Summary:
ZIP code 93721 has five schools: one elementary school, two high schools and two alternative schools, with grade spans ranging from K–8 to K–12. In 2024–2025, their average proficiency was 21% in English language arts (ELA), 11% in math and 13% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 37% and 33%; the most important finding is that every subject’s local average fell well below the state level.
Kepler Neighborhood led the 2024–2025 comparison in all three subjects, with 42% in ELA, 30% in math and 23% in science. Its lead over the next-highest school was 21 percentage points in ELA, 10 in math and 4 in science. Results were much lower at the bottom: Carter G. Woodson Public Charter had the lowest ELA result at 11%, School of Unlimited Learning had the lowest math result at 0%, and Fresno County Special Education had the lowest science result at 2%. Kepler was still below the state in each subject.
Recent results show different trajectories: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Kepler gained 1 point in ELA, 5 in math and 8 in science, while Fresno County Special Education fell 10 points in ELA and 1 in math but gained 4 in science. SchoolDigger gave Kepler a 53rd-percentile rank and 3 stars in 2025–2026, up from the 43rd percentile the prior year. School size and staffing offer another contrast: Kepler had 301 students and a 14.0 student-teacher ratio, while Fresno County Special Education had 597 students and an 8.2 ratio despite much lower proficiency. Four schools reported free/reduced lunch eligibility for 2024–2025, ranging from 70% at Kepler to 95% at School of Unlimited Learning; W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter instead reported 80% directly certified for free meals, a different measure.
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