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Schools in Calwa · Fresno Unified School District

Calwa’s public schools score below 62% of California districts on tests and graduation

In Calwa, 21% of tested students are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Calwa, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

32%

▼ 15 pts vs CA 47%

2021–22

Math proficiency

21%

▼ 12 pts vs CA 33%

2021–22

Graduate on time

86%

▼ 0 pts vs CA 86%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$23.6K

▲ 11% vs CA $21.2K

FY2024

Students per teacher

19.4

CA 21.6 · smaller classes

Schools in town

64,848 students on the public path

In brief

Calwa’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $23,556 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

66 elementary schools, then 17 middle and nine high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Calwa’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 38% of California school districts. Both inputs trail the California average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 38%

Lower resultsHigher results

California towns with similar household incomes (435)Better than 40%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 36,131 test results and a graduating class of 4,644 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Calwa’s students in the tested grades sat them (36,002 in math, 36,260 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Calwa, with each school’s own grade.

66 schools teach K in Calwa’s district. Which one depends on your address.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Calwa	C⁺	Fresno Unified
Fresno	B	Fresno Unified K–12 · Clovis Unified K–12

Calwa’s public schools score below 62% of California districts on tests and graduation

Calwa’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

66 elementary schools, then 17 middle and nine high schools

What’s behind Calwa’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well below the state in reading

Calwa vs. its neighbors

Every school in Calwa

Questions about Calwa’s schools

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