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Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Miguel Hidalgo Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 572 students in the Fresno Unified School District, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing schools in California despite having more resources per student than its neighbors.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science far below both district and state averages. While chronic absenteeism has improved, it remains high. Notably, the school serves an exceptionally high-need population, with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this, nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Ann B. Leavenworth and Akira Yokomi Elementary, achieve significantly higher state rankings and test scores.

An interesting finding is that Miguel Hidalgo spends over $23,000 per student—the highest among nearby schools—and has a favorable student-teacher ratio, yet it has the lowest academic outcomes. This creates a puzzling situation where increased resources have not led to improved results. The school shows relative strength in Spanish language assessments, but this does not translate to core academic subjects. Performance for specific student groups, like those in special education, has also been highly volatile from year to year.

572

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,113

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3550 East Thomas Ave.
Fresno, CA 93702-1119

(559) 457-2930

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Miguel Hidalgo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Yosemite Middle
High:	McLane High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.5%

Asian:

12.1%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg29%

California avg41%

5,393^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^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	13.4	5393 of 5857	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	5614 of 5869	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	5361 of 5859	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	5693 of 5883	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	4803 of 5789	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	5340 of 5662	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	5213 of 5692	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	5109 of 5614	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	5406 of 5611	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	5068 of 5530	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.1	5008 of 5390	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.4	5155 of 5377	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.6	5075 of 5314	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.9	4733 of 5193	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.6	4841 of 5113	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.1	4913 of 5113	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.7	4681 of 4818	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.5	4676 of 4822	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.1	4768 of 4809	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	0.7	1172 of 1190	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	1091 of 1149	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	16.5	2214 of 2227	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	2061 of 2585	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1506 of 2128	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.7	1845 of 3162	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	1743 of 3245	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	3012 of 3311	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	2044 of 3275	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	2207 of 3246	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	5190 of 5597	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	5451 of 5612	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	5166 of 5609	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	5365 of 5635	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	4519 of 5492	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	5081 of 5413	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	4611 of 5107	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	4821 of 5107	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4431 of 5087	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	4896 of 5084	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4071 of 4963	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	4482 of 4830	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	4887 of 5460	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	5154 of 5517	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	4740 of 5363	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	5026 of 5264	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	3925 of 5173	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	4711 of 5084	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	5151 of 5628	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	5252 of 5643	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	5052 of 5638	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	5548 of 5663	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	4586 of 5510	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	5108 of 5431	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	2678 of 2847	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1513 of 2635	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)42nd percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)2nd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening31%+5 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Writing15%~ state avg

Overall12%~ state avg

Reading10%~ state avg

Science5%-28 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 7, 2017

I love this school they work with the kids...all 4 of my kids went there my baby still goes she is gonna b in the 6th grd now.. Its a good school..staff & teachers r nice.... I volunteer, working for them... Close Quote

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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)	% 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	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Miguel Hidalgo Elementary	Public	K-6	3550 East Thomas Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2930	572	36	16.1	98.3%	8 (1.4%)	31 (5.4%)	449 (78.5%)	69 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	13.4	5393^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.9%		11.1	5614^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.3%	221	6.3	20.0			11.5	37.5	20.0			30.8	6.3	30.0			15.4	3.1	20.0			9.6	4.8	4.8	13.3	23.8	12.1	32.1	20.0	13.3	30.2	7.2	16.1	15.8							$23,113	$2,728	$20,385
Rowell Elementary	Public	K-6	3460 East McKenzie St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3200	555	29	18.9	96.2%	13 (2.3%)	13 (2.3%)	500 (90.1%)	19 (3.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	28.5	4097^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.0%		26.6	4243^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.7%	146	14.7	9.4	0.0	9.1	8.7	41.2	37.5	48.2	15.2	34.9	17.7	21.9	3.7	6.1	12.7	5.9	12.5	0.0	9.1	7.1	15.3	15.3	25.0	34.2	32.4	43.5	33.6	30.4	25.9	26.0	28.6	27.7	93.6	94.6	97.3	96.4	93.6	96.4	$18,475	$2,126	$16,349
Ann B. Leavenworth	Public	K-6	4420 East Thomas Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6490	748	37	20.4	81.6%	23 (3.1%)	20 (2.7%)	628 (84.0%)	65 (8.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	45.2	2871^st of 5857 public elementary schools	51.0%		45.9	2797^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.3%	74	44.7	27.7	11.4	14.9	24.9	59.6	21.3	36.4	14.9	33.0	57.5	38.3	18.2	23.4	34.6	29.8	23.4	4.6	6.4	16.2	25.0	25.0	38.1	36.5	36.1	59.3	42.6	35.9	34.3	36.1	44.6	37.8	95.7			97.4	97.4		$17,430	$2,030	$15,400
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	3750 East Platt Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2950	319	16	19.9	90.6%	19 (6.0%)	7 (2.2%)	279 (87.5%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	25.7	4334^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.0%		21.5	4723^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.5%	389	9.5	10.5	4.4	0.0	5.9	28.6	5.3	34.8	18.2	22.4	14.3	15.8	8.7	22.7	15.3	9.5	10.5	4.4	0.0	5.9	10.6	10.6	22.9	25.5	31.9	42.6	30.7	37.5	21.3	17.0	31.3	26.8							$20,518	$2,747	$17,771
Mayfair Elementary	Public	K-6	3305 East Home Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3140	576	26	21.8	95.5%	15 (2.6%)	17 (3.0%)	435 (75.5%)	95 (16.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	39.4	3264^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.3%		35.2	3502^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.3%	238																					19.5	19.5	39.1	39.2	45.0	39.0	40.8	40.3	36.6	37.8	19.4	34.1	96.7	96.7			96.7		$19,103	$2,213	$16,890
Webster Elementary	Public	K-6	2600 East Tyler	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3430	295	18	16.8	94.6%	7 (2.4%)	16 (5.4%)	238 (80.7%)	26 (8.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	20.9	4744^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.0%		27.6	4150^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.3%	594																					4.7	4.7	22.9	20.5	42.5	26.5	28.1	22.9	29.6	24.4	14.7	23.4							$22,535	$2,772	$19,763
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	202 North Mariposa St.	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2960	383	22	17.1	94.8%	8 (2.1%)	14 (3.7%)	322 (84.1%)	24 (6.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	66.9	1748^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.2%		63.4	1909^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.5%	161																					17.4	17.4	52.3	72.0	41.9	59.7	57.2	60.9	79.3	34.8	46.6	55.7	81.8	87.9	95.5	86.4	84.9	84.9	$26,123	$3,528	$22,595
Akira Yokomi Elementary	Public	K-6	2323 East McKenzie	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-6140	700	34	20.4	85.7%	36 (5.1%)	45 (6.4%)	532 (76.0%)	36 (5.1%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.6%)	53	2430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.5%		47.4	2713^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.8%	283																					26.4	26.4	53.4	62.5	38.5	34.3	46.8	54.9	64.6	25.7	33.3	44.0							$16,532	$1,983	$14,549
Burroughs Elementary	Public	K-6	166 North Sierra Vista Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6430	674	35	19.0	92.6%	8 (1.2%)	10 (1.5%)	620 (92.0%)	28 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	42.3	3051^st of 5857 public elementary schools	47.9%		38.2	3289^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.0%	238	22.5	20.5	6.7	0.0	13.7	52.5	35.9	43.3	10.0	36.7	17.5	28.2	3.3	6.7	15.1	15.0	18.0	6.7	0.0	10.8	30.2	30.2	28.7	49.4	46.3	37.2	39.4	34.6	42.9	33.3	34.9	36.1	92.9	96.0		98.4	95.2	97.6	$18,615	$2,053	$16,562
Winchell Elementary	Public	K-6	3722 East Lowe St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3440	663	34	19.5	95.8%	11 (1.7%)	6 (0.9%)	618 (93.2%)	16 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	23.9	4511^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.0%		28.9	4029^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.4%	482	26.5	22.9			24.6	52.9	28.6			40.6	38.2	51.4			44.9	23.5	17.1			20.3	4.1	4.1	28.7	23.1	30.1	37.0	29.9	38.2	22.1	21.6	22.8	26.2	93.9			97.0	96.0		$18,974	$2,048	$16,926

Frequently Asked Questions about Miguel Hidalgo Elementary

How many students attend Miguel Hidalgo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended Miguel Hidalgo Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Miguel Hidalgo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Miguel Hidalgo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Yosemite Middle
High : McLane High

Is Miguel Hidalgo Elementary a good school?

Miguel Hidalgo Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.9% of California elementary schools.

What district is Miguel Hidalgo Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

What is the racial makeup of Miguel Hidalgo Elementary?

Students at Miguel Hidalgo Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

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