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Kirk Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5078^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kirk Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 395 students in the Fresno Unified district, consistently ranking in the bottom tier of California elementary schools despite receiving high per-student funding.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science far below state averages; notably, only 3.85% of students were proficient in science in the 2024-2025 school year. However, there are positive signs of progress, including a dramatic improvement in reducing chronic student absenteeism and a relatively stronger performance in supporting English Language Learner students, where it ranks in the middle of all state schools for that subgroup.

When compared to nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Jefferson Elementary and Vang Pao Elementary, Kirk's academic outcomes are lower, suggesting that school-specific programs and practices are key factors. Its closest neighbor, King Elementary, shows similar performance, while Lincoln Elementary performs better, indicating that improvement is possible within the community.

395

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,508

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 1st percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Science scores 29 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg30%

California avg41%

5,078^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

57^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	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
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
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
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
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

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science4%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (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	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%)	17.2	5078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.3%		16.5	5166^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.0%	88																					3.9		3.9	28.0	14.6	32.7	30.4			26.9	17.7	14.6	17.3	22.9			18.2							$25,508	$4,028	$21,480
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%)	12.6	5453^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.9%		17.2	5094^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.2%	359																					7.0		7.0	18.2	15.9	19.7	25.3			19.7	18.2	19.3	9.9	18.9			16.7							$17,462	$2,361	$15,101
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%)	34.9	3587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.8%		31	3855^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	268																					12.8		12.8	30.0	30.8	34.6	24.3			30.0	34.7	46.2	33.3	45.5			39.7							$19,973	$2,329	$17,644
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%)	17.4	5063^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.6%		18.8	4953^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.6%	110																					15.0		15.0	24.4	20.0	22.9				22.4	33.7	20.8	13.9				22.3							$22,070	$6,139	$15,931
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%)	13.9	5355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.6%		15.1	5300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.7%	55																					5.1		5.1	13.5	24.2	22.8	27.6			21.6	16.9	22.4	10.1	21.1			17.4							$18,958	$1,989	$16,969
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%)	38.1	3340^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		38.6	3263^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.4%	77																					18.5	25.6	22.7	26.5	60.9	40.7	50.0	33.3	46.0	42.2	35.3	45.8	22.2	17.2	37.5	27.0	30.3	92.1						$23,149	$1,885	$21,264
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%)	23.9	4511^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.0%		28.9	4029^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.4%	482	26.5	22.9			24.6	52.9	28.6			40.6	38.2	51.4			44.9	23.5	17.1			20.3	4.1		4.1	28.7	23.1	30.1	37.0			29.9	38.2	22.1	21.6	22.8			26.2	93.9			97.0	96.0		$18,974	$2,048	$16,926
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%)	30	3955^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.5%		26.3	4266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.3%	311																					10.5		10.5	45.5	25.0	36.8	23.5			32.2	48.9	23.2	26.3	29.4			31.1	90.6		93.8	96.9		95.3	$21,398	$3,458	$17,940
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%)	46	2832^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.6%		47.7	2691^st of 5869 public elementary schools	54.1%	141																					20.6		20.6	39.8	45.2	46.0	41.0			43.0	45.7	42.5	34.3	35.0			39.5	95.7	97.4	98.3	97.4	96.6	97.4	$16,963	$2,003	$14,960
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%)	21.6	4705^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.7%		21.4	4735^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.3%	30	20.6	19.2	3.2	0.0	11.2	44.1	19.2	16.1	8.0	23.3	14.7	23.1	0.0	4.0	10.3	17.7	15.4	3.2	0.0	9.5	12.4		12.4	18.8	24.3	19.5	35.4			24.6	34.6	20.0	24.7	24.1			26.0	90.3	95.8		93.1	95.8	95.8	$18,098	$2,045	$16,053

Frequently Asked Questions about Kirk Elementary

What district is Kirk Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

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

Is Kirk Elementary a good school?

Kirk Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.3% of California elementary schools.

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.

How many students attend Kirk Elementary?

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

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