C+
Fresno Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12
Serves Fresno, and parts of Clovis.
Fresno’s School Grade B better than 62% of California school districts
Students
67,873
Schools
100
Spent per student
$23,556
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Debt
$846.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Fresno Unified School District
- Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of California districts
- Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
- Spends 11% more per student than the CA average
- 19 students per teacher
- Debt of $846.8M, about $12,476 per student
The School Grade
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C+: better than 38% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
CGraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
CThe town it serves, and its School Grade
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Fresno. Grade by grade →
K–679 schoolsClovis Unified School District
7–818 middle schoolsClovis Unified School District
9–1211 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. CA
2021–22 · class of 2023Math proficiency21%
State average 33.1% · 36,002 students tested
Reading / language arts32%
State average 46.7% · 36,260 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 86.2% · 4,644 in the class
95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$23,556 per student · 11% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 68%Federal 20%
Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
69,825’20
69,654’21
69,424’22
68,345’23
67,873’24
About steady since 2020–21.
Students
Hispanic 70%Asian 11%White 7%Black 7%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
100 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.
Farber School of Independent Studies and Online
D976 students21:1
Thomas Elementary
859 students24:1
Ewing Elementary
842 students19:1
Hamilton Elementary
811 students18:1
Vang Pao Elementary
802 students22:1
Slater Elementary
752 students21:1
Addams Elementary
748 students22:1
Ann B. Leavenworth
748 students20:1
Bullard Talent
744 students19:1
Centennial Elementary
741 students20:1
Birney Elementary
731 students21:1
Ericson Elementary
722 students19:1
Mollie S. Bakman Elementary
722 students21:1
Roeding Elementary
704 students21:1
Viking Elementary
701 students23:1
Akira Yokomi Elementary
700 students20:1
Wawona K-8
688 students18:1
Burroughs Elementary
674 students19:1
Wilson Elementary
669 students20:1
Lawless Elementary
663 students23:1
Winchell Elementary
663 students20:1
Pyle Elementary
647 students19:1
Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary
630 students19:1
Kratt Elementary
620 students20:1
Ezekiel Balderas Elementary
615 students19:1
Easterby Elementary
613 students21:1
Figarden Elementary
608 students19:1
Vinland Elementary
595 students21:1
Ayer Elementary
590 students19:1
Turner Elementary
585 students21:1
Deborah A. Williams Elementary
582 students19:1
Mayfair Elementary
576 students22:1
Miguel Hidalgo Elementary
572 students16:1
Calwa Elementary
568 students19:1
Columbia Elementary
568 students20:1
King Elementary
566 students22:1
Lane Elementary
555 students16:1
Rowell Elementary
555 students19:1
Edith B. Storey Elementary
554 students18:1
Norseman Elementary
554 students17:1
Mario G. Olmos Elementary
536 students22:1
Lincoln Elementary
526 students19:1
Robinson Elementary
525 students18:1
Aynesworth Elementary
523 students22:1
Heaton Elementary
515 students19:1
Eaton Elementary
512 students20:1
Wishon Elementary
497 students18:1
Malloch Elementary
495 students21:1
David L. Greenberg Elementary
490 students17:1
Homan Elementary
475 students20:1
H. Roger Tatarian Elementary
470 students20:1
Muir Elementary
469 students18:1
McCardle Elementary
463 students19:1
Del Mar Elementary
444 students18:1
Fremont Elementary
443 students17:1
Powers-Ginsburg Elementary
421 students19:1
Sunset Elementary
413 students21:1
Wolters Elementary
411 students19:1
Kirk Elementary
395 students17:1
Jefferson Elementary
383 students17:1
Susan B. Anthony Elementary
368 students15:1
Holland Elementary
367 students17:1
Gibson Elementary
358 students18:1
Starr Elementary
336 students16:1
Lowell Elementary
325 students16:1
Jackson Elementary
319 students20:1
Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary
312 students22:1
Webster Elementary
295 students17:1
Irwin O. Addicott
50 students7:1
Phoenix Elementary Academy Community Day
28 students4:1
Manchester Gate
684 students28:1
Baird Middle
571 students20:1
Elizabeth Terronez Middle
659 students17:1
Cooper Middle
538 students18:1
Tenaya Middle
876 students18:1
Kings Canyon Middle
862 students20:1
Scandinavian Middle
836 students20:1
Sequoia Middle
829 students19:1
Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle
814 students18:1
Edison Computech
788 students23:1
Ahwahnee Middle
738 students20:1
Tioga Middle
692 students19:1
Fort Miller Middle
652 students18:1
Yosemite Middle
613 students19:1
Tehipite Middle
481 students20:1
Phoenix Secondary
53 students3:1
Fulton
23 students4:1
Sunnyside High
C+2,858 students21:1
Bullard High
B2,485 students21:1
Edison High
A−2,339 students21:1
Roosevelt High
C+2,175 students18:1
McLane High
C−2,056 students19:1
Herbert Hoover High
C+2,040 students19:1
Fresno High
C−1,867 students18:1
Erma Duncan Polytechnical High
B−1,186 students19:1
Farber School of Credit Attainment
D−439 students16:1
Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship
B282 students21:1
Design Science Middle College High
243 students22:1
Florence E. Rata
35 students4:1
Dewolf Continuation High
D−182 students20:1
Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.