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Enrollment
744
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455008141
Bullard Talent
4950 North Harrison Ave., Fresno, CA 93704 · (559) 248-7030 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL744 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
350 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
58.8%
CA avg 47.1% . +12.8pp since 2014
Math
45.6%
CA avg 35.6% . +11.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
744
-14 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 22.4:1
% White
23%
was 26%
% Hispanic
61%
was 61%
% Black
6%
was 8%
% Asian
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bullard Talent
Bullard Talent operates as a heavily attended elementary-level community in Fresno, California, run under Fresno Unified. Current enrollment sits at 744 students spanning grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 60% larger than typical.
Within Fresno Unified, which oversees 100 schools and 67,873 students, Bullard Talent is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Bullard Talent records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 23% White, 6% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Asian.
On the resource side, On paper, Bullard Talent has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Bullard Talent tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Fresno County (around 75%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bullard Talent performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.5%, the actual is 52.7%, a residual of +1.2 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Fresno County put median household income runs about $74,201, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Fresno County runs 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), of which Bullard Talent is one.
The closest other public school is Endeavor Charter, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bullard Talent. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bullard Talent at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 36.2%.
The school occupies a downtown site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bullard Talent has stayed largely flat, going from 758 students in 2018 to 744 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.
On this page, members of the Bullard Talent community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Other schools in Fresno Unified
- Sunnyside HighHigh · 2,858 students
- Bullard HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,339 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,175 students
- McLane HighHigh · 2,056 students
- Herbert Hoover HighHigh · 2,040 students
Other schools in Fresno
- Yosemite Valley CharterCombined · 3,065 students
- Sunnyside HighHigh · 2,858 students
- Bullard HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,339 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
Nearby schools
- Endeavor Charter0.1 mi · 333
- Wawona K-80.6 mi · 688
- Gibson Elementary0.7 mi · 358
- Bullard High0.7 mi · 2,485
- Powers-Ginsburg Elementary0.9 mi · 421
- Baird Middle0.9 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Bullard TalentHow many students attend Bullard Talent?
Bullard Talent enrolls approximately 744 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Bullard Talent serve?
Bullard Talent serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Bullard Talent?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at Bullard Talent.
How diverse is Bullard Talent?
Bullard Talent reports a student body of 23% White, 61% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Bullard Talent public or private?
Bullard Talent 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.