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Enrollment
731
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455001708
Birney Elementary
3034 East Cornell Ave., Fresno, CA 93703 · (559) 248-7000 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
21.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
692 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 | 145 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 120 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (145) is 21% larger than its 6th grade class (120).
Student demographics
42%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
40.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.8pp since 2014
Math
35.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 | 16.0% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 34.5% |
| Math | 13.8% | 21.2% | 25.5% | 39.5% |
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 | 40.8% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 28.3% |
| 2022-23 | 32.1% | 29.6% |
| 2021-22 | 31.8% | 28.4% |
| 2018-19 | 37.7% | 35.9% |
| 2017-18 | 41.7% | 30.3% |
| 2016-17 | 29.3% | 24.4% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Birney Elementary
Birney Elementary's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birney Elementary this school | 731 | 94.7% | 35.3% |
| Addams Elementary Fresno | 748 | 96.0% | 20.5% |
| North Elementary Tracy | 722 | 92.1% | 17.3% |
| Rosa Parks Elementary San Diego | 705 | 97.6% | 21.6% |
| Parkridge Elementary Corona | 634 | 95.6% | 20.8% |
| West Fresno Elementary Fresno | 594 | 94.9% | 22.3% |
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 Birney Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #2,928 of 5,151 | #95 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #2,749 of 5,172 ▲ 505 | #89 of 185 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #2,850 of 5,172 ▲ 237 | #92 of 185 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.8pp | #948 of 5,116 | #53 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #621 of 5,915 | #24 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #1,740 of 5,352 | #93 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #3,305 of 5,354 | #105 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.7% | #488 of 5,625 | #39 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #2,744 of 3,837 | #95 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
731
-34 (-4%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 970
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 42.5:1
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 | 731 | 34.2 | 21.4:1 | 95% (692) |
| 2023-24 | 717 | 33.5 | 21.4:1 | 97% (692) |
| 2022-23 | 708 | 36.5 | 19.4:1 | 96% (681) |
| 2020-21 | 765 | 18 | 42.5:1 | 98% (747) |
| 2017-18 | 809 | 34 | 23.8:1 | 97% (787) |
| 2015-16 | 802 | 33 | 24.3:1 | 96% (770) |
| 2010-11 | 796 | N/A | N/A | 88% (698) |
| 2000-01 | 988 | 51 | 19.4:1 | 89% (880) |
| 1990-91 | 970 | 45 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Birney Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (809 to 731); teachers up 1% (34 to 34.2).
About Birney Elementary
Birney Elementary is a large elementary school in Fresno, California, (ZIP code 93703). The school enrolls 731 students in kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 57% above that mark.
Fresno Unified runs 100 schools with a combined 67,873 students. Birney Elementary is one of them.
The largest group at Birney Elementary is Hispanic students, at 75%. The remaining students are 9% Asian, 6% Black, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Fresno County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Birney Elementary scores 42%.
With 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Roughly 95% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Fresno County average 75%.
On the allk12 Grade, Birney Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 66% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Birney Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 35.3% actual against 24.1% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Fresno County show that median household income comes to about $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fresno County counts 368 public schools with about 206,072 students.
Birney Elementary's nearest public school is Carter G. Woodson Public Charter (about 0.4 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Birney Elementary. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Birney Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Birney Elementary is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Birney Elementary had a net loss of 34 students, or 4%. The school's ratio dropped from 42.5:1 to 21.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Birney Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
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Other Birney Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named Birney Elementary. Birney Elementary is the largest of the 6.
- Birney ElementarySan Diego, CA · 535 students
- Birney ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 501 students
- Birney ElementaryRedondo Beach, CA · 432 students
- Birney Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 725 students
- Birney Elementary SchoolTacoma, WA · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Carter G. Woodson Public Charter0.4 mi · 364
- Wishon Elementary0.8 mi · 497
- Crescent View West Public Charter0.8 mi · 1,703
- Fulton0.9 mi · 23
- Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship0.9 mi · 282
- Manchester Gate0.9 mi · 684
Frequently asked questions
About Birney ElementaryHow large is Birney Elementary?
Birney Elementary enrolls approximately 731 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Birney Elementary serve?
Birney Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Birney Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Birney Elementary is approximately 21.4:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Birney Elementary?
Student demographics at Birney Elementary are roughly 5% White, 75% Hispanic, 6% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Birney Elementary public or private?
Birney Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fresno Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.