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Lawless Elementary

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Lawless Elementary ranks 3939 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3939^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lawless Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fresno, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 642 students. The school is part of the Fresno Unified School District, which is ranked 1068 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Lawless Elementary's performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally lower than the Fresno Unified and California state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy was 35.37% for Lawless Elementary, compared to 37.11% for Fresno Unified and 48.81% for the state. Similarly, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics was 28.3% for Lawless Elementary, compared to 27.15% for Fresno Unified and 37.3% for the state. Lawless Elementary's performance in Science, as measured by the CAST assessment, is also significantly lower than the district and state averages.

Lawless Elementary faces several other challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 34.6% in recent school years, which is significantly higher than the desired target of less than 10%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 84.58% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. While Lawless Elementary's spending per student has increased over the years, from $12,376 in the 2020-2021 school year to $16,262 in the 2023-2024 school year, this has not yet resulted in substantial improvements in student outcomes. Addressing the underlying factors contributing to these challenges, such as attendance and socioeconomic disparities, may be crucial for Lawless Elementary to improve its performance and provide a better educational experience for its students.

663

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,262

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5255 North Reese Ave.
Fresno, CA 93722-6111

(559) 451-4520

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Lawless Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tenaya Middle
High:	Bullard High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.8%

Asian:

20.2%

African American:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg30%

California avg41%

3,939^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^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	30.3	3939 of 5857	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3715 of 5869	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	3666 of 5859	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3640 of 5883	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	4116 of 5789	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	4199 of 5662	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.3	4228 of 5692	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	4737 of 5614	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.5	4476 of 5611	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.5	3782 of 5530	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	18.7	4728 of 5390	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.8	3557 of 5377	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.1	3845 of 5314	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.9	3561 of 5193	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.6	3163 of 5113	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	20.4	4258 of 5113	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.4	3354 of 4818	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.3	3326 of 4822	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.9	2696 of 4809	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	394 of 569	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	474 of 593	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.8	264 of 661	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	148 of 663	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	210 of 747	71.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	1103 of 1203	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	1138 of 1205	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1071 of 1190	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	977 of 1154	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.7	625 of 3162	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	322 of 3245	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	37.6	1947 of 3275	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	2041 of 3246	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	3328 of 5597	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	3016 of 5612	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	3333 of 5609	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3535 of 5635	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	4464 of 5492	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	4454 of 5413	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3104 of 5107	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	2363 of 5107	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	2174 of 5087	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	2585 of 5084	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	3262 of 4963	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3425 of 4830	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	3527 of 5460	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	3160 of 5517	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	2636 of 5363	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	2486 of 5264	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	3351 of 5173	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	3298 of 5084	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	4205 of 5628	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	4082 of 5643	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3684 of 5638	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3456 of 5663	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	3386 of 5510	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3579 of 5431	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)80th percentile+44 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-13 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science7%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
Lawless Elementary	Public	K-6	5255 North Reese Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4520	663	29	23.0	84.2%	67 (10.1%)	73 (11.0%)	337 (50.8%)	134 (20.2%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (5.9%)	30.3	3939^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.7%		32.7	3715^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	224	7.2	7.2	44.4	32.0	23.5	42.2	35.4	50.7	24.7	15.7	24.7	28.3							$16,262	$2,023	$14,239
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%)	46.5	2797^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.2%		41.1	3118^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.9%	321	28.3	28.3	45.4	44.6	46.7	42.7	44.6	51.2	38.5	30.0	25.0	36.2	95.2	95.2	97.1	95.2	95.2	95.2	$22,197	$2,965	$19,232
Teague Elementary	Public	K-6	4725 North Polk Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5260	551	23	23.9	91.5%	16 (2.9%)	37 (6.7%)	408 (74.0%)	64 (11.6%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	27.9	4143^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	29.3%		26.2	4272^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.2%	129	17.1	17.1	24.1	34.9	37.8	41.1	34.2	12.2	33.7	30.3	20.3	24.2	97.0	98.0			97.0
William Saroyan Elementary	Public	K-6	5650 West Escalon Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3131	697	29	24.0	74.5%	95 (13.6%)	51 (7.3%)	451 (64.7%)	61 (8.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (4.6%)	44.8	2897^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.5%		42.9	3005^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.8%	108	24.2	24.2	57.5	46.2	37.0	45.9	46.1	60.8	37.6	19.8	21.2	33.8	96.4	96.4		97.3	97.3	97.3
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%)	26.4	4280^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.9%		24.3	4430^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.5%	150	16.4	16.4	36.7	27.0	28.2	33.9	31.4	30.6	28.6	16.2	30.6	26.5	97.1	98.1		98.1	98.1	98.1	$16,872	$1,989	$14,883
John Steinbeck Elementary	Public	K-6	3550 North Milburn Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3141	689	25	27.5	85.1%	55 (8.0%)	52 (7.5%)	454 (65.9%)	107 (15.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	29	4048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%		29.9	3930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.0%	118	17.0	17.0	37.0	24.6	44.6	41.3	36.3	28.8	21.1	20.8	28.9	24.4	94.0	96.4		96.4
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%)	66.1	1787^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.5%		62.3	1967^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.5%	180	40.0	40.0	51.3	63.4	50.0	43.9	53.0	50.0	66.2	53.9	33.3	51.3							$19,711	$2,885	$16,826
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%)	58	2170^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.0%		57.9	2154^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.3%	16	40.0	40.0	46.7	39.7	56.7	54.9	48.8	58.3	41.1	37.7	35.3	43.3							$16,993	$2,257	$14,736
Aspen Valley Prep Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	4221 North Hughes	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Aspen Valley Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 225-7737	320	18	17.7	76.6%	34 (10.6%)	22 (6.9%)	241 (75.3%)	8 (2.5%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	29	4053^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.8%		41.1	3121^st of 5869 public elementary schools	46.8%	932	12.5	12.5	37.0	14.6	35.0	44.2	32.2	41.3	8.5	25.0	32.6	26.7	96.2		96.2			96.2	$20,672	$1,444	$19,228
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	2131 West Ashlan Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7320	669	34	19.9	95.5%	45 (6.7%)	74 (11.1%)	480 (71.7%)	41 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.9%)	13.9	5353^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.6%		11.1	5610^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.4%	257	9.0	9.0	26.1	20.4	24.0	12.5	21.7	24.2	19.6	12.1	12.5	17.5	98.2		98.2				$20,113	$2,748	$17,365

Frequently Asked Questions about Lawless Elementary

How many students attend Lawless Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 663 students attended Lawless Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lawless Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lawless Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tenaya Middle
High : Bullard High

What is the racial makeup of Lawless Elementary?

Students at Lawless Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 11% African American, 10% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What district is Lawless Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

Is Lawless Elementary a good school?

Lawless Elementary ranks 3939^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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