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Starr Elementary

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Starr Elementary ranks 1635 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1635^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of California elementary schools

Summary

Starr Elementary serves 336 students in grades K–6 in Fresno, within Fresno Unified. In 2025–26, its proficiency rates were above the state and district in English language arts (ELA) and math, but below the state in science. Among 10 nearby schools, Starr ranked first in math and fourth in ELA and science. Its clearest academic strength is math; science is the main concern.

Math proficiency was 58%, compared with 38% statewide and 29% in Fresno Unified; Starr also exceeded the average for nearby K–6 schools by 18 percentage points. ELA was 53%, above the state’s 49%, the district’s 40%, and the nearby K–6 average of 46%. Science was 26%—below the state’s 36%, slightly above the district’s 24%, and close to the nearby K–6 average of 27%. Grade-level results add nuance: Starr’s fifth-grade ELA proficiency was 39%, the second-lowest among the 10 nearby schools, while its math results were among the strongest in grades 3–6.

Math proficiency rose from 46% in 2022–23 to 58% in 2025–26, while ELA increased from 49% to 53%; science fell from 35% to 26%, with most of the decline occurring after 2023–24. Chronic absenteeism also improved, dropping from 40% in 2021–22 to 15% in 2025–26, below the state’s 18% and the district’s 27%. SchoolDigger ranked Starr 1,632 of 5,804 California schools, at the 72nd percentile with four stars; the district ranked at the 34th percentile with two stars. Starr had 336 students, the lowest enrollment among the nearby schools, and a student–teacher ratio of 16 in 2024–25. Its reported low-income measure was 54% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well Starr serves Hispanic students ranked at the 89th percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 72nd percentile. For White students, the measure was at the 38th percentile.

336

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,414

Per pupil spending ?

54.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

1780 West Sierra Ave.
Fresno, CA 93711-1836

(559) 451-4560

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Starr Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tenaya Middle
High:	Bullard High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

White:

29.5%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fresno Unified

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg33%

California avg42%

1,635^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 69Elementary Schools in the Fresno Unified

980^th of 1,530Fresno 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	69.0	1635 of 5817	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	64.9	1845 of 5857	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	1545 of 5869	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	1880 of 5859	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	2067 of 5883	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	1852 of 5789	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	2287 of 5662	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.5	2202 of 5692	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.0	2895 of 5614	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.3	2783 of 5611	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	29.6	4084 of 5530	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.6	3560 of 5390	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.1	3757 of 5377	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.5	2874 of 5314	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.4	2458 of 5193	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.0	1630 of 5113	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.5	1537 of 5113	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.0	1663 of 4818	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.9	1381 of 4822	71.4%	★★★★☆
2004	56.4	1856 of 4809	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	1790 of 5581	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.5	2129 of 5597	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	1604 of 5612	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	1968 of 5609	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	1763 of 5635	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	1665 of 5492	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	2173 of 5413	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	545 of 5094	89.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	809 of 5107	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	714 of 5107	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	893 of 5087	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	1223 of 5084	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	1395 of 4963	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	1540 of 4830	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	1139 of 5423	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	62.2	1731 of 5460	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	1141 of 5517	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	1628 of 5363	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	1369 of 5264	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	55.1	2056 of 5173	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	2371 of 5084	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	1414 of 5603	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	69.8	1521 of 5628	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	1393 of 5643	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	1756 of 5638	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	2296 of 5663	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	1904 of 5510	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	2326 of 5431	57.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	1563 of 2536	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.2	1845 of 2598	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.1	1371 of 2651	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1945 of 2661	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	1730 of 2726	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.5	581 of 2834	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	44.4	1677 of 2737	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics58%+19 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science26%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Starr Elementary	Public	K-6	1780 West Sierra Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4560	336	21	16.0	54.2%	99 (29.5%)	11 (3.3%)	175 (52.1%)	23 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	69	1635^th of 5817 public elementary schools	71.9%		64.9	1845^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.5%	210	26.5		26.5	47.4	56.5	39.4	63.5			53.3	65.8	54.4	50.0	59.6			57.7	≥ 98%		$27,414	$4,022	$23,392
Malloch Elementary	Public	K-6	2251 West Morris Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4530	495	24	20.8	52.7%	159 (32.1%)	47 (9.5%)	234 (47.3%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.9%)	64.3	1861^st of 5817 public elementary schools	68.0%		58	2170^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.0%	309	24.0		24.0	60.3	48.3	40.0	63.8			53.9	61.8	51.7	36.0	53.5			51.7	≥ 98%		$20,208	$2,409	$17,799
Nelson Elementary	Public	K-6	1336 West Spruce Ave.	Pinedale	93650	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-7600	466	23	20.6	60.1%	117 (25.1%)	33 (7.1%)	266 (57.1%)	21 (4.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	64.1	1870^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.9%		59.4	2093^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.3%	223	24.6		24.6	61.8	58.5	54.4	62.9			59.2	61.8	49.2	30.4	46.0			46.0	≥ 98%		$15,452	$1,053	$14,399
Kratt Elementary	Public	K-6	650 West Sierra Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4510	620	31	20.0	79.2%	99 (16.0%)	39 (6.3%)	398 (64.2%)	40 (6.5%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.6%)	41	3167^th of 5817 public elementary schools	45.6%		33	3726^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.4%	559	26.1		26.1	27.3	28.0	44.9	50.0			37.3	25.8	33.3	44.9	48.2			37.7	93%	0%	$19,865	$2,100	$17,765
Gibson Elementary	Public	K-6	1266 West Barstow Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4500	358	20	18.0	62.3%	80 (22.3%)	32 (8.9%)	194 (54.2%)	20 (5.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	48.9	2669^th of 5817 public elementary schools	54.1%		57	2209^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.3%	460	26.3		26.3	40.4	50.0	48.7	50.0			47.4	40.4	41.7	29.0	37.0			37.7	≥ 98%		$24,720	$2,974	$21,746
H. Roger Tatarian Elementary	Public	K-6	7120 North Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4490	470	24	19.6	51.9%	130 (27.7%)	38 (8.1%)	218 (46.4%)	41 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.5%)	72.5	1465^th of 5817 public elementary schools	74.8%		66.1	1787^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.5%	322	42.5		42.5	60.7	54.9	55.0	65.2			57.9	69.6	47.9	45.0	52.2			54.2			$22,566	$2,912	$19,654
Bullard Talent	Public	K-8	4950 North Harrison Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7030	744	38	19.4	47.0%	172 (23.1%)	41 (5.5%)	454 (61.0%)	28 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	44 (5.9%)	81	1089^th of 5817 public elementary schools	81.3%		70.8	1563^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.3%	474	58.0	35.4	45.8	71.0	58.3	71.6	59.8	67.9	45.3	61.9	73.5	51.2	62.0	42.7	47.7	35.1	50.8	≥ 98%		$19,296	$2,115	$17,181
Pinedale Elementary	Public	K-6	7171 Sugar Pine Ave.	Pinedale	93650	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-7700	433	23	18.8	91.2%	24 (5.5%)	30 (6.9%)	321 (74.1%)	42 (9.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	32	3819^th of 5817 public elementary schools	34.3%		23.1	4577^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.9%	758	21.2		21.2	48.2	25.7	44.6	39.7			38.9	50.0	17.1	16.7	22.4			25.4	95%	0%	$17,249	$1,605	$15,644
Figarden Elementary	Public	K-6	6235 North Brawley Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4480	608	32	19.2	78.8%	84 (13.8%)	55 (9.0%)	353 (58.1%)	51 (8.4%)	9 (1.5%)	6 (1.0%)	50 (8.2%)	34.5	3616^th of 5817 public elementary schools	37.8%		46.5	2797^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.2%	819	28.4		28.4	28.2	34.1	41.8	39.4			35.3	41.2	34.4	22.4	30.3			32.8	93%	0%	$25,293	$3,611	$21,682
Slater Elementary	Public	K-6	4472 North Emerson Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7260	752	36	20.9	93.2%	52 (6.9%)	106 (14.1%)	471 (62.6%)	70 (9.3%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	41 (5.5%)	31.5	3868^th of 5817 public elementary schools	33.5%		26.4	4280^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.9%	412	20.6		20.6	34.5	30.4	31.5	47.4			35.7	35.7	19.6	18.5	43.2			28.5	≥ 99%		$19,451	$2,026	$17,425

Frequently Asked Questions about Starr Elementary

What district is Starr Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

How many students attend Starr Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Starr Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Starr Elementary?

Students at Starr Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 29% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 3% African American.

Is Starr Elementary a good school?

Starr Elementary ranks 1635^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Starr Elementary attend?

Students who attend Starr Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tenaya Middle
High : Bullard High

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