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John S. Wash Elementary

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John S. Wash Elementary ranks 1850 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1850^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of California elementary schools

Summary

John S. Wash Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 838 students in the Sanger Unified district, consistently earning solid 3 to 4-star ratings statewide and performing well above average in English and Math for its area.

The school shines in core subjects, with student proficiency in English and Math significantly exceeding both district and state averages, and it shows particular strength in supporting Hispanic students and those from low-income families. However, parents should note a significant weakness in Science proficiency, which lags behind comparable schools, and a noticeable dip in student performance during the 4th and 5th grades that recovers by 6th grade. Recent years have also seen a slight decline in the school's overall ranking and concerning performance drops for some student groups, including Special Education students.

Compared to nearby schools, John S. Wash operates with good efficiency, achieving strong academic results with lower per-student spending than many schools in Fresno Unified. It outperforms some district peers like Lone Star Elementary in core subjects but trails others such as Sequoia Elementary, especially in Science. Its chronic absenteeism rate is better than the state average and stable, indicating a consistent school environment.

838

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,155

Per pupil spending ?

60.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6350 East Ln. Ave.
Fresno, CA 93727-5734

(559) 524-6320

District: Sanger Unified

Students who attend John S. Wash Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Academic Middle
High:	Sanger High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.0%

Asian:

32.2%

White:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2013 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,850^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Sanger Unified

591^st of 1,543Sanger 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	64.8	1850 of 5857	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	1756 of 5869	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	1553 of 5859	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	1598 of 5883	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	1537 of 5789	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	1629 of 5662	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	60.9	1972 of 5692	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.8	1312 of 5614	76.6%	★★★★☆
2015	75.6	1299 of 5611	76.8%	★★★★☆
2013	81.9	958 of 5530	82.7%	★★★★☆
2012	81.4	947 of 5390	82.4%	★★★★☆
2011	73.1	1338 of 5377	75.1%	★★★★☆
2010	78.7	1061 of 5314	80.0%	★★★★☆
2009	76.6	1146 of 5193	77.9%	★★★★☆
2008	78.4	1046 of 5113	79.5%	★★★★☆
2007	80.3	964 of 5113	81.1%	★★★★☆
2006	80.1	962 of 4818	80.0%	★★★★☆
2005	83.2	802 of 4822	83.4%	★★★★☆
2004	62.3	1609 of 4809	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1015 of 1203	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1025 of 1205	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	977 of 1190	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	968 of 1154	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	867 of 1149	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	914 of 1071	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	76.8	328 of 3245	89.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	1560 of 5597	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	1412 of 5612	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	1261 of 5609	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	1337 of 5635	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	1549 of 5492	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	1523 of 5413	71.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	928 of 5107	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	953 of 5107	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	772 of 5087	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	949 of 5084	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	412 of 4963	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	562 of 4830	88.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	1437 of 5460	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	1162 of 5517	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	748 of 5363	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	712 of 5264	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	478 of 5173	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	80.1	685 of 5084	86.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	2078 of 5628	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	2146 of 5643	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	1849 of 5638	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	1848 of 5663	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.0	1438 of 5510	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	1642 of 5431	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.6	407 of 670	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	475 of 669	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	411 of 610	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	334 of 445	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	287 of 339	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	1630 of 2847	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.8	654 of 2635	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	45.4	1038 of 2420	57.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	1128 of 2598	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	1310 of 2651	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.6	489 of 2661	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	1145 of 2726	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	1487 of 2834	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2023)90th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)39th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics48%+11 vs state

Science27%-5 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
John S. Wash Elementary	Public	K-6	6350 East Ln. Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6320	838	36	23.3	60.3%	85 (10.1%)	22 (2.6%)	402 (48.0%)	270 (32.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (6.4%)	64.8	1850^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.4%		66.5	1756^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.1%	94	27.3	27.3	67.4	53.5	48.4	63.8	57.6	64.3	41.0	38.3	51.4	48.0							$16,155	$1,185	$14,970
Fancher Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	5948 East Tulare Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6700	649	30	21.3	72.3%	50 (7.7%)	27 (4.2%)	308 (47.5%)	235 (36.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	46.9	2770^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.7%		53.4	2376^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.5%	394	22.9	22.9	44.8	40.0	40.5	55.3	45.4	38.5	38.1	26.2	45.2	37.3							$14,204	$1,541	$12,663
Temperance-Kutner Elementary	Public	K-6	1448 North Armstrong Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-8100	618	27	22.7	68.3%	61 (9.9%)	30 (4.9%)	286 (46.3%)	214 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	21 (3.4%)	67.8	1701^st of 5857 public elementary schools	71.0%		55.3	2274^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.3%	573	48.1	48.1	47.3	53.0	55.7	65.2	55.6	52.6	50.5	43.0	40.5	46.7	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2		$13,283	$1,584	$11,699
Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-6	1820 South Armstrong Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-7500	696	29	24.3	63.5%	45 (6.5%)	14 (2.0%)	294 (42.2%)	315 (45.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.4%)	76.7	1299^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.8%		69.8	1604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.7%	305	49.5	49.5	59.8	53.0	74.8	54.0	60.5	70.7	55.0	58.3	39.0	55.4							$16,051	$1,227	$14,824
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
Hirayama Elementary	Public	K-6	2150 North Fowler Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-9000	442	19	23.2	59.3%	53 (12.0%)	18 (4.1%)	163 (36.9%)	187 (42.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.1%)								(n/a)	30.1	30.1	56.5	69.0	53.4	73.1	60.7	61.3	62.1	34.3	50.0	51.1
Easterby Elementary	Public	K-6	5211 East Tulare St.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6440	613	29	21.2	90.0%	29 (4.7%)	45 (7.3%)	368 (60.0%)	150 (24.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.8%)	43	3004^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.7%		49.9	2563^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.3%	441	19.1	19.1	36.0	43.7	34.1	33.0	36.5	53.4	56.3	32.2	32.0	42.6	94.3						$19,392	$2,127	$17,265
Lone Star Elementary	Public	K-6	2617 South Fowler Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6430	672	28	23.6	72.0%	19 (2.8%)	16 (2.4%)	334 (49.7%)	278 (41.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	58.6	2136^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.5%		59.5	2088^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.4%	48	25.0	25.0	57.8	46.7	50.0	48.7	51.1	58.8	45.6	32.5	42.3	45.7	98.3						$17,804	$1,251	$16,553
Virginia R. Boris Elementary	Public	K-6	7071 East Clinton Ave.	Fresno	93737	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-3800	666	31	21.5	54.1%	97 (14.6%)	18 (2.7%)	238 (35.7%)	263 (39.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.5%)	54.3	2348^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.9%		49.4	2584^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.0%	236	21.7	21.7	48.9	57.5	50.9	58.4	53.9	44.8	39.5	28.2	42.0	38.3							$11,225	$521	$10,704
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

Frequently Asked Questions about John S. Wash Elementary

What is the racial makeup of John S. Wash Elementary?

Students at John S. Wash Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 10% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is John S. Wash Elementary a good school?

John S. Wash Elementary ranks 1850^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John S. Wash Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 838 students attended John S. Wash Elementary.

What district is John S. Wash Elementary in?

Sanger Unified

What schools do graduates of John S. Wash Elementary attend?

Students who attend John S. Wash Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Academic Middle
High : Sanger High

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