Ayer Elementary

Ayer Elementary, an average-sized elementary campus in Fresno, California, overseen by Fresno Unified, serves 590 students, covering grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Ayer Elementary sits 27% bigger than that benchmark.

Fresno Unified runs 100 schools in total, collectively educating 67,873 students. Ayer Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Ayer Elementary records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school shows 16% Asian, 15% Black, 5% White, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, Ayer Elementary lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.2:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 90% of students at Ayer Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Fresno County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ayer Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 29.5%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Fresno County indicate median household income runs about $74,201, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fresno County's 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), Ayer Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sunnyside High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ayer Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ayer Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 33.7%.

Ayer Elementary operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ayer Elementary has fell 15%, going from 691 students in 2018 to 590 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 65% to 59% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Ayer Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.