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Addams Elementary
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 38% larger than its 6th grade class (88).
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.0% | 16.1% | 22.4% | 52.5% |
| Math | 5.5% | 13.2% | 24.9% | 56.4% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.1% | 18.7% |
| 2023-24 | 21.1% | 17.5% |
| 2022-23 | 16.9% | 14.8% |
| 2021-22 | 12.8% | 10.7% |
| 2018-19 | 22.7% | 19.8% |
| 2017-18 | 25.6% | 18.8% |
| 2016-17 | 21.6% | 15.1% |
| 2015-16 | 16.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 13.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Addams Elementary
Addams Elementary's state test result (20.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addams Elementary this school | 748 | 96.0% | 20.5% |
| Birney Elementary Fresno | 731 | 94.7% | 35.3% |
| Parkridge Elementary Corona | 634 | 95.6% | 20.8% |
| Central Elementary Banning | 782 | 91.6% | 28.0% |
| Hemet Elementary Hemet | 783 | 93.5% | 17.6% |
| Longfellow Elementary Bakersfield | 780 | 95.8% | 12.7% |
Where Addams Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #4,542 of 5,151 | #169 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #4,423 of 5,172 ▲ 20 | #162 of 185 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #4,473 of 5,172 ▲ 172 | #164 of 185 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.1pp | #604 of 5,116 | #33 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 748 | #540 of 5,915 | #19 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,032 of 5,352 | #104 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #3,222 of 5,354 | #99 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #323 of 5,625 | #21 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #2,902 of 3,837 | #102 of 135 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 748 | 34.3 | 21.8:1 | 96% (718) |
| 2023-24 | 753 | 35.5 | 21.2:1 | 97% (732) |
| 2022-23 | 800 | 36 | 22.2:1 | 97% (779) |
| 2020-21 | 799 | 18 | 44.4:1 | 97% (778) |
| 2017-18 | 816 | 31 | 26.3:1 | 99% (804) |
| 2015-16 | 824 | 33 | 25.0:1 | 97% (801) |
| 2010-11 | 875 | N/A | N/A | 91% (793) |
| 2000-01 | 1,069 | 51 | 21.0:1 | 100% (1,066) |
| 1990-91 | 806 | 31 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (816 to 748); teachers up 11% (31 to 34.3).
About Addams Elementary
Addams Elementary is a large elementary school. Its address is in Fresno, California. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 748 students in kindergarten through 6. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 61% higher.
Fresno Unified (100 schools, 67,873 students) runs Addams Elementary.
At Addams Elementary, Hispanic students make up 74% of the student body. The next largest groups are 7% Black, 6% White, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 20 points above the 55% share among Fresno County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 34.3 full-time equivalents, or about 21.8 students per teacher. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. About 96% of students, or 718, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Fresno County is 75%.
Addams Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Addams Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 20.5% and a predicted 23.3%.
Fresno County has these Census figures: the median household income is $74,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. In all, Fresno County has 368 public schools and roughly 206,072 students.
The nearest public school is Homan Elementary, at about 0.8 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Addams Elementary is 4th among 5 schools close by.
Addams Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 51 students since 2020-21, to 748. Students per teacher fell from 44.4 in 2020-21 to 21.8 in 2024-25.
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