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Kirk Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kirk Elementary serves 395 students in grades K–6 in Fresno, within Fresno Unified. Its most important challenge is low achievement in English language arts (ELA) and math: in 2025–26, it had the lowest scores in both subjects among seven nearby same-district K–6 schools.

Science is a relative bright spot, while ELA is the weakest result. Kirk’s 2025–26 proficiency was 19% in ELA, 14% in math, and 21% in science, compared with 40%, 29%, and 24% in Fresno Unified, and 49%, 38%, and 36% statewide. Against the seven nearby same-district schools, Kirk was about 20 points below their average in ELA and 22 points below in math, but only about 1 point below their science average; it ranked fourth of seven in science. Grade 5 ELA was a relative strength at 32%, slightly ahead of two nearby peers, though math remained weak across grades 3–6.

Results have moved in different directions over time: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, science rose 10 points to 21%, ELA rose 2 points to 19%, and math fell 2 points to 14%. SchoolDigger ranks Kirk in the 6th statewide percentile, 5,449 of 5,804, with 0 stars; its percentile rose from 5 to 13 before falling to 6. Chronic absenteeism fell from 61% in 2021–22 to 25% in 2025–26, still above the state’s 18%. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 16.8, the lowest among the seven same-district schools, while 97% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s 2023–24 measure of how well Kirk serves English Language Learner Students was at the 54th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 12th percentile that year.

395

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,706

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2000 East Belgravia Ave.
Fresno, CA 93706-4416

(559) 457-2970

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Kirk Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.3%

African American:

12.4%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 31 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg33%

California avg42%

5,449^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

69^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	12.1	5449 of 5804	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	5078 of 5857	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	5166 of 5869	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	5384 of 5859	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	5610 of 5883	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	5400 of 5789	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	5303 of 5662	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	5345 of 5692	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	5168 of 5614	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	5404 of 5611	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.5	5496 of 5530	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.7	4971 of 5390	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.2	5205 of 5377	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.4	5131 of 5314	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.2	5126 of 5193	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.9	5008 of 5113	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.3	4111 of 5113	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.6	3759 of 4818	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.5	4207 of 4822	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.4	4696 of 4809	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.2	1465 of 3162	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.3	2648 of 3245	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	2471 of 3311	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	2228 of 3275	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	2113 of 3246	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	4857 of 5569	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	4971 of 5597	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4866 of 5612	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4895 of 5609	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	5366 of 5635	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	5255 of 5492	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	5111 of 5413	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	4559 of 5085	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	3965 of 5107	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4041 of 5107	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	4383 of 5087	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	4644 of 5084	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	4292 of 4963	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	4255 of 4830	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	4886 of 5412	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	4489 of 5460	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	4612 of 5517	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4761 of 5363	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	4923 of 5264	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4631 of 5173	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	4613 of 5084	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	5409 of 5590	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	4599 of 5628	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	4975 of 5643	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	5335 of 5638	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	5436 of 5663	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	4890 of 5510	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	5049 of 5431	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+42 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science21%-15 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-31 vs state

Mathematics14%-25 vs state

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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 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
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
King Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 East Florence Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2970	566	25	22.4	97.9%	6 (1.1%)	126 (22.3%)	360 (63.6%)	56 (9.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.1%)	17	5051^st of 5804 public elementary schools	13.0%		12.6	5453^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.9%	402																					8.5		8.5	20.7	21.7	31.3	28.2			25.2	15.6	16.9	21.7	28.2			20.2							$27,946	$25,436	$2,510
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	1100 Mono St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3010	526	28	18.8	97.3%	15 (2.9%)	62 (11.8%)	413 (78.5%)	20 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.1%)	44.1	2977^th of 5804 public elementary schools	48.7%		34.9	3587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.8%	610																					19.4		19.4	45.2	43.1	36.5	34.8			39.4	52.5	39.4	30.2	43.2			41.4							$29,245	$26,664	$2,581
West Fresno Elementary	Public	K-5	2910 South Ivy St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-5615	594	30	19.8	94.9%	18 (3.0%)	37 (6.2%)	465 (78.3%)	65 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	19.5	4849^th of 5804 public elementary schools	16.5%		17.4	5063^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.6%	214																					15.6		15.6	34.7	17.7	24.0				25.7	40.0	11.8	13.5				22.1							$30,603	$27,952	$2,651
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-6	1025 South Trinity St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2630	568	28	20.4	97.0%	12 (2.1%)	75 (13.2%)	433 (76.2%)	34 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	14.7	5231^st of 5804 public elementary schools	9.9%		13.9	5355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.6%	124																					18.8		18.8	11.5	16.7	30.0	29.6			21.9	16.4	8.7	21.4	18.1			15.6							$30,828	$28,204	$2,624
Kepler Neighborhood	Public, Charter	K-8	1462 Broadway St.	Fresno	93721	Fresno County	Kepler Neighborhood District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-0849	301	21	14.0	70.4%	45 (15.0%)	35 (11.6%)	188 (62.5%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	48.1	2710^th of 5804 public elementary schools	53.3%		38.1	3340^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%	630																					29.6	32.1	30.9	52.8	41.7	65.4	27.6	37.8	33.3	42.9	57.1	38.9	30.8	14.3	40.5	21.4	35.3	92.1						$38,345	$37,140	$1,205
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
Edison-Bethune Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1616 South Fruit Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2530	368	21	17.5	94.6%	1 (0.3%)	91 (24.7%)	256 (69.6%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)																																						90.6		93.8	96.9		95.3
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kirk Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Kirk Elementary?

Students at Kirk Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 12% African American, 3% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Kirk Elementary a good school?

Kirk Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.1% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Kirk Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kirk Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Kirk Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Kirk Elementary.

What district is Kirk Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

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