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Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary

Q: Is Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary a good school?

Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary ranks 3800 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3800^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of California elementary schools

Summary

Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary is a K-6 public school in the Fresno Unified School District, serving 630 students in a high-need community where most qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school is improving, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating and climbing in statewide rankings, though test scores remain below the California average. The school's real strength is in student engagement, boasting the lowest chronic absenteeism rate among nearby schools at 22.1%, a significant achievement in a district where the average is much higher. It also performs notably better than several schools with similar challenges, such as Lane Elementary and Calwa Elementary, achieving stronger academic results with fewer resources per student.

While showing positive momentum, the school faces specific challenges, including a sharp drop in math scores in 5th grade and very low science proficiency. Performance varies significantly for different student groups, with strong results for English Language Learners but concerningly weak outcomes for students in special education. A striking comparison is with the nearby Edith B. Storey Elementary, which achieves much higher test scores, highlighting how educational outcomes can differ dramatically even within the same neighborhood and district.

630

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,494

Per pupil spending ?

83.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5090 East Church Ave.
Fresno, CA 93725-1230

(559) 248-7130

District: Fresno Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.9%

Asian:

23.0%

African American:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2023 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg30%

California avg41%

3,800^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 3 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	32.0	3800 of 5857	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	4401 of 5869	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	3949 of 5859	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1129 of 1203	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	1157 of 1205	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	1102 of 1190	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.3	1394 of 3162	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	2006 of 3245	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	3753 of 5597	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	3842 of 5612	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3688 of 5609	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	2764 of 5107	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3578 of 5107	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	2979 of 5087	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	3179 of 5460	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	3980 of 5517	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3346 of 5363	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	3538 of 5628	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4503 of 5643	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	3808 of 5638	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	2631 of 2847	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1861 of 2635	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1899 of 2420	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

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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
Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary	Public	K-6	5090 East Church Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7130	630	33	19.3	83.8%	16 (2.5%)	24 (3.8%)	415 (65.9%)	145 (23.0%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.2%)	32	3800^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.1%		24.6	4401^st of 5869 public elementary schools	25.0%	601																					15.2	15.2	33.8	35.5	41.3	35.1	36.7	36.4	36.8	18.5	29.9	29.8							$17,494	$2,173	$15,321
Edith B. Storey Elementary	Public	K-6	5250 East Church Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6530	554	31	17.8	79.2%	27 (4.9%)	30 (5.4%)	262 (47.3%)	207 (37.4%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.6%)	68.7	1661^st of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%		65.8	1782^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.6%	121																					29.9	29.9	72.1	55.7	56.7	56.5	59.9	57.1	40.9	44.8	57.1	49.8	97.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	$21,907	$3,035	$18,872
Aynesworth Elementary	Public	K-6	4765 East Burns Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6410	523	24	22.0	93.7%	9 (1.7%)	8 (1.5%)	416 (79.5%)	77 (14.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	12.9	5430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.3%		10.9	5631^st of 5869 public elementary schools	4.1%	201																					7.7	7.7	20.6	16.5	19.6	19.3	18.8	27.0	17.5	15.4	12.8	17.8							$19,298	$2,456	$16,842
Ezekiel Balderas Elementary	Public	K-6	4625 East Florence Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6420	615	33	18.9	89.9%	12 (2.0%)	17 (2.8%)	335 (54.5%)	232 (37.7%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.8%)	37.8	3360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.6%		26.5	4246^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.7%	886																					25.7	25.7	38.6	39.8	41.7	35.6	38.8	31.0	38.6	29.6	29.9	32.4							$19,297	$2,034	$17,263
Ayer Elementary	Public	K-6	5272 East Lowe Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6400	590	31	19.1	90.3%	29 (4.9%)	90 (15.3%)	350 (59.3%)	93 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.7%)	23	4596^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%		29.7	3950^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.7%	646																					24.4	24.4	20.8	31.9	42.4	16.9	28.3	24.3	27.8	20.9	10.4	20.7							$19,914	$3,117	$16,797
David L. Greenberg Elementary	Public	K-6	5081 East Ln. Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6550	490	29	16.9	95.3%	9 (1.8%)	53 (10.8%)	314 (64.1%)	95 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.5%)	37.6	3372^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.4%		42.8	3011^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.7%	361																					26.1	26.1	32.7	25.9	45.5	35.8	35.4	35.7	35.0	34.8	33.8	34.8	94.6			97.3	97.3		$26,328	$4,210	$22,118
Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	4730 East Lowe Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6480	555	35	16.0	95.1%	11 (2.0%)	24 (4.3%)	480 (86.5%)	27 (4.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	22.2	4659^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		32.3	3750^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.1%	909	14.8	20.0	6.3	4.8	12.2	51.9	25.7	28.1	19.1	31.3	22.2	37.1	9.4	9.5	20.9	7.4	20.0	3.1	4.8	9.6	14.7	14.7	32.8	14.7	26.7	26.4	24.9	37.3	26.7	17.3	25.0	26.3							$21,115	$2,905	$18,210
Calwa Elementary	Public	K-6	4303 East Jensen Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2610	568	30	19.2	95.8%	5 (0.9%)	18 (3.2%)	490 (86.3%)	46 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	21.6	4705^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.7%		21.4	4735^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.3%	30	20.6	19.2	3.2	0.0	11.2	44.1	19.2	16.1	8.0	23.3	14.7	23.1	0.0	4.0	10.3	17.7	15.4	3.2	0.0	9.5	12.4	12.4	18.8	24.3	19.5	35.4	24.6	34.6	20.0	24.7	24.1	26.0	90.3	95.8		93.1	95.8	95.8	$18,098	$2,045	$16,053
Mario G. Olmos Elementary	Public	K-6	550 South Garden Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6620	536	25	21.6	96.5%	10 (1.9%)	21 (3.9%)	439 (81.9%)	54 (10.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	18.8	4941^st of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%		25.5	4322^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	26.4%	619																					7.7	7.7	32.5	27.0	20.8	31.3	27.7	36.4	17.8	5.2	17.9	19.3							$19,441	$2,187	$17,254
Vang Pao Elementary	Public	K-6	4100 East Heaton Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3380	802	36	22.1	90.8%	6 (0.7%)	27 (3.4%)	502 (62.6%)	243 (30.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.4%)	46	2832^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.6%		47.7	2691^st of 5869 public elementary schools	54.1%	141																					20.6	20.6	39.8	45.2	46.0	41.0	43.0	45.7	42.5	34.3	35.0	39.5	95.7	97.4	98.3	97.4	96.6	97.4	$16,963	$2,003	$14,960

Frequently Asked Questions about Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary

Is Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary a good school?

Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary ranks 3800^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary?

Students at Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 630 students attended Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary.

What district is Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary in?

Fresno Unified

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