West Park Elementary, Fresno CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on West Park Elementary

West Park Elementary is a small, K-8 school located in south Fresno, serving a population that is overwhelmingly Hispanic and Asian, with a very high share of students qualifying for free and reduced-price lunch. The school's academic performance is substantially below the state baseline. On state assessments in math and English language arts, proficiency rates fall well below what would be expected for comparable schools in Fresno County. In math, proficiency hovers in the low double digits across tested grades; in ELA, it ranges from the low teens to about one-third at the upper elementary level, with the strongest performance in fourth grade. Science proficiency is similarly depressed. These numbers place West Park in the bottom quartile among Fresno County districts on overall proficiency.

However, the recent trajectory shows movement in the right direction. Year-over-year gains in both ELA and math proficiency were reported between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years, a sign that instructional interventions may be taking hold. Whether that upward trend continues will be important to track as the school implements its current improvement plan.

The context here matters. The district went through severe leadership instability between 2021 and 2022, cycling through four superintendents in less than a year, with two of the preceding superintendents fired by the board months apart and high reported staff turnover. A new superintendent was appointed in 2022 to stabilize the organization. That kind of governance turmoil directly undermines instructional continuity and staff morale, and any family considering West Park should understand that this chapter in the school's recent history shapes how to read current progress. Gains can be real, but they can also be fragile when they occur amid organizational rebuilding.

Attendance is another area where the data shows stress. Chronic absenteeism at the school runs well above the Fresno County average, and suspensions increased between 2023-24 and 2024-25. Both suggest either underlying engagement challenges, social-emotional needs that are going unmet, or disciplinary practices that warrant closer examination with the school.

Fresno itself is a sprawling Central Valley city, organized loosely around a revitalizing downtown core and dispersed residential neighborhoods. The housing market here is substantially more affordable than statewide benchmarks. The city has a strong agricultural heritage and a mix of cultural districts near downtown, though most residents live in low-density, car-dependent subdivisions. The school sits in south Fresno, a working-class area where the majority of families are recent immigrant or immigrant-descent households with strong employment ties to agriculture and service sectors.

For a family considering West Park, the calculus is straightforward. This is a school where academic performance lags and behavioral challenges are present, but where recent leadership stability and measured academic gains suggest the adults are working to turn things around. The school's enrollment is small and its peer population is working-poor to low-income. A parent choosing this school should expect to be actively engaged in their child's learning, know that some systemic instability remains in the rearview mirror, and monitor closely whether the upward academic trend deepens or plateaus. This is not a school where you can assume the institution will drive achievement; it is a school where family engagement, home literacy, and supplemental support outside the classroom become more critical.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 326%

School 26% · District 22% · ▲ 4 pts above district

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

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 26% · ▲ 3 pts above district

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

Grade 53%

School 3% · District 3% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 618%

School 18% · District 15% · ▲ 3 pts above district

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

Grade 74%

School 4% · District 8% · ▼ 4 pts below district

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

Grade 812%

School 12% · District 7% · ▲ 5 pts above district

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

English language arts

Grade 322%

School 22% · District 19% · ▲ 3 pts above district

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

Grade 439%

School 39% · District 35% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 510%

School 10% · District 11%

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 623%

School 23% · District 21% · ▲ 2 pts above district

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

Grade 727%

School 27% · District 31% · ▼ 4 pts below district

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

Grade 824%

School 24% · District 25% · ▼ 1 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 53%

School 3% · District 3% · ▲ 1 pts above district

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

Grade 812%

School 12% · District 13% · ▼ 1 pts below district

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

Social studies

Grade 817%

School 17% · District 15% · ▲ 2 pts above district

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

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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.