Is McCardle Elementary a good school?

McCardle Elementary ranks 3582 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend McCardle Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 464 students attended McCardle Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of McCardle Elementary?

Students at McCardle Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 15% White, 12% Asian, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of McCardle Elementary attend?

Students who attend McCardle Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ahwahnee Middle High : Herbert Hoover High

McCardle Elementary

Summary:

McCardle Elementary is a public elementary school in Fresno, California, serving 468 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Fresno Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McCardle Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 12.1% in 2017-2018 to 27.8% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally lower than the Fresno Unified and California state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 31.78% of McCardle students were proficient or better in ELA End of Course, compared to 34.72% for Fresno Unified and 47.04% for California. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 80.13% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 19.1.

Interestingly, the nearby Kratt Elementary, Holland Elementary, and Thomas Elementary schools in the Fresno Unified district have similar demographic and performance profiles to McCardle. In contrast, the Mountain View Elementary, Fort Washington Elementary, and Lincoln Elementary schools in the Clovis Unified district demonstrate significantly higher academic performance across all subjects and grade levels, with much lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students from low-income families.

Detail:

Public K-6

577 East Sierra Ave.
Fresno, CA 93710-3824

(559) 451-4540

District: Fresno Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3582^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,461

Students who attend McCardle Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ahwahnee Middle
High:	Herbert Hoover High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.8

Number of students: 464

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.6%

White:

14.7%

Asian:

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details McCardle Elementary ranks worse than 61.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 26^th among 67 ranked elementary schools in the Fresno Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.23. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (61.6%), White (14.7%), Asian (11.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at McCardle Elementary is 18.8, which is the 22^nd best among 67 elementary schools in the Fresno Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare McCardle Elementary employs 24.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at McCardle Elementary is $8,461. 42 elementary schools in the Fresno Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McCardle Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks McCardle Elementary 3582^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See McCardle Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Fresno Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Fresno Unified 1082^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for McCardle Elementary

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Rank History for all students at McCardle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	57.38	1822^nd	4809	62.1%
2005	62.29	1647^th	4822	65.8%
2006	55.37	1945^th	4818	59.6%
2007	48.93	2392^nd	5113	53.2%
2008	56.80	2012^th	5113	60.6%
2009	62.75	1780^th	5193	65.7%
2010	65.72	1688^th	5314	68.2%
2011	66.46	1670^th	5377	68.9%
2012	67.80	1641^st	5390	69.6%
2013	75.07	1320^th	5530	76.1%
2015	47.26	2609^th	5611	53.5%
2016	46.58	2678^th	5614	52.3%
2017	65.83	1763^rd	5692	69.0%
2018	66.05	1761^st	5662	68.9%
2019	58.50	2152^nd	5789	62.8%
2022	37.59	3251^st	5883	44.7%
2023	26.99	4173^rd	5874	29.0%
2024	34.23	3582^nd	5862	38.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at McCardle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	35.20	1422^nd	2420	41.2%
2024	39.80	1330^th	2634	49.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at McCardle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.60	699^th	5084	86.3%
2019	69.03	1237^th	5173	76.1%
2022	40.32	2982^nd	5264	43.4%
2023	24.26	4362^nd	5374	18.8%
2024	35.04	3520^th	5511	36.1%

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Rank History for Female students at McCardle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.43	1633^rd	5413	69.8%
2019	58.53	2032^nd	5492	63.0%
2022	43.66	2769^th	5635	50.9%
2023	32.68	3531^st	5617	37.1%
2024	39.84	3067^th	5605	45.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at McCardle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	53.24	890^th	2585	65.6%
2022	41.80	1015^th	2227	54.4%

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Rank History for Male students at McCardle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.25	1798^th	5431	66.9%
2019	57.91	2041^st	5510	63.0%
2022	30.68	3733^rd	5663	34.1%
2023	22.01	4537^th	5650	19.7%
2024	27.97	4004^th	5636	29.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at McCardle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.80	699^th	4830	85.5%
2019	71.51	1091^st	4963	78.0%
2022	44.04	2589^th	5084	49.1%
2023	39.07	2983^rd	5098	41.5%
2024	41.86	2837^th	5102	44.4%

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Rank History for White students at McCardle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	25.83	2122^nd	2726	22.2%

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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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Friday, October 5, 2018

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Enrollment information for McCardle Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	421	24	39	75	0	n/a	n/a	559
1989	445	24	58	86	0	n/a	n/a	613
1990	411	30	66	76	1	n/a	n/a	584
1991	425	22	58	103	4	n/a	n/a	612
1992	404	25	51	122	5	n/a	n/a	607
1993	373	31	61	115	4	n/a	n/a	584
1994	369	36	61	138	5	n/a	n/a	609
1995	321	53	65	161	6	n/a	n/a	606
1996	321	53	65	161	6	n/a	n/a	606
1997	328	50	59	165	8	n/a	n/a	610
1998	303	54	64	171	13	n/a	n/a	605
1999	308	47	65	200	14	n/a	n/a	634
2000	286	53	64	196	9	n/a	n/a	608
2001	266	52	59	202	10	n/a	n/a	589
2002	223	72	49	206	12	n/a	n/a	562
2003	223	72	49	206	12	n/a	n/a	562
2004	198	68	43	212	15	n/a	n/a	536
2005	200	61	57	235	10	n/a	n/a	563
2006	197	52	52	240	11	n/a	n/a	552
2007	162	52	44	226	6	n/a	n/a	490
2008	133	31	45	232	4	n/a	n/a	445
2009	134	31	35	234	7	6	3	450
2010	154	31	32	223	8	4	0	452
2011	146	41	26	243	6	6	3	471
2012	120	40	34	225	4	4	2	429
2013	109	34	23	248	2	4	7	427
2014	110	44	27	270	4	1	15	471
2015	96	31	30	302	5	4	12	480
2016	83	34	24	316	7	1	16	481
2017	92	33	23	296	6	1	11	462
2018	77	36	33	299	2	1	15	463
2019	87	37	40	316	4	3	15	502
2020	83	29	42	314	3	2	16	489
2021	74	22	47	316	1	1	16	477
2022	67	22	36	284	3	1	25	438
2023	71	24	43	299	6	2	23	468
2024	68	28	54	286	5	3	20	464

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 McCardle Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	559	21.5	26.0	n/a
1989	613	23.0	26.6	n/a
1990	584	23.0	25.3	n/a
1991	612	24.5	24.9	n/a
1992	607	24.9	24.3	24.4
1993	584	22.0	26.5	26.9
1994	609	23.0	26.5	26.9
1995	606	23.0	26.3	31
1996	606	23.0	26.3	31
1997	610	26.0	23.5	35.1
1998	605	28.4	21.3	38.8
1999	634	29.4	21.6	40.5
2000	608	29.4	20.7	43.3
2001	589	28.4	20.7	46.5
2002	562	28.4	19.8	47.9
2003	562	28.4	19.8	47.9
2004	536	26.4	20.3	50.2
2005	563	27.4	20.5	52.9
2006	552	26.4	20.9	60.5
2007	490	24.4	20.1	66.1
2008	445	26.5	16.8	65.6
2009	450	22.7	18.2	62.9
2010	452	23.7	19.0	73.9
2011	471	n/a	n/a	74.7
2012	429	17.5	24.5	n/a
2013	427	17.5	24.4	78.9
2014	471	20.0	23.5	76.6
2015	480	19.0	25.2	69.8
2016	481	21.0	22.9	75.5
2017	462	20.0	23.1	81
2018	463	20.0	23.1	81.6
2019	502	21.0	23.9	80.1
2020	489	n/a	n/a	85.7
2021	477	11.7	40.4	82.4
2022	438	23.8	18.3	82.2
2023	468	24.5	19.1	80.1
2024	464	24.6	18.8	81.7

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 McCardle Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	559	21.5	26.0	n/a
1989	613	23.0	26.6	n/a
1990	584	23.0	25.3	n/a
1991	612	24.5	24.9	n/a
1992	607	24.9	24.3	24.4
1993	584	22.0	26.5	26.9
1994	609	23.0	26.5	26.9
1995	606	23.0	26.3	31
1996	606	23.0	26.3	31
1997	610	26.0	23.5	35.1
1998	605	28.4	21.3	38.8
1999	634	29.4	21.6	40.5
2000	608	29.4	20.7	43.3
2001	589	28.4	20.7	46.5
2002	562	28.4	19.8	47.9
2003	562	28.4	19.8	47.9
2004	536	26.4	20.3	50.2
2005	563	27.4	20.5	52.9
2006	552	26.4	20.9	60.5
2007	490	24.4	20.1	66.1
2008	445	26.5	16.8	65.6
2009	450	22.7	18.2	62.9
2010	452	23.7	19.0	73.9
2011	471	n/a	n/a	74.7
2012	429	17.5	24.5	n/a
2013	427	17.5	24.4	78.9
2014	471	20.0	23.5	76.6
2015	480	19.0	25.2	69.8
2016	481	21.0	22.9	75.5
2017	462	20.0	23.1	81
2018	463	20.0	23.1	81.6
2019	502	21.0	23.9	80.1
2020	489	n/a	n/a	85.7
2021	477	11.7	40.4	82.4
2022	438	23.8	18.3	82.2
2023	468	24.5	19.1	80.1
2024	464	24.6	18.8	81.7

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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