Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 645 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVIS UNIFIED·NCES 060903014719
Hirayama Elementary
2150 North Fowler Ave., Fresno, CA 93727 · (559) 327-9000 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
262 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 96 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 269% larger than its 6th grade class (26).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
60.7%
CA avg 49.1%
Math
51.1%
CA avg 37.7%
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.2% | 25.6% | 17.8% | 21.5% |
| Math | 27.4% | 23.7% | 25.6% | 23.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Hirayama Elementary
Hirayama Elementary's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hirayama Elementary this school | 442 | 59.3% | 57.1% |
| Elliott (William F) Elementary Artesia | 425 | 54.6% | 50.4% |
| Steve Luther Elementary La Palma | 403 | 58.1% | 56.0% |
| Stanton Elementary Castro Valley | 515 | 53.0% | 54.6% |
| George B. Miller Elementary La Palma | 502 | 54.4% | 61.9% |
| Hage Elementary San Diego | 505 | 53.5% | 47.3% |
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 Hirayama Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #1,266 of 5,151 | #28 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #1,514 of 5,172 | #44 of 185 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #1,277 of 5,172 | #30 of 185 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #3,136 of 5,915 | #136 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #3,170 of 5,352 | #139 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #1,039 of 5,354 | #26 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #3,509 of 5,625 | #165 of 199 |
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.
About Hirayama Elementary
Hirayama Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Fresno, California, (ZIP code 93727). The school counted 442 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 6.
Clovis Unified enrolls 43,611 students in 51 schools, including Hirayama Elementary.
About 42% of students at Hirayama Elementary are Asian, the largest single group. It is also 37% Hispanic, 12% White, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Fresno County's residents are about 11% Asian, 31 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Hirayama Elementary are from different groups.
Hirayama Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. The school has 59% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Fresno County, the average eligibility rate is 75%.
On BeatsExpectations, Hirayama Elementary is 12.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Fresno County show that 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%. Fresno County counts 368 public schools with about 206,072 students.
Temperance-Kutner Elementary is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Hirayama Elementary is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Hirayama Elementary falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
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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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- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
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- Temperance-Kutner Elementary0.9 mi · 618
- Virginia R. Boris Elementary1.1 mi · 666
- Roger S. Oraze Elementary1.4 mi · 868
- Miramonte Elementary1.6 mi · 539
- Fancher Creek Elementary1.7 mi · 649
- Janet L. Young Elementary1.9 mi · 647
Frequently asked questions
About Hirayama ElementaryHow large is Hirayama Elementary?
Hirayama Elementary enrolls approximately 442 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Hirayama Elementary serve?
Hirayama Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Hirayama Elementary have?
Hirayama Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Hirayama Elementary?
Student demographics at Hirayama Elementary are roughly 12% White, 37% Hispanic, 4% Black, 42% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hirayama Elementary in?
Hirayama Elementary is part of Clovis Unified.
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