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West Park Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5053^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

West Park Elementary is a public K-8 school serving 286 students in Fresno, California, operating within the West Park Elementary district, which faces significant challenges ranking in the bottom 10% of the state.

The school is contending with substantial academic hurdles, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science far below California averages, and it has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of elementary schools statewide. A major concern is chronic student absenteeism, which at 41% is more than double the state average. Interestingly, West Park has the highest per-student spending among nearby schools and a very low student-teacher ratio, yet these resource advantages have not translated to stronger academic outcomes compared to schools like Sunset Elementary or Madison Elementary, which serve similar student populations but achieve much higher test scores with less funding.

Despite these challenges, there are some positive signs and opportunities. The school has shown recent improvement in its statewide ranking, and it demonstrates relative strength in supporting English Language Learners. The stark performance gap between male and female students, however, indicates a need for instructional approaches that better engage all learners. The example of higher-performing nearby schools within stronger districts like Fresno Unified and Central Unified suggests that targeted efforts to improve attendance and school culture could be key levers for positive change at West Park.

286

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,898

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2695 South Valentine Ave.
Fresno, CA 93706-9042

(559) 233-6501

District: West Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.8%

Asian:

11.9%

White:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg17%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,053^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,437^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 12% (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
2025	17.5	5053 of 5857	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	5613 of 5869	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	5313 of 5859	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	5665 of 5883	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1296 of 1417	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	5290 of 5789	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	5095 of 5662	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.7	4886 of 5692	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	4815 of 5614	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	5156 of 5611	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.4	5434 of 5530	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.6	5210 of 5390	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.6	5030 of 5377	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.5	4930 of 5314	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.6	4526 of 5193	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.0	4816 of 5113	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.7	4457 of 5113	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.8	4592 of 4818	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.1	4396 of 4822	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.2	4660 of 4809	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.4	1516 of 3162	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	1391 of 3245	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	2369 of 3311	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	396 of 602	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	2361 of 3275	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	1629 of 3246	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	4190 of 5597	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4758 of 5612	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	4471 of 5609	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5295 of 5635	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1049 of 1267	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4284 of 5492	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	4434 of 5413	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	4245 of 5107	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	4971 of 5107	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	4659 of 5087	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	4875 of 5084	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	4421 of 4963	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	4235 of 4830	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	4558 of 5460	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	5188 of 5517	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	4972 of 5363	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	5101 of 5264	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	986 of 1110	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	4527 of 5173	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4498 of 5084	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	5234 of 5628	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	5568 of 5643	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	5427 of 5638	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	5514 of 5663	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1221 of 1272	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	5354 of 5510	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	5220 of 5431	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	2437 of 2761	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	2356 of 2783	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	2686 of 2781	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	2631 of 2740	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	686 of 894	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1942 of 2715	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1865 of 2480	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.9	1860 of 2508	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.7	1844 of 2497	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	1713 of 2477	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	9.2	2241 of 2379	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.0	1965 of 2259	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.9	1883 of 2236	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.7	1962 of 2179	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.9	1742 of 2063	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.4	1809 of 2005	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.8	1783 of 1999	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.1	1594 of 1804	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.5	1383 of 1777	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.8	1663 of 1769	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.1	294 of 1478	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	33.0	1066 of 1521	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1469 of 1540	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	60.4	74 of 363	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	31.5	1041 of 1442	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.4	315 of 1364	76.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1759 of 2533	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1710 of 2551	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.8	2445 of 2531	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	2463 of 2509	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	441 of 738	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	1241 of 2380	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1416 of 2262	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	2105 of 2395	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	2041 of 2388	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	2280 of 2374	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	2177 of 2359	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	1402 of 2213	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1495 of 2072	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	2181 of 2542	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	2163 of 2579	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	2445 of 2531	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	2298 of 2458	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	427 of 721	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	1387 of 2369	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1616 of 2230	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	2486 of 2534	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	2411 of 2552	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	2450 of 2538	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	2362 of 2527	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	703 of 763	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	2098 of 2407	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1929 of 2273	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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+48 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)80th percentile+65 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-24 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

Science8%-25 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 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
West Park Elementary	Public	K-8	2695 South Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	West Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 233-6501	286	22	12.9	82.9%	15 (5.2%)	2 (0.7%)	231 (80.8%)	34 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	17.5	5053^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%		11.1	5613^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.4%	560																					3.2	11.8	7.7	22.2	39.4	10.0	23.1	26.9	23.5	24.3	25.9	29.4	3.2	18.0	3.9	11.8	15.7	90.0	90.0			90.0	90.0	$43,898	$3,999	$39,899
Sunset Elementary	Public	K-6	1755 South Crystal Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3310	413	19	21.4	74.6%	12 (2.9%)	23 (5.6%)	370 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	68.8	1650^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.8%		62	1979^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.3%	329	12.5	20.4	0.0	4.7	9.5	47.9	22.5	30.0	7.0	27.4	27.1	30.6	0.0	9.3	16.8	6.3	14.3	0.0	4.7	6.3	34.0		34.0	39.6	56.3	58.0	61.4			53.7	58.3	59.2	46.0	54.6			54.5							$17,554	$2,287	$15,267
Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	330 South Brawley Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5280	487	21	23.1	85.0%	34 (7.0%)	18 (3.7%)	350 (71.9%)	72 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	45.4	2860^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.2%		45.4	2839^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.6%	21																					23.9		23.9	40.8	50.0	37.3	42.9			42.1	53.7	41.7	30.8	32.0			39.2	94.4				94.4
Edison-Bethune Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1616 South Fruit Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2530	368	21	17.5	94.6%	1 (0.3%)	91 (24.7%)	256 (69.6%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	30	3955^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.5%		26.3	4266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.3%	311																					10.5		10.5	45.5	25.0	36.8	23.5			32.2	48.9	23.2	26.3	29.4			31.1	90.6		93.8	96.9		95.3	$21,398	$3,458	$17,940
West Fresno Elementary	Public	K-5	2910 South Ivy St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-5615	594	30	19.8	94.9%	18 (3.0%)	37 (6.2%)	465 (78.3%)	65 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	17.4	5063^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.6%		18.8	4953^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.6%	110																					15.0		15.0	24.4	20.0	22.9				22.4	33.7	20.8	13.9				22.3							$22,070	$6,139	$15,931
King Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 East Florence Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2970	566	25	22.4	97.9%	6 (1.1%)	126 (22.3%)	360 (63.6%)	56 (9.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.1%)	12.6	5453^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.9%		17.2	5094^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.2%	359																					7.0		7.0	18.2	15.9	19.7	25.3			19.7	18.2	19.3	9.9	18.9			16.7							$17,462	$2,361	$15,101
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-6	1025 South Trinity St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2630	568	28	20.4	97.0%	12 (2.1%)	75 (13.2%)	433 (76.2%)	34 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	13.9	5355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.6%		15.1	5300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.7%	55																					5.1		5.1	13.5	24.2	22.8	27.6			21.6	16.9	22.4	10.1	21.1			17.4							$18,958	$1,989	$16,969
Pathway Elementary Community Day	Public	K-6	21 South Teilman	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 487-1201	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	1100 Mono St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3010	526	28	18.8	97.3%	15 (2.9%)	62 (11.8%)	413 (78.5%)	20 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.1%)	34.9	3587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.8%		31	3855^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	268																					12.8		12.8	30.0	30.8	34.6	24.3			30.0	34.7	46.2	33.3	45.5			39.7							$19,973	$2,329	$17,644
Kirk Elementary	Public	K-6	2000 East Belgravia Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2970	395	24	16.8	96.7%	11 (2.8%)	49 (12.4%)	317 (80.3%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	17.2	5078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.3%		16.5	5166^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.0%	88																					3.9		3.9	28.0	14.6	32.7	30.4			26.9	17.7	14.6	17.3	22.9			18.2							$25,508	$4,028	$21,480

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In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended West Park Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of West Park Elementary?

Students at West Park Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 5% White, 1% Two or more races.

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West Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.7% of California elementary schools.

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