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West Park Charter Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

2379^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 14% of California alternative schools

Summary

West Park Charter Academy is a small, K-12 alternative public school in Fresno, California, serving approximately 165 students within the West Park Elementary district, which faces significant academic challenges statewide.

The school has a clear strength in fostering a committed and present student body, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.4%, far better than the state average and much lower than nearby alternative schools like Crescent View South II (60.2%) or Farber School of Independent Studies (84.4%). However, this strong attendance has not yet translated into consistent academic success; while English scores are near the district average, math proficiency is critically low at under 4%, and outcomes have been volatile year-to-year. For comparison, Endeavor Charter achieves higher proficiency rates while serving a less economically disadvantaged population.

Notably, West Park spends over $41,000 per student, which is high compared to many peers, yet academic results remain middling. This contrasts with schools like Central Online Home in the Central Unified district, which reports strong academic results with much lower spending. Recent data shows extreme fluctuations in graduation and dropout rates, which may indicate reporting issues or instability, making it important for parents to seek the most current information directly from the school.

165

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,351

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2695 South Valentine Ave.
Fresno, CA 93706-9042

(559) 233-6501

District: West Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.4%

White:

29.1%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2021 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (0% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg17%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,379^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,561^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1404^th of 1,543West Park Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.8	3809 of 5883	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	861 of 1417	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	7.1	5235 of 5314	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.1	4955 of 5193	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.9	4725 of 5113	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.4	4313 of 4809	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	2379 of 2761	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	2375 of 2783	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	2141 of 2781	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	2415 of 2740	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	708 of 894	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	2546 of 2715	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	2435 of 2480	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	2180 of 2508	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.7	2001 of 2497	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.4	1970 of 2477	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.8	2308 of 2379	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.1	2228 of 2259	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.0	2193 of 2236	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.5	1993 of 2179	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.4	1961 of 2063	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.3	1862 of 2005	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.3	1743 of 1999	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.5	1391 of 1804	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.6	1342 of 1777	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.3	1393 of 1769	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	2273 of 2533	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1948 of 2531	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	2042 of 2509	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	547 of 738	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	2300 of 2380	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	2242 of 2262	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	1860 of 2395	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	2268 of 2388	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	1399 of 2374	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1885 of 2359	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	2088 of 2213	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	2039 of 2072	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	2245 of 2542	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	2300 of 2579	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1851 of 2531	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1704 of 2458	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	465 of 721	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.7	2184 of 2369	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	2193 of 2230	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	2259 of 2534	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	2016 of 2538	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	2294 of 2527	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	637 of 763	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	2214 of 2407	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	2240 of 2273	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1561 of 2162	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1553 of 2159	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1432 of 2170	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1438 of 2123	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.7	1051 of 1290	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1540 of 2133	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1679 of 2017	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	1729 of 2021	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.4	1584 of 2039	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	1777 of 1994	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.2	1975 of 2426	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.7	1902 of 2354	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	1789 of 2367	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.2	1573 of 2281	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	20.4	1799 of 2238	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.6	1432 of 2117	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	23.0	1373 of 2063	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.9	1041 of 1968	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.5	1147 of 1901	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.6	969 of 1653	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	70.0	117 of 941	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1313 of 1906	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1417 of 1915	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1516 of 1915	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1445 of 1858	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	934 of 1054	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1420 of 1833	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1505 of 1760	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	1360 of 1900	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1436 of 1902	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	1215 of 1917	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	1109 of 1861	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1364 of 1814	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1412 of 1742	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1357 of 2013	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1440 of 2026	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1225 of 2030	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1244 of 1943	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.3	965 of 1126	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1441 of 1937	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1541 of 1862	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	1580 of 1942	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.3	1044 of 1963	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1255 of 1916	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.2	931 of 1122	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1422 of 1880	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1667 of 1834	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2019)88th percentile+60 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science10%-23 vs state

Mathematics4%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th 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
West Park Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2695 South Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	West Park Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 233-6501	165	9	17.9	84.2%	48 (29.1%)	6 (3.6%)	103 (62.4%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)								(n/a)		13.5			9.8					38.5	26.3	40.0	26.7					15.4	2.6	4.0	4.0							$41,351	$4,226	$37,125
W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2604 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 486-1166	286	19	15.0	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	57 (19.9%)	223 (78.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)	18.8	11.1		13.8	13.9	9.5	19.1	56.3	4.8	14.3	22.2	25.6	21.1	19.1	18.2	56.3	18.2	18.2	18.5	12.8	20.7							$21,306	$541	$20,765
Big Picture Educational Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1207 South Trinity St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Big Picture Educational Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 420-1234	520	23	22.6	80.2%	36 (6.9%)	73 (14.0%)	384 (73.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)								(n/a)	0.0	4.4	20.0	0.0	6.5	10.0	6.3	4.6	20.8	4.8	16.7	15.9	12.9	15.0	6.3	0.0	12.5	4.8	20.8	2.4	7.2							$17,578	$1,317	$16,261
Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	830 Fresno St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 497-9331	261	14	18.6	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												22.9	22.9							2.9	2.9							$122,581	$640	$121,941
Fresno County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1111 Van Ness Ave.	Fresno	93721	Fresno County	Fresno County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 265-3049	597	73	8.2	82.7%	55 (9.2%)	17 (2.8%)	464 (77.7%)	46 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)								(n/a)		7.7	0.0		2.4	0.0	8.3		18.2		23.1	33.3	15.0	0.0	0.0		9.1		0.0	0.0	1.3							$74,519	$7,896	$66,623
Central Online Home	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2280 N. Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 276-3140	137	7	19.7	70.8%	24 (17.5%)	5 (3.6%)	81 (59.1%)	18 (13.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)								(n/a)		31.3	46.4		39.2					47.1	29.4	50.0	43.4					29.4	37.5	65.5	44.6	92.6			92.6		92.6
Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity	Public, Alternative	K-12	2698 North Brawley	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5230	260	10	24.9	75.4%	35 (13.5%)	20 (7.7%)	181 (69.6%)	21 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)			10.2	0.0	8.2							24.1	22.2							3.5	2.5
Farber School of Independent Studies and Online	Public, Alternative	K-12	720 S 10th St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-5390	976	47	20.6	92.2%	89 (9.1%)	64 (6.6%)	686 (70.3%)	86 (8.8%)	12 (1.2%)	9 (0.9%)	29 (3.0%)								(n/a)	35.6	18.1	13.9	16.1	17.9	34.4	38.2	42.2	35.7	36.1	26.9	28.5	32.5	37.5	44.1	36.4	41.1	39.5	31.0	8.9	29.3	79.9	85.7	90.3	84.2	86.0	86.4	$23,748	$1,782	$21,966
Alice M. Worsley	Public, Alternative	K-12	3333 American Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 600-4990	79	14	5.5	96.2%	3 (3.8%)	28 (35.4%)	42 (53.2%)	3 (3.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								(n/a)					0.0							0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							$69,169	$13,073	$56,096
Crescent View South II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4348 West Shaw Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Crescent View South II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 389-7270	1,260	45	27.7	89.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				23.5	23.5							29.9	29.9							9.4	9.4

Frequently Asked Questions about West Park Charter Academy

What is the racial makeup of West Park Charter Academy?

Students at West Park Charter Academy are 62% Hispanic, 29% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is West Park Charter Academy in?

West Park Elementary

How many students attend West Park Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 165 students attended West Park Charter Academy.

Is West Park Charter Academy a good school?

West Park Charter Academy ranks in the bottom 13.8% of California alternative schools.

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