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

4303 East Jensen Ave.
Fresno, CA 93725-2105

(559) 457-2610

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Calwa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sequoia Middle
High:	Roosevelt High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.3%

Asian:

8.1%

African American:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 45 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fresno Unified

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg32%

California avg42%

2,714^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 49 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 71Elementary Schools in the Fresno Unified

639^th of 968Fresno 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
2026	48.0	2714 of 5804	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	21.6	4705 of 5857	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4735 of 5869	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	5015 of 5859	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	5419 of 5883	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4853 of 5789	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	4878 of 5662	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	4829 of 5692	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.8	5387 of 5614	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	5173 of 5611	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.5	4696 of 5530	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.2	4881 of 5390	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.7	5092 of 5377	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.8	5063 of 5314	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.7	5014 of 5193	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.0	4924 of 5113	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.1	4959 of 5113	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.0	4708 of 4818	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.0	4602 of 4822	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.3	4782 of 4809	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	8.0	1093 of 1205	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	1154 of 1190	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	1072 of 1149	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.3	2153 of 2227	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	2566 of 2585	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.2	1287 of 3162	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	1986 of 3245	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	2256 of 3311	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	2036 of 3275	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	2421 of 3246	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	2238 of 5569	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	21.6	4561 of 5597	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	4409 of 5612	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4796 of 5609	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	5055 of 5635	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	4430 of 5492	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	4696 of 5413	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	1746 of 5085	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	27.2	3956 of 5107	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	3853 of 5107	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4377 of 5087	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	4781 of 5084	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4091 of 4963	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4149 of 4830	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	1608 of 5412	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	30.6	3942 of 5460	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	4173 of 5517	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4313 of 5363	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4640 of 5264	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	3909 of 5173	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	4106 of 5084	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	3086 of 5590	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.1	4457 of 5628	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4684 of 5643	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	4854 of 5638	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	5280 of 5663	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4802 of 5510	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	4625 of 5431	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	19.8	2408 of 2635	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	2037 of 2420	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile+40 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2024)9th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2024)9th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Listening24%~ state avg

Science24%-12 vs state

Writing16%~ state avg

Overall12%~ state avg

Reading8%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)					CSA Spanish Listening (2026)					CSA Spanish Writing (2026)					CSA Spanish Reading (2026)					CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	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 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 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 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
Calwa Elementary	Public	K-6	4303 East Jensen Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2610	568	30	19.2	95.8%	5 (0.9%)	18 (3.2%)	490 (86.3%)	46 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	48	2714^th of 5804 public elementary schools	53.2%		21.6	4705^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.7%	1991	12.9	24.2	8.3	0.0	11.9	32.3	33.3	29.2	0.0	23.7	19.4	36.4	4.2	0.0	16.1	9.7	21.2	0.0	0.0	8.5	23.6	23.6	42.4	36.4	46.5	55.3	45.2	47.8	35.9	29.2	46.8	39.8	90.3	95.8		93.1	95.8	95.8	$29,793	$27,464	$2,329
Aynesworth Elementary	Public	K-6	4765 East Burns Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6410	523	24	22.0	93.7%	9 (1.7%)	8 (1.5%)	416 (79.5%)	77 (14.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	14.7	5240^th of 5804 public elementary schools	9.7%		12.9	5430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.3%	190																					13.7	13.7	13.7	24.6	28.8	28.8	23.7	20.0	14.8	17.8	15.3	17.2							$29,278	$27,054	$2,224
Ezekiel Balderas Elementary	Public	K-6	4625 East Florence Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6420	615	33	18.9	89.9%	12 (2.0%)	17 (2.8%)	335 (54.5%)	232 (37.7%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.8%)	44.6	2935^th of 5804 public elementary schools	49.4%		37.8	3360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.6%	425																					12.4	12.4	51.2	48.7	31.5	48.0	44.4	45.4	50.0	27.0	34.7	38.9							$29,314	$27,072	$2,242
Vang Pao Elementary	Public	K-6	4100 East Heaton Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3380	802	36	22.1	90.8%	6 (0.7%)	27 (3.4%)	502 (62.6%)	243 (30.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.4%)	49.4	2637^th of 5804 public elementary schools	54.6%		46	2832^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.6%	195																					29.6	29.6	33.0	43.8	52.0	45.5	43.2	49.1	50.0	36.7	32.0	42.3	95.7	97.4	98.3	97.4	96.6	97.4	$24,602	$22,538	$2,064
Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary	Public	K-6	5090 East Church Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7130	630	33	19.3	83.8%	16 (2.5%)	24 (3.8%)	415 (65.9%)	145 (23.0%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.2%)	49.7	2627^th of 5804 public elementary schools	54.7%		32	3800^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.1%	1173																					28.0	28.0	50.0	35.1	45.3	58.9	47.8	44.0	29.5	34.7	42.2	37.7							$26,354	$24,264	$2,090
Winchell Elementary	Public	K-6	3722 East Lowe St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3440	663	34	19.5	95.8%	11 (1.7%)	6 (0.9%)	618 (93.2%)	16 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	33.5	3698^th of 5804 public elementary schools	36.3%		23.9	4511^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.0%	813	36.2	21.9	13.3		25.7	63.8	25.0	40.0		45.9	44.7	25.0	6.7		28.4	23.4	12.5	6.7		15.6	12.8	12.8	40.0	34.1	34.9	36.2	36.4	45.3	29.1	25.6	33.3	33.6	93.9			97.0	96.0		$29,942	$27,770	$2,172
Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	4730 East Lowe Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6480	555	35	16.0	95.1%	11 (2.0%)	24 (4.3%)	480 (86.5%)	27 (4.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	17.7	4990^th of 5804 public elementary schools	14.0%		22.2	4659^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%	331	8.6	25.0	9.4	5.9	11.6	42.9	28.6	31.3	8.8	27.9	11.4	35.7	3.1	11.8	14.7	5.7	21.4	3.1	0.0	7.0	13.9	13.9	29.6	20.0	18.1	19.7	21.8	42.3	18.5	16.7	14.3	22.8							$34,170	$30,926	$3,244
Kirk Elementary	Public	K-6	2000 East Belgravia Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2970	395	24	16.8	96.7%	11 (2.8%)	49 (12.4%)	317 (80.3%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	12.1	5449^th of 5804 public elementary schools	6.1%		17.2	5078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.3%	371																					21.1	21.1	9.8	17.7	31.6	17.3	18.7	14.6	17.7	13.2	9.6	13.7							$41,706	$36,670	$5,036
Edith B. Storey Elementary	Public	K-6	5250 East Church Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6530	554	31	17.8	79.2%	27 (4.9%)	30 (5.4%)	262 (47.3%)	207 (37.4%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.6%)	76.9	1270^th of 5804 public elementary schools	78.1%		68.7	1661^st of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%	391																					43.7	43.7	60.3	58.3	64.8	66.2	62.6	58.7	41.7	60.6	57.8	55.1	97.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	$31,755	$28,570	$3,185
Malaga Elementary	Public	K-5	3910 South Ward Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6140	192	10	19.2	89.1%	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (89.6%)	6 (3.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.8	3515^th of 5804 public elementary schools	39.4%		30.3	3935^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.8%	420																					14.3	14.3	25.0	48.3	34.5		35.6	41.9	62.1	6.9		37.1	91.4			94.3			$35,384	$33,190	$2,194

Frequently Asked Questions about Calwa Elementary

Is Calwa Elementary a good school?

Calwa Elementary ranks 2714^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Calwa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Calwa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sequoia Middle
High : Roosevelt High

How many students attend Calwa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Calwa Elementary.

What district is Calwa Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

What is the racial makeup of Calwa Elementary?

Students at Calwa Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% African American.

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