Winchell Elementary, Fresno CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Winchell Elementary

Winchell Elementary is a school of about moderate size in a low-income, heavily Hispanic neighborhood of east Fresno. It serves kindergarten through sixth grade, with an enrollment spread fairly evenly across grades; a substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with very small numbers of students from other racial and ethnic groups.

State testing results show the school working well below proficiency benchmarks across both math and English language arts. In English language arts across tested grades, proficiency rates range from roughly the low twenties to the mid-thirties. Math proficiency is somewhat lower, ranging from the low twenties to roughly the upper thirties in third grade. Science testing, available only for fifth grade, shows proficiency at a very low level. When positioned against other schools and districts in Fresno County, Winchell's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint among its county peers.

The neighborhood carries the economic markers of much of central Fresno: housing values are modest and rents are moderate. The area is car-dependent, as is most of Fresno, though some central neighborhoods score higher on walkability. Downtown Fresno is undergoing intentional revitalization with new housing development, infrastructure investment and cultural districts, but that activity is several miles away from Winchell's location in east Fresno.

Reading the results in context, the school sits in a setting where a vast majority of families have limited income and housing costs take a substantial share of earnings. These conditions correlate with academic outcomes in elementary schools statewide. The gap between proficiency rates here and among higher-performing county peers is significant. For a family considering this school, the question is whether the school offers targeted intervention in reading and math for students working below grade level, what the trajectory of student progress looks like year to year, and what role family engagement and home support play in the school's approach. A parent may want to look into these details directly with the school's leadership.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 37% · ▲ 1 pts above district

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

Grade 422%

School 22% · District 34% · ▼ 11 pts below district

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

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 26% · ▼ 4 pts below district

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

Grade 623%

School 23% · District 29% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 35% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 423%

School 23% · District 35% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 36% · ▼ 6 pts below district

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

Grade 637%

School 37% · District 38% · ▼ 1 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 54%

School 4% · District 19% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 19 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.