Henry F. Bishop Elementary

Henry F. Bishop Elementary, a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Coalinga, California, one of the schools within Coalinga-Huron Unified, serves 412 students, covering grades K through 1.

Within Coalinga-Huron Unified, which oversees 11 schools and 4,406 students, Henry F. Bishop Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Henry F. Bishop Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%); the rest is composed of 12% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Fresno County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Henry F. Bishop Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Fresno County) shows that median household income runs about $74,201, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Fresno County's 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), Henry F. Bishop Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Miles W. Culwell Community Day is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Henry F. Bishop Elementary.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Henry F. Bishop Elementary's enrollment has climbed 20% since 2018, when it stood at 343 (now 412). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Henry F. Bishop Elementary typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.