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Schools in Old Fig Garden · Fresno Unified School District

Old Fig Garden’s public schools score below 62% of California districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Old Fig Garden’s districts is 21%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Old Fig Garden, 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.

#648of 847 California townsK–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
4
18,397 students on the public path
In brief

Old Fig Garden’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 556 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Old Fig Garden’s, its schools beat 19%, lower than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

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 ↓

Two elementary schools, then nine high schools

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

Choice beyond the district

Endeavor Charter and Fairmont Private School (private) are in town. 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 Old Fig Garden’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 38% of California school districts, #648 of 847 California towns. 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 (556)Better than 19%
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 Old Fig Garden’s students in the tested grades sat them (36,002 in math, 36,260 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–82 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−

Old Fig Garden’s public schools are run by Fresno Unified School District, which also serves Fresno. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Fresno Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 100 schools · 67,873 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 19.4 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$23,556CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 46.7% · 36260 students tested
Math21%
State average 33.1% · 36002 students tested

Old Fig Garden vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Old Fig Garden’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Old Fig GardenC+Fresno Unified

Every school in Old Fig Garden

13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Old Fig Gardenby address
Wawona K-8
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Fresno
688 students18:1Rate it →
Powers-Ginsburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Fresno
421 students19:1Rate it →
Also serving Old Fig Gardenin other towns
Sunnyside High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fresno
C+
2,858 students21:1Rate it →
Bullard High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fresno
B
2,485 students21:1Rate it →
Edison High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fresno
A−
2,339 students21:1Rate it →
Roosevelt High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fresno
C+
2,175 students18:1Rate it →
McLane High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fresno
C−
2,056 students19:1Rate it →
Herbert Hoover High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fresno
C+
2,040 students19:1Rate it →
Fresno High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fresno
C−
1,867 students18:1Rate it →
Erma Duncan Polytechnical High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fresno
B−
1,186 students19:1Rate it →
Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship
High · Grades 9–12 · Fresno
B
282 students21:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Endeavor Charter
Grades K–12 · Fresno
Charter
333 students21:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Fairmont Private School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Fresno
Private · Nonsectarian
111 studentsRate it →

Questions about Old Fig Garden’s schools

Are Old Fig Garden’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Old Fig Garden children attend score below 62% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #648 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 19%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Old Fig Garden in?

Fresno Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 67,873 students in 100 schools (2024–25).

Where do Old Fig Garden kids go to high school?

One of 9 high schools, depending on your address: Sunnyside High, Bullard High, Edison High, Roosevelt High, McLane High, Herbert Hoover High, Fresno High, Erma Duncan Polytechnical High and Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship.

What is Old Fig Garden’s graduation rate?

86% of the class of 2023 in Fresno Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Old Fig Garden spend per student?

$23,556 in Fresno Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Old Fig Garden?

Yes: Fairmont Private School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 111 students). Old Fig Garden also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.