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If you had an hour of school board time for Harvest Elementary, what would you bring up?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,010
Elementary
DISTRICT 604 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL UNIFIED·NCES 060797011948
Harvest Elementary
6514 West Gettysburg Ave., Fresno, CA 93723 · (559) 271-0420 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,010 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% 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.
- C+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
28.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
755 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 | 183 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 142 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 142 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 141 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (183) is 30% larger than its 6th grade class (141).
Student demographics
64%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
45.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.7pp since 2014
Math
31.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.8% | 26.9% | 22.6% | 31.7% |
| Math | 15.2% | 16.3% | 26.1% | 42.4% |
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 | 45.7% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% | 30.4% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 27.8% |
| 2021-22 | 43.8% | 30.7% |
| 2018-19 | 44.8% | 34.4% |
| 2017-18 | 45.9% | 33.5% |
| 2016-17 | 34.5% | 30.6% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Harvest Elementary
Harvest Elementary's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest Elementary this school | 1,010 | 74.8% | 36.3% |
| Douglas J. Miller Elementary Bakersfield | 994 | 80.0% | 42.1% |
| Art Freiler Tracy | 772 | 75.0% | 40.1% |
| Central Elementary Fresno | 762 | 81.5% | 42.8% |
| Harada Elementary Eastvale | 1,056 | 65.6% | 54.0% |
| Joseph Widmer Jr. Elementary Lathrop | 923 | 64.4% | 24.7% |
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 Harvest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #2,840 of 5,151 | #90 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #3,078 of 5,172 ▼ 42 | #99 of 185 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #2,395 of 5,172 ▲ 564 | #71 of 185 ▲ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #2,898 of 5,116 | #138 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,010 | #69 of 5,915 | #1 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.9:1 | #5,289 of 5,352 | #190 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #1,397 of 5,354 | #38 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.8% | #2,636 of 5,625 | #132 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +39.5% | #78 of 1,139 | #4 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
1,010
+205 (+25%) vs 2020
+42% since 2010-11, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
28.9:1
was 26.0:1
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 | 1,010 | 35 | 28.9:1 | 75% (755) |
| 2023-24 | 983 | 34 | 28.9:1 | 74% (728) |
| 2022-23 | 972 | 34 | 28.6:1 | 75% (726) |
| 2020-21 | 805 | 31 | 26.0:1 | 66% (530) |
| 2017-18 | 724 | 30 | 24.1:1 | 64% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 24 | 28.3:1 | 72% (488) |
| 2010-11 | 710 | N/A | N/A | 63% (449) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harvest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (724 to 1,010); teachers up 17% (30 to 35).
About Harvest Elementary
Harvest Elementary is a large elementary school in Fresno, California. It reported 1,010 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Harvest Elementary is part of a district of 24 schools: Central Unified, with 15,956 students.
Of every 100 students at Harvest Elementary, about 50 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 31% Asian, 9% White, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Harvest Elementary is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 75% of the student body. The average for public schools in Fresno County is similar, at 75%.
Harvest Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 42% of California public elementary schools.
Harvest Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.3% and a predicted 35.7%.
Looking at the 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 poverty rate is about 14%. The county has 368 public schools and about 206,072 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Glacier Point Middle, is about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Harvest Elementary ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment increased 25% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 28.9:1, from 26.0:1.
The discussion board for Harvest Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Glacier Point MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Rio Vista MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 762 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 Harvest Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Harvest Elementary. Harvest Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Harvest ElementaryKerman, CA · 535 students
- Harvest ElementaryDelano, CA · 365 students
- Harvest Elementary SchoolSALINE, MI · 439 students
Nearby schools
- Glacier Point Middle0.3 mi · 947
- Justin Garza High0.4 mi · 2,095
- Teague Elementary1.1 mi · 551
- Central East High1.6 mi · 1,741
- Herndon-Barstow Elementary1.9 mi · 754
- Roosevelt Elementary2.0 mi · 489
Frequently asked questions
About Harvest ElementaryHow large is Harvest Elementary?
Harvest Elementary enrolls approximately 1,010 students in grades KG-06.
Is Harvest Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harvest Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Harvest Elementary?
Approximately 28.9:1 students per teacher at Harvest Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harvest Elementary?
At Harvest Elementary, the student body is approximately 9% White, 50% Hispanic, 5% Black, 31% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Harvest Elementary in?
Harvest Elementary is part of Central Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.