Public schools in Fresno, CA

Fresno has 179 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 33 high, 20 middle, 113 elementary, 13 other, enrolling 119,247 students. They are run by 29 districts and agencies; Fresno Unified runs 100 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 29 districts and agencies that run Fresno's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in FresnoDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Fresno Unified10069,668$20,909
Central Unified2415,742$16,198
Clovis Unified1842,802$15,101
Washington Unified62,551$18,488
Sanger Unified413,188$15,780
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools3748not reported
West Park Elementary2511$19,219
Yosemite Valley Charter School12,551$13,190
Crescent View West Public Charter District11,567$21,757
Crescent View South Public Charter School II11,203$20,451
Big Picture Educational Academy1494$19,354
University High School1491$11,342

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

33 high schools in Fresno, 33,359 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Sunnyside High2,85821.363.1%Fresno Unified
Bullard High2,48521.444.0%Fresno Unified
Clovis North High2,36022.116.3%Clovis Unified
Edison High2,33921.562.1%Fresno Unified
Clovis West High2,18420.530.5%Clovis Unified
Roosevelt High2,17518.268.3%Fresno Unified
Justin Garza High2,09522.958.5%Central Unified
McLane High2,05619.472.7%Fresno Unified
Herbert Hoover High2,04018.862.5%Fresno Unified
Fresno High1,86718.168.1%Fresno Unified
The other 23 high schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Central East High1,74120.568.2%Central Unified
Crescent View West Public Charter1,70327.086.7%Crescent View West Public Charter District
Sanger West High1,43825.740.2%Sanger Unified
Erma Duncan Polytechnical High1,18618.763.4%Fresno Unified
Washington High1,09620.178.6%Washington Unified
Central High62515.960.8%Central Unified
University High49824.920.3%University High School
Cambridge Continuation High43916.174.3%Fresno Unified
Carter G. Woodson Public Charter36416.492.3%Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District
Career Technical Education Charter28912.643.9%Career Technical Education Charter High School
Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship28221.466.7%Fresno Unified
Aspen Ridge Public24614.777.6%Aspen Ridge Public District
Design Science Middle College High24322.044.9%Fresno Unified
School of Unlimited Learning19918.093.0%School of Unlimited Learning District
Dewolf Continuation High18219.876.4%Fresno Unified
Pershing Continuation High10116.080.2%Central Unified
Elm High6532.590.8%Washington Unified
Violet Heintz Education Academy5911.786.4%Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Phoenix Secondary533.186.8%Fresno Unified
Florence E. Rata354.328.6%Fresno Unified
Easton Continuation High2311.373.9%Washington Unified
Fulton233.843.5%Fresno Unified
Pathway Community Day102.2100.0%Central Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

20 middle schools in Fresno, 15,103 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Granite Ridge Intermediate1,16724.822.5%Clovis Unified
Kastner Intermediate1,15520.835.0%Clovis Unified
Glacier Point Middle94721.674.6%Central Unified
Tenaya Middle87618.250.7%Fresno Unified
Kings Canyon Middle86219.567.6%Fresno Unified
Rio Vista Middle85123.053.7%Central Unified
Scandinavian Middle83620.073.6%Fresno Unified
Sequoia Middle82918.974.5%Fresno Unified
Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle81417.676.2%Fresno Unified
Edison Computech78823.251.0%Fresno Unified
The other 10 middle schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
El Capitan Middle73819.975.9%Central Unified
Ahwahnee Middle73819.567.1%Fresno Unified
Tioga Middle69219.068.5%Fresno Unified
Elizabeth Terronez Middle65917.462.7%Fresno Unified
Fort Miller Middle65218.280.5%Fresno Unified
Yosemite Middle61318.674.1%Fresno Unified
Baird Middle57119.827.7%Fresno Unified
Cooper Middle53818.365.2%Fresno Unified
Tehipite Middle48119.879.0%Fresno Unified
West Fresno Middle29616.491.2%Washington Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

113 elementary schools in Fresno, 62,492 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Harvest Elementary1,01028.958.1%Central Unified
James S. Fugman Elementary89325.416.3%Clovis Unified
Roger S. Oraze Elementary86823.532.3%Clovis Unified
Thomas Elementary85923.669.8%Fresno Unified
Ewing Elementary84219.363.4%Fresno Unified
John S. Wash Elementary83823.442.6%Sanger Unified
Hamilton Elementary81118.267.1%Fresno Unified
Vang Pao Elementary80222.173.6%Fresno Unified
Central Elementary76226.365.4%Central Unified
Herndon-Barstow Elementary75427.252.8%Central Unified
The other 103 elementary schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Slater Elementary75221.072.1%Fresno Unified
Addams Elementary74821.878.2%Fresno Unified
Ann B. Leavenworth74820.565.0%Fresno Unified
Bullard Talent74419.431.9%Fresno Unified
Centennial Elementary74120.168.6%Fresno Unified
Birney Elementary73121.475.0%Fresno Unified
Ericson Elementary72218.873.4%Fresno Unified
Mollie S. Bakman Elementary72221.472.3%Fresno Unified
Roeding Elementary70421.268.5%Fresno Unified
Viking Elementary70122.874.5%Fresno Unified
Riverview Elementary70022.825.4%Clovis Unified
Akira Yokomi Elementary70020.567.0%Fresno Unified
William Saroyan Elementary69724.061.3%Central Unified
Sequoia Elementary69624.341.8%Sanger Unified
River Bluff Elementary69426.756.1%Central Unified
John Steinbeck Elementary68927.576.5%Central Unified
Wawona K-868818.551.9%Fresno Unified
Manchester Gate68428.156.7%Fresno Unified
Burroughs Elementary67419.074.0%Fresno Unified
Lone Star Elementary67223.748.7%Sanger Unified
McKinley Elementary67126.872.3%Central Unified
Wilson Elementary66919.980.3%Fresno Unified
Virginia R. Boris Elementary66621.636.5%Clovis Unified
Winchell Elementary66319.578.1%Fresno Unified
Lawless Elementary66323.061.4%Fresno Unified
Fancher Creek Elementary64921.349.8%Clovis Unified
Janet L. Young Elementary64722.530.3%Clovis Unified
Pyle Elementary64718.776.4%Fresno Unified
Lincoln Elementary63122.045.0%Clovis Unified
Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary63019.462.2%Fresno Unified
Norman Liddell Elementary62824.954.3%Central Unified
Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary62225.984.6%Central Unified
Kratt Elementary62020.063.5%Fresno Unified
Temperance-Kutner Elementary61822.748.5%Clovis Unified
Liberty Elementary61823.330.3%Clovis Unified
Ezekiel Balderas Elementary61518.974.1%Fresno Unified
Easterby Elementary61321.372.9%Fresno Unified
Mountain View Elementary61121.941.2%Clovis Unified
Figarden Elementary60819.356.1%Fresno Unified
Copper Hills Elementary60123.223.6%Clovis Unified
Vinland Elementary59520.671.6%Fresno Unified
West Fresno Elementary59419.890.1%Washington Unified
Ayer Elementary59019.273.1%Fresno Unified
Turner Elementary58521.177.1%Fresno Unified
Deborah A. Williams Elementary58219.281.4%Fresno Unified
Mayfair Elementary57621.976.6%Fresno Unified
Miguel Hidalgo Elementary57216.179.9%Fresno Unified
Fort Washington Elementary56824.726.9%Clovis Unified
Calwa Elementary56819.380.6%Fresno Unified
Columbia Elementary56820.482.9%Fresno Unified
King Elementary56622.483.7%Fresno Unified
Lane Elementary55516.078.6%Fresno Unified
Rowell Elementary55518.976.8%Fresno Unified
Norseman Elementary55417.574.5%Fresno Unified
Edith B. Storey Elementary55417.957.8%Fresno Unified
Teague Elementary55124.086.0%Central Unified
Maple Creek Elementary53623.431.5%Clovis Unified
Mario G. Olmos Elementary53621.781.2%Fresno Unified
Lincoln Elementary52618.973.4%Fresno Unified
Robinson Elementary52517.874.9%Fresno Unified
Aynesworth Elementary52322.072.7%Fresno Unified
Heaton Elementary51519.379.6%Fresno Unified
Eaton Elementary51219.953.9%Fresno Unified
Valley Oak Elementary50921.625.0%Clovis Unified
Wishon Elementary49718.173.4%Fresno Unified
Malloch Elementary49520.834.9%Fresno Unified
David L. Greenberg Elementary49016.978.0%Fresno Unified
Roosevelt Elementary48924.581.6%Central Unified
Madison Elementary48723.279.3%Central Unified
Homan Elementary47520.181.7%Fresno Unified
H. Roger Tatarian Elementary47019.636.6%Fresno Unified
Muir Elementary46918.378.5%Fresno Unified
McCardle Elementary46318.762.0%Fresno Unified
Del Mar Elementary44418.173.2%Fresno Unified
Fremont Elementary44317.374.0%Fresno Unified
Powers-Ginsburg Elementary42119.361.5%Fresno Unified
Washington Colony Elementary41417.878.5%Washington Colony Elementary
Sunset Elementary41321.558.6%Fresno Unified
Wolters Elementary41119.081.8%Fresno Unified
Golden Charter Academy40527.079.3%Golden Charter Academy
Kirk Elementary39516.877.0%Fresno Unified
Jefferson Elementary38317.272.3%Fresno Unified
Edison-Bethune Charter Academy36817.592.4%Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District
Susan B. Anthony Elementary36815.279.1%Fresno Unified
Holland Elementary36716.968.1%Fresno Unified
Gibson Elementary35818.145.5%Fresno Unified
Starr Elementary33616.029.8%Fresno Unified
Pacific Union Elementary32817.384.1%Pacific Union Elementary
Lowell Elementary32516.380.9%Fresno Unified
Aspen Valley Prep Academy32017.874.4%Aspen Valley Prep Academy District
Jackson Elementary31919.972.7%Fresno Unified
Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary31222.329.5%Fresno Unified
Kepler Neighborhood30114.168.1%Kepler Neighborhood District
Aspen Meadow Public30116.782.7%Aspen Meadow Public District
Webster Elementary29516.978.3%Fresno Unified
West Park Elementary28613.081.1%West Park Elementary
American Union Elementary26514.366.8%Washington Unified
Orange Center Elementary26120.198.9%Orange Center
Houghton-Kearney Elementary19922.172.4%Central Unified
Biola-Pershing Elementary19822.089.4%Central Unified
Malaga Elementary19219.285.9%Fowler Unified
Irwin O. Addicott507.134.0%Fresno Unified
Phoenix Elementary Academy Community Day283.589.3%Fresno Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

13 other schools in Fresno, 8,293 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Yosemite Valley Charter3,06529.539.7%Yosemite Valley Charter School
Crescent View South II1,26027.884.7%Crescent View South Public Charter School II
J. E. Young Academic Center97620.673.9%Fresno Unified
Fresno County Special Education5978.268.2%Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Big Picture Educational Academy52022.775.8%Big Picture Educational Academy
Sierra Charter35414.166.1%Sierra Charter District
Endeavor Charter33320.937.5%Endeavor Charter School
W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter28615.098.3%W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter District
Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter26118.690.4%Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter District
Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity26025.073.1%Central Unified
The other 3 other schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
West Park Charter Academy16518.083.0%West Park Elementary
Central Online Home13719.767.2%Central Unified
Alice M. Worsley795.596.2%Fresno County Superintendent of Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Fresno's public schools compare with California's

The median Fresno school has 19.9 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 585 students (state 471).

Fresno against California, schools open in 2024-25 with students
FresnoCalifornia
Median students per teacher19.921.6
Median school size (students)585471
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)not reportednot reported
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)97%74%
Charter schools11%13%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 179 Fresno schools and the 9,918 California schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Fresno

  1. Fresno UnifiedRuns 100 of Fresno's 179 public schools and spent $20,909 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,909
  2. Sunnyside High, the largest high school in Fresno2,858 students in 2024-25, 21.3 per teacher.2,858
  3. Compare Fresno Unified with Central UnifiedFresno's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Fresno addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in California

  1. Los Angeles564 schools
  2. San Diego283 schools
  3. San Jose232 schools
  4. Sacramento197 schools
  5. Bakersfield146 schools
  6. San Francisco123 schools
  7. Stockton122 schools
  8. Oakland116 schools

Questions about schools in Fresno

  1. How many public schools are in Fresno, CA?
    179 public schools with an address in Fresno were open in 2024-25: 33 high, 20 middle, 113 elementary, 13 other, enrolling 119,247 students. 20 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Fresno?
    Sunnyside High, with 2,858 students in 2024-25 (Fresno Unified).
  3. Which districts run Fresno's schools?
    Fresno Unified (100 schools), Central Unified (24 schools), Clovis Unified (18 schools), Washington Unified (6 schools), and 25 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .