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What's one thing Fort Washington Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
568
Elementary
DISTRICT 645 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVIS UNIFIED·NCES 060903000909
Fort Washington Elementary
960 East Teague Ave., Fresno, CA 93720 · (559) 327-6600 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
235 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (82).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
65.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.9pp since 2014
Math
60.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 37.5% | 28.4% | 15.8% | 18.3% |
| Math | 35.0% | 25.4% | 19.8% | 19.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.9% | 60.5% |
| 2023-24 | 62.1% | 59.5% |
| 2022-23 | 59.6% | 54.2% |
| 2021-22 | 67.2% | 54.0% |
| 2018-19 | 71.2% | 58.8% |
| 2017-18 | 71.0% | 64.3% |
| 2016-17 | 71.3% | 66.4% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 67.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 68.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fort Washington Elementary
Fort Washington Elementary's state test result (61.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Washington Elementary this school | 568 | 41.4% | 61.8% |
| Rio Del Oro Elementary Plumas Lake | 564 | 43.6% | 47.8% |
| Susan La Vorgna Elementary Winchester | 649 | 43.3% | 49.8% |
| Liberty Elementary Fresno | 618 | 44.7% | 82.4% |
| Murdock Elementary La Mesa | 608 | 43.1% | 57.2% |
| Cobblestone Elementary Plumas Lake | 590 | 44.4% | 45.6% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fort Washington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #1,034 of 5,151 | #17 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #1,043 of 5,172 ▲ 1 | #16 of 185 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #964 of 5,172 ▲ 158 | #18 of 185 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #2,429 of 5,116 | #124 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #1,669 of 5,915 | #85 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #4,229 of 5,352 | #165 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #694 of 5,354 | #14 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #4,274 of 5,625 | #185 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #2,469 of 3,837 | #82 of 135 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
568
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 734
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 24.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 568 | 23 | 24.7:1 | 41% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 566 | 24 | 23.6:1 | 37% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 25 | 23.2:1 | 38% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 23 | 24.9:1 | 55% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 643 | 22.5 | 28.6:1 | 37% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 656 | 23 | 28.5:1 | 39% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | N/A | N/A | 22% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 707 | 34 | 20.8:1 | 8% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 734 | 30 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Washington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (643 to 568); teachers up 2% (22.5 to 23).
About Fort Washington Elementary
Fort Washington Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in California, with an address in Fresno. It offers kindergarten through 6 and has 568 students enrolled. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 22% higher.
Fort Washington Elementary is one of the 51 schools that make up Clovis Unified (43,611 students in total).
The largest racial or ethnic group at Fort Washington Elementary is Hispanic, with 40% of students. Next come 35% White, 10% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. The county population is about 55% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fort Washington Elementary scores 69%.
There are about 24.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Fort Washington Elementary, which has 23. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Fort Washington Elementary is about 41%. The 75% average for public schools in Fresno County is 34 points higher.
Among California public elementary schools, Fort Washington Elementary outscored 79%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
In California, Fort Washington Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 61.8% actual against a predicted 55.3%.
The school's county is Fresno County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $74,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Fresno County's 368 public schools enroll about 206,072 students and include Fort Washington Elementary.
Clovis West High, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Fort Washington Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 568, starting from 573.
This page is set up for the Fort Washington Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clovis Unified
- Clovis East HighHigh · 3,113 students
- Clovis HighHigh · 2,779 students
- Buchanan HighHigh · 2,551 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
- Reyburn IntermediateMiddle · 1,785 students
Other schools in Fresno
- Yosemite Valley CharterCombined · 3,065 students
- Sunnyside HighHigh · 2,858 students
- Bullard HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,339 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
Other Fort Washington Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Fort Washington Elementary. Fort Washington Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Fort Washington Elementary SchoolFort Washington, PA · 518 students
Nearby schools
- Clovis West High0.2 mi · 2,184
- Kastner Intermediate0.8 mi · 1,155
- Lincoln Elementary1.0 mi · 631
- Liberty Elementary1.1 mi · 618
- Maple Creek Elementary1.2 mi · 536
- Valley Oak Elementary1.3 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Washington ElementaryHow many students attend Fort Washington Elementary?
Fort Washington Elementary enrolls approximately 568 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Fort Washington Elementary serve?
Fort Washington Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Fort Washington Elementary have?
Fort Washington Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fort Washington Elementary?
At Fort Washington Elementary, the student body is approximately 35% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Fort Washington Elementary?
Fort Washington Elementary is overseen by Clovis Unified in Fresno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.