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Best Elementary Schools in Fresno, CA (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Fresno, CA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Fresno, CA rankings: High Schools · Elementary Schools
Fresno, CA elementary schools ranked
How Fresno, CA's elementary schools compare
A: 12B: 19C: 31D: 42F: 7
28% of the 111 ranked elementary schools in Fresno, CA earn an A or B (12 A grades, 19 B, 31 C, 42 D, 7 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 95 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (86% here, 70% nationally), and 57 exceed it. On average 33% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 21% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Liberty Elementary (73% against 42%, A+), Jefferson Elementary (43% against 12%, B), Sunset Elementary (47% against 18%, B), River Bluff Elementary (56% against 28%, A-), Lincoln Elementary (55% against 27%, A-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 28): Clovis Unified (12), Fresno Unified (10), Central Unified (3), Sanger Unified (3).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Harvest Elementary (972 students, C+, #36), Roger S Oraze Elementary (840 students, A-, #7), Ewing Elementary (827 students, C-, #53).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 1 is a charter. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Fresno, CA that are not ranked
3 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (1)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- F Phoenix Elementary Academy Community Day, Fresno
Not yet graded (2)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Irwin O Addicott, Fresno
- Monroe Elementary, Fresno
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Fresno, CA, as grouped on its schools page; the California ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Fresno, CA
What is the best elementary school in Fresno, CA?
James S Fugman Elementary in Fresno ranks first among the 111 ranked elementary schools in Fresno, CA with a SchoolGrade of A+, 78% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 60%.
How are elementary schools in Fresno, CA ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Fresno, CA have?
SchoolGrade grades 114 public elementary schools in Fresno, CA; 111 are ranked here and 3 are listed as not ranked.