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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Fresno County, California

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in Fresno County, California, drawn from 199 qualifying public elementary schools. Cantua Elementary leads the list at 98.9%, against a median of 85.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
199
Fresno County, California
Top % FRL
98.9%
Median % FRL
85.8%
HIGHEST POVERTY · FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Cantua ElementaryCantua Creek, CAGolden Plains UnifiedElementary18498.9%
2Orange Center ElementaryFresno, CAOrange CenterElementary26198.9%
3Mendota ElementaryMendota, CAMendota UnifiedElementary85798.7%
4Miguel Hidalgo ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary57298.3%
5Raisin City ElementaryRaisin City, CARaisin City ElementaryElementary25598.0%
6King ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary56697.9%
7A. L. Conner ElementaryOrange Cove, CAKings Canyon Joint UnifiedElementary30897.7%
8McCabe ElementaryMendota, CAMendota UnifiedElementary98697.7%
9McCord ElementaryOrange Cove, CAKings Canyon Joint UnifiedElementary42697.7%
10John C Martinez ElementaryParlier, CAParlier UnifiedElementary43497.5%
11Washington ElementaryMendota, CAMendota UnifiedElementary42397.4%
12Lincoln ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary52697.3%
13Terry ElementarySelma, CASelma UnifiedElementary22497.3%
14Susan B. Anthony ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary36897.3%
15Columbia ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary56897.0%
16Kirk ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary39596.7%
17Lowell ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary32596.6%
18Mario G. Olmos ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary53696.5%
19Rowell ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary55596.2%
20San Joaquin ElementarySan Joaquin, CAGolden Plains UnifiedElementary51896.1%
21Addams ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary74896.0%
22Deborah A. Williams ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary58295.9%
23Winchell ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary66395.8%
24Calwa ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary56895.8%
25S Ben Benavidez ElementaryParlier, CAParlier UnifiedElementary40995.6%
26Jefferson ElementaryReedley, CAKings Canyon Joint UnifiedElementary47795.6%
27Wilson ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary66995.5%
28Mayfair ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary57695.5%
29Cesar E Chavez ElementaryParlier, CAParlier UnifiedElementary43995.4%
30Ericson ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary72295.4%
31Mathew J Brletic ElementaryParlier, CAParlier UnifiedElementary40795.3%
32David L. Greenberg ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary49095.3%
33Sheridan ElementaryOrange Cove, CAKings Canyon Joint UnifiedElementary39395.2%
34Lane ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary55595.1%
35Heaton ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary51595.0%
36West Fresno ElementaryFresno, CAWashington UnifiedElementary59494.9%
37Jefferson ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary38394.8%
38James Garfield ElementarySelma, CASelma UnifiedElementary22994.8%
39Birney ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary73194.7%
40Webster ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary29594.6%
41Edison-Bethune Charter AcademyFresno, CAEdison-Bethune Charter Academy DistrictElementary36894.6%
42Muir ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary46994.5%
43Pyle ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary64794.4%
44Homan ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary47594.3%
45Eric White ElementarySelma, CASelma UnifiedElementary63094.3%
46Wilson ElementarySanger, CASanger UnifiedElementary44894.2%
47Del Mar ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary44493.9%
48Kerman-Floyd ElementaryKerman, CAKerman UnifiedElementary56793.8%
49Aynesworth ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary52393.7%
50Turner ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary58593.7%
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