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Deborah A. Williams Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4768^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

Deborah A. Williams Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 582 students in the Fresno Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school faces significant challenges, most notably a chronic absenteeism rate of 53.6%, which is more than double the district average and the highest among nearby traditional elementary schools. Academically, the school ranks in the bottom quartile statewide, with a particularly critical low of just 3.85% of students proficient in science. Performance varies greatly by grade, with 5th-grade math proficiency being relatively strong while 6th-grade math is very weak, suggesting inconsistency in instruction. Despite spending more per student than some higher-performing schools like Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary, overall academic outcomes remain low.

However, the school demonstrates clear strengths with specific student groups, showing consistent effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners, who perform well above the school's average. Furthermore, its proximity to the high-performing Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary shows that success is possible in the same geographic area. Key priorities for improvement must include tackling the absenteeism crisis and creating more consistent, high-quality instruction across all grade levels to build on the existing successes.

582

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,279

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

525 West Saginaw
Fresno, CA 93705-2049

(559) 248-7540

District: Fresno Unified

Students who attend Deborah A. Williams Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fort Miller Middle
High:	Fresno High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.2%

African American:

16.5%

White:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg30%

California avg41%

4,768^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

53^rd 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	20.7	4768 of 5857	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	5001 of 5869	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5281 of 5859	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4929 of 5883	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	5187 of 5789	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	5001 of 5662	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	5057 of 5692	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.0	5036 of 5614	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	5382 of 5611	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	4967 of 5530	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.1	5010 of 5390	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.3	4588 of 5377	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.0	5015 of 5314	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.2	4777 of 5193	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	234 of 569	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	352 of 593	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	450 of 661	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	485 of 663	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	628 of 747	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	586 of 700	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.0	1866 of 2227	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	1427 of 2585	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1916 of 2128	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.4	1326 of 3162	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	1345 of 3245	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	1349 of 3311	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.2	2264 of 3275	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	2296 of 3246	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	4228 of 5597	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	4527 of 5612	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4818 of 5609	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4620 of 5635	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4671 of 5492	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	4356 of 5413	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	3915 of 5107	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	3969 of 5107	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	4219 of 5087	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3884 of 5084	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	3841 of 4963	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	3724 of 4830	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	4137 of 5460	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	4427 of 5517	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4678 of 5363	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	4067 of 5264	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	4388 of 5173	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	4201 of 5084	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	4957 of 5628	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	5068 of 5643	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	5210 of 5638	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4820 of 5663	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	5149 of 5510	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	5077 of 5431	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	2104 of 2847	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	2010 of 2635	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	2055 of 2420	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)59th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science4%-29 vs state

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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 7th 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 7th 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 7th 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Deborah A. Williams Elementary	Public	K-6	525 West Saginaw	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7540	582	30	19.2	95.9%	43 (7.4%)	96 (16.5%)	403 (69.2%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	25 (4.3%)	20.7	4768^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.6%		18.3	5001^st of 5869 public elementary schools	14.8%	233																									3.9		3.9	7.4	15.2	35.4	33.8			24.0	21.8	11.4	44.3	12.9			23.0	96.7						$18,279	$2,289	$15,990
Roeding Elementary	Public	K-6	1225 West Dakota Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7250	704	33	21.1	88.8%	33 (4.7%)	52 (7.4%)	571 (81.1%)	14 (2.0%)	13 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.6%)	28.6	4085^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.3%		27.2	4186^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.7%	101	18.5	23.1	9.1	0.0		13.1	55.6	19.2	45.5	4.2		31.3	37.0	42.3	13.6	0.0		24.2	14.8	23.1	4.6	0.0		11.1	13.4		13.4	32.3	34.3	36.6	30.1			33.4	36.0	31.4	28.1	17.8			29.1	96.4	97.3	97.3	96.4	97.3	97.3	$18,747	$2,041	$16,706
Phoenix Elementary Academy Community Day	Public	1-6	3335 North Arthur Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7500	28	8	3.5	100.0%	4 (14.3%)	5 (17.9%)	18 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.3	5801^st of 5857 public elementary schools	1.0%					(n/a)																													14.3	0.0				4.8		16.7	0.0	0.0			5.0							$127,673	$11,820	$115,853
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
Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3135 North Harrison Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7060	312	14	22.2	44.9%	77 (24.7%)	14 (4.5%)	173 (55.4%)	20 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.3%)	80.1	1150^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.4%		72.7	1464^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.1%	314																									46.4		46.4	70.8	60.0	75.0				67.6	64.6	58.2	35.7				56.8							$12,901	$360	$12,541
Wawona K-8	Public	K-8	4524 North Thorne Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7310	688	37	18.4	71.5%	64 (9.3%)	52 (7.6%)	516 (75.0%)	27 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.5%)	51.9	2504^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.2%		42.6	3027^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.4%	523	28.0	10.0	3.3	4.0	3.0	11.8	48.0	15.0	16.7	12.0	3.0	21.9	48.0	37.5	3.3	4.0	18.2	26.4	22.0	17.5	3.3	4.0	0.0	11.2	33.3	15.4	18.1	60.0	42.5	43.3	32.0	19.5	21.6	28.1	64.0	35.0	16.7	32.0	15.0	11.2	21.1							$16,787	$3,059	$13,728
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
Golden Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1626 West Princeton Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Golden Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 293-3157	405	15	27.0	82.5%	19 (4.7%)	206 (50.9%)	145 (35.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.4%)	10.5	5601^st of 5857 public elementary schools	4.4%		14.5	5358^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.7%	243																									9.3		9.3	29.4	14.3	23.8	9.8			19.2	19.2	6.1	9.3	3.9			9.7							$20,886	$2,792	$18,094
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
Homan Elementary	Public	K-6	1602 West Harvard St.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2940	475	24	20.0	94.3%	26 (5.5%)	40 (8.4%)	337 (70.9%)	52 (10.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	35.8	3513^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.0%		28.3	4085^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.4%	572																									20.0		20.0	26.9	37.3	37.5	41.7			35.7	25.4	38.5	31.3	42.9			34.0	95.7	96.7		95.7	96.7	95.7	$18,828	$2,283	$16,545

Frequently Asked Questions about Deborah A. Williams Elementary

What schools do graduates of Deborah A. Williams Elementary attend?

Students who attend Deborah A. Williams Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fort Miller Middle
High : Fresno High

What is the racial makeup of Deborah A. Williams Elementary?

Students at Deborah A. Williams Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 16% African American, 7% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Deborah A. Williams Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

How many students attend Deborah A. Williams Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended Deborah A. Williams Elementary.

Is Deborah A. Williams Elementary a good school?

Deborah A. Williams Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.6% of California elementary schools.

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