Central Elementary

Central Elementary is one of the expansive K-5 schools in Fresno, California, one of the schools within Central Unified, with 762 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 64% larger than typical.

Central Unified runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 15,956 students. Central Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Central Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 28% Asian, 9% White, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Central Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Central Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.8%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Fresno County) logs that median household earnings sit near $74,201, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Central Elementary is one of 368 public schools in Fresno County (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students).

The closest other public school is El Capitan Middle, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 26.0%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Central Elementary's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 811 (now 762). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 28.0:1 in 2018 to 26.3:1 today.

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