Westside Elementary, Five Points CA

Original Research by School Decision on Westside Elementary

Westside Elementary serves kindergarten through eighth grade in Five Points, a very small unincorporated agricultural community in western Fresno County. The school is the main institutional anchor in this road-junction settlement surrounded by irrigated farmland and sits within the Westlands Water District, where large-scale farming of crops like tomatoes, almonds, pistachios, and cotton dominates the local economy. The area has high rates of poverty and unemployment, and the community is substantially farmworker-based.

The school itself is small, with an enrollment of about a hundred-twenty students across nine grade levels. A substantial share qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with nearly all students from that background and only a handful of other students. The school serves a genuine K-8 span rather than operating as a traditional elementary or middle school, which shapes both its grade composition and the academic picture families see.

On state assessments, Westside Elementary shows significant academic challenges. In math, proficiency is low across tested grades, ranging from single digits in third grade through roughly a quarter of sixth graders meeting the standard. Fourth and fifth grade hold slightly higher rates; eighth grade drops below one-sixth. English language arts proficiency is less uniformly weak but still generally below half in the grades tested, with one exception: fifth grade shows notably stronger ELA results. Science proficiency in grade five is in the low-to-mid range, but eighth grade science is very low. The school's overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades sits below the midpoint when compared to other districts in Fresno County.

Data on special education enrollment, English learner status, and chronic absenteeism were not available, which limits a complete picture of student needs and school operations. The school does not have data on graduation rate because it serves only through eighth grade. No information was provided about program breadth, course offerings, or school-based supports.

A parent may want to look further into what academic interventions the school has in place, particularly in math, and what transition supports exist for students moving from eighth grade to high school. The district voters approved Measure A, a school facilities bond, in 2022, which funds long-term campus improvements and carries a property-tax cost over a multi-decade repayment period. For a family considering the Five Points area, that sustained tax obligation is a practical consideration alongside the school's current academic standing.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 35%

School 5% · District 5%

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

Grade 414%

School 14% · District 14%

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

Grade 517%

School 17% · District 17%

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

Grade 625%

School 25% · District 25%

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

Grade 724%

School 24% · District 24%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 813%

School 13% · District 13%

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

English language arts

Grade 333%

School 33% · District 33%

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

Grade 443%

School 43% · District 43%

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

Grade 575%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 650%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 729%

School 29% · District 29%

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

Grade 813%

School 13% · District 13%

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

Science

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 42%

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 87%

School 7% · District 7%

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

Social studies

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 43%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 11 pts above 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.