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Alumni: what's one memory from Central Elementary that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
762
Elementary
DISTRICT 604 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL UNIFIED·NCES 060797010786
Central Elementary
2195 North Polk Ave., Fresno, CA 93722 · (559) 274-9780 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL762 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.
- 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.
- BThree-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
26.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
621 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 137 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 129 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (129).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
50.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.1pp since 2014
Math
37.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.4% | 27.7% | 24.2% | 25.6% |
| Math | 15.2% | 22.2% | 33.0% | 29.6% |
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 | 50.1% | 37.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 35.3% |
| 2022-23 | 47.1% | 34.7% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 32.2% |
| 2018-19 | 52.2% | 50.7% |
| 2017-18 | 52.8% | 45.6% |
| 2016-17 | 49.4% | 40.2% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Central Elementary
Central Elementary's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary this school | 762 | 81.5% | 42.8% |
| Halkin Elementary San Leandro | 724 | 83.1% | 29.6% |
| Charles E. Mack Elementary Sacramento | 840 | 83.8% | 25.1% |
| Ramon S. Tafoya Elementary Woodland | 772 | 81.5% | 30.0% |
| Lois E. Borchardt Elementary Lodi | 755 | 83.3% | 31.5% |
| Melville S. Jacobson Elementary Tracy | 644 | 82.3% | 23.9% |
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 Central Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #2,245 of 5,151 | #65 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #2,502 of 5,172 ▲ 73 | #79 of 185 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #2,020 of 5,172 ▲ 34 | #62 of 185 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #1,900 of 5,116 | #101 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 762 | #488 of 5,915 | #16 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.3:1 | #4,953 of 5,352 | #178 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #1,638 of 5,354 | #51 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.5% | #2,034 of 5,625 | #119 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #3,194 of 3,837 | #113 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
762
-31 (-4%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 721
Student : Teacher
26.3:1
was 28.3:1
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 | 762 | 29 | 26.3:1 | 81% (621) |
| 2023-24 | 740 | 28 | 26.4:1 | 79% (581) |
| 2022-23 | 762 | 28.5 | 26.7:1 | 79% (604) |
| 2020-21 | 793 | 28 | 28.3:1 | 71% (561) |
| 2017-18 | 811 | 29 | 28.0:1 | 68% (555) |
| 2015-16 | 805 | 27 | 29.8:1 | 75% (607) |
| 2010-11 | 721 | N/A | N/A | 66% (476) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (811 to 762); teachers unchanged (29 to 29).
About Central Elementary
Located in Fresno, California, Central Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school. It enrolled 762 students in kindergarten through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 64% higher than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
A total of 24 schools make up Central Unified, with 15,956 students enrolled.
Central Elementary is 54% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 28% Asian, 9% White, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 55% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 29 full-time positions, a ratio of 26.3:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 81%.
allk12 grades Central Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Central Elementary is 11.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Fresno County, the median household income is $74,201, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Central Elementary is one of 368 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Central Elementary is El Capitan Middle, about 1.0 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Central Elementary is ahead of the 27.1% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 31 fewer students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 28.3:1 to 26.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Central Unified
- Justin Garza HighHigh · 2,095 students
- Central East HighHigh · 1,741 students
- Harvest ElementaryElementary · 1,010 students
- Glacier Point MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Rio Vista MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Herndon-Barstow ElementaryElementary · 754 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
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary is the 4th largest of the 152.
- Central ElementaryBanning, CA · 782 students
- Central ElementaryEscondido, CA · 575 students
- Central ElementarySan Diego, CA · 497 students
- Central ElementaryTracy, CA · 491 students
- Central ElementaryNational City, CA · 477 students
Nearby schools
- El Capitan Middle1.0 mi · 738
- McKinley Elementary1.1 mi · 671
- Central East High1.4 mi · 1,741
- John Steinbeck Elementary1.6 mi · 689
- Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity1.7 mi · 260
- Roosevelt Elementary1.9 mi · 489
Frequently asked questions
About Central ElementaryHow many students attend Central Elementary?
Central Elementary enrolls approximately 762 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Central Elementary serve?
Central Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Elementary is approximately 26.3:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Central Elementary?
Student demographics at Central Elementary are roughly 9% White, 54% Hispanic, 6% Black, 28% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Central Elementary in?
Central Elementary is part of Central Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.