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What's something Ezekiel Balderas Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
615
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455010209
Ezekiel Balderas Elementary
4625 East Florence Ave., Fresno, CA 93725 · (559) 253-6420 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL615 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
18.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
553 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 | 120 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 33% larger than its 6th grade class (90).
Student demographics
56%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
38.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.8pp since 2014
Math
32.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.7% | 22.1% | 24.9% | 36.4% |
| Math | 11.5% | 20.9% | 30.9% | 36.7% |
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 | 38.8% | 32.4% |
| 2023-24 | 27.2% | 26.2% |
| 2022-23 | 29.4% | 25.4% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 23.7% |
| 2018-19 | 38.3% | 45.5% |
| 2017-18 | 35.6% | 33.2% |
| 2016-17 | 39.3% | 32.0% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Ezekiel Balderas Elementary
Ezekiel Balderas Elementary's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Balderas Elementary this school | 615 | 89.9% | 31.2% |
| Charles H. Kim Elementary Los Angeles | 483 | 93.4% | 63.1% |
| Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary San Jose | 508 | 82.7% | 39.4% |
| Vang Pao Elementary Fresno | 802 | 90.8% | 40.7% |
| Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary Garden Grove | 447 | 84.8% | 41.8% |
| April Lane Elementary Yuba City | 488 | 92.4% | 21.7% |
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 Ezekiel Balderas Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #3,371 of 5,151 | #117 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #2,972 of 5,172 ▲ 509 | #97 of 185 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #3,059 of 5,172 ▲ 1,040 | #100 of 185 ▲ 48 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.8pp | #638 of 5,116 | #37 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 615 | #1,264 of 5,915 | #68 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #506 of 5,352 | #43 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #2,240 of 5,354 | #72 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #1,117 of 5,625 | #79 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #2,273 of 3,837 | #72 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
615
-22 (-3%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 854
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 42.5:1
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 | 615 | 32.5 | 18.9:1 | 90% (553) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 32 | 20.0:1 | 96% (614) |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 31.7 | 20.5:1 | 96% (623) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 15 | 42.5:1 | 97% (621) |
| 2017-18 | 708 | 26 | 27.2:1 | 98% (692) |
| 2015-16 | 659 | 28 | 23.5:1 | 96% (631) |
| 2010-11 | 636 | N/A | N/A | 95% (606) |
| 2000-01 | 854 | 43 | 19.9:1 | 100% (851) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ezekiel Balderas Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (708 to 615); teachers up 25% (26 to 32.5).
About Ezekiel Balderas Elementary
Ezekiel Balderas Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Fresno, California. In all, 615 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6. The school is 32% larger than the average for elementary schools in California.
Ezekiel Balderas Elementary is run by Fresno Unified, whose 100 schools enroll 67,873 students.
About 54% of the student body at Ezekiel Balderas Elementary is Hispanic. Other groups make up 38% Asian and 3% Black. Fresno County residents are about 55% Hispanic, a similar share. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Ezekiel Balderas Elementary are from different groups.
On staff are 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Ezekiel Balderas Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 90%. On average, public schools in Fresno County report 75%.
On the allk12 Grade, Ezekiel Balderas Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 51% of California public elementary schools.
Ezekiel Balderas Elementary scores 31.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 26.9%.
In the surrounding county, Fresno County, median household income comes to about $74,201, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. The county's public schools total 368, with about 206,072 students.
Aynesworth Elementary is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Ezekiel Balderas Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ezekiel Balderas Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 31.2% against a local average of 26.2%.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Ezekiel Balderas Elementary enrolled 637 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 615. Federal data show the ratio falling from 42.5:1 to 18.9:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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Nearby schools
- Aynesworth Elementary0.4 mi · 523
- Elizabeth Terronez Middle0.7 mi · 659
- Lane Elementary0.9 mi · 555
- Vang Pao Elementary0.9 mi · 802
- Sequoia Middle0.9 mi · 829
- Calwa Elementary1.0 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About Ezekiel Balderas ElementaryHow many students attend Ezekiel Balderas Elementary?
Ezekiel Balderas Elementary enrolls approximately 615 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Ezekiel Balderas Elementary serve?
Ezekiel Balderas Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Ezekiel Balderas Elementary have?
Ezekiel Balderas Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
How diverse is Ezekiel Balderas Elementary?
Ezekiel Balderas Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 54% Hispanic, 3% Black, 38% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ezekiel Balderas Elementary?
Ezekiel Balderas Elementary is overseen by Fresno Unified in Fresno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.