Is John S. Wash Elementary a good school?

John S. Wash Elementary ranks 1753 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John S. Wash Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 815 students attended John S. Wash Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of John S. Wash Elementary?

Students at John S. Wash Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 11% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of John S. Wash Elementary attend?

Students who attend John S. Wash Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Washington Academic Middle High : Sanger High

John S. Wash Elementary

Summary:

John S. Wash Elementary is a public elementary school in Fresno, California, serving 769 students in grades K-6 and part of the Sanger Unified School District.

John S. Wash Elementary consistently outperforms the Sanger Unified and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 50.95% and 50%, respectively, compared to the district's 48.76% and 37.52%, and the state's 47.04% and 35.54%. The school also performs well above average in Science, with a 37.14% proficiency rate in 5th grade compared to 30.51% for Sanger Unified and 32.68% for California. However, the school struggles with Asian and Multi-racial student groups, ranking in the bottom 20% and bottom 35% of California elementary schools in these subgroups.

When compared to nearby schools, John S. Wash Elementary generally outperforms other Sanger Unified schools like Sequoia Elementary and Lone Star Elementary. But it lags behind schools in the Clovis Unified School District, such as Virginia R. Boris Elementary and Temperance-Kutner Elementary, in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics proficiency rates.

Detail:

Public K-6

6350 East Ln. Ave.
Fresno, CA 93727-5734

(559) 524-6320

District: Sanger Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1753^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,451

Students who attend John S. Wash Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Academic Middle
High:	Sanger High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.0

Number of students: 815

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.1%

Asian:

32.0%

White:

10.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John S. Wash Elementary ranks better than 70.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Sanger Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.46. (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 John S. Wash Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Sanger Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (46.1%), Asian (32%), White (10.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John S. Wash Elementary is 24. 9 elementary schools in the Sanger Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare John S. Wash Elementary employs 33.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John S. Wash Elementary is $10,451. 9 elementary schools in the Sanger Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John S. Wash Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks John S. Wash Elementary 1753^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See John S. Wash Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Sanger Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Sanger Unified 639^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John S. Wash Elementary

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Rank History for all students at John S. Wash Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	62.26	1609^th	4809	66.5%
2005	83.20	802^nd	4822	83.4%
2006	80.10	962^nd	4818	80.0%
2007	80.31	964^th	5113	81.1%
2008	78.43	1046^th	5113	79.5%
2009	76.58	1146^th	5193	77.9%
2010	78.69	1061^st	5314	80.0%
2011	73.15	1338^th	5377	75.1%
2012	81.42	947^th	5390	82.4%
2013	81.88	958^th	5530	82.7%
2015	75.59	1299^th	5611	76.8%
2016	74.84	1312^th	5614	76.6%
2017	60.93	1972^nd	5692	65.4%
2018	68.79	1629^th	5662	71.2%
2019	71.55	1537^th	5789	73.4%
2022	70.14	1598^th	5883	72.8%
2023	70.50	1556^th	5874	73.5%
2024	66.46	1753^rd	5862	70.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at John S. Wash Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.41	287^th	339	15.3%
2019	34.32	334^th	445	24.9%
2022	38.15	411^th	610	32.6%
2023	37.35	475^th	669	29.0%
2024	48.58	406^th	669	39.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John S. Wash Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	76.84	328^th	3250	89.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John S. Wash Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	45.37	1038^th	2420	57.1%
2024	62.83	653^rd	2634	75.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John S. Wash Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.13	685^th	5084	86.5%
2019	85.44	478^th	5173	90.8%
2022	81.09	712^th	5264	86.5%
2023	80.84	749^th	5374	86.1%
2024	72.41	1160^th	5511	79.0%

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Rank History for Female students at John S. Wash Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.54	1523^rd	5413	71.9%
2019	68.97	1549^th	5492	71.8%
2022	74.46	1337^th	5635	76.3%
2023	75.59	1262^nd	5617	77.5%
2024	71.85	1409^th	5605	74.9%

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Rank History for Male students at John S. Wash Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.51	1642^nd	5431	69.8%
2019	71.99	1438^th	5510	73.9%
2022	62.34	1848^th	5663	67.4%
2023	62.19	1851^st	5650	67.2%
2024	56.21	2143^rd	5636	62.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at John S. Wash Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.76	914^th	1071	14.7%
2019	34.12	867^th	1149	24.5%
2022	19.90	968^th	1154	16.1%
2023	22.50	977^th	1190	17.9%
2024	18.06	1023^rd	1203	15.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John S. Wash Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.10	562^nd	4830	88.4%
2019	87.33	412^th	4963	91.7%
2022	74.70	949^th	5084	81.3%
2023	79.27	773^rd	5098	84.8%
2024	74.72	951^st	5102	81.4%

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Rank History for White students at John S. Wash Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	52.21	1487^th	2834	47.5%
2022	60.41	1145^th	2726	58.0%
2023	78.62	489^th	2662	81.6%
2024	53.67	1308^th	2647	50.6%

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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 John S. Wash Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	109	2	4	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	162
1989	114	5	3	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	178
1990	108	7	8	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	180
1991	115	10	9	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	194
1992	118	11	19	61	0	n/a	n/a	0	209
1993	124	7	20	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	214
1994	119	5	21	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	210
1995	114	11	20	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	197
1996	114	11	20	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	197
1997	119	3	23	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	211
1998	120	7	15	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	213
1999	116	3	14	82	0	n/a	n/a	0	215
2000	108	3	8	85	1	n/a	n/a	0	205
2001	106	3	15	101	0	n/a	n/a	0	225
2002	109	3	19	88	1	n/a	n/a	0	220
2003	109	3	19	88	1	n/a	n/a	0	220
2004	94	5	23	91	1	n/a	n/a	1	215
2005	83	8	35	92	1	n/a	n/a	0	219
2006	78	8	54	108	1	n/a	n/a	0	249
2007	63	13	90	107	2	n/a	n/a	0	275
2008	61	8	134	132	2	n/a	n/a	0	337
2009	67	9	144	155	2	1	0	0	378
2010	73	11	153	156	2	0	5	0	400
2011	74	19	174	185	2	1	2	0	457
2012	69	13	162	192	0	1	20	0	457
2013	85	19	133	195	0	1	37	0	470
2014	77	17	114	199	1	1	70	0	479
2015	80	15	99	220	1	0	93	0	508
2016	88	15	84	212	2	0	105	0	506
2017	95	10	98	249	3	0	148	0	603
2018	80	9	108	259	3	0	156	0	615
2019	99	12	116	246	2	0	193	0	668
2020	97	13	135	257	2	0	189	0	693
2021	88	12	159	275	1	0	149	0	684
2022	109	14	200	298	2	1	117	0	741
2023	80	19	245	327	3	0	95	0	769
2024	87	21	261	376	3	2	65	0	815

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

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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 John S. Wash Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	162	8.0	20.2	n/a
1989	178	8.9	20.0	n/a
1990	180	8.5	21.1	n/a
1991	194	9.0	21.5	n/a
1992	209	9.1	22.9	27.3
1993	214	8.2	26.1	31.3
1994	210	8.0	26.3	27.6
1995	197	7.5	26.3	31
1996	197	7.5	26.3	31
1997	211	10.5	20.1	46.9
1998	213	10.5	20.3	43.2
1999	215	10.5	20.5	31.6
2000	205	9.5	21.6	34.1
2001	225	11.3	19.9	37.3
2002	220	10.7	20.6	39.5
2003	220	10.7	20.6	39.5
2004	215	11.5	18.7	41.6
2005	219	11.0	19.9	41.6
2006	249	12.0	20.8	49
2007	275	13.0	21.2	42.9
2008	337	18.6	18.1	59.3
2009	378	19.8	18.2	60.1
2010	400	19.0	21.0	63.8
2011	457	n/a	n/a	65.2
2012	457	20.5	22.2	0
2013	470	20.4	23.0	60.6
2014	479	19.4	24.6	64.3
2015	508	20.0	25.4	63.6
2016	506	20.0	25.3	61.1
2017	603	25.0	24.1	58.5
2018	615	26.0	23.6	62.1
2019	668	27.0	24.7	52.7
2020	693	n/a	n/a	56.6
2021	684	27.5	24.8	54.8
2022	741	28.6	25.8	58.3
2023	769	30.0	25.5	61.1
2024	815	33.8	24.0	60.6

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 John S. Wash Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	162	8.0	20.2	n/a
1989	178	8.9	20.0	n/a
1990	180	8.5	21.1	n/a
1991	194	9.0	21.5	n/a
1992	209	9.1	22.9	27.3
1993	214	8.2	26.1	31.3
1994	210	8.0	26.3	27.6
1995	197	7.5	26.3	31
1996	197	7.5	26.3	31
1997	211	10.5	20.1	46.9
1998	213	10.5	20.3	43.2
1999	215	10.5	20.5	31.6
2000	205	9.5	21.6	34.1
2001	225	11.3	19.9	37.3
2002	220	10.7	20.6	39.5
2003	220	10.7	20.6	39.5
2004	215	11.5	18.7	41.6
2005	219	11.0	19.9	41.6
2006	249	12.0	20.8	49
2007	275	13.0	21.2	42.9
2008	337	18.6	18.1	59.3
2009	378	19.8	18.2	60.1
2010	400	19.0	21.0	63.8
2011	457	n/a	n/a	65.2
2012	457	20.5	22.2	0
2013	470	20.4	23.0	60.6
2014	479	19.4	24.6	64.3
2015	508	20.0	25.4	63.6
2016	506	20.0	25.3	61.1
2017	603	25.0	24.1	58.5
2018	615	26.0	23.6	62.1
2019	668	27.0	24.7	52.7
2020	693	n/a	n/a	56.6
2021	684	27.5	24.8	54.8
2022	741	28.6	25.8	58.3
2023	769	30.0	25.5	61.1
2024	815	33.8	24.0	60.6

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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