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Best High Schools in Fresno, CA (2025-26)
Every ranked high 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 high schools ranked
| Rank | Grade | School | City | District | Actual | Projected | Impact | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A+ | University High (Charter) | Fresno | University High District | 87% | 75% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 491 |
| #2 | A+ | Clovis North High | Fresno | Clovis Unified | 76% | 64% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 2,389 |
| #3 | A+ | Clovis West High | Fresno | Clovis Unified | 65% | 49% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 2,089 |
| #4 | A | Career Technical Education Charter (Charter) | Fresno | Career Technical Education Charter District | 56% | 39% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 238 |
| #5 | A- | Edison High | Fresno | Fresno Unified | 47% | 38% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 2,466 |
| #6 | A- | Yosemite Valley Charter (Charter, K-12) | Fresno | Yosemite Valley Charter District | 42% | 35% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 2,551 |
| #7 | B+ | Endeavor Charter (Charter, K-12) | Fresno | Endeavor Charter District | 40% | 39% | Exceeds Expectations | 335 |
| #8 | B | Erma Duncan Polytechnical High | Fresno | Fresno Unified | 39% | 42% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,198 |
| #9 | B | Phillip J Patino School Of Entrepreneurship | Fresno | Fresno Unified | 39% | 39% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 243 |
| #10 | B | Sanger West High | Fresno | 38% | 45% | Meets Expectations | 1,028 | |
| #11 | B- | Central High | Fresno | Central Unified | 35% | 44% | Meets Expectations | 772 |
| #12 | B- | Justin Garza High | Fresno | Central Unified | 34% | 41% | Meets Expectations | 1,539 |
| #13 | B- | Washington High | Fresno | Washington Unified | 33% | 31% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,203 |
| #14 | C+ | Herbert Hoover High | Fresno | Fresno Unified | 31% | 32% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,005 |
| #15 | C+ | Bullard High | Fresno | Fresno Unified | 30% | 49% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,492 |
| #16 | C | Aspen Ridge Public (Charter) | Fresno | Aspen Ridge Public District | 26% | 14% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 175 |
| #17 | C | Central East High | Fresno | Central Unified | 26% | 44% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,061 |
| #18 | C | Fresno High | Fresno | Fresno Unified | 26% | 27% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,092 |
| #19 | C | Mclane High | Fresno | Fresno Unified | 26% | 27% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,945 |
| #20 | C | Sunnyside High | Fresno | Fresno Unified | 26% | 40% | Meets Expectations | 2,879 |
| #21 | C | Sierra Charter (Charter, K-12) | Fresno | Sierra Charter District | 25% | 24% | Exceeds Expectations | 321 |
| #22 | C- | Crescent View West Public Charter (Charter) | Fresno | Crescent View West Public Charter District | 23% | 40% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,567 |
| #23 | C- | Crescent View South Ii (Charter, K-12) | Fresno | Crescent View South II District | 21% | 34% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,203 |
| #24 | D+ | Roosevelt High | Fresno | Fresno Unified | 20% | 29% | Meets Expectations | 2,228 |
| #25 | D+ | Web Dubois Public Charter (Charter, K-12) | Fresno | W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter District | 19% | 15% | Exceeds Expectations | 319 |
| #26 | D | West Park Charter Academy (Charter, K-12) | Fresno | West Park Elementary | 14% | 30% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 204 |
| #27 | D | Ambassador Phillip V Sanchez Ii Public Charter (Charter, K-12) | Fresno | Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter District | 13% | 28% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 238 |
| #28 | D | School Of Unlimited Learning (Charter) | Fresno | School of Unlimited Learning District | 11% | 22% | Meets Expectations | 188 |
| #29 | D- | Big Picture Educational Academy (Charter, K-12) | Fresno | Big Picture Educational Academy District | 9% | 15% | Meets Expectations | 494 |
| #30 | D- | Carter G Woodson Public Charter (Charter) | Fresno | Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District | 7% | 25% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 322 |
How Fresno, CA's high schools compare
A: 6B: 7C: 10D: 7
43% of the 30 ranked high schools in Fresno, CA earn an A or B (6 A grades, 7 B, 10 C, 7 D, 0 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 23 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (77% here, 74% nationally), and 16 exceed it. On average 33% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 36% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Career Technical Education Charter (56% against 39%, A), Clovis West High (65% against 49%, A+), University High (87% against 75%, A+), Clovis North High (76% against 64%, A+), Aspen Ridge Public (26% against 14%, C).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Fresno Unified (3), Clovis Unified (2).
The largest ranked high schools: Sunnyside High (2,879 students, C, #20), Yosemite Valley Charter (2,551 students, A-, #6), Bullard High (2,492 students, C+, #15).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 9 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
High schools in Fresno, CA that are not ranked
16 graded high 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 (12)
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 Alice M. Worsley, Fresno
- F Cambridge Continuation High, Fresno
- A- Central Online Home, Fresno
- D Central Unified Alternativeopportunity, Fresno
- A+ Design Science Middle College High, Fresno
- D Dewolf Continuation High, Fresno
- D- Elm High, Fresno
- D- Fresno County Special Education, Fresno
- C J E Young Academic Center, Fresno
- D- Pershing Continuation High, Fresno
- F Phoenix Secondary, Fresno
- F Violet Heintz Education Academy, Fresno
Not yet graded (4)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Easton Continuation High, Fresno
- Florence E Rata, Fresno
- Fulton, Fresno
- Pathway Community Day, Fresno
About this ranking
- Scope: public high 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 high schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about high schools in Fresno, CA
What is the best high school in Fresno, CA?
University High in Fresno ranks first among the 30 ranked high schools in Fresno, CA with a SchoolGrade of A+, 87% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 75%.
How are high 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 high schools does Fresno, CA have?
SchoolGrade grades 46 public high schools in Fresno, CA; 30 are ranked here and 16 are listed as not ranked.