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Heaton Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5644^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Heaton Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 515 students in the Fresno Unified School District, but it faces significant and persistent academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 4% of all California elementary schools.

The school's performance is notably lower than nearby schools across key areas. Academically, fewer than 20% of students are proficient in English and only about 11% in math, which is the lowest among local schools like Fremont Elementary and Lowell Elementary. A major differentiator is chronic absenteeism, with 44% of students missing significant school time—a rate much higher than the district and state averages. Interestingly, Heaton spends more per student ($23,062) than most comparable schools, including the high-performing Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary, which spends far less but achieves dramatically better results.

This long-term pattern suggests deep-rooted challenges. While all schools in the Fresno Unified district face difficulties, the stark contrast with nearby schools indicates that improvement is possible within the same community. Key areas for potential change include addressing the severe attendance issues and understanding why higher spending has not led to better student outcomes.

515

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,062

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1533 North San Pablo Ave.
Fresno, CA 93728-2040

(559) 457-2920

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Heaton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fort Miller Middle
High:	Fresno High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.3%

African American:

10.7%

Asian:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg30%

California avg41%

5,644^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

68^th 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	9.8	5644 of 5857	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	5757 of 5869	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	5757 of 5859	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	5662 of 5883	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	5641 of 5789	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	5425 of 5662	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	5504 of 5692	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.8	5530 of 5614	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.8	5564 of 5611	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.4	5323 of 5530	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.0	5317 of 5390	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.0	5004 of 5377	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.6	5125 of 5314	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	5037 of 5193	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.0	4766 of 5113	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.9	4775 of 5113	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.7	4309 of 4818	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.1	4736 of 4822	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.8	4631 of 4809	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.6	578 of 593	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	483 of 661	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	26.3	2790 of 3245	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	3180 of 3275	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	3037 of 3246	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	5361 of 5597	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	5553 of 5612	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	5418 of 5609	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	5363 of 5635	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	5389 of 5492	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	5259 of 5413	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	4877 of 5107	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	4945 of 5107	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	5011 of 5087	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	4827 of 5084	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	4818 of 4963	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	4524 of 4830	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	5199 of 5460	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	5378 of 5517	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	5276 of 5363	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	5051 of 5264	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	5007 of 5173	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	4792 of 5084	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	5437 of 5628	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	5470 of 5643	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	5607 of 5638	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	5511 of 5663	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	5320 of 5510	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	5054 of 5431	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)14th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2024)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-30 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

Science6%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Heaton Elementary

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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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Heaton Elementary	Public	K-6	1533 North San Pablo Ave.	Fresno	93728	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2920	515	27	19.3	95.0%	23 (4.5%)	55 (10.7%)	393 (76.3%)	27 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	9.8	5644^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.6%		8.3	5757^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.9%	113	6.0		6.0	17.8	20.8	14.7	20.8			18.5	11.0	18.2	8.8	5.7			11.4	91.6	91.6	95.8	91.6	95.8	$23,062	$4,180	$18,882
Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-6	1542 East Webster St.	Fresno	93728	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2520	368	24	15.1	97.3%	11 (3.0%)	29 (7.9%)	296 (80.4%)	20 (5.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	28	4138^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.3%		37.9	3310^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.6%	828	7.0		7.0	33.3	39.1	30.2	32.3			33.7	25.0	39.1	18.2	27.4			27.5	97.2	97.2		97.2		$27,732	$3,537	$24,195
Muir Elementary	Public	K-6	410 East Dennett Ave.	Fresno	93728	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3150	469	26	18.2	94.5%	27 (5.8%)	56 (11.9%)	334 (71.2%)	20 (4.3%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.9%)	25.4	4364^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.5%		18.6	4976^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.2%	612	7.3		7.3	33.3	50.9	12.0	34.8			33.0	28.1	35.9	4.0	17.0			22.0	95.0	96.3	95.0	95.0	95.0	$21,788	$3,028	$18,760
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
Webster Elementary	Public	K-6	2600 East Tyler	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3430	295	18	16.8	94.6%	7 (2.4%)	16 (5.4%)	238 (80.7%)	26 (8.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	20.9	4744^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.0%		27.6	4150^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.3%	594	4.7		4.7	22.9	20.5	42.5	26.5			28.1	22.9	29.6	24.4	14.7			23.4						$22,535	$2,772	$19,763
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-6	171 North Poplar Ave.	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3020	325	20	16.2	96.6%	6 (1.8%)	24 (7.4%)	275 (84.6%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	27.1	4214^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.1%		29	4014^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.6%	200	13.2		13.2	33.3	35.1	32.1	28.2			32.2	35.7	21.1	24.5	30.8			27.9						$22,311	$2,608	$19,703
Akira Yokomi Elementary	Public	K-6	2323 East McKenzie	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-6140	700	34	20.4	85.7%	36 (5.1%)	45 (6.4%)	532 (76.0%)	36 (5.1%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.6%)	53	2430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.5%		47.4	2713^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.8%	283	26.4		26.4	53.4	62.5	38.5	34.3			46.8	54.9	64.6	25.7	33.3			44.0						$16,532	$1,983	$14,549
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
Mayfair Elementary	Public	K-6	3305 East Home Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3140	576	26	21.8	95.5%	15 (2.6%)	17 (3.0%)	435 (75.5%)	95 (16.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	39.4	3264^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.3%		35.2	3502^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.3%	238	19.5		19.5	39.1	39.2	45.0	39.0			40.8	40.3	36.6	37.8	19.4			34.1	96.7	96.7		96.7		$19,103	$2,213	$16,890
Birney Elementary	Public	K-6	3034 East Cornell Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7000	731	34	21.3	94.7%	38 (5.2%)	44 (6.0%)	549 (75.1%)	68 (9.3%)	8 (1.1%)	6 (0.8%)	18 (2.5%)	40.7	3175^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.8%		32.6	3731^st of 5869 public elementary schools	36.4%	556	17.8		17.8	43.9	36.4	39.8	42.7			40.8	55.4	22.8	30.0	33.9			35.0	98.2	98.2		98.2		$19,022	$2,141	$16,881

Frequently Asked Questions about Heaton Elementary

What district is Heaton Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

What schools do graduates of Heaton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Heaton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fort Miller Middle
High : Fresno High

How many students attend Heaton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Heaton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Heaton Elementary?

Students at Heaton Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Heaton Elementary a good school?

Heaton Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.6% of California elementary schools.

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