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Enrollment
700
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455010778
Akira Yokomi Elementary
2323 East McKenzie, Fresno, CA 93701 · (559) 457-6140 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL700 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
20.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
600 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 103 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (103).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
46.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.8pp since 2014
Math
44.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.6% | 22.2% | 20.5% | 32.7% |
| Math | 24.0% | 20.1% | 25.9% | 30.1% |
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 | 46.8% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 39.5% |
| 2022-23 | 44.5% | 42.1% |
| 2021-22 | 46.8% | 39.3% |
| 2018-19 | 59.7% | 54.6% |
| 2017-18 | 49.8% | 41.6% |
| 2016-17 | 47.9% | 39.0% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Akira Yokomi Elementary
Akira Yokomi Elementary's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akira Yokomi Elementary this school | 700 | 85.7% | 42.9% |
| Cloverdale Elementary Moreno Valley | 694 | 86.6% | 23.6% |
| Rainbow Ridge Elementary Moreno Valley | 723 | 87.6% | 26.9% |
| De Anza Elementary San Jacinto | 692 | 88.2% | 31.7% |
| Madison Elementary Riverside | 675 | 86.7% | 37.3% |
| Keiller Leadership Academy San Diego | 635 | 84.6% | N/A |
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 Akira Yokomi Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #2,237 of 5,151 | #64 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,994 of 5,172 ▲ 245 | #58 of 185 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #2,285 of 5,172 ▲ 338 | #67 of 185 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #2,501 of 5,116 | #128 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 700 | #762 of 5,915 | #33 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,195 of 5,352 | #73 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #3,390 of 5,354 | #108 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.7% | #1,587 of 5,625 | #101 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #2,440 of 3,837 | #79 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
700
-30 (-4%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 872
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 45.6:1
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 | 700 | 34.2 | 20.5:1 | 86% (600) |
| 2023-24 | 701 | 32.8 | 21.4:1 | 89% (622) |
| 2022-23 | 687 | 31 | 22.2:1 | 88% (606) |
| 2020-21 | 730 | 16 | 45.6:1 | 88% (645) |
| 2017-18 | 795 | 31 | 25.6:1 | 87% (693) |
| 2015-16 | 828 | 33 | 25.1:1 | 85% (703) |
| 2010-11 | 872 | N/A | N/A | 83% (720) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Akira Yokomi Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (795 to 700); teachers up 10% (31 to 34.2).
About Akira Yokomi Elementary
Akira Yokomi Elementary is a public elementary school run by Fresno Unified in Fresno, California. The school teaches kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 700 students. The school is 51% above the average for elementary schools in California.
Akira Yokomi Elementary belongs to Fresno Unified, a district of 100 schools and 67,873 students.
Hispanic students are 76% of those enrolled at Akira Yokomi Elementary. Other reported shares: 6% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% White, and 5% Asian. That compares with about 55% Hispanic among all Fresno County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
A staff of 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 20.5:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 86%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Fresno County is 75%.
Akira Yokomi Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 71% of California public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Akira Yokomi Elementary is 13.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Fresno County show that the median household earns about $74,201 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Fresno County has 368 public schools with about 206,072 students, including Akira Yokomi Elementary.
Jefferson Elementary, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Akira Yokomi Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Akira Yokomi Elementary as City: Large.
The school shrank from 730 students in 2020-21 to 700 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 45.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.5:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Akira Yokomi ElementaryHow many students attend Akira Yokomi Elementary?
Akira Yokomi Elementary enrolls approximately 700 students in grades KG-06.
Is Akira Yokomi Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Akira Yokomi Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Akira Yokomi Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Akira Yokomi Elementary is approximately 20.5:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Akira Yokomi Elementary?
At Akira Yokomi Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 76% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Akira Yokomi Elementary?
Akira Yokomi Elementary is overseen by Fresno Unified in Fresno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.