Ericson Elementary, Fresno CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Ericson Elementary

Ericson Elementary is a regular public elementary school in Fresno serving kindergarten through sixth grade, with an enrollment of about seven hundred students. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial Asian population and smaller representation of Black, American Indian, and other groups. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of the neighborhood and surrounding area.

The school's recent state test results show proficiency across multiple grades in English language arts and mathematics. In third-grade ELA, about four in ten students met proficiency standards. Fourth-grade math proficiency was notably lower, around a third. By fifth and sixth grade, proficiency drops further in both subjects, with fifth-grade math proficiency around one in six students and sixth-grade ELA proficiency around one in five. Fifth-grade science proficiency was similarly low. Overall across all tested grades and subjects, the school's proficiency index sits below the midpoint of schools in Fresno County. Only one year of test data is available, so trend direction cannot yet be determined.

The school sits in Fresno's 93703 zip code in a part of the city shaped by sprawling, car-dependent development. The housing market is relatively affordable for California, with median home values well below the state average and rents similarly modest. Most families in the school's catchment area rent rather than own, and many experience economic strain. The neighborhood itself reflects decades of suburban sprawl that pulled population away from Fresno's historic downtown, though the city has recently announced plans to revitalize downtown and Chinatown with new housing and infrastructure tied to future rail service.

Ericson is part of Fresno Unified, the district serving the city and surrounding area. The district itself operates within a regional economy with significant agricultural employment and a mix of public-sector jobs, healthcare, and manufacturing. Day-to-day life in Fresno includes access to large parks, a county library system, and a bus network, though the city remains largely car-dependent outside a few walkable neighborhoods.

Parents considering Ericson should understand that the school is serving a student population with substantial economic need and limited prior academic preparation in tested subjects. The current proficiency results suggest that foundational skills in math and literacy lag behind county peers, and performance narrows further as students move into upper elementary grades. A parent may want to look into the school's current approaches to intervention, support structures for students below grade level, and what additional academic resources the school or district offer to address these patterns.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 341%

School 41% · District 37% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 34% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 516%

School 16% · District 26% · ▼ 10 pts below district

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

Grade 617%

School 17% · District 29% · ▼ 12 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 346%

School 46% · District 35% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 437%

School 37% · District 35% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 5 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 36% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 621%

School 21% · District 38% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Science

Grade 518%

School 18% · District 19% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 5 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.