Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

Lane Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4659^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lane Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 555 students in the Fresno Unified School District, currently facing significant academic challenges with proficiency rates well below state and district averages.

The school's academic performance has been inconsistent, with its statewide ranking dropping notably this year to the 20th percentile, and there are wide variations in how different grades perform. For example, while the school spends over $21,000 per student—more than most nearby schools like Vang Pao Elementary—its academic results do not match this level of investment. A notable strength is in Spanish language development, where students perform above state averages in listening and writing. The school has also made good progress in reducing chronic student absences since the pandemic.

When compared to other local schools with similar student populations, Lane's outcomes are middling. There is a significant performance gap between female and male students that the school will need to address. While schools like Ezekiel Balderas Elementary and Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary show similar demographics, their academic results and attendance rates are often stronger, suggesting Lane has room to improve how it uses its resources to support student learning.

555

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,115

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4730 East Lowe Ave.
Fresno, CA 93702-3918

(559) 253-6480

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sequoia Middle
High:	Roosevelt High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.5%

Asian:

4.9%

African American:

4.3%

See top rated California elementary schools

Compare Lane Elementary to nearby elementary schools!

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg29%

California avg41%

4,659^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	4659 of 5857	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	3750 of 5869	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.2	5009 of 5859	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	4923 of 5883	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	4529 of 5789	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	4350 of 5662	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	4477 of 5692	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.4	4919 of 5614	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.0	4529 of 5611	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.2	5098 of 5530	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.7	4536 of 5390	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.7	4916 of 5377	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.3	4690 of 5314	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.0	4502 of 5193	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.2	4520 of 5113	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.9	4874 of 5113	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.7	4644 of 4818	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.6	4747 of 4822	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.4	4695 of 4809	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.6	1044 of 3162	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.8	2251 of 3245	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	2408 of 3311	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	2506 of 3275	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	2302 of 3246	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	4029 of 5597	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.9	2672 of 5612	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.4	4569 of 5609	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	4493 of 5635	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	4176 of 5492	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3926 of 5413	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	3727 of 5107	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.7	2700 of 5107	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4114 of 5087	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	3874 of 5084	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3650 of 4963	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	3309 of 4830	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	4000 of 5460	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.7	2842 of 5517	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	4503 of 5363	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	4009 of 5264	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	3703 of 5173	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3493 of 5084	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	4862 of 5628	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4688 of 5643	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	5080 of 5638	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4711 of 5663	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	4480 of 5510	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	4567 of 5431	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)67th percentile+31 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening31%+6 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Writing21%+4 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Overall12%~ state avg

Reading10%~ state avg

3.0

1 rating · 1 written review

5★0

4★0

3★1

2★0

1★0

Rate Lane Elementary

Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.

Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.

Tap a star to rate

What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, March 2, 2012

Great faculty. Friendly and energetic. Teachers at Lane are some of the best my kids have had. Their computer lab is the best. My kids really like the after school program and a computer program they call GEE GEE. Close Quote

Schools Near Lane Elementary

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Immunizations Finance All

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 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
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%)	22.2	4659^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		32.3	3750^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.1%	909	14.8	20.0	6.3	4.8	12.2	51.9	25.7	28.1	19.1	31.3	22.2	37.1	9.4	9.5	20.9	7.4	20.0	3.1	4.8	9.6	14.7	14.7	32.8	14.7	26.7	26.4	24.9	37.3	26.7	17.3	25.0	26.3							$21,115	$2,905	$18,210
Mario G. Olmos Elementary	Public	K-6	550 South Garden Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6620	536	25	21.6	96.5%	10 (1.9%)	21 (3.9%)	439 (81.9%)	54 (10.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	18.8	4941^st of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%		25.5	4322^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	26.4%	619																					7.7	7.7	32.5	27.0	20.8	31.3	27.7	36.4	17.8	5.2	17.9	19.3							$19,441	$2,187	$17,254
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%)	37.8	3360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.6%		26.5	4246^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.7%	886																					25.7	25.7	38.6	39.8	41.7	35.6	38.8	31.0	38.6	29.6	29.9	32.4							$19,297	$2,034	$17,263
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
Burroughs Elementary	Public	K-6	166 North Sierra Vista Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6430	674	35	19.0	92.6%	8 (1.2%)	10 (1.5%)	620 (92.0%)	28 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	42.3	3051^st of 5857 public elementary schools	47.9%		38.2	3289^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.0%	238	22.5	20.5	6.7	0.0	13.7	52.5	35.9	43.3	10.0	36.7	17.5	28.2	3.3	6.7	15.1	15.0	18.0	6.7	0.0	10.8	30.2	30.2	28.7	49.4	46.3	37.2	39.4	34.6	42.9	33.3	34.9	36.1	92.9	96.0		98.4	95.2	97.6	$18,615	$2,053	$16,562
David L. Greenberg Elementary	Public	K-6	5081 East Ln. Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6550	490	29	16.9	95.3%	9 (1.8%)	53 (10.8%)	314 (64.1%)	95 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.5%)	37.6	3372^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.4%		42.8	3011^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.7%	361																					26.1	26.1	32.7	25.9	45.5	35.8	35.4	35.7	35.0	34.8	33.8	34.8	94.6			97.3	97.3		$26,328	$4,210	$22,118
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
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%)	12.9	5430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.3%		10.9	5631^st of 5869 public elementary schools	4.1%	201																					7.7	7.7	20.6	16.5	19.6	19.3	18.8	27.0	17.5	15.4	12.8	17.8							$19,298	$2,456	$16,842
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	3750 East Platt Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2950	319	16	19.9	90.6%	19 (6.0%)	7 (2.2%)	279 (87.5%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	25.7	4334^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.0%		21.5	4723^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.5%	389	9.5	10.5	4.4	0.0	5.9	28.6	5.3	34.8	18.2	22.4	14.3	15.8	8.7	22.7	15.3	9.5	10.5	4.4	0.0	5.9	10.6	10.6	22.9	25.5	31.9	42.6	30.7	37.5	21.3	17.0	31.3	26.8							$20,518	$2,747	$17,771
Ayer Elementary	Public	K-6	5272 East Lowe Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6400	590	31	19.1	90.3%	29 (4.9%)	90 (15.3%)	350 (59.3%)	93 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.7%)	23	4596^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%		29.7	3950^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.7%	646																					24.4	24.4	20.8	31.9	42.4	16.9	28.3	24.3	27.8	20.9	10.4	20.7							$19,914	$3,117	$16,797

Frequently Asked Questions about Lane Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sequoia Middle
High : Roosevelt High

What is the racial makeup of Lane Elementary?

Students at Lane Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Lane Elementary a good school?

Lane Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.5% of California elementary schools.

What district is Lane Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

How many students attend Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended Lane Elementary.

Rate Lane Elementary!

Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...

Compare to nearby schools

CACalifornia Elementary School Rankings

CACalifornia District Rankings

Schools in Fresno, CA

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Lane Elementary!

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.