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Enrollment
444
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455001719
Del Mar Elementary
4122 North Del Mar Ave., Fresno, CA 93704 · (559) 248-7070 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% 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.
- B-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
18.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
417 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 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 24% larger than its 6th grade class (66).
Student demographics
48%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
30.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.8pp since 2014
Math
18.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.4% | 19.4% | 23.2% | 46.0% |
| Math | 7.5% | 11.2% | 27.4% | 53.9% |
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 | 30.8% | 18.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.5% | 17.3% |
| 2022-23 | 25.4% | 18.4% |
| 2021-22 | 23.8% | 17.0% |
| 2018-19 | 38.9% | 33.0% |
| 2017-18 | 36.2% | 30.4% |
| 2016-17 | 32.7% | 23.6% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Del Mar Elementary
Del Mar Elementary's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Mar Elementary this school | 444 | 93.9% | 24.2% |
| Muir Elementary Fresno | 469 | 94.5% | 24.1% |
| Homan Elementary Fresno | 475 | 94.3% | 31.2% |
| Hamilton Elementary San Diego | 406 | 93.6% | 34.6% |
| E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning Fairfield | 492 | 93.1% | 14.5% |
| Heaton Elementary Fresno | 515 | 95.0% | 12.8% |
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 Del Mar Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #4,161 of 5,151 | #152 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #4,428 of 5,172 ▲ 31 | #163 of 185 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #3,904 of 5,172 ▲ 51 | #135 of 185 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #1,865 of 5,116 | #97 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #3,104 of 5,915 | #132 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #287 of 5,352 | #26 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #2,920 of 5,354 | #91 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.9% | #589 of 5,625 | #47 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #1,144 of 3,837 | #21 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
444
-125 (-22%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 864
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 43.8:1
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 | 444 | 24.5 | 18.1:1 | 94% (417) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 27.3 | 17.0:1 | 96% (447) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 29 | 17.5:1 | 96% (487) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 13 | 43.8:1 | 94% (536) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 23 | 24.9:1 | 96% (549) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 24 | 23.5:1 | 92% (518) |
| 2010-11 | 648 | N/A | N/A | 89% (579) |
| 2000-01 | 707 | 32 | 22.1:1 | 80% (565) |
| 1990-91 | 864 | 36 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Del Mar Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (572 to 444); teachers up 7% (23 to 24.5).
About Del Mar Elementary
Del Mar Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Fresno, California. It enrolls 444 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 6.
Fresno Unified counts 100 schools and 67,873 students, including Del Mar Elementary.
More than half of the students at Del Mar Elementary are Hispanic (71%). The remaining shares are 10% Black, 7% Asian, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Fresno County's population at about 55%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Del Mar Elementary scores 48%.
Based on 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Del Mar Elementary has a ratio of 18.1:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 4.2 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 94%. Among public schools in Fresno County, the average eligibility rate is 75%.
On the allk12 Grade, Del Mar Elementary lands at C, ahead of 29% of California public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 24.5% at Del Mar Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.2%.
For the population of Fresno County, median household income comes to about $74,201, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Fresno County's 368 public schools enroll about 206,072 students and include Del Mar Elementary.
Aspen Meadow Public is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Del Mar Elementary ranks 4th of 6 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Del Mar Elementary as City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 569 to 444, a 22% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 43.8:1 to 18.1:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Del Mar Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Other Del Mar Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Del Mar Elementary. Del Mar Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Del Mar ElementarySanta Cruz, CA · 322 students
- Del Mar ElementaryMorro Bay, CA · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Aspen Meadow Public0.3 mi · 301
- Fort Miller Middle0.5 mi · 652
- Aspen Ridge Public0.6 mi · 246
- Manchester Gate0.7 mi · 684
- Pyle Elementary0.9 mi · 647
- Powers-Ginsburg Elementary0.9 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Del Mar ElementaryHow large is Del Mar Elementary?
Del Mar Elementary enrolls approximately 444 students in grades KG-06.
Is Del Mar Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Del Mar Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Del Mar Elementary?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Del Mar Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Del Mar Elementary?
At Del Mar Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 71% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Del Mar Elementary public or private?
Del Mar 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.