Is Viking Elementary a good school?

Viking Elementary ranks 4110 th of 5868 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Viking Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 712 students attended Viking Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Viking Elementary?

Students at Viking Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 14% White, 11% Asian, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Viking Elementary attend?

Students who attend Viking Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ahwahnee Middle High : Herbert Hoover High

Viking Elementary

Public K-6

4251 N. Winery Ave.
Fresno, CA 93726-3013

(559) 248-7290

District: Fresno Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4110^th of 5,868 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,488

Students who attend Viking Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ahwahnee Middle
High:	Herbert Hoover High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.1

Number of students: 712

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.4%

White:

13.6%

Asian:

11.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.3%

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Compare Details Viking Elementary ranks worse than 70% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 32^nd among 68 ranked elementary schools in the Fresno Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.6. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (62.4%), White (13.6%), Asian (11.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Viking Elementary is 22.1. 60 elementary schools in the Fresno Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Viking Elementary is $8,488. 41 elementary schools in the Fresno Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Viking Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Viking Elementary 4110^th of 5868 California public elementary schools. (See Viking Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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White students:

Fresno Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Fresno Unified 1130^th of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Viking Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	20.26	3919^th	4809	18.5%
2005	17.46	4140^th	4822	14.1%
2006	24.77	3668^th	4818	23.9%
2007	19.10	4365^th	5113	14.6%
2008	17.37	4506^th	5113	11.9%
2009	20.17	4416^th	5193	15.0%
2010	29.02	3923^rd	5314	26.2%
2011	16.87	4864^th	5377	9.5%
2012	27.45	4136^th	5390	23.3%
2013	17.92	4873^rd	5530	11.9%
2015	22.82	4342^nd	5611	22.6%
2016	17.77	4820^th	5614	14.1%
2017	27.99	3999^th	5692	29.7%
2018	34.42	3511^th	5662	38.0%
2019	31.14	3843^rd	5789	33.6%
2022	32.20	3681^st	5883	37.4%
2023	27.60	4098^th	5848	29.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Viking Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	64.85	706^th	3246	78.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Viking Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.14	2346^th	5084	53.9%
2019	44.49	2788^th	5173	46.1%
2022	44.58	2643^rd	5264	49.8%
2023	36.85	3321^st	5355	38.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Viking Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.07	3015^th	5413	44.3%
2019	40.21	3088^th	5492	43.8%
2022	34.40	3378^th	5635	40.1%
2023	27.22	4022^nd	5595	28.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Viking Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	35.14	1532^nd	2585	40.7%
2022	45.17	925^th	2227	58.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Viking Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.78	3877^th	5431	28.6%
2019	23.59	4326^th	5510	21.5%
2022	31.19	3684^th	5663	34.9%
2023	28.05	3941^st	5627	30.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Viking Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	8.02	986^th	1071	7.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Viking Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.36	2455^th	4830	49.2%
2019	38.64	3047^th	4963	38.6%
2022	50.36	2176^th	5084	57.2%
2023	35.98	3225^th	5079	36.5%

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Rank History for White students at Viking Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.28	2229^th	2737	18.6%
2019	18.32	2433^rd	2834	14.1%
2022	14.60	2405^th	2726	11.8%
2023	9.44	2484^th	2659	6.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, June 9, 2011

The teachers at this school are just ok, but the Principal and the Vice Principal are very lacking in communications. They will not say Hi to you if they see you. Especially the Principal and if you've had words with him, he'll ignore you like he doesn't even see you. Mr. Ronald Bohigian does not have a great relationship with parents and he does not make an effort to make things better either. I've spoken to many parents who do not like Mr. Ronald Bohigian and everyone's complaints are mainly the same. Lacking, lacking, lacking and lacking in social skills. If I had the chance to do over again, I would not have put my kids here and would've transfered them out of this school. I want great leaders for my children and Viking is lacking in that area. I am planning to transfer my first grader out of this school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Viking Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	600	34	152	165	4	n/a	n/a	0	955
1989	587	45	67	167	6	n/a	n/a	0	872
1990	519	37	54	196	7	n/a	n/a	0	813
1991	524	66	89	234	9	n/a	n/a	0	922
1992	503	59	130	246	12	n/a	n/a	0	950
1993	463	70	113	265	14	n/a	n/a	0	925
1994	407	64	103	276	11	n/a	n/a	0	861
1995	369	61	93	274	12	n/a	n/a	0	809
1996	369	61	93	274	12	n/a	n/a	0	809
1997	360	61	98	244	12	n/a	n/a	0	775
1998	394	78	83	246	13	n/a	n/a	0	814
1999	371	80	91	276	12	n/a	n/a	0	830
2000	347	82	100	307	5	n/a	n/a	0	841
2001	345	83	102	316	7	n/a	n/a	0	853
2002	300	78	82	317	14	n/a	n/a	0	791
2003	300	78	82	317	14	n/a	n/a	0	791
2004	272	84	87	315	16	n/a	n/a	0	774
2005	247	70	82	350	16	n/a	n/a	0	765
2006	205	59	80	353	28	n/a	n/a	0	725
2007	204	51	84	380	21	n/a	n/a	0	740
2008	181	61	89	370	21	n/a	n/a	0	722
2009	166	55	83	378	14	17	5	0	718
2010	149	68	89	401	9	15	0	0	731
2011	165	71	90	390	7	16	1	0	740
2012	138	58	98	435	8	12	7	0	756
2013	130	52	83	423	4	11	11	0	714
2014	128	52	79	423	3	9	14	0	708
2015	120	59	69	437	6	8	13	0	712
2016	112	63	65	415	2	12	20	0	689
2017	116	66	67	403	1	12	20	0	685
2018	107	54	76	449	4	6	27	0	723
2019	99	54	73	481	8	10	27	0	752
2020	120	45	74	451	4	11	23	0	728
2021	104	44	78	434	11	10	39	0	720
2022	86	50	67	400	2	6	24	0	635
2023	97	51	80	444	5	3	31	1	712

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Viking Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	955	36.0	26.5	n/a
1989	872	36.4	23.9	n/a
1990	813	34.5	23.5	n/a
1991	922	37.5	24.5	n/a
1992	950	38.1	24.9	55.8
1993	925	34.6	26.7	45.8
1994	861	39.3	21.9	41
1995	809	30.6	26.4	56.1
1996	809	30.6	26.4	56.1
1997	775	35.0	22.1	67.1
1998	814	41.0	19.9	53.6
1999	830	42.0	19.8	66.5
2000	841	42.5	19.8	66.5
2001	853	41.9	20.4	66.8
2002	791	41.4	19.1	64.1
2003	791	41.4	19.1	64.1
2004	774	39.4	19.6	76.1
2005	765	37.9	20.2	79.1
2006	725	36.3	20.0	73.8
2007	740	38.3	19.3	83.8
2008	722	40.6	17.8	82.7
2009	718	41.0	16.7	82.9
2010	731	39.7	18.3	82.8
2011	740	n/a	n/a	83.8
2012	756	28.8	26.2	n/a
2013	714	27.0	26.4	99.6
2014	708	27.8	25.4	96.6
2015	712	31.0	22.9	94.2
2016	689	29.0	23.7	94.3
2017	685	27.8	24.6	94
2018	723	28.0	25.8	92.7
2019	752	28.0	26.8	91.2
2020	728	n/a	n/a	93.8
2021	720	16.1	44.6	90.8
2022	635	31.3	20.2	89.9
2023	712	32.1	22.1	91.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Viking Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	955	36.0	26.5	n/a
1989	872	36.4	23.9	n/a
1990	813	34.5	23.5	n/a
1991	922	37.5	24.5	n/a
1992	950	38.1	24.9	55.8
1993	925	34.6	26.7	45.8
1994	861	39.3	21.9	41
1995	809	30.6	26.4	56.1
1996	809	30.6	26.4	56.1
1997	775	35.0	22.1	67.1
1998	814	41.0	19.9	53.6
1999	830	42.0	19.8	66.5
2000	841	42.5	19.8	66.5
2001	853	41.9	20.4	66.8
2002	791	41.4	19.1	64.1
2003	791	41.4	19.1	64.1
2004	774	39.4	19.6	76.1
2005	765	37.9	20.2	79.1
2006	725	36.3	20.0	73.8
2007	740	38.3	19.3	83.8
2008	722	40.6	17.8	82.7
2009	718	41.0	16.7	82.9
2010	731	39.7	18.3	82.8
2011	740	n/a	n/a	83.8
2012	756	28.8	26.2	n/a
2013	714	27.0	26.4	99.6
2014	708	27.8	25.4	96.6
2015	712	31.0	22.9	94.2
2016	689	29.0	23.7	94.3
2017	685	27.8	24.6	94
2018	723	28.0	25.8	92.7
2019	752	28.0	26.8	91.2
2020	728	n/a	n/a	93.8
2021	720	16.1	44.6	90.8
2022	635	31.3	20.2	89.9
2023	712	32.1	22.1	91.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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