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Schools in Fresno · Fresno Unified School District, Clovis Unified School District

Fresno’s public schools outscore 62% of California districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Fresno, 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.

#341of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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

45%

▼ 2 pts vs CA 47%

2021–22

Math proficiency

32%

▼ 1 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 · Fresno Unified

Students per teacher

20.3

CA 21.6 · smaller classes

Schools in town

164

80,480 students on the public path

In brief

Fresno’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 485 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fresno’s, its schools beat 78%, higher than their 62% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% 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

Fresno Unified spends $23,556 per student and Clovis Unified $16,075, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Edison-Bethune Charter Academy, Sierra Charter, Crescent View West Public Charter, Aspen Valley Prep Academy, Big Picture Educational Academy, University High, Kepler Neighborhood, Career Technical Education Charter, School of Unlimited Learning, Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter, W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter, Aspen Meadow Public, Carter G. Woodson Public Charter, Crescent View South II, Golden Charter Academy, Aspen Ridge Public, Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary, Fresno Christian Schools (private), San Joaquin Memorial High School (private), Carden School of Fresno (private), Truth Tabernacle Christian School (private), Fresno Adventist Academy (private), St. Helens School (private), Faith Baptist Academy (private), First Church of God Early Enrichment Center (private), Maverick Center for Dyslexia (private) and Maat University/Maat K12 (private) are in town. Yosemite Valley Charter, Monarch River Academy, Central Online Home and Farber School of Independent Studies and Online, online schools, are based here too; they aren’t counted as local schools. Every school ↓

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 Fresno’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 62% of California school districts, #341 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 62%

Lower resultsHigher results

California towns with similar household incomes (485)Better than 78%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 58,646 test results and a graduating class of 4,644 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Fresno’s students in the tested grades sat them (58,467 in math, 58,825 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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79 schools teach K in Fresno’s district. Which one depends on your address.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Fresno	B	Fresno Unified K–12 · Clovis Unified K–12
Clovis	A⁻	Clovis Unified

Fresno’s public schools outscore 62% of California districts

Fresno’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind Fresno’s grade

Where will my kid go?

Two districts serve Fresno

Below the state in reading

Fresno vs. its neighbors

Every school in Fresno

Questions about Fresno’s schools

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