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Enrollment
722
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455001724
Ericson Elementary
4774 East Yale Ave., Fresno, CA 93703 · (559) 253-6450 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL722 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% 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.
- B+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
18.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
689 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 | 133 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (133) is 39% larger than its 6th grade class (96).
Student demographics
54%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
36.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.6pp since 2014
Math
26.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.1% | 23.5% | 24.3% | 39.1% |
| Math | 10.5% | 16.3% | 26.8% | 46.3% |
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 | 36.6% | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 32.4% |
| 2022-23 | 30.8% | 23.9% |
| 2021-22 | 30.7% | 21.6% |
| 2018-19 | 39.1% | 39.7% |
| 2017-18 | 32.2% | 37.8% |
| 2016-17 | 31.9% | 31.3% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Ericson Elementary
Ericson Elementary's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ericson Elementary this school | 722 | 95.4% | 33.7% |
| Mollie S. Bakman Elementary Fresno | 722 | 93.6% | 22.3% |
| Easterby Elementary Fresno | 613 | 90.0% | 41.1% |
| Madison Elementary North Highlands | 754 | 94.0% | 25.7% |
| Norseman Elementary Fresno | 554 | 93.5% | 25.3% |
| Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary Los Angeles | 551 | 92.7% | 56.9% |
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 Ericson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #3,090 of 5,151 | #101 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #3,555 of 5,172 ▼ 713 | #121 of 185 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #3,260 of 5,172 ▼ 525 | #110 of 185 ▼ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #1,481 of 5,116 | #75 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 722 | #652 of 5,915 | #27 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #480 of 5,352 | #40 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #2,440 of 5,354 | #77 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.4% | #395 of 5,625 | #30 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #885 of 1,139 | #38 of 49 |
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
722
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 748
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 44.4:1
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 | 722 | 38.3 | 18.8:1 | 95% (689) |
| 2023-24 | 747 | 39.5 | 18.9:1 | 97% (725) |
| 2022-23 | 767 | 38.5 | 19.9:1 | 97% (741) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 16 | 44.4:1 | 97% (690) |
| 2017-18 | 701 | 30 | 23.4:1 | 95% (663) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 31 | 24.8:1 | 95% (733) |
| 2010-11 | 654 | N/A | N/A | 86% (561) |
| 2000-01 | 841 | 41 | 20.5:1 | 86% (721) |
| 1990-91 | 748 | 29 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ericson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (701 to 722); teachers up 28% (30 to 38.3).
About Ericson Elementary
This page covers Ericson Elementary, a large elementary school in Fresno, California. It serves 722 students in kindergarten through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Fresno Unified runs Ericson Elementary along with 99 other schools, enrolling 67,873 students in total.
Ericson Elementary's enrollment is 64% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 23% Asian, 7% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Fresno County's population at about 55%. By the diversity index, Ericson Elementary comes in at 54%.
Its 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.8:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%. Public schools in Fresno County average 75%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Ericson Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Ericson Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.7%; the prediction is 23.6%.
Fresno County census figures show that median household income is about $74,201, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. A total of 368 public schools operate in Fresno County, serving about 206,072 students.
The closest other public school is Norseman Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 30.4% on proficiency, and Ericson Elementary is above that at 33.7%.
Federal data place Ericson Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (710) to 2024-25 (722). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 44.4:1 to 18.8:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Ericson Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ericson Elementary. Ericson Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Ericson ElementarySan Diego, CA · 650 students
Nearby schools
- Norseman Elementary0.3 mi · 554
- Violet Heintz Education Academy0.4 mi · 59
- Sierra Charter0.5 mi · 354
- Scandinavian Middle0.8 mi · 836
- Ewing Elementary0.8 mi · 842
- Irwin O. Addicott0.9 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About Ericson ElementaryHow many students attend Ericson Elementary?
Ericson Elementary enrolls approximately 722 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Ericson Elementary serve?
Ericson Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ericson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ericson Elementary is approximately 18.8:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ericson Elementary?
Ericson Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 64% Hispanic, 7% Black, 23% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Ericson Elementary?
Ericson Elementary is overseen by Fresno Unified in Fresno County.
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