Is Lawless Elementary a good school?

Lawless Elementary ranks 3709 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lawless Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 620 students attended Lawless Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lawless Elementary?

Students at Lawless Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 15% African American, 10% White, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lawless Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lawless Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Tenaya Middle High : Bullard High

Lawless Elementary

Summary:

Lawless Elementary is a public elementary school in Fresno, California, serving 620 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Fresno Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lawless Elementary faces several challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 13.7% in 2017-2018 to 46.1% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. The school's academic performance is also a concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science generally lower than the Fresno Unified and California state averages. However, the school's 6th-grade students perform better in ELA compared to the district and state. Lawless Elementary's student groups also show uneven performance, with African American and Hispanic students performing better than the school's overall performance, while Asian students and English Language Learners perform significantly worse. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 83.23% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, Lawless Elementary generally performs worse in terms of test scores and other key metrics. However, some nearby schools, such as H. Roger Tatarian Elementary and Norman Liddell Elementary, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance. Addressing the challenges at Lawless Elementary, such as the high student-teacher ratio and the performance gaps among different student groups, could help the school improve student outcomes and better support its community.

Detail:

Public K-6

5255 North Reese Ave.
Fresno, CA 93722-6111

(559) 451-4520

District: Fresno Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3709^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,331

Students who attend Lawless Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tenaya Middle
High:	Bullard High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.7

Number of students: 620

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.3%

Asian:

16.1%

African American:

14.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lawless Elementary ranks worse than 63.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 27^th among 67 ranked elementary schools in the Fresno Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.73. (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 Lawless Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.3%), Asian (16.1%), African American (14.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lawless Elementary is 21.7. 58 elementary schools in the Fresno Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Lawless Elementary employs 28.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lawless Elementary is $7,331. 65 elementary schools in the Fresno Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lawless Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lawless Elementary 3709^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lawless 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 Lawless Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lawless Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	38.90	2696^th	4809	43.9%
2005	29.33	3326^th	4822	31.0%
2006	29.36	3354^th	4818	30.4%
2007	20.44	4258^th	5113	16.7%
2008	36.55	3163^rd	5113	38.1%
2009	31.91	3561^st	5193	31.4%
2010	30.06	3845^th	5314	27.6%
2011	35.82	3557^th	5377	33.8%
2012	18.68	4728^th	5390	12.3%
2013	33.46	3782^nd	5530	31.6%
2015	21.45	4476^th	5611	20.2%
2016	18.66	4737^th	5614	15.6%
2017	25.34	4228^th	5692	25.7%
2018	25.50	4199^th	5662	25.8%
2019	27.87	4116^th	5789	28.9%
2022	32.70	3640^th	5883	38.1%
2023	32.70	3673^rd	5874	37.5%
2024	32.73	3709^th	5862	36.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lawless Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.30	2041^st	3246	37.1%
2019	37.57	1947^th	3275	40.5%
2023	76.95	322^nd	3250	90.1%
2024	62.71	625^th	3160	80.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lawless Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.22	3298^th	5084	35.1%
2019	37.02	3351^st	5173	35.2%
2022	46.74	2486^th	5264	52.8%
2023	45.92	2638^th	5374	50.9%
2024	39.79	3156^th	5511	42.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Lawless Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.97	4454^th	5413	17.7%
2019	21.97	4464^th	5492	18.7%
2022	32.51	3535^th	5635	37.3%
2023	35.36	3335^th	5617	40.6%
2024	40.63	3010^th	5605	46.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Lawless Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.57	3579^th	5431	34.1%
2019	35.11	3386^th	5510	38.5%
2022	34.04	3456^th	5663	39.0%
2023	31.01	3688^th	5650	34.7%
2024	27.10	4076^th	5636	27.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Lawless Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	18.79	977^th	1154	15.3%
2023	10.26	1071^st	1190	10.0%
2024	4.26	1136^th	1203	5.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Lawless Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	64.42	210^th	747	71.9%
2022	67.09	148^th	663	77.7%
2023	51.81	264^th	662	60.1%
2024	25.62	474^th	593	20.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lawless Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.84	3425^th	4830	29.1%
2019	35.70	3262^nd	4963	34.3%
2022	44.17	2585^th	5084	49.2%
2023	51.03	2175^th	5098	57.3%
2024	48.67	2359^th	5102	53.8%

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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 Lawless Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	525	9	37	82	0	n/a	n/a	653
1989	563	16	41	102	0	n/a	n/a	722
1990	607	63	65	134	3	n/a	n/a	872
1991	632	85	58	173	6	n/a	n/a	954
1992	353	88	37	150	4	n/a	n/a	632
1993	393	103	42	168	5	n/a	n/a	711
1994	393	118	43	188	2	n/a	n/a	744
1995	398	155	38	200	6	n/a	n/a	797
1996	398	155	38	200	6	n/a	n/a	797
1997	379	171	55	206	5	n/a	n/a	816
1998	359	180	58	221	5	n/a	n/a	823
1999	329	194	67	256	6	n/a	n/a	852
2000	280	210	61	248	4	n/a	n/a	803
2001	281	228	50	243	4	n/a	n/a	806
2002	293	234	71	252	6	n/a	n/a	856
2003	293	234	71	252	6	n/a	n/a	856
2004	279	194	72	261	2	n/a	n/a	808
2005	216	162	85	307	3	n/a	n/a	773
2006	193	131	79	311	5	n/a	n/a	719
2007	154	119	77	322	11	n/a	n/a	683
2008	150	122	78	320	14	n/a	n/a	684
2009	129	141	72	312	5	22	4	685
2010	124	124	66	317	1	18	0	650
2011	121	145	68	313	0	10	2	659
2012	105	117	66	322	1	8	9	628
2013	92	105	65	314	2	7	9	594
2014	80	77	61	324	3	6	17	568
2015	69	77	62	289	2	8	20	527
2016	67	75	64	289	3	8	22	528
2017	71	67	69	294	2	11	21	535
2018	69	70	75	312	2	6	26	560
2019	70	81	77	312	1	6	31	578
2020	63	85	88	319	3	8	34	600
2021	54	88	81	310	4	7	31	575
2022	63	81	94	299	5	7	31	580
2023	59	90	100	324	6	3	38	620

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 Lawless Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	653	28.3	23.0	n/a
1989	722	31.7	22.7	n/a
1990	872	34.8	25.0	n/a
1991	954	41.1	23.2	n/a
1992	632	41.8	15.1	29.7
1993	711	29.5	24.1	28.8
1994	744	28.1	26.5	32.3
1995	797	34.2	23.3	31.6
1996	797	34.2	23.3	31.6
1997	816	35.2	23.2	37.5
1998	823	38.6	21.3	39.1
1999	852	43.4	19.6	42
2000	803	40.6	19.8	45.2
2001	806	41.6	19.4	42.3
2002	856	40.4	21.2	48.8
2003	856	40.4	21.2	48.8
2004	808	41.6	19.4	50.5
2005	773	37.6	20.6	57.1
2006	719	32.6	22.1	65.8
2007	683	35.8	19.1	65.9
2008	684	39.8	17.2	62
2009	685	36.0	18.0	64.1
2010	650	35.0	18.5	71.2
2011	659	n/a	n/a	74.2
2012	628	24.4	25.7	n/a
2013	594	25.5	23.2	83.3
2014	568	26.0	21.8	80.3
2015	527	20.0	26.3	83.3
2016	528	20.0	26.4	85.6
2017	535	19.0	28.1	86.7
2018	560	18.0	31.1	83.8
2019	578	21.0	27.5	82.2
2020	600	n/a	n/a	85.8
2021	575	13.3	43.0	83.1
2022	580	27.5	21.0	79.7
2023	620	28.4	21.7	83.2

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 Lawless Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	653	28.3	23.0	n/a
1989	722	31.7	22.7	n/a
1990	872	34.8	25.0	n/a
1991	954	41.1	23.2	n/a
1992	632	41.8	15.1	29.7
1993	711	29.5	24.1	28.8
1994	744	28.1	26.5	32.3
1995	797	34.2	23.3	31.6
1996	797	34.2	23.3	31.6
1997	816	35.2	23.2	37.5
1998	823	38.6	21.3	39.1
1999	852	43.4	19.6	42
2000	803	40.6	19.8	45.2
2001	806	41.6	19.4	42.3
2002	856	40.4	21.2	48.8
2003	856	40.4	21.2	48.8
2004	808	41.6	19.4	50.5
2005	773	37.6	20.6	57.1
2006	719	32.6	22.1	65.8
2007	683	35.8	19.1	65.9
2008	684	39.8	17.2	62
2009	685	36.0	18.0	64.1
2010	650	35.0	18.5	71.2
2011	659	n/a	n/a	74.2
2012	628	24.4	25.7	n/a
2013	594	25.5	23.2	83.3
2014	568	26.0	21.8	80.3
2015	527	20.0	26.3	83.3
2016	528	20.0	26.4	85.6
2017	535	19.0	28.1	86.7
2018	560	18.0	31.1	83.8
2019	578	21.0	27.5	82.2
2020	600	n/a	n/a	85.8
2021	575	13.3	43.0	83.1
2022	580	27.5	21.0	79.7
2023	620	28.4	21.7	83.2

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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