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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Fresno Unified

This page covers 69 elementary schools in Fresno Unified, including 1 charter school. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

69
Schools Ranked
California
State
1
Charter Schools
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Phoenix Elementary Academy Community Day
Grades 01–0621 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (2.5:1) · above-average investment ($20,803/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
2.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,803
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
95%
High economic need
2
rank
Irwin O. Addicott
Grades KG–0842 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (5.2:1) · above-average investment ($20,803/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
5.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,803
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
86%
High economic need
3
rank
Starr Elementary
Grades KG–06336 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,803/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,803
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
43%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Gibson Elementary
Grades KG–06411 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,803/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
18.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,803
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
57%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
H. Roger Tatarian Elementary
Grades KG–06466 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,803/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
19.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,803
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
46%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Malloch Elementary
Grades KG–06450 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,803/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
21.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,803
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
52%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Figarden Elementary
Grades KG–06592 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,803/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
18.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,803
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
77%
High economic need
8
rank
Bullard Talent
Grades KG–08743 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,803/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
19.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,803
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
53%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Eaton Elementary
Grades KG–06475 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,803/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
19.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,803
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
10
rank
Kratt Elementary
Grades KG–06562 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,803/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
18.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,803
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
79%
High economic need
59 more elementary schools in Fresno Unified not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
69
Elementary Schools
99
Total Schools
61
#1 Score
45
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.