Del Mar Elementary, Fresno CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Del Mar Elementary

Del Mar Elementary is a small K-6 school in Fresno serving just under five hundred students. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is predominantly Hispanic, with substantial Black and Asian enrollment as well. The school sits in a neighborhood where housing costs are moderate for the region.

The state testing picture shows consistent difficulty across subjects and grade levels. In math, proficiency rates cluster in the low range across grades three through six, with the lowest results in fourth grade. English language arts performance is higher than math but still well below state norms, with third grade showing the strongest results in that subject. A fifth-grade science assessment result was substantially lower than either math or ELA. Overall proficiency at Del Mar sits below the midpoint among the districts serving Fresno County, placing it in a position where a parent should look closely at what academic supports exist and how the school tracks student progress over time.

The school's enrollment skews toward the earliest grades. Kindergarten is the largest cohort by a margin, with first grade still robust, while second through sixth grades taper off somewhat. This pattern suggests either grade-level transitions where some families move or leave the school, or a district-wide enrollment trend. Without trend data going back multiple years, it is hard to say which.

Fresno itself is a sprawling Central Valley city of mixed neighborhoods, with a historic downtown now undergoing revitalization alongside decades-long suburban development further out. Much of the region's economy ties to agriculture, and the broader metro area offers employment in government, healthcare, and manufacturing. Del Mar's location on North Del Mar Avenue places it in a residential area away from the densest commercial or cultural cores, in a part of the city where families tend to be renters or owners of modest-priced single-family homes.

The school is a regular public elementary, operated by Fresno Unified. Parent-relevant changes or strategic shifts in the district were not available in the data gathered, so a family considering or already attending should ask the school directly about curriculum focus, English learner supports, special education services, and any school or district initiatives meant to strengthen foundational academics.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 321%

School 21% · District 37% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 415%

School 15% · District 34% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 519%

School 19% · District 26% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 622%

School 22% · District 29% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 342%

School 42% · District 35% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 35% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 36% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 627%

School 27% · District 38% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Science

Grade 55%

School 5% · District 19% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

This schoolFresno Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.