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Figarden Elementary

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Figarden Elementary ranks 2797 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2797^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Figarden Elementary is a public K-6 school in the Fresno Unified district serving 608 students, which has shown steady academic improvement in recent years despite serving a community where many families face economic challenges.

The school is on a positive trajectory, moving from a 2-star to a 3-star rating and climbing in its statewide ranking over the past few years, with notable gains in science and math proficiency. However, a major challenge is chronic absenteeism, with about a third of students missing significant school time—a rate higher than the district and state averages and notably higher than nearby schools like Malloch Elementary, Starr Elementary, and H. Roger Tatarian Elementary. Interestingly, Figarden spends significantly more per student than these comparison schools, yet its overall academic performance, while improving, still lags behind some of them.

When compared to other schools with similar student demographics in the area, such as Slater Elementary or Teague Elementary, Figarden performs better academically. The school shows particular strength with its Hispanic students and has made impressive gains in supporting special education students. Performance varies by grade, with 3rd-grade math being a relative strength, while 6th-grade scores indicate a need for more support in the upper grades.

608

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,197

Per pupil spending ?

78.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6235 North Brawley Ave.
Fresno, CA 93722-9723

(559) 451-4480

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Figarden Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tenaya Middle
High:	Bullard High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.1%

White:

13.8%

African American:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fresno Unified

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg30%

California avg41%

2,797^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	46.5	2797 of 5857	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	3118 of 5869	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	3547 of 5859	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	3340 of 5883	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	2774 of 5789	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	3052 of 5662	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.3	3423 of 5692	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.7	3954 of 5614	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.2	3762 of 5611	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.7	2888 of 5530	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.2	3058 of 5390	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.9	2299 of 5377	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.8	2342 of 5314	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.3	2105 of 5193	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.8	2272 of 5113	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.1	2485 of 5113	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.8	2149 of 4818	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.0	2045 of 4822	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.6	1895 of 4809	60.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	533 of 569	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	366 of 661	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.1	187 of 700	73.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.2	1303 of 2227	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1706 of 2585	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	2369 of 5597	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	2610 of 5612	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	2860 of 5609	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	2834 of 5635	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	2350 of 5492	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	2595 of 5413	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	1146 of 5107	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	1829 of 5107	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	2326 of 5087	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	2322 of 5084	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	2352 of 4963	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	2364 of 4830	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	1805 of 5460	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	2392 of 5517	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	2908 of 5363	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	2550 of 5264	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	2042 of 5173	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	2355 of 5084	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	3002 of 5628	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	3442 of 5643	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	3960 of 5638	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	3672 of 5663	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	2992 of 5510	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	3201 of 5431	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	1277 of 2847	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	1013 of 2635	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.7	1869 of 2420	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	2376 of 2598	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	2409 of 2651	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	1854 of 2726	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	1765 of 2834	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	1651 of 2737	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)78th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-44 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science28%-4 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
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
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
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
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
Norman Liddell Elementary	Public	K-6	5455 West Alluvial Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3176	628	25	24.9	69.7%	144 (22.9%)	51 (8.1%)	297 (47.3%)	107 (17.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.3%)	73.5	1447^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.3%		79.6	1171^st of 5869 public elementary schools	80.0%	276	43.8	43.8	53.7	64.1	58.6	61.5	59.4	55.4	62.8	40.7	50.0	51.8	94.4				95.4
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
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%)	64.9	1845^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.5%		71	1545^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.7%	300	26.9	26.9	44.2	55.3	44.2	62.1	50.0	69.8	55.3	48.1	58.6	57.4							$23,358	$3,426	$19,932
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
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
River Bluff Elementary	Public	K-6	6150 West Palo Alto	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-6001	694	26	26.6	68.2%	100 (14.4%)	42 (6.1%)	338 (48.7%)	182 (26.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.9%)	78.5	1216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%		74.5	1387^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.4%	171	48.5	48.5	45.8	64.4	60.2	79.2	62.6	52.5	60.7	56.6	61.2	57.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Figarden Elementary

Is Figarden Elementary a good school?

Figarden Elementary ranks 2797^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Figarden Elementary?

Students at Figarden Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% African American, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Figarden Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended Figarden Elementary.

What district is Figarden Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

What schools do graduates of Figarden Elementary attend?

Students who attend Figarden Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tenaya Middle
High : Bullard High

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