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Manchester Gate

Public Grades 2-6

441^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of California elementary schools

Summary

Manchester Gate is a public elementary school serving grades 2-6 and approximately 684 students within the Fresno Unified School District, standing out as a top-performing "island of excellence" in an area where many neighboring schools face significant academic challenges.

Despite serving a student population with high economic need, the school achieves exceptional academic results, with over 75% of students proficient in both English and Math—more than double the district averages. It also maintains a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 10.6%, which is less than half the state average and a third of the district's rate. This success is particularly notable compared to nearby schools like Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary, which, while respectable, has lower test scores, and others such as Wishon Elementary and Powers-Ginsburg Elementary, which have proficiency rates typically below 40%.

Manchester Gate achieves these outstanding outcomes while operating with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower spending per student than most comparison schools, suggesting highly efficient and effective practices. Its performance has moderated slightly from its historical peak but remains in the top 10% of schools statewide, demonstrating that a strong school culture and effective instruction can lead to success regardless of the broader economic context of the community.

684

Students ?

28.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,722

Per pupil spending ?

73.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2307 East Dakota Ave.
Fresno, CA 93726-4001

(559) 248-7220

District: Fresno Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.5%

Asian:

13.9%

White:

12.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 100th percentile in 2013 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fresno Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg30%

California avg41%

441^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	93.5	441 of 5857	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	264 of 5869	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	257 of 5859	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	84 of 5883	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	5 of 5789	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	18 of 5662	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	99.2	10 of 5692	99.8%	★★★★★
2016	99.1	5 of 5614	99.9%	★★★★★
2015	99.3	5 of 5611	99.9%	★★★★★
2013	97.8	1 of 5530	100.0%	★★★★★
2012	97.5	3 of 5390	99.9%	★★★★★
2011	97.8	3 of 5377	99.9%	★★★★★
2010	98.2	1 of 5314	100.0%	★★★★★
2009	98.2	7 of 5193	99.9%	★★★★★
2008	98.6	11 of 5113	99.8%	★★★★★
2007	98.7	14 of 5113	99.7%	★★★★★
2006	98.9	12 of 4818	99.8%	★★★★★
2005	98.9	14 of 4822	99.7%	★★★★★
2004	99.1	15 of 4809	99.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	3 of 569	99.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	525 of 1203	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	373 of 1205	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	434 of 1190	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.6	309 of 1154	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	33 of 1149	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	13 of 1071	98.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	637 of 5597	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	93.3	413 of 5612	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	488 of 5609	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	67 of 5635	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	5 of 5492	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	29 of 5413	99.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	52 of 5107	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	15 of 5107	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	29 of 5087	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	13 of 5084	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	2 of 4963	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	4 of 4830	99.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	64 of 5460	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	75 of 5517	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	47 of 5363	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	10 of 5264	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	2 of 5173	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	5 of 5084	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	241 of 5628	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	141 of 5643	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	93 of 5638	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	90 of 5663	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	6 of 5510	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	17 of 5431	99.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	87.9	22 of 445	95.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	278 of 2598	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	99 of 2651	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	24 of 2661	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	9 of 2726	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	2 of 2834	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	5 of 2737	99.8%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)99th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)95th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)56th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Mathematics75%+38 vs state

Science59%+26 vs state

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Saturday, January 19, 2019

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (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	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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manchester Gate	Public	2-6	2307 East Dakota Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7220	684	24	28.1	73.4%	86 (12.6%)	44 (6.4%)	421 (61.5%)	95 (13.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.8%)	93.5	441^st of 5857 public elementary schools	92.5%		96	264^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.5%	177																					58.6	58.6	74.8	77.6	67.8	86.2	77.0	85.8	77.6	60.1	78.0	75.3						$14,722	$1,602	$13,120
Pyle Elementary	Public	K-6	4140 North Augusta Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7240	647	35	18.7	94.4%	56 (8.7%)	66 (10.2%)	420 (64.9%)	67 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.3%)	24.9	4419^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.6%		17.2	5095^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.2%	676																					14.3	14.3	38.6	34.2	19.6	22.5	28.1	45.1	35.7	14.1	13.6	26.2	96.7			96.7		$22,211	$2,760	$19,451
Aspen Meadow Public	Public, Charter	K-6	1400 East Saginaw Way	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Aspen Meadow Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 369-2456	301	18	16.6	88.4%	16 (5.3%)	31 (10.3%)	221 (73.4%)	19 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	24.5	4453^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.0%		23.3	4547^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.5%	94																					18.2	18.2	20.5	22.9	20.6	48.7	28.6	28.2	25.7	8.8	30.8	23.8	85.0		92.5			$21,597	$1,265	$20,332
Del Mar Elementary	Public	K-6	4122 North Del Mar Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7070	444	25	18.1	93.9%	30 (6.8%)	45 (10.1%)	314 (70.7%)	31 (7.0%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.4%)	20.2	4809^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.9%		20.2	4855^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.3%	46																					5.2	5.2	41.7	29.3	30.5	26.9	30.8	21.1	14.5	18.6	22.1	18.7	92.3	94.2	94.2	92.3	96.2	$20,320	$2,239	$18,081
Birney Elementary	Public	K-6	3034 East Cornell Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7000	731	34	21.3	94.7%	38 (5.2%)	44 (6.0%)	549 (75.1%)	68 (9.3%)	8 (1.1%)	6 (0.8%)	18 (2.5%)	40.7	3175^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.8%		32.6	3731^st of 5869 public elementary schools	36.4%	556																					17.8	17.8	43.9	36.4	39.8	42.7	40.8	55.4	22.8	30.0	33.9	35.0	98.2	98.2		98.2		$19,022	$2,141	$16,881
Holland Elementary	Public	K-6	4676 North Fresno St.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7140	367	22	16.9	88.8%	36 (9.8%)	24 (6.5%)	232 (63.2%)	49 (13.4%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	17 (4.6%)	23.9	4513^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.9%		21.9	4685^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.2%	172																					12.2	12.2	31.8	25.0	18.4	36.6	27.6	38.6	22.5	26.0	19.5	26.9	97.0			97.0		$27,023	$4,265	$22,758
Centennial Elementary	Public	K-6	3830 East Saginaw Way	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7040	741	37	20.1	90.0%	42 (5.7%)	28 (3.8%)	554 (74.8%)	85 (11.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.4%)	21	4735^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.2%		17.2	5104^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.0%	369	13.9	23.8	8.0	0.0	11.5	47.2	14.3	32.0	4.6	27.9	13.9	23.8	8.0	9.1	13.5	13.9	14.3	0.0	0.0	7.7	20.5	20.5	18.6	28.0	35.2	32.2	27.5	20.9	31.2	15.9	17.8	21.5						$15,305	$1,922	$13,383
Thomas Elementary	Public	K-6	4444 North Millbrook Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7270	859	36	23.6	90.2%	62 (7.2%)	76 (8.8%)	532 (61.9%)	137 (15.9%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (0.9%)	38 (4.4%)	16.5	5152^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.0%		18.8	4950^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.7%	202																					15.7	15.7	22.1	25.2	24.5	27.5	24.8	21.3	25.7	11.8	13.2	18.0						$16,511	$1,944	$14,567
Wishon Elementary	Public	K-6	3857 East Harvard Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7330	497	28	18.0	92.8%	26 (5.2%)	15 (3.0%)	370 (74.4%)	59 (11.9%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	19 (3.8%)	30.2	3946^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.6%		34.5	3561^st of 5869 public elementary schools	39.3%	385																					20.3	20.3	45.0	35.4	30.5	35.1	36.4	36.7	34.2	6.8	20.3	25.0						$20,722	$2,916	$17,806
Powers-Ginsburg Elementary	Public	K-6	110 East Swift Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7230	421	22	19.3	82.9%	69 (16.4%)	15 (3.6%)	292 (69.4%)	21 (5.0%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	32.9	3737^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.2%		31.3	3834^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.7%	97																					21.6	21.6	30.0	17.9	37.3	58.0	35.3	27.5	30.4	21.6	36.0	28.9						$21,914	$3,231	$18,683

Frequently Asked Questions about Manchester Gate

What district is Manchester Gate in?

Fresno Unified

How many students attend Manchester Gate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 684 students attended Manchester Gate.

What is the racial makeup of Manchester Gate?

Students at Manchester Gate are 62% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 13% White, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is Manchester Gate a good school?

Yes. Manchester Gate ranks in the top 7.5% of California elementary schools.

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