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Sunset Elementary

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Sunset Elementary ranks 1468 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1468^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sunset Elementary is a 413-student K–6 school in Fresno, part of Fresno Unified. Its strongest distinction is broad academic performance: in 2025–26 it scored above both the district and California in English language arts (ELA), math and science, and led the nearby schools with results in all three subjects.

Math is the clearest strength against the state and district: 55% of Sunset students were proficient, compared with 38% statewide and 29% in Fresno Unified. ELA proficiency was 58% (49% statewide; 40% districtwide), and science was 45% (36% statewide; 24% districtwide). Sunset also led the nearby schools by 14 percentage points in math, 15 in ELA and 11 in science. Results vary by grade, though: sixth-grade proficiency reached 71% in both ELA and math, while fourth-grade math was 39%—below the state’s 42%.

Results have climbed since 2022–23: proficiency rose 12 percentage points in ELA, 10 in math and 24 in science. Over that period, Sunset moved from below the state in ELA and science to above it. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking also improved, from the 51st percentile and 3 stars in 2021–22 to the 75th percentile and 4 stars in 2025–26; its rank was 1,468th among 5,804 California schools. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well it serves Hispanic students placed it at the 90th percentile in 2025–26, above its overall 75th percentile. For English Language Learner Students, the 2022–23 standing was lower: the 40th percentile versus 62nd overall. The student-teacher ratio was 21.4 in 2024–25, higher than all but two nearby schools. In that same year, 75% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. Chronic absenteeism was 11% in 2025–26, down 31 percentage points since 2021–22 and below the district’s 27% and the state’s 18%.

413

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,534

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1755 South Crystal Ave.
Fresno, CA 93706-2721

(559) 457-3310

District: Fresno Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.6%

African American:

5.6%

White:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fresno Unified

✓Above the California median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

California avg42%

1,468^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	72.3	1468 of 5804	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	1650 of 5857	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	1979 of 5869	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	2203 of 5859	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	2879 of 5883	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	2842 of 5789	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	2682 of 5662	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.5	2468 of 5692	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.5	2808 of 5614	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.5	3164 of 5611	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	20.1	4731 of 5530	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.7	3548 of 5390	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.1	2946 of 5377	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.8	4168 of 5314	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.1	3550 of 5193	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	18.6	4431 of 5113	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.7	4790 of 5113	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.7	4646 of 4818	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.3	4149 of 4822	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.4	4649 of 4809	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	38.4	1931 of 3245	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	2000 of 3275	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.4	2896 of 3246	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	1519 of 5569	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	62.1	1862 of 5597	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	2075 of 5612	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	2286 of 5609	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	3081 of 5635	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	4312 of 5492	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	3331 of 5413	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	85.3	496 of 5085	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	81.7	676 of 5107	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	922 of 5107	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	1192 of 5087	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	1808 of 5084	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	1784 of 4963	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	1637 of 4830	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	766 of 5412	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	77.8	875 of 5460	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	1277 of 5517	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	1162 of 5363	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	1838 of 5264	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	1861 of 5173	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	2060 of 5084	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	1352 of 5590	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	1274 of 5628	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	1690 of 5643	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	1989 of 5638	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	2556 of 5663	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	1973 of 5510	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	2348 of 5431	56.8%	★★★☆☆

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)90th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile~ school

Female (2026)73rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)40th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics55%+17 vs state

Science45%+9 vs state

Listening29%+5 vs state

Writing26%+9 vs state

Overall13%+3 vs state

Reading7%~ state avg

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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)	% 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunset Elementary	Public	K-6	1755 South Crystal Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3310	413	19	21.4	74.6%	12 (2.9%)	23 (5.6%)	370 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	72.3	1468^th of 5804 public elementary schools	74.7%		68.8	1650^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.8%	182	11.9	19.6	17.0	4.4	13.2	50.9	15.2	38.3	4.4	28.9	20.3	47.8	23.9	13.3	26.0	5.1	17.4	2.2	4.4	7.1	44.7		44.7	45.8	54.4	63.8	71.1			57.9	59.3	39.1	51.1	71.1			55.3						$27,534	$25,156	$2,378
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
Pathway Elementary Community Day	Public	K-6	21 South Teilman	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 487-1201	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																																											$884	$00	$884
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
Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	330 South Brawley Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5280	487	21	23.1	85.0%	34 (7.0%)	18 (3.7%)	350 (71.9%)	72 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	45.2	2890^th of 5804 public elementary schools	50.2%		45.4	2860^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.2%	30																					33.3		33.3	44.6	32.7	43.8	42.4			40.9	48.2	34.6	25.0	42.4			38.2	94.4			94.4		$19,466	$17,964	$1,502
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
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
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%)	31.3	3879^th of 5804 public elementary schools	33.2%		27.1	4214^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.1%	335																					24.4		24.4	26.1	34.2	36.6	38.8			33.9	20.8	17.5	20.0	53.1			28.8						$39,514	$36,836	$2,678
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sunset Elementary?

Students at Sunset Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sunset Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Sunset Elementary.

What district is Sunset Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

Is Sunset Elementary a good school?

Sunset Elementary ranks 1468^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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