Is Norman Liddell Elementary a good school?

Norman Liddell Elementary ranks 1168 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Norman Liddell Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 613 students attended Norman Liddell Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Norman Liddell Elementary?

Students at Norman Liddell Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 25% White, 18% Asian, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Norman Liddell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Norman Liddell Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Rio Vista Middle High : Central East High

Norman Liddell Elementary

Summary:

Norman Liddell Elementary is a public elementary school in Fresno, California, serving 613 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Central Unified School District, which is ranked 896 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Norman Liddell Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement. In the 2023-2024 school year, 60.78% of its students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 41.78% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In mathematics, 55.09% of Norman Liddell students were proficient or better, compared to 28.68% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong for its Hispanic, African American, English Language Learner, and low-income student populations, ranking in the top 10-20% of California elementary schools for these subgroups.

When compared to nearby schools in the Central Unified and Fresno Unified districts, Norman Liddell Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, consistently outperforming its peers in academic achievement and other key metrics. This suggests that the school may have effective practices or resources that could be shared with other schools in the area to help improve their performance.

Detail:

Public K-6

5455 West Alluvial Ave.
Fresno, CA 93722-2361

(559) 276-3176

District: Central Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1168^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,551

Students who attend Norman Liddell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rio Vista Middle
High:	Central East High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.3

Number of students: 613

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.4%

White:

25.0%

Asian:

17.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Norman Liddell Elementary ranks better than 80.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Central Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.58. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Norman Liddell Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (43.4%), White (25%), Asian (17.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Norman Liddell Elementary is 24.3, which is the 5^th best among 14 elementary schools in the Central Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Norman Liddell Elementary employs 25.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Norman Liddell Elementary is $5,551, which is the 7^th highest among 14 elementary schools in the Central Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Norman Liddell Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Norman Liddell Elementary 1168^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Norman Liddell Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Central Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Unified 896^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Norman Liddell Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Norman Liddell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	75.34	1103^rd	4809	77.1%
2005	68.91	1382^nd	4822	71.3%
2006	69.21	1374^th	4818	71.5%
2007	63.05	1684^th	5113	67.1%
2008	58.11	1942^nd	5113	62.0%
2009	68.33	1516^th	5193	70.8%
2010	64.20	1770^th	5314	66.7%
2011	77.78	1118^th	5377	79.2%
2012	76.21	1216^th	5390	77.4%
2013	77.71	1176^th	5530	78.7%
2015	52.54	2317^th	5611	58.7%
2016	56.10	2172^nd	5614	61.3%
2017	66.57	1720^th	5692	69.8%
2018	66.72	1730^th	5662	69.4%
2019	65.44	1821^st	5789	68.5%
2022	71.48	1553^rd	5883	73.6%
2023	60.87	2017^th	5874	65.7%
2024	79.58	1168^th	5862	80.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Norman Liddell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	72.20	450^th	3311	86.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Norman Liddell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.05	1627^th	5084	68.0%
2019	72.27	1070^th	5173	79.3%
2022	65.88	1366^th	5264	74.1%
2023	67.85	1339^th	5374	75.1%
2024	85.33	614^th	5511	88.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Norman Liddell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.93	1802^nd	5413	66.7%
2019	69.38	1526^th	5492	72.2%
2022	77.17	1237^th	5635	78.0%
2023	67.39	1618^th	5617	71.2%
2024	79.65	1110^th	5605	80.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Norman Liddell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	37.58	1398^th	2585	45.9%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Norman Liddell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	69.59	35^th	140	75.0%
2024	82.53	16^th	118	86.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Norman Liddell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.67	1626^th	5431	70.1%
2019	58.58	2011^th	5510	63.5%
2022	61.09	1911^th	5663	66.3%
2023	52.21	2321^st	5650	58.9%
2024	76.29	1219^th	5636	78.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Norman Liddell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.76	927^th	1071	13.4%
2019	26.28	930^th	1149	19.1%
2022	23.07	950^th	1154	17.7%
2023	15.21	1030^th	1190	13.4%
2024	29.90	931^st	1203	22.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Norman Liddell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	76.38	102^nd	663	84.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Norman Liddell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.39	1076^th	4830	77.7%
2019	65.28	1394^th	4963	71.9%
2022	85.04	550^th	5084	89.2%
2023	69.05	1223^rd	5098	76.0%
2024	85.64	521^st	5102	89.8%

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Rank History for White students at Norman Liddell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.87	1335^th	2737	51.2%
2019	52.08	1490^th	2834	47.4%
2022	52.97	1368^th	2726	49.8%
2023	46.43	1530^th	2662	42.5%
2024	66.23	926^th	2647	65.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Norman Liddell Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	224	42	70	138	7	n/a	n/a	0	481
2000	271	51	93	175	4	n/a	n/a	0	594
2001	326	47	107	205	6	n/a	n/a	2	693
2002	262	51	112	147	8	n/a	n/a	9	589
2003	262	51	112	147	8	n/a	n/a	9	589
2004	272	51	134	163	6	n/a	n/a	10	636
2005	312	63	133	174	7	n/a	n/a	0	689
2006	319	75	125	176	2	n/a	n/a	23	720
2007	336	73	110	190	3	n/a	n/a	22	734
2008	326	82	109	174	1	n/a	n/a	0	692
2009	301	77	108	188	2	1	70	0	747
2010	303	61	119	212	1	3	34	0	733
2011	284	61	110	200	1	4	36	0	696
2012	277	57	133	178	1	5	29	0	680
2013	262	55	131	177	0	4	27	0	656
2014	255	58	131	236	1	3	16	0	700
2015	255	48	130	214	2	5	19	0	673
2016	236	68	120	250	1	5	18	0	698
2017	234	57	133	235	1	4	11	0	675
2018	234	65	144	258	2	2	12	0	717
2019	219	62	131	264	3	4	15	0	698
2020	196	65	126	290	2	4	11	0	694
2021	185	55	122	278	1	4	11	0	656
2022	171	57	127	266	3	3	19	1	647
2023	153	56	108	266	2	3	25	0	613

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Norman Liddell Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	481	27.9	17.2	15.2
2000	594	32.9	18.1	17.5
2001	693	33.3	20.8	20.4
2002	589	34.0	17.3	16.6
2003	589	34.0	17.3	16.6
2004	636	30.2	21.1	17.9
2005	689	32.3	21.3	18.3
2006	720	34.0	21.2	16.5
2007	734	31.0	23.7	19
2008	692	37.0	18.7	23.3
2009	747	36.0	19.2	23.3
2010	733	30.2	24.2	31.5
2011	696	n/a	n/a	29.3
2012	680	26.0	26.1	n/a
2013	656	24.0	27.2	33.5
2014	700	23.2	30.1	39.3
2015	673	22.0	30.5	37.6
2016	698	24.0	29.0	50.1
2017	675	26.2	25.7	38.4
2018	717	27.2	26.3	52.2
2019	698	27.2	25.6	51.1
2020	694	n/a	n/a	46.7
2021	656	25.7	25.5	47.1
2022	647	24.7	26.1	44.7
2023	613	25.2	24.3	65.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Norman Liddell Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	481	27.9	17.2	15.2
2000	594	32.9	18.1	17.5
2001	693	33.3	20.8	20.4
2002	589	34.0	17.3	16.6
2003	589	34.0	17.3	16.6
2004	636	30.2	21.1	17.9
2005	689	32.3	21.3	18.3
2006	720	34.0	21.2	16.5
2007	734	31.0	23.7	19
2008	692	37.0	18.7	23.3
2009	747	36.0	19.2	23.3
2010	733	30.2	24.2	31.5
2011	696	n/a	n/a	29.3
2012	680	26.0	26.1	n/a
2013	656	24.0	27.2	33.5
2014	700	23.2	30.1	39.3
2015	673	22.0	30.5	37.6
2016	698	24.0	29.0	50.1
2017	675	26.2	25.7	38.4
2018	717	27.2	26.3	52.2
2019	698	27.2	25.6	51.1
2020	694	n/a	n/a	46.7
2021	656	25.7	25.5	47.1
2022	647	24.7	26.1	44.7
2023	613	25.2	24.3	65.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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